The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
IMP IS0NED IN
A DRIFT OF SNOW
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Aged Man in Cabin Awaits Com
ing of Rescuers.
PROVISIONS PROBABLY GONE
STORM RAGING IN MOUNTAINS
RETARDs ARRIVAL OF AID.
PROVISIONS PROBABLY CONE

I IMPRISONED in a drift Of snow and
cut of from communication with
any living creature, Joshua Rey-
nolds, an aged mountaineer, eagerly
awaits the arrival of the two rescue
parties that have been sent from Hunt
fngton TO reach the head Of the canyon
before his scanty store Of provisions is
exhausted and he succumbs to the raw
ages Of the cold and Of hunger.
Ten days ago Robert Reynolds, the
companion Of Fielding. left the lonely
shanty at the head Of Huntington can
yon to bring back new stock Of pro-
visions. The store which they had
taken with them on first leaving this
city was nearly exhausted, and one Of
the men was obliged 10 make the trip
to the village, Reynolds, who is younger
and far more active. undertook the
trip, and started on his perilous jour
ney through the drifts on his way to
Huntington, thirty-five miles distant.
a binding blizzard was raging, and
swirling snow beat against the strug-
Cling man. When he left the cabin
the snow had reached a 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.
Eighty Hours in the Storm.
He was able to finally reach Hunt
ington after eighty hours of buffeting
with the storm, and told the condition
Of the old man. Meanwhile Fielding
is hedged in by wall Of snow on each
side Of the cabin.
He was left provisions enough TO last
for ten days, and the stock, by frugal
management, would have kept him
alive until yesterday. Cut of entirely
from the outside world, he cannot
leave the cabin for fear Of becoming
lost in the drifts OF snow. He YEARLY
passes the lonely hours in waiting for
the assistance that he knows has been
sent to his rescue.
The first rescuing party was sent out
from Huntington last Wednesday. It
was composed Of FIVE young men, well
| equipped with snoWshOes and provis-
| ions enough to keep the party for ten
days. They started from the mouth Of
the canyon with teams, hoping to travel
in that way for a 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 shoes during the day. It was
/ expected when they left that the party
would reach the head Of the canyon
| by Friday night or Saturday morning
/ at the latest.
Son Organizes a Party.
On reading the story Of the predica-
ment Of his father, Horace Fielding,
who lives in Pocatello, at once made
the trip to Huntington and organized
another rescuing party to attempt the
! trip to the head Of the canyon. He
reached that place Thursday night, and
headed the second expedition Friday
morning. This party is equipped in a
| similar manner to the one which had a
| few days the start, and a race is on
! between the two to reach the old man
! before he dies OF starvation and of
cold. Neither of the parties is expect
ed to return to Huntington before We'd
nesday Of this week. and no news Of
! the old mans condition can be learned
/ before that time.
The severest blizzard of years is rag
! ing in the canyon, and the snow is
now estimated to be far deeper than
/ when Reynolds left the cabin. It has
( fallen steadily since that time. VIII
liam Howard Of Huntington was in the
/ city yesterday. and declared that the
storm has not been equalled in severity
/ for years. He states that the rescuing
| parties will have great difficulty and
viii undergo great danger before they
arrive at the head of the canyon to re-
lieve the danger Of Fielding.