The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-20

IFrom The Herald Correspondents.l
Richfield, Dec 19.-James Elven, an
experienced mountaineer, 40 years old
and athletic had q narrow escape from
death on Saturday, the 18th. This Win
ter he is carrying mail to mines in a
certain portion OF Gold Mountain dis
trict, Piute county, which is now al
most inaccessible on account of snow
in deep and treacherous drifts. For
that same reason the news of his thrill
ing experience was a week getting to
Richfield. so miles.
On the morning of the 18th, slven left
MorTisons ranch with the mail. AT
3 O'Clock on the afternoon of that day
he arrived at the Silver King mine.
Hoping to make the Handy Andy cabin
that night, he started from the Silver
King on horseback, about 4 o'clock, al
though Manager George Vogel of that
mine advised him OF the peril of the
undertaking. After Elven's departure,
the wind struck UP a hurricane, and
there came q blizzard, in which the
traveller could not see ten feet. 1t took
him two hours to make Dry lake, mile
from his destination. This so-called
lake is a dry basin a half mile long
and 100 yards across. Crossing it. he
missed the trail. and when he struck
timber on the other side, was complete
" at sea 1t was now dark, and after
wandering about aimlessly for some
time, Elven hitched his horse in the
woods and started for the Handy Andy,
only half mile away on foot.
Next morning Andy Smith went
down to the Silver King for his mail,
and there learned of Elven's leaving
with the mail the day before. Grow
ing uneasy, Smith started on snow
shoes in search of the carrier, who had
not delivered his mail. He found Ell
venis horse, where it had stood tied
for u hours. and turned the animal
loose for home.
Dwight Meter and Frank Shepard,
who own the Handy Andy, were at
work on their tunnel with VIII Morri-
son. and knew nothing of Elvens futile
attempt to reach them the previous
night. When they learned it from
Smith, they sent Morrison out with him
to search for the missing man. They
found tracks in the snow from the
place where the maii-carrier had left
his horse and following them, traced
Elven TO 2 vacant Blue Bird cabin, a
half mile north of the Handy Andy.
Elven had reached this shelter about t
O'Clock in the morning. after battling
with the storm nearly Il hours, all
night long. In his struggle with the
snow he had damDened his matches,
and could make no fire, even after he
reached the cabin. There he remained
until p. m. Sunday, when a searching
party found him PROSTATE, cold and
discouraged. He was hungry, too, hav-
ing missed four meals.
Andy Smith and 3. d. Darger had a
hard tussle carrying him 100 yards to
bed in another cabin, inhabited,
where he was thawed out and went to
sleep. Monday morning he delivered
his mail to the Handy Andy. All that
saved him from freezing was warm
clothing, vigorous exercise and a strong
constitution.
NEWS NOTES.
Last Thursday Nelson Brown died at
his home in Joseph, this county, of
heart disease. He was a wealthy and
influential citizen. Contractors had
nearly completed for him a fine new
residence in Joseph. one of the costliest
dwellings, in the county.
Friday night in Richfield, H n.
Hayes, principal of the city schools,
and recently graduated at Ann Arbor
law school. delivered a lecture on the
legality OF the crucifiXion of Christ
treating the subject from a purely legal
standpoint. and making of it an inter
esting discussion.
Yesterday z. W. Mcdaniel, county
prosecutor. went to Annabella to look
into the case OF W. L. Lisonbee, under
arrest for alleged petit larceny, it be-
ing charged that he had stolen straw
from one Spafford. The prosecutor
found no evidence against the accused.
and diSll1i tho p2ea