LOST IN THE SNOW.

Cromwell Argus, Volume I, Issue 29, 1 June 1870, Page 5

LOST IN THE SNOW.

er« —o — On Sunday the 22nd ult., a packer )m named James M'llwain left Campbell's 0 j Diggings at the back of the Old Man Bn> Range, on his return to the Teviot, where he resided. He had under his charge six " pack-horses, owned by himself, for he had bean engaged in the toilsome and dangertha ous oCCll P a ti oll of conveying stores over . the mountain to Campbells for several . ' years. The morning was fine at the time ~ of his leaving Campbells, but he had not proceeded far on the way when a terrific * storm of snow and blinding sleet burst upon the mountain, and continued without , , abatement during the whole of Sunday , night. M'llwain never reached his home. •His amval had been expected at the Teviot, Ind as no tidings of him were heard on Sunday or Monday, a search was made, and his body was found on Thursday, ? about half-way down the eastern side of 1 the mountain, near the fork formed by the 1e " junction of Black Jack's track with re * O'Brien's. The horses, with the packsaddles on their backs, wore discovered •n- at some distance from where the body lay, M and werjßf as might have been expected, in ihH' a most emaciated condition. The remains of of Mr M'llwain were conveyed to the ip, Teviot, where aft inquest was held on >en Saturday, and the funeral, we understand, Mr took place on Sunday. It is stated that the Mr M'llwain had often been warned of md the danger of crossing the mountain durall> ingsnow-storms, but he had become so inured bi a to the dangers of the route that he would it. undertake the journey in almost any weato ther. [For the above information we are indebted to the driver of the Dunstan and Tuapeka mail-coach.]