The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-12-13

eight POUNDS OF DdcOu dne
some dried fish, The only
thing we can do now is to re
turn and kill some of the dogs
TO feed ourselves and the 9th
ers (meaning the dogs, un
less we meet some Indian.
January 6: Killed n of the
dogs today, eating only the
liver. The dogs refused to
touch any of the meat.
Delayed in starting as we
had to thaw Taylor's feet.
The dogs pads are going, and
the men are breaking out with
sores due to the repeated
thawing and freezing of their
extremities.
January Z: Constable Tay-
lor, in a weakened condition
and while chopping wood,
Glove his right foot to the in
step. Constable Kinney is rap
idly losing strength. Carter
must be supported as he trav-
els. Temperature so degrees.
January s.: Constable Tay-
Tor delirious this morning.
Killed two more dogs and ate
their livers. Constable Taylor
shot himself tonight. Carter is
getting weaker. Constable
Kinney is suffering from deep
running sores and emaciation.
Temperature So degrees.
January 8: Constable Kin
ney died this morning. His
grave is marked by snowshoes
in the tree. Killed our last
dog. Carter is going fast.
Made only eleven miles today.
January 10: Carter died
during the night. Made eight
miles today. Temperature Sd
degrees.
The space for January II was
lank. Written on a small piece
f paper with the charred end
t a stick from the dying fire,
Tas one of the most touching
ills ever left by man:
All money in dispatch bag
and bank, clothes, ETC., l
leave to my dearly beloved
mother, Mrs. John FITZGERALD,
Halifax. God bless all. F. j.
FITZGERALD, R. N. w. NJ. P.
Esau, the Indian guide. arriving
/ Dawson on February 20, told
{ the detachment's departure
ON Mcpherson. Immediately
uperintendent Snyder, in com
and at Dawson, organized a
sarch party in charge of Corpor-
Dempster and composed of
Unstable Fyfe, ex-Constable Turn
and an Indian guide. Charles
The brief order by Superintend-
1t Snyder was in itself a model
police discipline and his con-
.ence in the resourcefulness and
itiative Of his men. 1t read:
Corporal Dempster-You will
leave tomorrow morning for a
patrol over the Fort McPher-
son trail to locate the where
abouts of Inspector FitzGer-
AIDS party.
After outlining a few details of
lost detachment and it's err
nd, the order concluded with
is characteristic paragraph:
/ cannot give you any spe-
cific instructions. You will
have to be guided by circum-
stances and your own judg-
ment, bearing in mind that
nothing is to stand in your
way until you have got in
touch with this party.
The ~hardships and trials under
ne by the Dempster patrol are
themselves a story of courage
d steadfastness. Facing high
nds and binding snowstorms,
men searched the river-beds
d numerous sheltered places
nearly a month. Along toward
!, latter part of March the four
lies were found. They came
'oss Inspector FitzGerald's re-
.ins first, far off the trail and
out thirty-five miles from Nc
erson. As he collapsed after
final effort to continue on
he had placed the mail and
diary under his body for safe
He knew his comrades
uld find him, and | know 1t
nforted his last hour when he
ualized the unrelenting search
It would follow his failing to
through. A little farther on
re found the bodies of Carter,
ylor and Kinney. The inspector
/ apparently done all he could
en- each breathed his last he
| covered his face, folded the
ms and hung snowshoes in a
tree.
The bodies were taken to Nc
erson by the Dempster patrol
| there they were buried IN
ives that have been marked by
ing monuments, modest, but
'digious in the reverence with
ich they were erected. The fun
! services were conducted by