The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-09-08

poor lrlcuuS. we nave only saved tne
body OF Hatteras; his soul Is left be-
} hind on the top OF the volcano His
reason Is gone."
Three hours after the whole party
were back once more IN the grotto.
well. friends said the doctor. ''we
cannot stay longer In this island the
sea Is open. and we have enough pro-
visions. We ought 10 start at once.
and get back without the least delay TO
Fort Providence. where we must win
ter-
The day passed IN profound dejec-
ton. The insanity OF the captain was
a bad omen. and when they began 70
talk over the return voyage. their
hearts failed them for fear. They
missed the intrepid spirit Of their
leader
Next morning they made an ready
10 sail. and brought the tent and all It's
BELONGINGS on board.
But before leaving these rocks. never
70 return. the doctor. carrying out the
intentions OF Hatteras. had cairn
erected on the very spot where the
poor fellow had jumped ashore. Il was
made OF great blocks placed one on the
top OF the other so as TO be a land
mark perfectly visible while the erup-
tons OF the volcano left it undisturb-
ed. On one OF the side stones. Bell
chiseled the simple inscription.
JOHN HATTERAS.
The duplicate OF the document at
testing the discovery OF the north pole
was inclosed in a timed iron cylinder.
and deposited in the cairn. TO remain
silent witness among those desert
rocks.
This done. the four men and the cap
tain. a poor body without sout. set
out on the return voyage.
On the 18th they sighted Altamont
harbor. but as the sea was open an
along the coast. they determined 70 80
round 10 Victoria bay BY water. in
stead OF crossing New America IN the
siedge
As the sloop made Victoria bay they /
an FASTENED to Fort Providence. But 4
what a scene OF devastation met their
eyesi Doctors house. stores. powder
magazine. Notifications. al had melted
away. and the provisions had been ran
sacked BY devouring animals
After a thorough search. a few cases
u HENnAlAA-lAA " UAN AQ4Al4 H-tAAA-A NN AAHll-
and there. and two barrels OF preserv-
ed meat. altogether enough Tor six
weeks. and a good supply OF powder.
It was soon collected and brought on
board
At last. after thirty days toIerabiy
quick sailing. and after batting for
forty-eight hours against the increas-
Ing drift ice. and ris<ins the frail sloop
! hundred times. the navigators saw
themselves blocked in on all sides
Altamont make a reckoning with
scrupulous precision. and found they
we're IN II degrees IS minutes latitude
md IS degrees minutes longitude
This Is our exact position. then.~
aid the doctor. I'VE are In South
Lincoln. just at Cape Eden. and are
lntering Jones sound. With a little
more good luck we should have found /
pen water right 70 Bahns bay.
I suppose. them" said Altamont, Q
our only course is to leave the sloop. !,
nd get BY sledge to the east coast Of +,
lincoln
The rest agreed
The little vessel was unloaded and 4
he siedge put together again. At last. r
n the gath. they set foot on North
)evon- Il
It was not TIL the s0th Of August
hat they emerged from those Wild d
into a plain. which seemed q.
D have been upturned and convulsed :,
y volcanic action at some distant Pc :
Iod- p
Altamont. who had displayed great o.
and devotion to the 9th Of
rs. reused his sinking energies. and Sc
etermined to go out ar End food for
Is comrades. -
He had been absent about an hour.
nd only once during that time had
iey heard the report OF his gun: and
ow he was coming back empty hand III
]. but running as II terrified
Down there. under the snowls cried M
lamont, speaking as n scared. and ";
'inting in particular direction.
~What7~
"A whole party Of menu ~
-Alive?"
even vi
He did not finish the sentence. but a he
ok OF unspeakable horror came over he
8 face.
The doctor and the others were 80
used BY this incident that they man
ed to yet up and drag Themselves
ter Altamont towards the place he
Heated
They soon arrived at a narrow part
the bottom Of a ravine. and what a i.
ectacle met their gazet Dead bodies. "a.
eady stin. lay half buried IN a wind
! sheet Of snow bri
I was evident this ravine had been
recently the scene Of a fearful ten
uggie. that the poor wretches had I
n feeding on human fesh perhaps lie,
lie still warm Ard among them 4
doctor recognized Shandon. Pen -.
others Of the Inflated crew Of the ~, !,
-wardl 4
Come away! come away" cried the pea
tor, dragging his companions from 4
scene. Horror gave them momen- slee
: strength. and they resumed their II
oh without stopping a minute lon b
ciyi
ven the men themselves were never
to give any detailed narrative OF
events which occurred during the ~
week However. on the 9th OF
iember, by superhuman exertions n0i'
arrived NJ Last AZ Cane TTornhftrn and