him,  and  in  the  morning  when  he  awoke  he
was  buried  under  several  inches  of  snow  which
had  fallen  during  the  night.  After  digging  him-
self out,  as  it  were,  he  began  his  slow  and
painful  search  for  a habitation,  which  con-
tinued the  balance  of  the  day  and  the  follow-
ing night.  In  the  meantime  the  weather  had
turned  colder  and  the  sufferings  of  the  wan-
derer must  have  been  terrible.  On  the  third
day  he  struck  a ranch  where  he  was  kindly
cared  for.  He  was  terribly  frozen,  the  flesh
dropping  from  his  feet.  He  was  found  by  his
friends,  and  in  a wagon,  was  sent  to  Socorro,
a journey,  which,  owing  to  the  deep  snow,  was
lengthened  to  eight  days.  He  arrived  in  this
city  Thursday  night  and  is  now  under  the  care
of  Dr.  Slough,  at  the  hospital.  It  may  be
necessary  to  amputate  all  his  toes,  but  it  is
probable  that  his  feet  can  be  saved.  Mr.  Graham
states  the  snow  fell  to  a depth  of  about  three
feet  over  the  plains  of  western  Socorro  county.
The  mail  carrier  from  Magdalena  to  the  Plaza,
on  the  ’Frisco,  was  three  weeks  making  the
trip  with  four  horses,  and  that  without  carrying
express  matter.  His  cheeks  were  frozen.  Pat
Higgins  and  son,  who  were  out  in  the  storm,
had  their  feet  badly  frozen,  but  managed  to  get
home.  The  antelope  and  cattle  on  the  plains
have  been  dying  rapidly  of  hunger  and  cold.
Among  the  other  calamities  the  Plaza  was  out
of  Whisky  for  several  weeks.