Woman Meets Tragic Death on Snow Trail
"The Cascade News," Feb. 3, 1933
This community was much upset Sunday when the tragic death of Mrs. Inez Shaver, 27, who became exhausted and perished from the cold while on her way home from Cascade Saturday evening, was reported.
Mrs. Shaver, wife of Feliz Shaver, caretaker of the Andy Little ranch, (old Lash place) west of Belvedere water tank four miles south of Cascade, came to town Saturday to make some purchases and visit friends, having traveled on skis to the railroad track, approximately one and a half miles and then walking to town. Her husband remained at home to care for the three children, a three months old baby boy, a two-year old boy and a girl of five. It was understood that should she not arrive home by dark, Mr. Shaver should not worry as she might stay in town overnight with a friend, Mrs. Richmond.
Mrs. Shaver left the Richmond home at about four o'clock and at six Harry Harp met her near the Belvedere water tank putting on her skis for the trip home from the railroad and she appeared to be all right, starting home carrying several packages.
During Saturday evening Mr. Shaver went out several times and watched for her, finally making up his mind that she had remained in town.
Sunday morning about 11 o'clock Shaver put on his skis and started out expecting to meet his wife and discovered her frozen corpse within two hundred yards of the ranch house. Indications are that she became exhausted, as the snow, about four feet deep, was very loose, and finally got off the skis and attempted to make it to the house on foot, and had gone but a short distance when apparently she gave out, dying of exposure.
Coroner Robb and Dr. Ward are of the opinion that her legs became frozen first, making it impossible for her to travel. The expression on the face of the corpse indicated much agony. Upon discovery of his wife’s body, Mr. Shaver went to the Miller ranch for help and Harry Harp came to town, notifying Coroner A. D. Robb. Harp and Geo. Stonebraker got together a twelve dog team and sled and with the Coroner and about ten men with snow shoes went to Belvedere where they broke out a trail to the body, arriving with it in Cascade about seven o’clock in one of the heaviest snow storms of the winter.
The body was prepared for burial and rested at the Robb Mortuary till Wednesday when it was taken Emmett for burial beside two of her children who preceded her in death.
Besides her husband and three children she is survived by her mother and a sister living near Los Angeles, California.
For the present the three children are being cared for by friends, Mrs. Richmond having the baby and Mrs. Joe Anundia the other two.
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