The Red Cloud chief., 1879-07-17
LOST on THE PLAINS.
Two yousg Mon separate Trs. . Party
add fsrtsh.

and rsrtsh-
A party 81 i6 surveyors, IN b en-
ploy of The Government. unter con-
mand 81 Maj. Msdsry, left this cry \
short tirs. ago. .zys the Trinidad Nos.
for a o. eastward 10 the lndIAa Ter
ri,ory line. Nothing more would have
been though, Il the party. but: Tor TIE
arrival in this city yesterday 81 NJ
Hayenner and 5 companion, who h
longed 20 TIE corps, who reported me
horrible f.ts Of two 81 their COMPANIONS
and The narrow eSCsDc q three oiafTs
The circumstances II The case are A5pU:
A. follows
After leaving Trinidad the company
proceeded eastward. IN. were ~1on A.
work locating townships Ga , morn
ing Of THURSDAY. the 5th Inst "A squad
Of five men was sent out from \ Doini
on Willow Greek 10 ruR = ;rAnss; due
north y miles. With orders - iaI7 ikr
lamp a; nigh'fAll The men perform
ed the work assigned them 2 =: dusk
~. out for camp, which hd Also been
travelling nortnward during the tSY
The surveyors started east frum heir
objective point aud Af,s- walking SIX
milc., made camp. In going IN tbs
direction they nAte = great
mistake; for they should have
gone due ives, after finishing their work
n order 10 find the camp wagons
Comprehending their mistake, and be
ing very thirsty and out Of provisions.
il was proposed 10 travel south in hope,
of striking the creek. Two IF the party
refused Ia do this, preferrng to remain
where they were. hoping that the camp
ing outfit would come up 20 them IN i
few hours. Friday morning the three,
headed by M. Sheets, started for Cariso
Springs. They lost their WAY, and
wou,d have persisted but for the timely
arrival on Monday Of men from The
camp, who were in search Of them.
The search for the other twO Whose
names were ). VI. Winchester and vii
liam JUhnson) was continued with an
interest bordering on frenzy. Not until
Monday, the 9Th, did the ~searchcrs get
any clew of the missing men About =
O'Clock p. m on that day they came mp
on poor Winchester u upon the open
~plaips; but he WAS too far gone 10 Dee
saved. Afew drops Of water were given
him, but in five minutes he was "A corpse,
dying in the arms of a companion, who
had arrived too late.
Further search was made for johnson.
4 large rock, which lowered up grand
" on the boundless plains, was visited,
and there, in n creyice, WAS found n
note from Winchester, dated the .th,
saving that johnson and he were lost,
-, 1T rna@a nm thUfr mind. IN On
south in the hope Of striking the VII
low. The not. vas written IN a hrm
hand and showed that the writer was III
his right mind. The dlligen. searchers
started south, and after travelling SIX
miles were rewarded by finding u AN
teen belonging To Johnson. FOL three
days more they secured the prairles on
horseback in every direction, n on
Thursday. the 18TH, gave up the search,
unsuccessful in finding the unfortunate
man. The coyote has probably found
him, and ere his has dcvoured all that
remained of n orce bright and promis-
ing young man. Winchester wasiaken
UP TO camp and buried beside a spring
of cool water and his grave marked
He was from Baltimore, MARYLAND, was
about - years old, and is said To have
been the son of wealthy parents. In
two months he was u have become the
possessor of $4,000 from an estate. He
WAS II very brilliant young man and uni
versally beloved by his acgualntanc,s
Johnson was - years of age, II native
of Baltimore. hut has beer IN the Yves;
SOM time. His fate is Il sad one, and
his loss is deeply regretted by every II
familiar with the hardships Of Western
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