The sun., 1893-11-23
OF THE CARLlN PARTY.
IN clyP 1HREE VEINS As0 AND SUP
PLIED WITH room

sarv foe safstr-Mr. sage's Adventures
A despatch from Fort Missoula. Mont, ssyi
That a man named Larson brings the news
that the Carlln bunting party. who had been
given up for lost. were camped about three
weeks ago on the middle fork OF the Clear.
water. Lsrson says he camped with them
there. and that Carlln's party were accom-.
panied By two French boys. who were pros
pecting. They were well supplied with food
for the winter.
The CIearwatsr's source is In the Bitter Root
Mountains. which form tho boundary line To-
tween Montana and Idaho The region Is so
vast and i'm pen etrable that an Arctic expedl-
tion itself might be lost considering the fact
that the entire country lie covered with six feet
Of snow obliteratlng all trails.
LAWYER William II. Sage OF 158 Broadway
was one OF hunting party which visited the
country in the fall Of last year, and although
his party were successful In shooting big
game they met with series Of adventures In
getting out. Mr.. Sage received q oommunlca-
tion from Gen. Carlin, asking him to acduaint
Mrs. HimmelwriRht with the situation and al
lay her fears as far as possible. She 10 nearly
srazed with anxiety for the welfare Of her son.
abraham l.. HimmelwrIGht a civil engineer Of
this city. who is one Of the party. Mr.. Page
fhinks the hunters will come out all right In
the spring unless their guide. Spencer. is dis
ablsd. He said yesterday In regard to the ex-
perisnce OF his party In the hunting ground:
Our party. consisting OF Mr.. John 7. NJ Rich
ards, President Of the Spokane and Eastern
Trust Company. Mr.. Cutter cashier OF the
First National Bank OF Spokane. and DR.. Mer-
xiam Of Spokane, brother Of Capt. Merriam.
United States Army. and myself. with three
Indians and two guides, left Spokane. Wash,
on Aug. 20. 1892. for a hunt tfter elk and deer
hAoA ~ ha( (lna aNa nIvaH In
the Bitter Root Mountains. Idaho. We en-
tered the mountains from the Nez Percez res
ervation In the Palouse Valley. Idaho. aud
were two months and one day In the mount
aims, during which time we saw no white man.
Tho country Is very mountainous and
lofty: the elk and moose are found clear
up among the highest peaks Of the Rockies.
some 10000 to 1900 feet above sea
level. The mountains are exceedingly steep
and rocky. and many OF the rsvines are so pre-
cipitous that 1t is impossibleto get down into
trsees Of sisilizstion in this hunting country.
which extends over an area nearly as large as
tains. there being hardly any level country,
excepting little prairies In some OF the valleys.
the month of April. and hunters can 20 into
the solntsy With saisig 9ny S1 q from June to Sep
os and tho fall may
mountains. e ia likely to bo sufficiently
SSut 9th As sas" and %
should be- O. out OH Of the % mountains by the % 18th.
This year the snow has come remarkably early
ssds sas Six Feet 70 assp Tss
tered in getting out OF the mountains when
there Is snow on the ground consists In the
fact that all the trails and landmarks are OBJ
scured., The biazes on the trees are also often
covered with snow: che timber becomes damp
Is covered SO that the horses cannot get food:
and there have been number OF hunters
safiioient knowledge Of the county have % wan.
dered about and been lost after the snow has |
"Our party had good luck and shot q num- |
Der OF elk. and when we got over to the Mon |
tana side, OF the mountains We found some |
them. as they we're then inhabitlne the hucE: |
el6erry, patches which are very extensive and |
on To shs oW wsTndss 70
Jungle being almost impenetrable. We were |
sIrprised by the snow on the 10Th of October.
most inaccessible part Of the mountains. and |
i would have taken us at least ten days to
that such q return could not be made b because %
of the obscuration OF the trails By the snow
snoM storm Ss Would m
It happened that one OF our guides named
and had Questioned tho indians tS aSont the
different passes in the mountains. with view
soserine gold and silver, He recalled the fact
hat there was an unused pass which led down
s Ssy a. Hs we Ss
only means of safety. to try that pass. The
q ost dificult part OF the Journey was down
edges where the descent was so steep that We
rolled our blankets from the top to
u a mile. Ali our nlnsteen horses
we're more or less injured from ,tumbles
ali sSsn the
on our own shoulders down the mountain in
,rder to get the horses down In safety. do
4 the party lost in the mountains. knows OF
hat pass; dense underground must be
ate OF about two miles a day. as the way has
o be cut with axes ana knives. In one place
is necessary TO swim and wade down a stream
/ have received letters from Spokane. and
message from Gen. CarIin, through Mr.
,arents OF Mr.. Himmelwright. and give them
my information which L may possess as to
ien carn has had the facilities fRE rSs'EsS of the
Jnited states Army at bis disposal in the
eaToh for his son, but my sdyees are that the
he mountains, because OF the great depth Of
be snow and the intense cold, which some
ero. II any of the rescuing party got up into
he mountains there is great danger that they
Iould themselves be overwhelmed with dis
:" do not think It possible for the CarlIn
aTty to be rescued this fall Even II the res
uing party should penetrate to tho mountain
Astnesses, 1t would be extremely difficult 10
nd party OF hunters, as the country 10 so
asst 1t would bo like looking for person In
he State OF New York. L do think however
hat the party will come out in the spring. un-
,ss some accident has happened to their
uide. Mr.. Spencer. They went in there short
Andsd. having only one guide who knew the
ountry. He is a man OF experience. aud ifhsls
live. as Is probably the case he will night his
'Ay to certain spots far up In the mountains.
mere there are hot springs which bubble out
the earth all the year round and are points
rendezyops for the game which comes from
Eenty TO thirty miles TO live there during the
inter Grass grows there all winter, and in
10 spring the ground Is so cut up by the feet
the game that 1t resembles a COW yard
III the Carlin party get to one Of these hot
brings they Will have water to drink all winter |
tth game in abundance. OF course their
rovisionA will have been exhausted long be- |
re spring: but hunters can live on meat |
one and preserve life. IL the Carlin party |
lnnot cut their way to the sprinRs their
roper course would be to build . hut and
sep up . large hrs day and night. They could
len live on their horses. aud as they have |
Dout nine horses the have enough food for
4 winter. Timber Is abundant all through
10 mountains, and the only disaster that
,uld u axe IL dinieult for them to sustain life
ould be the giving out OF their supply OF
AtehsS IL they keep up a continuous iTe
ere 10 no doubt that they will be found alive
the spring Dir. spencer kDOWs where the