SEVEN DAYS WITHOUT FOOD.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 131, 25 May 1876, Page 4

SEVEN DAYS WITHOUT FOOD.

of the i^^^^^^f^b^lsoe^^thtovE 5 into!great Consternation on Sunday last i^o^l^rji^iljpi 4^atj* person :jn;ipißdiAlicik ; jCa]|p§i(cpjmmonly known 52 s ast|lli9k ith^Greek);jß;as from tbatf Alickuwen^ oprM«.ori Greek] a fewj we^w B iiiie to 3iv& as a batter; and, a ford in the oreek. Two* 3 otherJ pereons/.Wmea ; Peterßon and Davis, S^^S^™S»sft^ Potion of the 3£ljj&!iisS^^ 'they. b J #n^d Wcotne^down^ t6 ' this i ; Bthreel.?wee'ks^aid^aßdf 'coring toother arrangements did ..not return to their ca^ one of the He found Alick's .camp deserted, and '*---ff6rabme';iima^a,npqn 4i(lopT'ering this .^/rr.hfr^bad^^fore^aiqga^.tnai Ahck was closely, and found, all Alick's topm copib^satißnsi^^laßkets^ hisfclptbing, in the tent. .On- hh> return here, b«iga*e the intelligence as abcve \%£is!^i^l&;:_ the people immediately ;i^orufla^^pti^iitf: :pa«y to~steur-the bußh and learcli.Hho creek^ Juat as yi ver and stated that Ali ck had: turned ■=^H«^ai^pughyind Tumble Creekywjiere \ Grant, and party, ::^i^ttel!^ajid,;:.|ia^-^|f4ea\ ; that he Hjad been several day a int the:; bosh; without %ij^di#^Thiß^ next nrorning a party went iplfi^oWßeWand br6u^ AHcKA %. «^>win^ to liis sdpply pt tucJsei;jgjßt|ing •xhiuste^3heiileft. his tent to come down morning, i S^uf^i^ctqnßi^ unable ■>^||^|ngf "of ; ffile^ creek ( the ÜBoal track ); 'and' bad to steer for ■•-^i|S^s%heiValß^ IJQnlgettingcfhere \he inisied ;t'ha tracktand steered a wrong not ko(jV f wli;erehe was, Next morning ; : v (Sunday) he made another ,Bta?-l, after flmall morsel tof.bread,; which w^ and tobacco, he .had br6ugh^ iJ fromhiß tent. A? He;;,: travelled all^Jwt .: t day,^;but at ■ : -'^lfiighifatl^fo~OTd?^ himßjelf i-in ; : ['t&p same Thepext night be found bimeelf upon the ranges at the; head 6f the Mokihinui river. -c-Neit morning he struck off to the right 'Rou|h4d •,.-;-..;jtumnie"-,preek, but nao a gjeat^deal of KidjJHfitalty^Cini finding i^bis way^ A oT^be same night it rained very bearily, and two^ days} t >^phXiin#^liok had to 4ie^ on tbe^wfet foot? octree; Here he was attacked with cramps and pains, y ; ~; He" tried to^write a bit of a note stating! cthescap^ deatb^ &c.,' in event of Lyhis^ body ever beingi^fpund^abut he .■: failed in tbis.o; \Next morniqg, after :^^|in;tpf^water\and! asmoke, he made a start^ and that night got into Rough ; wi^lf ftbjjbJei^^gOu^did go^jkjgfow whether it was the Rough and Tumble :Msftffi B/MHS^time^jwrs^horoiighjy \.exhaußted, and so weak that be oouid ' ';. ;^scaf|eif^^sta^d';'- - : He ' was"; Encouraged , ; however, from seeing some, workioes it ? he^ p i oiiiinded I pio'n i 3infi <J down f< stre r am^ i ; Thi •^night 1 before 1 b© was foubd he was agaic '•:- atiacke>J'4iy violent pains in ibestprnacb and next morning be found his roemorj fßilid^ 5 hit head muddled, and bis eye- ' Bight'iinpaired, but in the morning hi ; the damp'he tia( stopped ai^(Whtch K waB ls about a mili .obis . H waJst79Rwn ; t the ,p^eek . -to wardß|tb< mrivec >;apdi it Jast he was : picked up: oi ;^s]ffn^a| mpWtixg" by> Grant and party nui township the same day. On, bejnj ,apQkep^toUbyi tone: of hetfouQ< himaeifuntibre'to reply, »Dd could on I' glapcjv,w.hat>waß.the matter, and one o V.:^|hje^-.^bronghj( bj.nal some bread, whicl "^tiJh^irt^na^*?, cafe j^me;;/weak grue -iiwas ithenj^niadeifor ih tm ! with all speed which' he was able tb 5 s wallow jiam after careful n'uTaing and nouriebmen on Morfday he preßented^a nipatj-deplor}-able spectaole. In fact he^ looted aa if he, had. escaped . hjom, the toaib after i .-loog^.incarceratlpn. He poßinvel > hij ate^othing,^■■ejep full days until fojind- on thp eighth day by Grant's par Vj v -~