St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-20

had the photographer i'll sight. but was
ceIved as Ia the distance. In heading
FOR him she encountered very baIi
ground and was Obliged TO make many
detours, and at length she got into a
raYlne and become completely turned
around. When she finally got out she
continued TO go away from camp, and
after walk of two hours she came to
the conclusion THAI she was lost. l want
you to observe how sensibly she acted
III this emergency. She first gathered
leaves and limbs and started a bonfire.
hoping that the smoke would attract
our attention and be our guide. I'm
fortunately there was strong breeze
which blew the smoke down and scat
tered it. though the people caught
sight OF sufficient to make them think it
was signal.
Miss Thomas remained by the fire
until about o'clock. Then. conclud-
ing that it could not be seen. she traY-
eled along the side of the mountain for
mile or so looking for better spot.
As the ground was tiIickiy covered with
young trees and underground she did
not find one. In her travelling she broke
branches every few yards TO guide US IN
case we struck her trail. When the sun
went down she knew that she must pass
the night on the mountain. and built
FIRE and prepared 10 make herself as
comfortable as possible. There were
plenty of grizzly bears and big gray
wolves in the Shoshones at that time.
and the hunter finds no scarcity now,
but the girl passed the night without
alarm. Soon after daylight next morn
ing she killed a rabbit, and, though she
had no knife, dressed it after fashion
and cooked it at her fire.
LOST IN THE WOODS.
When Miss Thomas started out in the
morning she was not over two miles
from our camp, but shut out from it by
a great raYine and a solid growth of
forest. We were to the south. while she
headed for the east. She fixed up a stick
to point out her direction, and as she
went along she broke branches and left
other signs easily TO be followed. She
found water in plenty, and also two or
three species of berries which were very
palatable.
About noon she came to a narrow rift.
which barred her further progress. She
SkIrted it for nalf mile and then fonnd
1t OrIdged by tree, which had fallen
across 1t. This rift or chasm was not
over twelve feet wide at that point, but
the depth might have beeu 100 feet.
Feeling sure that camp lay in that di-
rection, the girl crossed over by means
Of the tree, but soon found her progress
stopped by intersecting chasms which
could not be crossed. She returned to
find great surprise awaiting her.
When the four outlaws retreated from
our camp, the deseCter from Fort Fet-
ternan, whose name was Mintdrn. be-
came separated from the others and also
lost his bearings. His rifle and revolver
were left in camp, but he had a knife
and Ratchet. In wandering about be
came upon the girls tail. and he was
sufficiently VerSed in wOodcraft to know
that he was following woman. 1t
could only be some one from our camp,
and he hoped TO OveTtake her and wreak
vengeance for the defeat. As she re-
turned TO cross the bridge, the deserter
confronted her.
In the first shock OF surprise she
probably betrayed more or less trepida-
ton. but when the thought came to her
that this man was one OF the gang OF
outlaws, and had been hunting her
down, she nerved herself-up to meet the
peril. Cursing and chuckling. the man
started TO cross the cbaSm. but she lev
eled her fowling piece at him and he
backed of. 1t was no use 10 try CATO
lery,as he had betrayed his identity, and
when he cursed and threatened, she
simply replied that she would kill him
if he set foot on the bridge. In secretly
making ready TO huTl his Ratchet at her,
the renegade lost it down the chasm.
and. bold and desperate as he was, he
dared not try the crossing with only
knife against her gun.
TO sTARVE HER OUT.
Every we'll" he called to her across
| the chasm. - have you penned up,
and | will sit right here until you
either die of starvation or come over to
me-"
He sat down with his back to rock
| to watch and wait, and she sat down in
| the same position not over thirty feet
away. During the entire afternoon
| neither moved, but Just at shutdown
| Minturn disappeared N search Of water
| and was gone about a quarter of an
| hour. Miss Thomas could have crossed.
| but she felt her safety lay in remaining
/ where she was. When darkness shut
| down neither started fire. but the girl
! took a seat on a tree on her side of the
! chasm to be prepared for any move the
! man might make. 1t was a pine tree,
! with many branches still remaining,
| and she believed that she would attempt
| to creep over during the night.
When night fairly shut down she
! could not see three feet from her face.
| and sitting there in the gloom. with gun
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/ the slightest sound. would have been a
! trial on the strongest mans nerves. She
! Judged that 1t was about midnight when
| the vibration OF the tree warned ner that
! the outlaw was moving. She caught
| the rustic of the limbs and felt nm
! making progress. A warning might
I have sent him back. but she was deter
! mined TO be rid OF him. She did not be-
| lieve he was over six feet away when
| she lifted her gun and fired both bar
/ rels. There was a yell and a crash. and
| she felt sure the fellow had dropped into
| the chasm.
Daylight revealed the contrary, how
! ever. The shot killed him quick enough,
| but in falling his clothes caught limb
! and his body hung suspended over the
! rift.
As may be imagined. we kept up a
! vigorous search from the camp. Half
! an hour before dark the night before
| the photographer and l had struck her
| trail and camped on it when we could
| no longer see. We were afOot again
/ as soon as it was day, and about z
| O'Clock we broke cover on the edge of
! the rift. and found her seated on the
/ other side. She came over to us as we
! eheered and shouted. but while we were
shaking hands and uttering congratula-
tlOA4o NAO Ia q 0CGU AClAiL. dllll
| was unable 70 stand for the ext half
| hour.
That was the woman OF II, you see:
! but had 1t been any of US men I think
| there would have been something of a
I collapse after all was over. We could
! have cut away the limb and let the
corpse fall to the bottom of the rift, or
| we could have sent tree and all crashing
down, but we made no effort in that
direction. We left the body hanging
there and started for camp, which was
about three miles distant, and ii is
| needless to add that Miss Thomas ar
! rival created the greatest rejoicing. As
to the remaining outlaws, they were
never heard OF in that locality after
ward, and the military authorities were
pleased TO commend my official report
and mention our names in a general
order.
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