New-York tribune., 1884-10-13
THE BIGHORN MOUNT4IN TRAGEDY

u,,,,. TN, sov OF lord LEIGH NIT HIS DEATH
ruR STORY TOLD BY 4 HUNTING COMPANION
The body of the Hon. Gilbert II. &. Leigh, NJ T.,
eldest son of Lord Leigh OF stoneleigh Abbey, war
wick shire England who was killed by falling down
q preciplce in the Ten Sleepers Canyon, .bl2horh
Mountains. on September II. left this city on the
White Star steamer Britannia Yesterday morning.
IN charge of his uncle. the Rev. Canon Leigh ana
his brother the Hon. d. Leigh who had come to this
country for the purpose W. II. Grenfell. OF Iapiow
Court Bucks late member for Salisbury IN the
British legislature found last night at the
Rrevoort House by a TRIBUNE reporter MT
Grenfel is good looking athletic EhglIshmah
about six feet in height. with abrouzed and weather
worn face. and brown monstache and hair lie
,,ava a succinct account OF the sad event although
anxious 10 say nothing which would he painful 20
the family Of the deceased gentleman. He sara
s. We left ENGLAND in the Germamc on August =
and travelled by way OF Chicago, It, Faui ana
b Northern Pacific to Custer from there making our
way to the Blxhorn Mountains. We reached Ne"'
York on the 18th and proceeded 10 Niagara. where
swan across the pool We joined again at chi
caro. There were five in the party. Mr Leigh,
n,vs,lf two hunters named Bob stewart ana Ted
and another man as cook. had not been in this
country before. but il was nothing new to Lelgh
He had been here half dozen times and knew al
most every foot of the ground in the district we
went TO- Ii was on Sunday, September l. that
Leigh was lost and we found the body On the -ls'.
We had a camp at the bottom OF the canyon an"
he saddled his horse aud lett about clock III tho
,ft.ruoon We waited till very late IN the evening
bpt he did not come in nor did he reach camp all
night so we became certain that something serious
had happeued We did not expect HIM III early ~
pc had gone ont late and had he killed ANYTHING IL
would have taken him 4 consiC cradle time 70 IT,
turn to caInD.
@What steps did you take :" asked the reporter
"The hunter went down to the FORKS Oh tne can
yon AMI hunted about carefully. lie hred seVria'
shots and shouted. but there was no response y"
became further alarmed. and began a search which
proved to bee a very long one. We iouhd HIS noiS'
about two miles up the canyon with his coat .tIed
an 80 b,cL Kob Stew art was unable to find any
thing further ana came back t" me saying guess
a., have another lost man We all continued the
search for a week going from ledge to ledge ana
e,aminInr carefully every and every Dear-hoe'
T, was very hard work for the men but not 80 i"cH
for a member of the Alpine CUB VINO hau oooi'
three times np the Matterh0rn. FlndIag hoIhns'
on Saturday | wrote "a letter To Mt Morton ~ 70"
Ter. who managcs.a rancho for the Powder h'ae.
| Cattle Company and.who knew LelEh "'Il' Id =" Q
! b.ep ont hunting with him several tlmes "
,.,ded ~ send Rob Stewart on with the letter carry
/ an Nundav Morning and after DONG so We ''"''''
| o,,ip on the search We had been twice over tno
,round Int We went again. and soon found Il nav
| ubi,b we recognized as Leighs. We came upon .he
| bodv soon afterward. IL was hidden III ANU Va
| hollow belDw a black rock about cightS ieot h's ~
| Curiously enough the clothes were not ,oln' " =,
| must hav. been killed Immediately. Inc sA"'
was smashed IN. and the back. thigh ana one -
the leos brnkeu Uc was lying on his oach, VIZ - -
| the head inward The body had not pocn ,h .oI ~ r
Inv any animals and | covered IL Owe. Wv ma'n nis' I
! blanket secured by stones. we, WI ~, ~ ,,,h a,
from the camp / sent oil TOR a doctor ~ 81 So ~ Il
could be done IN the way Oi eloahi'ns Wv i yer,
was not al all decOmp0sed as II Wa % =, y, -
| cool nlace where the sun could not get a. IT.. t.. -,
What il your theory concerning 'ne '""
the accldentf ,.o,od We had
"Oh know exactly how il happened. Lnew m.
hunted this canyon TOR a week ana We "ou" ',a nor
- Lv heart For some miles the rock Is qui.o pas p
! pendicular. the lowest ledge peinh ons nlac.
100 feet in height. There - "ll'S ,,ia and ,
where YOU can get up II, about - nia. "a thsr
half up the canyon He got UP llo', , 49, and fol
came back along the pTeclplcs l WI. i,arc~ r Tn,
| low ed his tracks for a considetHDi' 80 ,anidly y
around at the pace where he fell sh1lNc' tcnui,
| aud he roud not ace the preciplfe below ITr ~
see plainly the place where he nau siilpY Y,s and hi
was "A tree about ten OF fifteen varns ocoN az" 81 !,
r,Ie had caught upon tlns II was on the very e
, of The prccIpicc. | should ike you W " ~
IL clear that his death was not cans'u III az, & a.,
by cat.lassness The place was simply trap az az
H. s,li mn H. have no doubt he was Trying W y,
hark Ia the Mace where he had left his horse aoou
300 wards away lie was very auNeh'"''"' 49,
plucky .i ,,,.otesh man ey