Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-06-24
and the further their labors advanced

and the further their labors advanced
the more they became sheltered.
Hatteras alternately paced up and
down and stood motionless, evidently
shrinking from any approach to the
scene of the explosion.
In about an hour the doctor return
ed bringing with him Altamont. the
American, on the sledge, wrapped up
in the folds of the tent The dogs were
so exhausted from starvation that they
could scarcely draw 1t along, and they
had begun to gnaw their harness
While the hut was being dug out
the doctor went foraging about, and
had the good fortune to find little
stove, almost unchanged by the explo-
sion. He soon restored it to working
trim, and, by the time the hut was
completed, had filled it with wood and
got 1T lighted. Before long it was roar
ing, and diffusing a genial warmth on
all Sides
The American was brought in and
laid on blankets, and the four English
men seated themselves around the IRE
to enjoy, their scanty meal of biscuit
and hot tea, the last remains of the
provisions on the sledge. Not a word
was spoken by Hatteras, and the 9TH
ers respected his silence.
When the meal was over, the doctor
rose and went out, making a sign to
Johnson to follow.
Come, Johnson" he said, "our goods
ar scattered in all directions. We had
better pick them up as fast as possi-
BILE, for the snow may fan at any mo-
ment, and then it would be quite use
less to look for anything"
Don't let us lose minute, then"
replied Johnson. Fire and wood
these are our chief wants."
Very well, you search one side and
I'll take the other, and wen take from
the center to the circumference"
This task occupied two hours, and
all they discovered was little salt
meat, about fifty pounds of pemmican,
three sacks of biscuits. small stock
OF chocolate. five or six pints of brandy,
and about two pounds of coffee, picked
up bean by bean Off the ice.
Neither blankets, nor hammocks, nor
clothing, were found-all had been con-
stunned in the devouring flame.
This slender store of provisions
would hardly last three weeks, and
they had wood enough to supply the
stove for about the same time.
Capt. Hatteras, with Bell and the
doctor, had been away on an exploring
expedition when the mutiny occurred
The morning after the little party had
built their snow house, he called john
son to him.
Tell me all the particulars of the
mutiny on the Brig" he said.
WELL" began the sailor, almost inn
medtately after your departure Shan
don, supported by the others, took COM
mand Of the ship. couldn't resist
him. Shandon made no attempt at dis
cipline. He made them believe that
their privations and tolls were at an
end. Economy was entirely disregard
ed.
"A blazing fire was kept up in the
stove, and the men were allowed to eat
and drink all them wanted. Not only
was tea and coffee at their disposal,
but all the liquor. On men who had
been so long deprived of strong drink,
you may guess the result. They went
on in this manner from the 9TH to the
18th of January"
And this was Shandon's doing3'
asked Hatteras.
Eyes, captain"
1T was about the gath or 25th of
january that they resolved to aban-
don the ship. Their plan was to reach
the west coast of Bafins bay, and from
thence to embark in the boat and fol-
low the track of the whalers, or to get
to some of the Greenland settlements
on the eastern side Provisions were
abundant, and the sick men were so
excited by the hope of return that they
were almost we'll.
They began their preparations for
departure by making sledge which
they were to draw themselves, as they
had do dogs. This was not ready till
the 18th of February, and I was always
hoping for your arrival. though 1 halt