The Helena independent., 1894-11-22

becoming deleriouH lie imagined that
below him In tho Fuloh were running
streams of crystal water, aud on the
slope of the hill beyond he saw cabin
with people moving about lie closed
hls eyes and when ho opened them
again the Htrcnmu ~ wnior and the
cabin and the people were an gone, and
nothing remained but the terrible,
raging thirst. ~ he continued Ia look
the Visions Of pleasant things came
bBck 10 him aud he had 10 close hia
oyea 10 bring himself back 10 the stern
reality of his position, Then ho decided
60 travel ~ he had before, resting the
injured leg upon the other This no
occupied his time and strength that for
hours he was able 10 shake on the de-
lerium which he knew was steadily
growing on him. once the shoe on HIS
right foot caught In some underbrush.
TO draw II clear or 10 80 backward To
release II would have been too painful,
So he leaned over. united the shoe and
left II sticking there, going on with no
covering on that foot hut the stocking
Thus he kept going all day.
Up to this time Stuart had been forty
eight hours without food or water and
had not slept wink. AZ the third night
came on nature began 90 assert itnolf
lie tried 10 keep awake, knowing that
10 fall asleep might mean death by
freezing or from the wild animals prowl-
ing around. But II was useless Ia try.
Now and then ho doZod Off and dreamed
OF springs of clear cold wntor OF tables
loaded down with food, and warm nres
and pleasant beds; only 10 awake TO
hear the howls of the wolves and the
roar of the mountain Hons mingled with
the barking of the faithful dog, 20 which
Stuart added his own cries. Between
such dogcs and such awakcnlngs Stuart
passed the third night Of his terrible
stay in the mountains,
ON the morning Of the third day Stu
art began 10 crawl about again, He
had 10 do g. f0r he felt the numbncsn
which told Of freezing 20 death, He
was beginning IN feel disheartened,
though stll cllnging 10 the hope that
rescue would come. He kept moving all
the morning and well into the after
noon. Progress was slow but IL kept
the blood circulating, and ns he had no
definite point IN view. that was all that
was needed.
Along about three o'clock In the af-
ternoon came u welcome shout. IL was
one of the party of rescuers who had
started out from Drummond To hunt
for Stuart the morning after he fell
| from the ledge. The rest OF the story
is soon told. The firing Of the signal
from the gun Of the man who found
Stuart soon brought the others OF the
party. A litter was made and the In
jured man borne down the gulch by his
rescuers. A spring wagon was obtained
and Stuart taken to Drummond. His
mouth was raw from the awful thirst.
and for awhile he had 10 be fed on milk
and whisky mixed. Yet. Ia spite Of all
he had gone through, he was walking
around on crutches In month. He
had been alone in the gulch from the
time he fell and broke his leg, 70 the
time he was found, just seventy hours.
'In all this seventy hours that | was
crawling around" said Mr.. Stuart,
hunger never troubled me. IL was
thirst, and a terrible thirst" When
here he had lust returned from hunt
ing trip. MIR. Stuart Is loud In his
praises OF the kindness OF his rescuers
and OF the attention he received from
DIR. ]. NJ. Sigh. to whose care he at
tributes his being able TO use his leg
again.