The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-21

ton to Williams junction. took charge
Of the ribbons and as soon as supper
had been secured the journey over the
range began.
Within an hour after he had left the
station he found himself in the teeth
of blizzard which ragged with a fright
full violence down Beaver creek ana,
coming from the top of the main range
as it did, the wind seemed to turn the
blood of man and horse into ice. The
roads soon became impassa BILE. The
leaders refused to face the storm, and
despite the oaths and whip used by old
Briggs they would Jack knife" and
turn their tails to the storm. Soon
they refused to bulge and both the
leaders and the wheelers turned around
in a swinging circle and got their tails
to the storm.
Old Briggs was wrapped up we'll and
he paid little attention to the storm and
his white companion was likewise well
prepared for the singing cold which
prevailed. But not so with the Chi
namen. They were dressed in the
clothing which a Chinaman ordinarily
wears when he is on a pleasure trip.
They had wooden pumps on their feet
and wore light padded blouses and cot
ton trousers, while ears and hands were
'jerky" which was used on the noun
unprotected.
Packed as tightly as they were in the
'Jerky" which was used on the noun
tain climb and with the curtains well
pulled down about them, the Cinnamon
soon began to feel the awful cold and
when the horses turned and refused
to longer face the storm the poor
chinks were near perishing. They
pleaded with the driver to allow them
to get out of the coach and walk
around in the effort to reach the Hole
in-the-Rock station and keep little
life in their bodies.
Went Into the Storm to Die.
Briggs refused for a long time to
listen to the plan, but he finally de-
cided to retrace his steps to the station
and remain in shelter until daylight
However, before he had gone very far
the stage got stuck in a bottomless
drift and there was no going any
further. Then it was that the China
men were allowed to get out of the
coach and try walking to the station
Briggs wanted them to try to ride the
stage horses back, but they would
have none of it, saying they would
rather walk. That was the last seen
of them alive. Briggs and his COM
panion by letting their stage horses
pick their own trail succeeded in
reaching Hole-in-the- Rock several
hours later, being severely frostbitten
in spite of their warm clothing.
When the storm cleared off the next
day the stock tenders and the stage
drivers started on a hunt for the miss
ing Cinnamon and not over a mile
from where the coach was stalled they
found them all huddled together on a
grass-grown point and all were dead
except one old fellow, who was in
the center of the bunch. At first he
seemed more dead than alive but aft
er a few drinks of brandy had been
poured down his throat he revived for
a minute or two and then became I'M
conscious again. Shortly after he was
found the helper" coach came along
and the chink was loaded upon 1t
and sent to Pleasant Valley. where he
was doctoreS for few days and then
sent to Bannack, where he died short
ly after he arrived in that camp He
was the only one of the nine who ever
reached Montana and the others were
buried on the knoll on which they
died and which to this day is known
as "China Point"