Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-18
SEARCHING FOR LAHupaERe's BODY.
Our Correspondent Accompanies a Fort nhomp.,
son Party Which Goes Out For
That Purpose.
Tnsystrask tee Far mp Crow Crock And
Failed - Find thespot Inaaoa-
ted.-AnothoF Dead Man.
Especial Correspondence

lSpeclalt COrreSpOn0ence.J
In campat Stevens ranch, on Grow Creel
July 15.-I told you in my last that I Ia,
been invited by Mr. Beveridge TO accompa
ny his party from Fort Thompson in ii
search for the remains of the murdered man
Landphere. On Sunday morning at eigh'
O'Clock we started, Mr.. Cassidy and myself
accompanying MI. Beveridge. We took
along in the wagon a coffin, some shovele
and some lime. Two extra saddle horses
accompanied the party. We had not re-
ceived directions from the authorities re-
garding the supposed location Of the body
and had only the Press and Dakotaian &C.
count Of the affair as our guide. We deci-
ded, however, that the bloody deed had been
committed about forty miles from Fort
Thompson, at the Firesteel road crossing Of
Grow creek, and for this point We started.
We reached MI. Coon's ranch, about sixteen
miles from Fort Thompson, at half past ten
o'clock. The heat was intense, and it SEEM
ed that we must give up the pilgrimage and
lay by for a change in the temperature. But
We pushed on until nearly four o'clock in
the afternoon, when Mr.. Steyens ranch was
reached and We halted for dinner. Here
one Of our team horses was Frustrated by a
sun stroke, and it took nearly all the ice we
had with us to place the animal on his feet
again. The horse was go weak that it was
decided to use the saddle horses for the fur
ther prosecution Of the search. Mr.. Bev-
eridge and myself undertook this task and
started out at half past four, on opposite
sides of the creek, our course being up the
stream. Two miles from the ranch Mr..
Beyeridge struck deserted camp,which ap-
peared to be about ten days old. We
found there a piece of bacon, a tin can and
a piece of cotton cloth. From indications
We judged that q party of about four per-
sons had been in camp here, aud we pro-
.ceeded to make search for the remains OF
Landphere. At this point no timber grows
on the creek and we think VIC made a very
thorough examination of the grass, weeds
and water. The search was unsuccessful
and after following the banks Of the creek
ten or twelve miles up we concluded II
abandon further efforts in that direction
So We returned to the ranch, nearly exhaust
ed by the heat aud with constant mosquito
fighting, and reported results. After due
consideration the general opinion wal
reached that the men had camped at thu
place indicated above, on the Sd of July
and had moved on the next day to a low
er camp, where the murder was committed
AS it was already eight o'clock in the ever
ing we decided to remain here over nigh
and continue our investigation early In thu
morning.
The heat is suffocating and l believe thu
mercury must have scored 105 this after.
noon Mosquitoes are here by the million,
and / can see lllt!c prospect for rest to night
I send this to the agency by q herder WHIT
is going III and will mail it for me. The
result of to morrow's search l will send ty
the next mail.
ANOTHER DEAD MAN.
Later.-Herders here say that a man
named Ben Arnold was found last Saturday
at Chain de Roche (Which Is rs miles up
the Missouri from Fort Thompson) hang
ing by the neck to a tree. 1t is supposed
that he was murdered. G.