A Tramp For Life

A correspondent saya : Iho recent walk of Prof. Brooks calis to my mind a case, nn account of whieh Wfl never published on tlio Atlantic eoast, oí a real feat of walking eadnwnee, for life, by a Pacilic coast miner, and no swiudlo or brag is connected with this case. During the -winter of 18C-1, a party headed by Ka con, tbc Elk eomity expressman, started from Lewiston, Nez Perces county, Indian Territory, for Elk City, a spur of the Ilocky Mountains, whóse attitude is not less ihan 12,000 feot, ilirough dense timber. Lcaving íáilvcrwood's mountain house, no stopping place existed until 20 miles were made over mountains to Newsorno creek. Iu the party of sonie Beven or eight was one Richard Widau, a Norwcgian, well kuown to tho writer of this articlc. He had tho ill-luok to break 6 snow-shoe, and was advised to t;ike it back to Silverwood's, as the party conld not stop in the snow. IJelievmg he could go back by tho plainly marked trail in the snow and blazes ou the trees for a guido, the others pushed on and Bafely arrived at Elk City, and no fears were expressed regarding the fate of Wildan, till Reven days later a new party crossed the mountain, and then it was ascertaincd that Wildan had not gone back. Immediately a party was muwtered, and on suow uhoeg started to lind the lost man. His trail wat; at last found and followed by tlic hardy pioaeeïs íh search of him. On the niiith day he was fonnd, still on foot, walking in a cirele on tho hard-beaten trail of his owu making, his feet badly frozen, yet inclosed in the slooves of his coat, wliicli he had wrapped about thoui. The thermouieter showed nine degrees below zero, a great part of tho time he was Btruggling on his icv.t for life. The party ñudiug him saw that he wal 1 thoroughly crazy. On accoKting him and asking if ho was not hungry, ho at once rophed, no. lic was tea un pora and boaus at a lionao not far back, Nofc a trace conld be fouud where lic had sat down, not asign of where lio couldJmv taken a rest - in fact, with the cold never less than four (légreos bolo w zero, he nover liad walked again had he rested. Ho was brought to Newsomo Creek station on the niiith night of this wild, cold, nnfed, cheerless walk in deep snow- teudcrly onred for by Wall & Beaxd, fceepers of the Newsomo Creek House, and cventually recovered so as to do a guod season's work with a piok and shovel, in a minkig camp called Ebon Water station, sixteen miles below the Elk City camp. Mr. Wildon was a man of about 108 poTtnds wei glit, .short and stout. That this article is trae in evei-y respect is easily to be proven. LoyaJ P. Brown, Deputy United Stat. s Tax Collector, now of Mount Idaho, or Mr. Charles Fnish, a clerk now in the land office of the Interior Department, eau vouoh for the general tmthiuhiess of this slight sketch. Here is a caso where seven days of real walking took place, without any rofreshmcnt or Belection oí apparel- without chcer of any kind, md ali for life. Let fools prauoe en boards, stug' s, etc. Dick wildaa'fl feat wffll i verfhadow anything thcy ever cun do. I hope soine 'representativo man from Idaho -will see this article and give tho particulars moro fnlly than is here done, although tliis is a simple account in all truth given. Wildan, and those who foiuid him and carod ior him, should live in history, and I hope he is still on his f eet, as strong as wheu found.