Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-01


AZ the bottom of ravine, and what .
spectacle met their gael Dead bodies.
already stiff. lay half buried in a wind
ing sheet of snow.
IL was evident this ravine had been
out recently the scene of a fearful
struggle, that the poor wretches had
Deen feeding on human flesh, perhaps
whne still warm. And among them
the doctor recognized Shandon, Pen
ana others of the Ill -fated crew of the
Forward
come away! come away" cried the
doctor, dragging his companions from
the scene. Horror gave them momen-
tary strength. and they resumed their
march without stopping a minute lon
ger
hVen the men themselves were never
aDie to give any detailed narrative of
tne events which occurred during the
next week Howeva on the 9th of
september, by supe man exertions,
they arrived at last at Cape Horsburg.
the extreme point of North Devon.
Ihey were on the short of Bafins
pay' now half frozen over; that is to
say on the road to Europe, and three
miles or the waves were dashing
noiselessly on the sharp edges of the
ice-field.
Here they must wait their chance of
whaler appearing; and for how long7
but heaven pitied the poor fellows,
ior the very next day Altamont per-
ceived sail on the horizon.
just then happy inspiration came
10 the doctor His fertile genius, which
mas served him many a time in such
good stead, supplied him with one last
idea.
A noe. driven by the current, struck
against the ice-feld. and Clawbonny
exclaimed, pointing to 1t:
This fioel"
His companions could not under-
stand what he meant.
Let us embark on It'll let lie embar k
on til"
Bell. assisted by Altamont, hurried
70 the sledge. and brought back one of
the poles, which he stuck fast on tho
Ice like a mast, and fastened It with
ropes. The tent was torn up to fur
nish sail, and as soon an the frail
craft was ready the poor fellows Jump
ed upon 1t. and sailed out to the open
sea-
Two hours later the survivors of ths
Forward were picked up by the Hans
Christian, Danish whaler, on her way
to Davis straits.
len days afterward, Clawbonny,
Johnson, Bell, Altamont and Captain
Hatteras landed at Korsam, In Zea-
Land, an island belonging to Denmark.
they took the steamer to Kiel, and
from there proceeded by Altoona and
Hamburg to London, where they ar
rived on the 18th of the same month,
scarcely recovered after their long suf-
ferings.
The first care of Clawbonny was to
request the Royal Geographical Society
10 receive a communication from him.
one can imagine the establishment of
the learned assembly and the enthusi-
astic applause when he read Hatteras g.
| document.
The doctor and his companions had
the honor of being presented to the
queen by the lord chancellor, and they
were feted and 'lionized" in all quar-
| ters.
The government confirmed the names
OF Queens Island" Mount Hatteras'
and "Altamont Harbor"
The insanity of Capt. Hatteras was
Of mild type. and he lived quietly at
Stem cottage. a private asylum near
Liverpool, where the doctor himself
had placed him. He never spoke, and
understood nothing that was said to
| him; reason and speech had fled to-
| gether The only tie that connected
him with the outside world was his
friendship for Duke, who was allowed
to remain with him.
| For q considerable time the captain
| had been in the habit of walking In
the garden for hours, accompanied by
his faithful dog, who watched him with
sad, wistful eyes. but his promenade
was always in one direction In a par
ticular part Of the garden. When he
got to the end of this path he would
stop and begin to walk backwards Il
anyone stopped him he would point
with his finger towards a certain par
of the sky, but let anyone attempt tc
turn him round, and he became angry
while Duke, as If sharing his masters
sentiments, would bark furiously.
The doctor. who often visited his at
| fiicted friend, noticed this strange pro.
ceeding one day, and soon understood
the reason for 1t. He saw how 1t wa.
that he paced so constantly in a giver
direction, as II under the influence O.
some magnetic force.
This was the secret: John Hatterai
invariably walked towards the north
(The end.)