The copper era., 1908-12-10
ERNEST SCHADE RETURNS.
Had an interesting Trip and Was Lost
 But Three Days.

But Three Days.
 Ernest Schade, who was reported , lost two weeks ago and for whom sev- eral searching parties hunted several days, expecting to find him frozen to death, returned home last Sunday evening. weighing fifteen pounds more than when he left here three weeks ago, and in reality he had a pretty good time after all.
 On Sunday morning, November 29, he left camp alone to rim high mountain, on which he expected to kill a deer. He took with him fifty rounds of ammunition and two boxes of matches, promising John Millert and son, Walter, that he would be back in time for dinner. Shortly after leaving camp he struck bunch of deer, which he trailed until 3 o'clock in the afternoon, when he ing and hanging it up on a limb, started for the camp, which he thought was just in front of him. After hunting camp for some time darkness overlook him and he was unable to locate camp, although at that time he did not realize that he was lost. He then climbed a high mountain and built big fire in order to locate his comrades, but without success. He staid awake all night and at intervals fired his winchester until he had exploded a total of twenty-two shots. Early the next morning he went back to the place where he had killed the deer and after cutting of one of the hindquar- ters, began another search for the camp. Even at this time he did not think about being lost, his only object being to find camp. He proceeded up one hill and down another and con- tinued to wander until finally he did not know where he was. He got into the country east of the Blue where there is very little water and was compelled to go thirsty from Monday morning until Wednesday. On Tuesday afternoon his lips were parched and he began to think that he was going to perish for water. By this time he had contracted fever and thought about shooting himself as he thought it was all off. But his manly courage soon caused him to forget such a rash act ard he iourueyed on. That night he roasted some steak over a camp fire and made the best of it. After making d little log shelter he built big fire close by and layed down to sleep as best he could. Early the next morn- ing he found water in a canyon, and after getting a drink he followed the canyon to the Pueblo river, which he thought was the Frisco. After going down the river, Wednesday after noon he met an old prospector named Sanders, to whom he told his story and the old man gave him something to eat and he was happy again. Ernest arranged with MT. Sanders to take him back to the Blue river and after they had gone about fifteen miles it began to snow and the old man, who had not been over the trail for many years, backed out and they returned to the Pueblo. After ar irving at the Pueblo Ernest left the old man and walked down the river to the Pierson ranch, where he was taken in and treated like a member of the family. Upon his arrival at the ranch he was taken sick and it was three days before he recovered. From the Pierson ranch he went to the w. s. ranch near Alma, where he fell in with the cowboys and had d good time with them. He then went to Alma and bought some pro- visions, which he carried on his back, and when on his way down the Frisco, en route to Clifton, he overlook the Beauchamp party and decided to champ left the party the next day and came home ahead of them to re- port that the boy was safe, as he knew that his relatives and friends would be worried. Ernest spent the balance of his time with Dan Eylar and before returning home they spent a few days at the Stockton ranch.
 Ernest's return brought happiness to his relatives but none of them were happier than John Millert and son, Walter, who had heard that it was suspiciOned that Ernest had met with foul play.