Show HORRIBLE TRAGEDY ON 1 DIAMOND MOUNTAIN Oliver P. P Sanford and Fred Hicks h Freeze to Death While hUe Trying to Get Help for Woman and Child Oliver p P. P Sanford and Fred red Hicks icks two of the crew at t the tIle sawmill located t E ed d ou Diamond Diamon mountain mountain thirty thirty- miles from Vernal p perished I b. b d from cold and hunger la is a desperate IMI tu futile attempt to succor succor I th the wife and ad invalid son of fir Mr Hicks ii Back of this old b statement f o It fact lies a tra tragic tale J f p and nd suffering of devotion oliou and heroism hero hero- ism typical of western life in early e-arly days but seldom recorded in the annals of or the present pres at Sunday December i 1 George Massey an and A. A L L. L Ha laLk la Lk LJ g ment trappers and antI hunters of oC Vernal Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal found on Diamond mountain Francisco Sole a. a Mexican l wh who bad had been employed at the Hicks sawmill He told them enough of the story tomake to tomake tomake make evident th the necessity for far quick action and adding to the party Fred Feltch another trained mountaineer th the three threEt Vernal men meu started to the rescue Find WOman Near Death After After- three days das and nights of strenuous effort the part reached the he sawmill findIng Mrs Hicks Hicks' iud hr her herson son SOIl close to death from cold and star star- The roof of their tent was under two feet of snow They hadnot had hadnot hadnot not tasted bread for fifteen days and the only food remaining was a. a hand hand- fut ful of beans beaus and a small part of the of one goat that had be been n caught and killed more than than a week weak before After attending to the immediate needs is or ort t a e mother ther and the the boythe boy OJ the rescuers rescuer's start to find Hicks Clicks Jl S t- t h r Thursday Dece December December 11 in man manat an at j at attempt tempt to secure food f for r other members members members mem mem- bers of the family there Going t to o where the- the trail trall started they traveled traveled trav tray in a direction about abou t eighteen miles At a point about to ten n miles from the mill mUl in a deep ca canyon can canyon yon they came upon the bodies of Hicks and Sanford where they had perished in their struggle against the snow and cold Snow Tells Story Mute evidence of the brave bravo struggle struggle gle ge for Cor life was clearly apparent It was seen seen that they had attempted to dig a shelter sheller place In the snow snow that Sanford the older man and the Continued on Page Two u HORRIBLE TRAGEDY From Page One 1 horse had fallen tallen and that Hicks had dug them out with the shovel he carried The victims m made de progress but a a. I few feet further The bodies lay not j more than six feet apart with the frozen horse about the same distance removed Snuggled between the hind legs of the horse ta lay my the body of or a house cat cat while the frozen shepherd dog lay close to the front of the horses horse's body as if driven there in desire to absorb the last bit bitof bitof of oC heat from the larger animal It ItIs Itis Itis is believed that Hicks and Sanford picked up the lost cat and the dog after aCter leaving the sawmill the animals animals animals ani ani- mals finding comfort in in human companionship Cold Colt Record breaking It was during this week that the temperature in Vernal dropped to the lowest yet et recorded there reading close to 30 degrees below zero for several successive nights while the wind-swept wind mountains higher up the temperature must of necessity ha have e been much lower The Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- da day night of the tragedy Is believed to have been the coldest night of the week Hicks wore summer underwear underwear un un- two pairs of overalls sweater Jac Jacket ct and coat clothing barely sufficient for even en the cold nights of at summer in this region Mrs Hicks told members of the rescue party that on three different days das after aCter her husband and Sanford had bad left the sawmill she had made reay to attempt the trip to Vernal taking her son son but that something somethIng something some thing she knew not what had held her back bidding her wait walt till tm help came It Is doubtful if the woman and child could have survived more than thirty six b hours houra longer had not aid reached them Supplies Not Delivered Mr Ir and Mrs Hicks came to Ver Vernal VerT Veri nal from Colorado several years ean co cot t I t and started the tho sawmill on Diamond mountain Some weeks ago Mr Ir Hicks came down don on horseback and took In some Bomo supplies being then advised that he be ought to come down and bring his hla family for the winter lie sent Bent down again for supplies but through some misunderstanding the they were not delivered and when the unusually severe storm of December December De Do- cember S 8 broko broke and lasted several day days the family was as suffering from lack of food Then came the last desperate effort to 0 secure help But for tho the finding of the Med Mexican n on Sunday Sunda December 14 H the tragedy of Diamond mountain would woul l n- n questionably havo have Included in the He death list tho the names of or the tho brave brue mother and her helpless lion eon o |