Show LOST HUNTER FIGHTS WOLVES AND QUICKSAND michigan man has terrifying adventures in depths of forest port fort huron lost for far 30 hours in the depths of an upper peninsula forest while he fought hunger sav aga wolves quicksand and despair george W everson of port huron lias has returned home none the worse wore for his terrifying adventures which were encountered during a deer hunting trip Ever everson soi member of a party of three hunters was encamped near two hearted aher 30 miles north of newberry one morning lie set out alone ion on a deer hunt carrying only ills his compass and rifle soon lie struck the trall trail of a buck and followed it for some time shortly after noon he stura stumbled bled into a quicksand pit and before ore lie recognized the nature of ochla hi 9 surroundings had sunk to his knees in the shifting shit ting sucking sand every effort that everson made to extricate himself pushed him deeper into the pit until finally the sand had rea readied clied his waist and was climbing steadily life saved by log eversons life was saved by the presence of a log that had fallen across the pit As he sank deeper into the yielding sand he twisted his body until lie he grasped the log alth his fingers slowly inch by inch he worked his fingers over the log the blood spurting from his bruised hands as he be began the laborious process of pulling his body from the quagmire at last he succeeded in reaching firm ground but his compass was wa broken and he realized that he was waa hopelessly lost physically exhausted and aching in every limb he picked up his rifle which he had thrown to hard ground while in the sand pit and began to stumble blindly through the dense forest night came and a pack of wolves trailed him everson was without matches and being unacquainted with woodmore wood lore did not know two to start a fire by discharging his rille rifle I 1 it r i pulling his body from the quagmire so he ha remained standing throughout the night occasionally firing his rifle and shouting to frighten away the wolves which kept circling about searching party when morning camo came the wolves als df s appeared and dierson resumed his wanderings shouting at the top of his voice the other members of his camping party who were searching for him occasionally heard ills his shouts but were unable to locate him about noon he be became acamo so hoarse that he no longer could shout and he stumbled on despairing of ever seeing his bis friends again and suffering from hunger and fatigue lato late that night lie he stumbled upon the camp of another hunting party lie ile was so dazed that he hardly could tell of life ills experiences but was given food and shelter for the night the next day ills his new friends helped him to locate his own party assy |