Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-08
WESTERN NEWS ITEMS.
Kills Of Human Bones, A Startling
Discovery.
ENCOUNTER A MOUNTAIN LION
Poisoned with Carbolic Acld.-A Train
Hold.up Near Los Apg'le~--A
Train Jumper Loses a Leg.

Ventura FREE fTess, returned after
49, DAYS, visit on the island. They
concluded not TO exhaust their rights
an land 90 valucless. From Frank
Ts,,io. who took them over. some
in,eresting details Of the trip are
learned. The island IL about four
,niles wide by twelve miles long, an1
4 located some seventy miles of this
,oa.,, almost due south Of here. The
Iii bas ali been blown oil and the rocks
az. almost entirely bare aud destitute
~ soll, giving the whole Island d
very barren appearance. On
Inc western side SAND T. about the only
thing seen aud this has been blown
froni the beach clear to the top Of the
island. 200 OF $40 feet high. On the
other side of the Island, the east side,
ibey found human bones for a distance
of five miles, along the beach. They
Xcre very thick aud looked as II IL had
been a graveyard. They also dis.
coyer.,i the remains Of human bodies
an The ridge which runs lengthwlsu
through the Island. In some places
two skeletons were seen close together,
ssif they had been buried together In
The same grave. The wind had blown
tg what covering ofsoil that had been
thrown over them and 1t looked quite
ghastly. Bones were thlckly atrewn
aong this ridge for upwards Of thruo
miles. From appearances upwards Of
5000 or 1000 Indians must have been
buried there. a shauty which hnd
been built on tho west side was
muud buried clear 10 the roof
In sand. There are now about
1000 sheep On the Island, anu
from sort Of rough grass they seem
10 keep fat. The party went Into n
cave which afforded an Indian woman,
The sole occupant Of the Island, u home
f9f seven years. IL SCENE that when
her party was leaving the Island she
lumpcl overheard aud swan ashore in
The night. Years went by before she
was taken oil. The party enjoyed the
trip immensely but eay the leland Is
nol worth much.
Rer5urg Ires, - We hRv. lots Of
visitors here from Utah and other parts
and they think we have hnu summer
country. There must be- some smart
men In the basin Judging from the
eountennncee. | notice some that eN.
tend over the top Of their heads and
down on lino with the top or their
ear.
On Monday last sam Swanner went
70 the timber after logs and his wife
vent along 10 gather Huckle berries
aking little boy about three years
old along. They were dow In n small
canyon about two hundred yards from
the wagon. While Sam was getting the
load OF logs, she LEFT the boy Standing
by tree that was laying down while
she went about fifteen or twenty feet
away TO gather berries. When tho little
fellow began 10 scream the mother
looked around aud there was huge
mountain lion about TO take hold OF the
boy, the mother gave a scream aud
ran TO the child when the lion gave
scream and lashed his tail anu walked
off through the downed Timber. sMr.
jwanner ran down with gun but
was too late as the lion hal gone and
his two dogs could not be induced 10
follow tho tracks.
Orand junction Nw-What might
have been fatal error narrowly cs.
capped being the death OF Mri. John q.
Crawford Friday afternoon. Mrs.
Crawford has been Ill since Wodues'
DAY and was under the care OF Dc,
fngvrsoll. During his treatment OF
the ease the doctor gave prescription
which was FLIED nj lHaskoll's drug
store. Friday afternoon Mt O'Clock
Miss Lilly Crawford administered
ieaspoonful Of this medicine, the dose
marked upon the bottle. Immediately
Mrs. Crawford began 10 struggle anu
gasp for breath. Water was admin,
isterei and swallowed with great diiil.
Guilty aud afterwards milk was given
10 alleviate her sutierinRs. ny this
time II was suspected that something
was wrong with the medicine aud
physicians sont tor. DR.. Butler was
tile first 10 respond and upon oNamln-
ing the patients mouth and throat and
tasting this medicine pronounced II a
oa'e Of carbolic acid poisoning.
IDAHO Herald "Wednesday afternoon
Ella T.. Bowen, wife Of Ed. Bowen, Of
this city, purchased twelve grains VI
morphine aud started out for the Port.
nsuf river. Arriving there, sho went
down 10 the waters edge, then lay
with her back against sharp bank,
removed her hat and gloves, placed
her arm around n willow twig, opened
up her pnrasOl, clcnching II with her
hiis her face from the scorching sun
beams, In which condition she was
lound 10y Mr.. Dorsey, his attention
being attracted TO the SPOT by the sharp
lhklng Of a dog. The place seems %
have been collected with care, a. Il IL
scarcely possible that she could have
been discovered until death lad re-.
lleved her from her dying throbs had
u not been by the watchful cur. She
was taken up from her reclining
losition, and all that mortal nlJ could
%, was douu 10 restore her to
iis. Drs. Rocker aud Moore were
10 attendance and rendered every
assistance In their powet-ln what,
Nom the first, they considered n hope
les- case. A number VI ladies hastened
70 the spot to assist, but alasl the fatal
dose Of II grainsot morphine had done
Us deadly work, aud the young woman
o. eighteen summers died Mt half.past
eight O'Clock In the evening. We
learn that she has a mother and father
nvlng at Lone Pine, In Oregon. After
taking the poisonous drug she placed
the wrapper upon which was marked
me contents, In her bosom, whore II
was found. What her motives were
Tor doing n she had done, win perhaps
remain forever mystery. Life. In
SOBER, thinking moments may have
hhu TOO many cares for her young
mimi II she had faults, let them be
BURIED and hidden with hor for all
time te come.
Sdn Francisco Cir0Hio'C-The South.
s.tn Pacific Railrood near Modesto WINS
lhe scene last night OF another bold
ana desperate attempt al train robbery.
rue Los Angeles express when seven