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TRUMAN C. EVERTS
Everts was 54 years old
when he had the chance
of a lifetime
- to join the 1870
Washburn / Langford
/ Doane Expedition
into the heart of
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK.
This was an area where
few people had gone.
#########################
Everts was a former assessor
for the territory of Montana.
The group consisted of
19 members.
While on the south end of the
YELLOWSTONE LAKE,
Everts nearly met his end.
He became separated from the
main party of explorers.
When the man (and his horse)
got lost, he didn't get alarmed.
Everts later wrote,
"I rode on in the direction
I supposed had been taken
until darkness overtook me
in the dense forest.
This was disagreeable enough,
but caused me no alarm.
I had no doubt of being with
the party at breakfast
the next morning."
The next day, he felt certain
he would meet his comrades.
Lost - he made a serious mistake.
He dismounted his horse and left
the horse's reins trailing
while he walked ahead to scout.
Something spooked his horse
and it took off,
"at full speed among the trees.
That was the last I ever
saw of him."
The horse was carrying
Everts's supplies,
blankets, guns, etc...
He had only his clothing,
a couple of knives
and a small opera glass.
September in Yellowstone Country
can be a beautiful time of year,
but for Everts,
it was nearly fatal.
Snow, wind and rain lashed him.
Instead of going back toward
'YELLOWSTONE LAKE' -
and a rendezvous
with his party - he set off south.
The lost man ended on the shores
of HEART LAKE,
where he lay down beside
some thermal springs
and therefore,
kept from suffering possible
hypothermia and possible death.
He ate a few things -
a small bird and plants.
Everts ingeniously started fire
using his opera glass and was
able to fashion a knife
(after he lost his two knives)
from a buckle and a fishhook
from a pin.
He lost these in a forest fire
he accidentally set.
The explorer party waited
for Evert to reappear.
They set off in different
directions searching for him.
Langford and another man rode
almost to the shore of
HEART LAKE.
There an exhausted Everts
was lying on the warm ground
next to a hot spring.
However, they turned back,
failing to find their lost
companion.
Everts was found in mid-October
by two men who were looking
for him. At first
they thought he was
a wounded bear crawling
among the rocks and brush
near CRESCENT HILL.
#########################
Everts's main food
for 37 days,
was the root of a thistle
commonly known today as
'EVERTS THISTLE' or
'ELK THISTLE'.
#########################
Everts gained much publicity
for his harrowing tale and was
even offered a job:
The first Superintendent of
the new park in 1872.
He turned the job down
because there was no salary
with the position.
#########################
Everts lived until 1901,
when he died at the age
of 85 while in Maryland.
#########################
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
#########################
This biography is
humbly presented by
Audrey Burtrum-Stanley / Arkansas
#########################
TRUMAN C. EVERTS
Everts was 54 years old
when he had the chance
of a lifetime
- to join the 1870
Washburn / Langford
/ Doane Expedition
into the heart of
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK.
This was an area where
few people had gone.
#########################
Everts was a former assessor
for the territory of Montana.
The group consisted of
19 members.
While on the south end of the
YELLOWSTONE LAKE,
Everts nearly met his end.
He became separated from the
main party of explorers.
When the man (and his horse)
got lost, he didn't get alarmed.
Everts later wrote,
"I rode on in the direction
I supposed had been taken
until darkness overtook me
in the dense forest.
This was disagreeable enough,
but caused me no alarm.
I had no doubt of being with
the party at breakfast
the next morning."
The next day, he felt certain
he would meet his comrades.
Lost - he made a serious mistake.
He dismounted his horse and left
the horse's reins trailing
while he walked ahead to scout.
Something spooked his horse
and it took off,
"at full speed among the trees.
That was the last I ever
saw of him."
The horse was carrying
Everts's supplies,
blankets, guns, etc...
He had only his clothing,
a couple of knives
and a small opera glass.
September in Yellowstone Country
can be a beautiful time of year,
but for Everts,
it was nearly fatal.
Snow, wind and rain lashed him.
Instead of going back toward
'YELLOWSTONE LAKE' -
and a rendezvous
with his party - he set off south.
The lost man ended on the shores
of HEART LAKE,
where he lay down beside
some thermal springs
and therefore,
kept from suffering possible
hypothermia and possible death.
He ate a few things -
a small bird and plants.
Everts ingeniously started fire
using his opera glass and was
able to fashion a knife
(after he lost his two knives)
from a buckle and a fishhook
from a pin.
He lost these in a forest fire
he accidentally set.
The explorer party waited
for Evert to reappear.
They set off in different
directions searching for him.
Langford and another man rode
almost to the shore of
HEART LAKE.
There an exhausted Everts
was lying on the warm ground
next to a hot spring.
However, they turned back,
failing to find their lost
companion.
Everts was found in mid-October
by two men who were looking
for him. At first
they thought he was
a wounded bear crawling
among the rocks and brush
near CRESCENT HILL.
#########################
Everts's main food
for 37 days,
was the root of a thistle
commonly known today as
'EVERTS THISTLE' or
'ELK THISTLE'.
#########################
Everts gained much publicity
for his harrowing tale and was
even offered a job:
The first Superintendent of
the new park in 1872.
He turned the job down
because there was no salary
with the position.
#########################
Everts lived until 1901,
when he died at the age
of 85 while in Maryland.
