New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-24
WOMAN LOST IN WlLDS.
Mystery Surrounds Discovery OF
M0ny articles of Feminine attire.

Boise Idaho, Oct % (speciaD.-One of the most
remarkable tales from the mountains that has
reached Boise has been brought In oy
c. Ellsworth a well known merchant who mas
just returned from hunting trip into the Salmon
River country. 1t indicates that some woman was
lost in the desoate mountains Of that section some
five years ago but there is absolute mystery as 70
whom she may have been. Her belongings were
found in a lonely spot a densely wooded mourn
taInside remote from all human habtations anu
far distant from any trail 1t Is believed she losI
her life the wilderness and that her trlehos lid'o
never learned in what manner she disappeared
Mr. Ellsworth says that he was hunung aloile
on the north slope of the divide between Big creek
and Chamberlain Basin. at point eight miles west
Of the Cabin Creek trail and twelve miles east or
the Ramey Ridge trail 1t rough, broken
country without trails of any kind, and such as no
one but hunter or prospector would enter unless
he were lost. There nothing to attract any
one but a hunter, it being a perfect wilderness
From a point he near the top OF rldge
what he deemed good country for elk. and pro-
ceeded to climb the long slope toward it. After ne
had travelled perhaps two miles through the timber
and underbrUsh he was astOnished to see WnaL ap-
peared like a woman's garment hanging to oush-
Investigation showed it to be a waist Of ponsee
silk. The sleeve caught around the stem OF
the bush.
Puzzled at finding such a thing in so secluded
place. he put the waist in his pocket. 1t showed 1t
had been exposed to the elements for q long time
had Valenciennes lace about the neck.
Twenty feet further he came upon a hand ND,
kerchief and, going fifty yards further up the NH,
he saw a vase Investigation Of the spot dis
about. Near by was a canvas tarpauln, folded. On
1t blanket folded into 81 bundle about TWO
blush sofa phi pio W. one oi side red the other white
The pillow stitched about the edges with white
Eight feet from the blanket vas pair Of house house
PPeTi t E T3er O was IN also as Da Of hose and
ladys waist OF black serge trimmed VIII OlcA sitn
dress of percale torn to shreds The dress ap-
peared though 1t might have been torn by some
Mr.. Ellsworth then turned his attention t to tn, the
vide and a foot deep He found it was locked and
proceeded to cut it open 1t was filed with arti-
that Indicated the owner had been in the habit Of
dressing well He put as many Of 1ne sf Of
those left behind. being actuated by the ut
a solution OF the puzzling mystery All the aru-
cles carried off were brought here
fore leaving looking particularly for signs OF a
horse having been there. Nothing could be fonao
all signs might have disappeared horse
ance s reP co@ nave up tS oaded with
such an outfit, Mr.. Ellsworth cannot see. He has
4eep 3o khe n9 TRIP O every fa He
Of conditions under which woman could nave
not lost or in other trouble, such outfit should
The nearest habitation is the Caswell ranch
house forty miles away on g Big Cre9K Esrt erd no
trail leads IN that dlreCtOn any QutA
Mr. Ellsworth has satisfactory explanation
70 offer for the strange find. He believes some
tragedy of the mountains has occurred there, ana
he hopes that the description of the goods VII!
lead to some clew the person to whom they
belonged He has spotted the place and can 90
back there, If necessary. When he returned 10
his own camp there some talk OF making
search but some of the men wished TO move, ana
it was determined TO come cut with the soooS &C.
cured by Mr.. Ellsworth. -,,,..,,
In talking of the strange case MI ElIswpr worm
said +he woman MAJ have been luTed up there
and killed, her body being dragged down the ne
mountain, accounting for the waist Fastened 10
The hush On the other hand, she may have wan,
dered into that desoate region and peSa d
her IfeIess body away. she may nave lost her
horse and wandered far after being obhged 10
abandon her belongings -. =, A.
From the amount of crochet work founo IN tne
vaIise Mr.. Ellsworth is disposed TO neIeTe t me
mountains devotng much Of her time e9oi to 9h3s
Lind of work. That she came from SPOKANE Is
Indicated nv a label on a bottle. but there Is no
other clew. nor is 1t known here that "a a woman
ever disappeared in that portion of the state