In the 1890s, a hunting party set out from Kendrick, Idaho to look for bear, elk and deer along the Locsha River. It was supposed to be a leisure trip, but soon a heavy snow started to fall, and the camp cook, George Colgate, fell ill. The rest of the men left him with some provisions, figuring he would soon die from his illness. A few days later, a note was found floating down the Snake River. It was from George Colgate, who was still alive and asking to be rescued.