Blodgett's Five-Day Survival in a Little Cottonwood Snowbank
Published October 5, 2026 at 2:59 AM
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Millennial Star Research
A miner named Blodgett was caught in a snowbank in Little Cottonwood and remained buried for five days. He was rescued on January 31, 1877, and brought to St. Mary's Hospital for treatment. While his condition was described as serious, it was expected he would recover.
Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 39, No. 9, 26 February 1877):
A miner named Blodgett, who was caught in a snow-slide in Little Cottonwood, and remained buried for five days, was rescued on the 31st of January, and brought to St. Mary's Hospital, in this city. He is in a serious condition, but it is expected he will recover.
In Their Own Words
“Five Days UN DER tae Snow.—A miner named Blodgett was brought down from: Little Cottonwood Thursday night, (Feb. Ist), and taken to St. Mary’s Hospital for medical treatment, and to recuperate. He was rescued (Jan. 31st) from a snow bank, under which he had been for five days. Although his case is serious, it is thought he will recover. — Millennial Star 39:9”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 26 February 1877 (Vol. 39, No. 9). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1877-02-26_39_9 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Complete account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 39, No. 9, 26 February 1877 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1877-02-26_39_9
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