The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-09
IN HIS CABIN UNDER SNOW.
Rescue Parties Hurryng to Dig Noun
 taineer Out Before He Perishes

Rescue Parties Hurrying to Dig Noun
 taineer Out Before He Perishes.
 Imprisoned in a snowdrift and cut off from communication with any living
 creature Joshua Fielding, an aged
 mountaineer. awaits the arrival of the 1 two rescue parties that have been sent from Huntington to reach the head of the canon before his scanty store of provisions is exhausted and he sue cumbs to cold and hunger.
 Ten days ago Robert Reynolds the companion of Fielding. left the lonely shanty at the head of Huntington can on to bring back new stock of provi-
 sions. The store which they had taken
 with them when first leaving this city
 was nearly exhausted, and one of the
 men was obliged to make the trip to the
 village Reynolds, who is younger, and
 far more active, undertook the trip, and
 started on his perilous journey through
 the drifts on his way to Huntington
 thirty-fve miles distant
 blinding blizzard was raging, and swirling snow beat against the strug
 sllng man. When he left the cabin the snow had reached depth of five feet on the level, and from twenty-five to thirty feet in the drifts. The heaviest storm in years was raging, and the snow heaped higher. He was able to finally reach Huntington after eighty hours of buffetng with the storm and told the condition of the old man.
 Meanwhile Fielding is hedged in by Cf n a n He was left provisions neough to last for ten days, and the stock by frugal management would have kept him alive until yesterday.
 The first reseuing party was sent out from Huntington last Wednesday. It was composed of five young men, well equipped with snow shoes and provi- sons enough to keep the party for ten days. They started from the mouth of the canon with teams, hoping to travel in that way for distance of ten or twelve miles, when they will leave the horses and continue the journey on foot The trip will be made on leaving the teams only by night on account of the thawing snow and the difficulty of using the snow-shoes during the day. It was expected when they left that the party would reach the head of the can on by Friday night or Saturday morn- ing at the latest
 On reading the story of the predica- ment of hls father. Horace Fielding, who lives in Pocatello, at once made the trip to Huntington and organized an- other rescuing party to attempt the trip to the head of the canon. He reached that place Thursday nght and headed the second expedition Friday morning. This party is equipped in a similar manner to the one which had a few Jays the start, and race is in between the two to reach the old man before he lies of starvation and of cold. Neither of the parties is expected to return to before Wednesday of this | week and no news of the old man s coi- iition can be learned before that time.
 The severest blizzard of years is rag | ng in the canon and the snow is now | estimated to be far deeper than when Reynolds left the cabin. It has fallen | steadily since that time. William Howard, of Huntington, was in the city and declared that the storm | las not been equalled in severity for | rears. He states that the rescuing par 1 ies will have great difficulty and will | lndergo great danger before they ar ! i've at the head of the canon to relieve 1 he danger of Fielding .-Salt Lake Her. |