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Lost in the Montana mountains Carroll Smith survives brutal blizzard
In 1878 Colonel Paxson and his guests venture into North Boulder country. Carroll Smith strays from camp in a snowstorm and endures days of freezing cold, hunger, and delirium before a Civil War era rescue and a return to Deer Lodge. He later recalls an arduous, nearly fatal trek following deer tracks and a treacherous creek to civilization.
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E. S. Paxson
Carroll Smith
A. L. Stone
School of Journalism
University of Montana
Missoula
State Capitol
Mr. Paxson
Montana
Paxson
Cottonwood
Montana Hills
Tenderfoot
Colonel Paxson
Deer Lodge
Everett
Boulder Country
Miss Kettlewell
Oro Fino Creek
Dog Creek Divide
Powder Horn
Boulder
Smith
Carroll
Edgar
Montana College
Scott House
Sam Scott
Fellows
Nat Evans
Deer Lodge Valley
Burt Hawley
Tom Stewart
Evans
Oro Fino
Dog Creek
Paxsons
Dillon
Helena
Rockies