A Heroic Rescue in the Wilderness

While attempting to shoot pack rats in the cabin on his claim nine miles west of Blueslide last Thursday afternoon, Harry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dunwoodie, was accidentally shot in the abdomen, the rifle ball entering his hip and ranging upward into the body. Mr. Dunwoodie performed the almost superhuman task of bringing the young man to the home cabin of the family a half a mile away. A messenger was dispatched to Blueslide for help and Dr. Phillips, of Newport, was sent for. During the night a stretcher was improvised, and the next morning the task of bringing the injured young man to the railroad station at Blueslide was begun by six homesteaders. The trip to the Slide was exceedingly dangerous. The trail was covered with sleet and snow, and the men bearing their burden time and again faced the danger of losing their footing. At some points the route was so rough and steep that it was found necessary to tie Dunwoodie to the stretcher. It was an heroic task and the men won the heartfelt thanks of the family. At the end of the six-mile trail they were met by U. S. Anderson with a team, which enabled them to catch the afternoon train for Spokane.