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Show Snow Held Four Men Prisoners For a Week Iteno, Nov., Feb. 7. Four men", Including It. D. Htiwioy a banker and mining Investor, whilo exploring during dur-ing n plcnsuro trip on tho Pea Vine mountain rnngo north of here wore caught In tho recent record breaking snowstorms which almost buried towns and suspended transportation. Thoyt in their tent, burled under twclvo fest of snow, near tho range's summit did not seo tho light of day for a week. Fortunately tho party had skis. Ono man when provisions ran short and hunger drove them out for game not being export In their use, cross, cd his skis and fell, badly spraining h s knee. While imprisoned within their tent the adventurers compel'ed In a meas uro to imltato tho Esquimaux could-hear could-hear cougars which occasionally approached ap-proached tho snow tunnel which la- 1 tcr wa3 their means of exit from the tent into the outer world. With tho present depth of snow it required fourteen hours for Haw ley to reach tho nearest camp. This Is tho first experience of Its kind in I the history of tho state. |