Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-10
W0terton Youths
Lost Overniqht
~ M rs. Bessie Armand

~ LII L O4N--1 IlI6e OF wafer
ton Lakes National Parks most
experienced mixers among the
younger generation spent a lone
ly night on the trail Aug. %. The
boys, David, IA, Erik, 10, and Ron
ny z, sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Goble, were returning to Waterton
toWnsite after spending an after
noon fishing at Carthew lake.
The boys had hiked to CartheW
lake from Cameron lake; they left
Cameron lake about 2:3O pm, be-
ing driven there by their father.
About 4:30 pm, they reached
CartheW lake where they spent
the next couple of hours fishing.
Leaving Carthew lake for home
by away of Anderson lake the boys
allowed themselves ample time to
reach the townsite before dark
ness set in.
However, about 20 minutes
down the trail Erik discovered he
had left his hat at the lake and
decided to return for it. The 9TH
ers waited. This delay was enough |
that darkness was upon them be-
fore they reached the townsite.
Erik, leery about being last on
the trail in the darkness, was
leading.
About one mile from Waterton
townsite a good game trail takes
off from the end of one of the
switchbacks. Erik, not as familiar
with the trail as his older brother,
picked the wrong turn in the deep
ening dusk and the boys wandered
off into the brush.
By the time David noted the
mistake the boys were deep in the
bush and pitch blackness was
around them. Ronny was COM
planning Of being sleepy so they
decided the best thing to do would
be to "sit it out" beside the trail
and await the dawn.
Meanwhile, in the townsite, Mr..
Goble, who had expected the boys
down about $3.50 pm, was waiting
for them at the foot of the trail
at Cameron falls When they did
not appear he hiked up the trail
to look for them. He found some
tracks about half way to Anderson
lake which he thought must be
theirs. After calling to them and
walking back and forth along this
section of the trail about four
times he decided to hike right in
to CartheW lake.
The boys had been too far off
the trail to hear his voice; the
small stream near them also
drowned out all other sounds.
At CartheW lake Mr.. Goble
found their tracks where they had
come down off the snow, so knew
they had left the lake. II
About o'clock the next morn
ing under orders from chief ward
en-, R. T. Hand, Ernest Haug, Wa
terton businessman, and park
warden, Jack Christensen, left
Cameron lake to hike over the
rail from that end. Mr.. Goble,
assisted by two restaurant en-
oloyees and Calvin Leavitt of CAL
gary, were still searching from the
oWnsite end of the trail.
BACK HOME
With the coming of morning the
'oys had found their way back
INTO the main trail and Mr.. Leavitt
net them just as they rejoined
t.
Fastening back to Waterton
ownsite the men notified the To-
al detachment of the R.C.MP.
hat the boys were safe. Members
f the R. c. M. P. drove to Cam
ron lake where they recalled the
earchers by blasting with the po-
ce siren.
Despite the anxious hours they
oent not knowing where their
ons were, Mr.. and Mrs. Goble
ill are firm in their conviction
lat the boys are safer hiking the
ark trails and camping at Sc
uded lakes than they would be
inning the townsite streets and
skiing traffic hazards.