The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-08-03
GOVERNOR Is IN
THE L|MEl|CHT

81 ANLEi, ldd.-Dy cOJi heaned
teamwork and remarkable cot. age,
Governor ID. ". Davis and J. y. Ap-
gar, deputy game warden OF Stanley
BASIN, saved Otto NJ Jones, state
game warden, from drowning in Red
ish Lake On Saturday, July 90
Governor Davis with his two sons
mad driven 10 the camp of the state
game warden at Reddish lake Satur-
lay 10 inspect fish planting opera
ticn being conducted in that district
oy the game department.
Shortly after the arrival of Gov
ernor Davis at the Reddish lake camp
d truckload OF fish arrived to be
planted in waters tributary to the
lake Governor Davis, accompanied
5y his two sons, started with Jones
and Apgar in boat 10 take the fish
&c the head OF the lake.
After the party had travelled about
-Wo miles up the lake a storm swept
he water until the boat was consid-
tired unsafe with the load it was
i, carrying.
Putting to shore the governor anG
MS sons were left ashore after which
Jones and Apgar swung out into the
AXE in an attempt TO reach the inlet.
Before the motor could begin func-
,ioning sufficiently TO head into the
waves. the boat was swamped about
20 yards from shore.
as the boat settled Jones took TO the
water starting 10 swim ashore, while
Agar clurg tc the uptulned boat
gcnes, who is only fair swimmer.
;ound il impossibie 10 make much
him down. Turning 10 Apgar he
shouted: ZAP. l cant make 'er,"
Showing OUT an oar, Apgar dragged
Jones back TO the boat, but discov-
cred the boat would not hold them
both.
Apgar who is a strong swimmer.
Jhen started for shore As he fell
exhausted On the beach. Governor
Davis, who had stripped of his
:lothes preparatory to entering the
water to assist the two men. rushed
c his assistance and stripped Apgars
boots eff as the deputy regained his
strength.
In the meantime the boat had kept
settling With Jones until he was
barely able to keep his head out o.
water ard finally a wave carried him
off just as Apgar and the governor
with What appeared to be superhuman
strength wrenched a drifted tree
loose from the shore and started il
toward the drowning man shouting for
him TO grab the log as it was showed
lakeward at an angle that sent it a.
bout ten feet out of line toreach
Jones who had gone down for the
second time after shouting: Boys
I'm all in" and waving TO them as he
sank
Shouting, for Gods sake. Jones.
stay up" Governor Davis then threw
his weight and strength against the
Immersed log and was gratified tc
feel Jones tug at il from under the
water and to finally come up with it.
NY only fear then" said the gov
ernor, was that jones hadn't suffi-
lient strength left 10 hold the log"
Shouting encoui9 cement TO him 10
hold on the governor and Apgar each
with one arm around the tree and pad
dlng with free arm, towed Jones a
shore. After warming around the
lire l;indled by the governor when he
had been put ashore with the boys
the party walked around the noun
tainside about two miles 10 camp.
Sidolights and aftel1naths of the
near catastrophe developed amusing
details. 1t was wonderful nerve and
cool. constructive thinking that saved
the life OF Jones.
In mis- account OF the affair the
game warden had the following to
say: when the boat swamped l
glanced ashore and had no thought of
not being able TO swim the distance
lut found heavy boots and clothing
&c great q handicap.
Then as the boat kept settling