New-York tribune., 1898-01-16
From The Colorado Springs Gazette.

MINER
From The Colorado Springs Gazette
Joe Bradley, a miner and prospoctor of Grip
/ pie Creek. was brought ipto the city from Cas-.
cade yesterday IN ha,f-frozrn condition. after
/ undergoing a series of haldships ana alcidenis
/ on Pike's Peak. IN which he nearly lost h.s life
Iie was caught in a snowslido. or avalanche. To-.
gethor with a companion whose name he dos
not know, and was carried down the mountain
side at the rate of ff;y miles an hour until he
was hurled against a large stump. Crippled Sc.
verely bruised, and nearly frozen. he Remained
unconscious for several hours, and finally
! rescued by prospectOr who lives IN cGOn
on the mOuntansi1e. Bradleys companion
could not 6c found after the fearful plunge. and
| il is thought he has pcrishcd
! Lying in his bed with hands and feet ban
dagcd. Bradley told the story Of his awful ex.
pere nccs while cndeavoring to reach this city
from Cripple Creek by way of Pixies Peak.
II started out from Cripple Creek for Colorado
Springs last Friday noon" said Bradley. and
as had some business at the Sirickler Tunnel
| thought | would climb over Pixies Peak and
then walk down the cog road into Manit0u
At Gillctt | met man whose name | do nOt
know and he said he wanted To secure WORK
at Lake Moraine | invited him tO accompany
me on my journey. Tho day was beautiful one
and did not anticipate any trouble.
I'VE climbed the Peak from Gillett and ex-
perienced no difficulty in reaching The western
end of the Strckler Tunnel. We then climbed
on nearly to the summit, but did not
know the trail and the snow was SO deep. We
wandered away from it. We climbed 10 the top
OF an eminence and were discussing the best
way 10 proceed. when suddenly il seemed as
the entire side Of the mountain was falling We
realized that a snowsde had occurred and We
were caught by il, but we could io nothing
| lost sight Of my partner in the binding snow
and though ii must have been "a very short
time before | struck the big stump. yet 10 seemed
an age.
THE avalanche shot down the m1untansiie
at a terrific rate OF speed and when ! struck
l4r H d mod
senses. which must have been several hours
later. saw a small cabin Il short distance away
and started toward it, found that / could mol
walk. but managed 10 crawl TO X and summon
assistance.
Il was taken into the cabin. bruised. bleeding
and haf-froZen | must have lost gallon OF
blood by a hemOrrhagc and was too weak 10
walk. | remained In the cabin all day Saturday
and was kindly treated and cared FOR by the
prospector. who searched faithfully f0r my COM
panion. but his body must have been buried un.
der the mass Of snow, as no trace OF him couio
be found.
The prospectOr went to Gillett for assistance
and returned with Fred Harding. the marsha
OF that place. They started with me Sunday
morning for Cascade. and there | found III
White. who brought me 10 this city.
II suffered terribly from tho biting cold 'and
thought that could never reach mo prospec'.
ors cabin after | regained consciousness Al
one time | prayed that might die
Bradley talked at random and seemed IKE oiN
whose mind was affected 10y the suNe1uhss
which he had evidently undergonc. His hands
were swollen and his and toes were en-
trely devoid of feeling. Dr White says ne VIII
recover. but he may lose some Of III members