The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-25

loose sOii slipped on down the ridge he
was precipitated into a hole nearly
twelve feet deep.
DIGGING HIS WAY OUT.
Fortunately for him a lot of snow and
earth fell with him, and he escaped with
out injury beyond n few bruises. His
first idea, of course, was to climb out OF
the pit, and he examined the sides OF his
prison, which, while shallow, were sufi-
GENTLY deep to keep bin in, and abrupt
enough TO make Scram bling up them au
impossibility. But he soon saw that the
soil covering them was too light and
crumbliug to afford him foothold in an
attempt to climb out. but brushing this
away he found that the pit was appar-
entity cut out of some hard, granulated
substance, though what this was he
could not at first determine, so mixed was
il with dirt
Using his pocket-knife he dug into the
rock and found it gave way under the
steel, when, putting a bit in his mouth,
he discovered that it was extremely
salty. Pursuing his investigations, break
ing away more of it and clearing it Of dirt
as we'll as he could, he decided that ne
had fallen into natural salt pit. MIR,
hennyworth was as yet more pleased
than otherwise at his adventure, think
ing that his brother in-law and son would
soon miss him and with the dogs follow
him, when IL would be an easy matter 10
get out of his predicament
As ii afterwards appeared, however,
the other hunters had, after crossing the
stream, struck the trail Of a second herd
OF deer and firing the shot agreed upon,
had gone on, leaving Mr., Kennyworth to
follow, and 1t was some hours before they
overlook and surrounded the herd Then
had come n sharp battle with an old buck,
which had kept them from growing
uneasy about the nOn-appearance of the
other member and il was latein the after.
noon before they began to wonder what
had kept him.
They returned to the stream and not
finding him set the dogs to discover the
way he had taken, but without crossing
the river at all as it did not occur Ia
them that he had stayed on the other
side.
In the meantime Mr. Kennyworth also
commenced TO worry at the idea of hay
ing to remain all night in this hole, where
he might easily freeze to death, and
after firing his rife at intervals to direct
the searchers, and eXhausting what little
ammunition he had with him, he began
to experiment with the sides of his prison
to see if it were not possible TO cut rude
steps in them with which he might climb
he had succeed in making several Sits in
the wall, when, encountering a bit OF
rock, he dug at it stubbomly, thinking il
only a very hard lump, and had the i'll
luck TO break off the larger blade close tC
the handle
AN UNEXPECTED FIND.
This left him only the smaller, which
was well nigh useless in cutting away the
salt and a gimlet attached to the knife
Nearly in despair the stockman cast his
eyes about him for some means of help
but there was nothing in the cavern with
him, except the pile of loose rubbish that
had fallen with him and a heap of bones
that had lain for years untold in this hole
hidden by some landslip until to-day
They were those of deer and bear and a
COW or two, and of no help that Mr. Ken
nyworth could see in his predicament.
He had now to relinquish all idea oil
getting out of the pit uuaided and could
only hope that his friends would not pas:
HIM by in the gloom of night. He tried
to shout in order to guide them if they
We're anywhere about, but his voic,
seemed feeble in the vast silence JUS
then his eye fell on one of the horns that
protuded from the little heap Of bones
With this he colud sound a note tina
would penetrate over so much further
than his own voice, and in drawing thi
forth he made another discovery
This was of an Indian hatchst of stone
but sharp enough to sever the horn from
the rest of the animals skull A little
patience now served to bore a hole in thu
horn with his Fimlet, and then he sounded
peal after peal in every direction with hi'
improviscd trumpet, sure that If i
reached human ear it would speak hi
distress.
1t was now not far from mark, and Mr.
Lawrence and young Kennyworth wer,
still searching for the missing man, call
ing him and sending the dog here anc
there looking for the trail, but II was still
later before they thought of going bach
across the stream which Mr.. Kennywortl
had never passed. Once this was crossed
one of the older hounds set off in the di
rection of Bear Butte, the one taken b.
Mr.. Kennyworth earlier in the day.
A DOGS INSTINCT.
Mr. Lawrence was going on to tn,
ranch to procure more help in looking TO
his brother-in law, but young Kenny
worth, trusting to the dogs instinct, per
suaded his uncle to follow the animal
for night coming on and the snow begin
ming to fall, his fathers position alone II
this wild country, if some accident had be
fallen him, would prove unenviasle if no
pcrilous. After a mile of climbing bould
ers and wandering here and there aftel
the hound, which would find the seen
only to lose it again, they began to de
spair. and Mr. Lawrence turned toward
home, insisting on carrying out his frs
plan.
Young Kennyworth consented reluc
family, and they were leaving the spot
when the sound of a horn. blown almos
at their feet, it seemed, caused them Il
spring forward with renewed hope.
was now so dark that they could scarcely
see before them, and in another moment
they found themselves plunging wildly
downward into a pit.
Mr.. Kennyworth had recognized theil
voices and had called out to them to minC
the way, but they had not heard him, anC
as young Kennyworth shot down into thu
hole he fell almost atop Of his father Tho
three men. working with the hunters
good knives, soon were able to mount out
of the pit by the stairway Mr. Kenny
worth had begun and reached home JUS
as relief party was setting out to lood
for them
Some of the dogs had gone back to the
ranch and had frightened Mrs Kenny
worth by their actions. which showed
that something had beiallen the hunters
On visiting his whilom prison a few days
after Mr. kennyworth found four feet oil
snow in it, and realized from what Ceatl