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Show Frost Bite Forces Prospector To Take His Longest Vacation 64-Year-Old 'JHermit' Narrowly Escapes Loss of Fingers and Toes- Being lost in the barren wilderness of the Utah-Nevada line, 380 miles southwest of Salt Lake City, while "lookin' over my claims," nearly cost John HUler, 64, his hands and toes. Mr. Hlller, a prospector for more than half a century Thursday recounted re-counted , his sxperienceg from his bed at the Salt Lake general hrs-pltal, hrs-pltal, where he la undergoing treatment treat-ment for severely frost-bitten fingers fin-gers and toes. The tall, wiry, self-styled -hermit of the hills" became lost la a dsnse forest near the Utah-Nevada line three weeks ago, ' 1 waa about 30 miles from Ur-lns, Ur-lns, Nev, whsn I lost my direction," he said. "I have several claims surrounding the Ploche, Nov, region. re-gion. He spsnt about 60 hours going "round in circles" In ths forest until un-til he saw a truck driver from ku-dins ku-dins on a deserted road, who rescued res-cued him. Mr. Miller, after emergency trest-ment trest-ment at Ploche, cams to Salt Laka City, obtained a room at 121 South West Temple street unmindful of ths ssvsrity of his frost-bite. Wednesday afternoon ho noticed his fingers had swollen to hugs proportions. That evening he entered en-tered the general hospital. This Is the longest rest Til have In months," he said. "I want to gat another grubstake and take to the hills again. Ha aald thia was ths first tims In 48 years he bad visited a hospital. hos-pital. "Where Is my horns T I haven't any," he added. "Home la where I make a claim. He admitted that during hla lifetime life-time of prospecting in the hills of ths Rocky mountain region' he has yst to "strike It rich. |