The Arizona champion., 1886-01-30
DEATH IN THE SNOW.
The Sad End of a Young and Promising Ljfe.-ijruce Eugene iawson Meets
 his iaath in snow storm.

uC WiOlS NNIhii'bhtNJ Hi SNhI Ai"b staff has been saddened by the death of Mir. Bruce Eugene Rawson, under exceedingly painful circumstances to his family and friends.
 A lttle moie than two weeks ago Mir. Rswson left his mothers home in this city. and went on trip few miles south, going first to the ranch of MT. w. A. Dyer, on Oak Creek. After remaining there a few days he went to the ranch of Mr. D. r. Hart, and left there on Tuesday morning, January 10th, 10 return to his hone The distance is only about fourteen miles across the country, walk easily accomplished in day. The weather was fine, but in case he should be de- layed, Mir. Rawson took provisions enough to last him two days. After receiving some instructions about the road he Sas going 10 take, he bid his friends good morning and started up on his last earthly journey. He was never seen alive again by any human being.
 The relatives of Mir. Rawson were not expecting him home at any par ticular time, consequently his con tinued absence caused no uncasiness, and the fact of his departure from Mir. Hart's ranch was not known here until that gentleman came into town last Saturday, and finding that MT. Rawson had not reached home, told of the departure from his ranch five days before. As heavy snow storm had taken place during that time i, was at once feared that the unfortunate gentleman was lost, and a search party was made up to go in quest of him.
 THE SEARCH.
 On Saturday evening Mr. w. F. Lockwood, Doc Wilcox and ]. B, Lockwood, in company with MT. D. [. Hart, started out to search for the missing man, and aided by Doc With CTS, who has a ranch near, search was made all day Sunday without any re- suit bey ond finding the lost mans trail. Alter following it up for a con- siderable distance, it was found that the snow had dIifted so as to com p!etely obliterate it. On Monday morning Mir. ". F.. Lockwood re- turned to the city, as 1t was found that larger force was required to thoroughly search the country, in the meantime the search was continued bl Messrs. Wlthers and Ilok Robertson, who were joined by Mr, Cook, of the pump house, but Moaday's search wa, as frujtlcss as Sundays. Tuesday morning Doc Wilcox returned to Flagstaff to report, and that night q party of ten wi;h q team and sleigh and provisions to las, them for several days, started cut. This party con si,ted of Me,srs ". E. Lockwood, ]. Donahae, John Drain, Alan Conrad, E5. Grcenlow, Patterson, Lee Newman, Allen Doyle and Mir. Mar shall. Ihi, party reachcd the scene of the search early Wednesday morn ing, but the body of Mf. Rlwion wa, found just as they got there, by the party already on the ground,
 ca Tuesday morning tac search had been continued by W. A. Dyer, Mr, Johnson, and boy, the brother. in-aw of Doc WitherS. During thc day they came to the first trail, and camped on il Tuesday night. Early Wednesday morning the search was resumed, the lost trail founI, and about nine o'clock the body was d!s- covered, lying under q fallen log, the face looking as peaceful as if the poor fellow was only asleep. A few matches were found on the ground, and his gun was lying beside him. He had ! evidently made an effort to get his gloves off, to strike a light, for the purpose of making fire, but could | not do so on account of the cold, | then, exhausted, he lay down and ! went 10 a sleep that had no waking. His death must have been painless, and probably occured the second day after he was out.
 The remains were brought into Flagstaff, drawn on the sleisn by the search party. (The horses had been returned unable 10 travel in the deep snow.) It was slow and tiresom. work, and nightlall found them still five miles from town, where they MT. Robertson walking into to bring the news.