#########################
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
#########################
This biography is
humbly presented by
Audrey Burtrum-Stanley / Arkansas
#########################
########################
TRUMAN C. EVERTS
Everts was 54 years old
when he had the chance
of a lifetime
- to join the 1870
Washburn / Langford
/ Doane Expedition
into the heart of
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK.
This was an area where
few people had gone.
#########################
Everts was a former assessor
for the territory of Montana.
The group consisted of
19 members.
While on the south end of the
YELLOWSTONE LAKE,
Everts nearly met his end.
He became separated from the
main party of explorers.
When the man (and his horse)
got lost, he didn't get alarmed.
Everts later wrote,
"I rode on in the direction
I supposed had been taken
until darkness overtook me
in the dense forest.
This was disagreeable enough,
but caused me no alarm.
I had no doubt of being with
the party at breakfast
the next morning."
The next day, he felt certain
he would meet his comrades.
Lost - he made a serious mistake.
He dismounted his horse and left
the horse's reins trailing
while he walked ahead to scout.
Something spooked his horse
and it took off,
"at full speed among the trees.
That was the last I ever
saw of him."
The horse was carrying
Everts's supplies,
blankets, guns, etc...
He had only his clothing,
a couple of knives
and a small opera glass.
September in Yellowstone Country
can be a beautiful time of year,
but for Everts,
it was nearly fatal.
Snow, wind and rain lashed him.
Instead of going back toward
'YELLOWSTONE LAKE' -
and a rendezvous
with his party - he set off south.
The lost man ended on the shores
of HEART LAKE,
where he lay down beside
some thermal springs
and therefore,
kept from suffering possible
hypothermia and possible death.
He ate a few things -
a small bird and plants.
Everts ingeniously started fire
using his opera glass and was
able to fashion a knife
(after he lost his two knives)
from a buckle and a fishhook
from a pin.
He lost these in a forest fire
he accidentally set.
The explorer party waited
for Evert to reappear.
They set off in different
directions searching for him.
Langford and another man rode
almost to the shore of
HEART LAKE.
There an exhausted Everts
was lying on the warm ground
next to a hot spring.
However, they turned back,
failing to find their lost
companion.
Everts was found in mid-October
by two men who were looking
for him. At first
they thought he was
a wounded bear crawling
among the rocks and brush
near CRESCENT HILL.
#########################
Everts's main food
for 37 days,
was the root of a thistle
commonly known today as
'EVERTS THISTLE' or
'ELK THISTLE'.
#########################
Everts gained much publicity
for his harrowing tale and was
even offered a job:
The first Superintendent of
the new park in 1872.
He turned the job down
because there was no salary
with the position.
#########################
Everts lived until 1901,
when he died at the age
of 85 while in Maryland.
#########################
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
#########################
This biography is
humbly presented by
Audrey Burtrum-Stanley / Arkansas
#########################
TRUMAN C. EVERTS
Everts was 54 years old
when he had the chance
of a lifetime
- to join the 1870
Washburn / Langford
/ Doane Expedition
into the heart of
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK.
This was an area where
few people had gone.
#########################
Everts was a former assessor
for the territory of Montana.
The group consisted of
19 members.
While on the south end of the
YELLOWSTONE LAKE,
Everts nearly met his end.
He became separated from the
main party of explorers.
When the man (and his horse)
got lost, he didn't get alarmed.
Everts later wrote,
"I rode on in the direction
I supposed had been taken
until darkness overtook me
in the dense forest.
This was disagreeable enough,
but caused me no alarm.
I had no doubt of being with
the party at breakfast
the next morning."
The next day, he felt certain
he would meet his comrades.
Lost - he made a serious mistake.
He dismounted his horse and left
the horse's reins trailing
while he walked ahead to scout.
Something spooked his horse
and it took off,
"at full speed among the trees.
That was the last I ever
saw of him."
The horse was carrying
Everts's supplies,
blankets, guns, etc...
He had only his clothing,
a couple of knives
and a small opera glass.
September in Yellowstone Country
can be a beautiful time of year,
but for Everts,
it was nearly fatal.
Snow, wind and rain lashed him.
Instead of going back toward
'YELLOWSTONE LAKE' -
and a rendezvous
with his party - he set off south.
The lost man ended on the shores
of HEART LAKE,
where he lay down beside
some thermal springs
and therefore,
kept from suffering possible
hypothermia and possible death.
He ate a few things -
a small bird and plants.
Everts ingeniously started fire
using his opera glass and was
able to fashion a knife
(after he lost his two knives)
from a buckle and a fishhook
from a pin.
He lost these in a forest fire
he accidentally set.
The explorer party waited
for Evert to reappear.
They set off in different
directions searching for him.
Langford and another man rode
almost to the shore of
HEART LAKE.
There an exhausted Everts
was lying on the warm ground
next to a hot spring.
However, they turned back,
failing to find their lost
companion.
Everts was found in mid-October
by two men who were looking
for him. At first
they thought he was
a wounded bear crawling
among the rocks and brush
near CRESCENT HILL.
#########################
Everts's main food
for 37 days,
was the root of a thistle
commonly known today as
'EVERTS THISTLE' or
'ELK THISTLE'.
#########################
Everts gained much publicity
for his harrowing tale and was
even offered a job:
The first Superintendent of
the new park in 1872.
He turned the job down
because there was no salary
with the position.
#########################
Everts lived until 1901,
when he died at the age
of 85 while in Maryland.
#########################
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
#########################
This biography is
humbly presented by
Audrey Burtrum-Stanley / Arkansas
#########################
