The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-21

ing that they were hopelcssly lost, and
the thoughts OF what would become OF
them nearly drove them frantic. The
elk meat had all been thrown away.
never dreaming that they would be out
so long. All the shotgun shells and
rifle cartridges had been shot away
trying TO attract some one along their
journey. After drying their clothes the
men lay down near the fire, hungry and
tired, to wait for the morning. Nc.
KenZie said that he tried 10 sleep. hut
he could not. and he said that he lived
ten years in that one night. The large
tree had burned mp entirely when
morning came. and the party had two
matches left, which had been thorough
lv dried near the fire and which were
cherished like gold nuggets.
In the morning the party set out
again. The sky had clouded up and n
until noon a large hill was sighted IN
the distance which looked similar TO the
one where the elk had been killed. The
boys made direct for it hoping TO as
cend to the top and get view Of the
surrounding country, but after getting
half way up they could go no further
on account of the heavy brush. The
boys sat down in the snow disheartened.
Mr.. Donoher was the first to speak and
night. He said he was all in but Nc.
Kenzie and Borrows chcered him up
the best they could under the circum-
stances Borrows finally said that the
only thing they could do was TO re-
trace their steps if possible 10 where
they first picked up the elk meat, but
the snow had been falling steadily and
their tracks were nearly obliterated as
fast as made. While they were dis
cussing the situation, n rifle shot rang
out in the distance. 1t seemed about
half a mile away and Mckenzie said
that it was the sweetest music TO his
ears that he had ever heard in his life.
1t gave the party hope and hurrying
down the hill, the tired men and horses
trudged along through heavy brush and
finally came upon two strange hunters
kane, Wash. and Mr.. Collier of Ameri-
can Falls, Idaho. Mckenzie asked the
hunters if they knew anything of their
camp and they said they thought IT
was about two miles away. but were
not sure. All any rate Summers and
Collier took the worn and starved out
men TO their camp, distance of about
three miles, where, Mckenzie said, they
collapsed from fatigue and hunger. AT
ter partakjng of hearty dinner, Nc
Kenzie, DR.. Donoher and Borrows went
TO bed, about p. M, and slept until
awakened next morning by Collier
After 'breakfasting and having Just
related their experiences of the past
forty eight hours to their rescuers, the
party was brought to its feet by rifle
shot. Summers answered the shot which
was in turn answered from the distance
and in ten minutes YeageT and Brooks
rode into camp on horses covered with
lather, having been on the trail OF the
three lost men continuously for two
days and a night. Mckenzie said it
was the happiest meeting he had ever
experienced and he seemed endowed
with new life and he prayed and said
to himself that if ever he came out
alive that he would ever after live a
model life.
Yeagor said that when he and Brooks
returned to camp after shooting half a
dozen chickens they patiently waited
the arrival of the three men, but to-
wards dusk when they did not appear
they knew that Mckenzie, Donoher
and Borrows were lost. Mounting their
horses. Yeager and Brooks went to the
spot where the elk meat had been left
the night previous and found that 1t
was gone, They made circuit of
about two miles, firing their rifles but
secured no answer. After remaining
out until twelve 'clock at night they
returned to camp with the intention or
taking up the trail in the morning. This
they did and picking up the trail found
the elk meat where it had been left by
the three men. Early in the afternoon
they reached tho camp fire and contin-
ued on until night. Yeager and Brooks
then camped until morning and picked
up the trail again but it soon started
to snow and the trail was lost. Geager
carefully sighted all the surrounding
country as far as possible and concluded
| to keep right on ahead, figuring the
three men would probably 90 straight
When noon arrived Yeager and Brooks
we're in the vicinity where Summers
and Collier had hunted, but IN the heavy
snowfall it was impossible to track
the hunters. Yoager finally decided
to go down the canyon, occasionally
shooting of his rifle until ii was an
swered by Summers. The first thought
that struck Yeagcr and Brooks was
would they see their companions OF
strangers and not until they broke
| through the timber into the clearing
where the tent was pitched. were they
relieved when they saw their compan-
ions. Yeager said that he would not go
through the same experience again for
all the money in the world.
! After it was all over, Mckenzie SAID
that he thought it was all dream and
was afraid to think of the experience
as a reality.
The high mountain proved to be
the same upon which the elk had been
killed, but the men were on the other
! side, and, of course. it looked different,
and they had Travelled nearly sixty
miles in a circuit.
When the party returned to st. An.
thony they met an Indian hunter, who
said that he had been lost in the same
| district for six days, and he would
never try another hunt in that 10
cality.
Mckenzie and Dr.. Donohcr returned
10 the city last week and ever since
have been busy telling their friends of
| the greatest elk hunt ever heard Of.