Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-09
TRIP IN
SEEVRE SNOWSTORM
Walter Baird h. Now in L0cui Hospital
After Hard Battle Win
The Elements.


over As hours lost bon o. binding. swirl
ing snow storm. alone while their hus-
band and friend were out BOO The storm
somewhere battling with the elements
fin am cndeav0r 20 reach the settlement
from which HELM could Doe brought 20
the imprisoned women. ls INC eNpef- D.
fence which bcfell Mrs waller Baird ana
her sister. Miss Margaret Baird, re-
Gently The story DIS told DN Mr. hdlru'
who SIS now lying Boo the Groves l.. d.
81 hospital in this city. suffering from
the effects Of the terrible strain en-
dured while lighting hIs way through
the immense snow drifts 10 secure
help.
1--WE left our homestead at Dry
Gulch, Jan. 1S. in our covered wagon
90 make the trip 90 syracuse, Davis
county. Ii was fine weather Wheh we
started out, but knowing that we
would have 20 go through snow we
took the sleigh along with u.s. salu
Mr.. Baird iu telling of his experience
1--WE reached Theodore Tuesday night
and took tho running gear off the wa gon
and put the wagon on runners. We lett
Theodore Wednesday morning anu
found the sleighing good
1T began 20 snow wednesday night
and when we got up Thursday morning
we found "a new fall of about six IN
ches. when we stopped % feed the
horses DOB the afternoon we had only
travelled six miles. We were then on
the Big Coop. Zoo Strawberry valley
and the snow was about foot ana
half deep by that time We saw we
couldn't make any Roadway with the
sleigh. and Mr. Johnson and ] started
with the two horses 90 try 20 break
through a trail and reach Daniels can
you where we could get help We
travelled two hours. but didn't make
more than mile. and we were forced
to turn back To- the wagon.
Friday morning Johnson and
started out alone. and just before dark
we ran on TO an old and abandoned
saw mill where we slept that night. we
started out again Saturday morning,
and by this time the snow was so deep
and the storm so binding that mar
the time we felt that we were lost and
would never como To the Charleston
sawmill, and 10 was the most welcome
sight / ever saw iu my life Although
we were almost exhausted, ] felt that
I just wanted Co yell,
"We found that the people at the
mill had left there when the storm
began. they being afraid that they
would be suowb0uud There was plenty
of food 10 keep us for while. and we
began to feel "a good deal brighter
Saturday night we made suoWshoes
for both ourselves and The women
folks and although they were rough,
yet We found that we could make
pretty fair time on them We started
back TO the wagon sunday morning,
and reached the folks about ID O'Clock.
while we were gone the woman had
only few biscuits and "A little fruit
90 eat. hut we had had plenty OF fuel
for the little wagon stove, ana they
had been fairly warm. We had car
ried some food back 20 the wagon with
us and. after a meal we took the wo-
men 10 the sawmill where we remained
until the next Thursday, when help
reached us from Hcber city
con Monday Johnson left us TO go
90 Heber city and 10 wasn't until
Thursday that the help reached US.
when "A men, wit II horses, arrived
at the sawmiu You can get some idea
of the storm there and what we had
20 face, when IL took the men and
horses two days TO break through the
six miles from the sawmill 20 our
wagon in order 10 get our team out
Until the help reached US / had been
making the trip TO the wagon every
day with feed for the horses.
THE women and / went 90 Heber
CITY Friday and the next Wednesday
L was brought to the hospital here
Mrs Baird and Miss Baird are stop
ping at 524 south West Temple.