Three Days Lost in the Timber

Mr. Lenthall, a rancher living near Blomquiet’s sawmill on Hangman Creek, had quite an experience last week while traveling from Farmington to his home. He attempted to take a shortcut across the mountains, leaving Jack Smith’s place on Sunday morning with his pony. By evening, he had lost his way and spent three days and nights in the timber without food or matches. He eventually arrived at Desmet Mission, where the Sisters provided him with nourishment. He had been suffering in freezing conditions, having fallen into a stream and soaked his clothes. A search party eventually recovered his pony, which had been tied to a tree for six days, looking gaunt. Mr. Lenthall states he will follow the road hereafter, noting that the longest way round is the shortest way home.