Mohave County miner., 1886-05-30
Death .r Ge.sss A.ae-.. n.

James Satlihs and Ask. Falosnsr return.
ed from trip 70 Gave Wells on the Resting
springs road ON Tuesday, whittier they hnd
gone !" serroh for the psrw,n Of 9eorRs An.
dorsyn, who was lost the Tuesday, preS,d.
ing. while travelling in coaspsny with A.
B1tsnan on thsir journey " Wii@u ranch.
Lincoln county, Mar. IL appears that Mr..
Anderson, whilst laboring under q fit Of
mental deranRsnsut. jumped from the wae-
Oh. and fsd To tho mountains, where he
siucod pursuit for four days In . country
destitute Uf water. Oocasiounl sight was
caught Of him by Mr.. Bsteman who wss In
pursuit, soo ,mpanisd by John Bisek and
Judge Calf. Ones In the p,eantime Mr..
Bstevran wHs oloss enough to him 20 COAL
him into his wagon, where he G~ve him
some water aud Some liquor. lie again BE-
came violent, insisting that some o0s was
after him TOR the parposs Of robbery, ana
thrsatsning 10 kill Nj. Bxtsman, Sho was
ut this time alone, and trying to gut at the
hrearms which had fsrtunxssly bsen con.
css3ed. He then attempted to get the
hatcher knife fron tbs meas chsst, bat did
mot succeed. Mr.. Eatsman at this time be-
came thoroughly alarmed and told him 10
jump from the wagon, which be did, assing
70 tbs hills like deer. This was tho isst
time snyone got near enough to speak "
him. Mssn. Curry and Winters coming
ai'na two days Afterwards, fouad vhese he
bad la,d down in several places, havile b.
this time divesssd himself Of his shoes.
Numerous places we're found vhers hs had
been digging IN the nard ground apparent.
y for vstsr. A diligsnt search ,sas ksp4
up by Mr.. Bstsman. John Black and Mr..
Csl,f, and ON Monday lsst Mr.. Batsman
found his body on rocky hill about six
miles soutnsriy from Cave Station, lying on
his fsos, dead. His fest were soru to the
bone from running over the sharp stones
bassfsotsd; bis night haod worn eat from
DIGGING for water, his arms lsosratsd 20
that the bonss and sinsws vsre exposed
from falling, and his body badly bruised.
The searching party covered him ,,p caro-
fully intending TO oosms 10 Dagsstt for help
TO bury hin, but NJ. Satli6e and Rsicouer
who had gone out, arrived, and on Tuesday
at midnight, with 10 music but tho plaint-
i've cooiAg Of the turtle dove. and tbs nigh
ing winds, among the granite roslks near
the bass Of old Iyawash moontain, the
friends Of poor, happy hearted George dog
a deep graye. and as the pale moon looked
calmly dOwn upon the mournful sosas. all
that was mortal of Gsorgs Andssson was
oonasgpsd 10 Its mother earth. In his DO
isium be hid what money and two gold
watches be was known 10 hsvs upon him
and lost his oost and hat which have not
bssn found. He was we'll known to this Vi
cinity and 10 Nevada. A man Of warn. and
Rensroos impulsss shioh endeared him TO .
host Of friends who dsspiy nourn his IN.
fortunate dssth. He was member Of the
Axsouio fra tsrnity. agsd about sS or 10
years, and Q native of Dundes, Hco4land;
has lived the greater portion Of hm life in
Canada and Nsvads. Mr. Bsssman, John
Black. Judge Caiif and othess were un.
osasina in thsir sndsavor to eapsars him
bat their s6orts vert In vain, for hs could
easily watch them and hide in thsnumerous
eaves and ravipes which sbsund In that re.
gion.
Sisss writing the above am informed
thst the reai name Of the deceased is Rob
sst Anderson, he having assumed the name
u George TO distinguish himself from An
Other Of the same name living In tho same
placs.--C -Cslioo Print. ..