Paul received a cold from which he never recovered.
In the morning he crawled out in search of the ring, thinking it might be of some value.

He was enabled to find the place where he had fallen by retracing his steps and seeing the blood on the snow in spots here and there.

It had stopped snowing soon after he recovered consciousness, consequently it was not difficult next morning to find out the spot where he had received his injuries.

The sun was shining brightly, and as he kicked away the snow after hunting about for an hour or so, his eye caught something shining brilliantly.

He picked it up.