Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-11

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lanes ssa sarah I'nossf she
ssssfsi years sso. bsd msde tself
by,ps 10 Norh ssIsm fcf iew
moe,hs and snevsfd 90 che 'o,
svos Land Chs ffei, Farm" scu'b
m eslem, ~ . somewhat lonesf
,s,l,,d, are nov mourning the loss
n their son ffsnk, wbo wss l'@'
sed fcund dead In the fnouiiHlns
eos,beast ~ Eogeas, neaf Issbel'
wbefe bIs parents nov live.
on Friday mofoIos, Dec va, he
started nut IN quest ~ game HIS
mother remarked ~ him that he
.bouid not ~ W ln the mo'n'Hl's
| on that day ~ tie so0w wss W"
Is.p. IIe said be wouldnt Ne The
msatbef was too stormy, and With o
mile be departed, leaving the I'M
,rensloD that be- would be bscs be'
sse dinner Hut he did not come
| Night approached bat there ws- %"
| avos ~ Frank, His parents be-
| anne very uDeosy, as II raIped bard
| III that night and tbe next day.
lJui they we're hoping that he had
sope 10 some house for shelter tiIl
the storm should cease. on batuf'
,ay noon, his brother Allen started
at 10 search, but returned at night,
| Without any trace Of the missing
| rotber. tbosgb still hoping that be
vas all right.
on Christmas morning, before
lay, Allen started out In search
,gain, but returned late Ia the even.
| lug, having no trace Of bim what
v.r. Mr.. Bricher was uDwell a'
tbe time, still that night be mar-
,gcd ~ inform the neighbors. Early
~ Monday morning u general search
DegaD.
The company started out for the
mountains and they soon struck bis
| tracks Ia the snow, which they
uuld easily follow. the snow being
bout twenty inches deep. They
followed his trail about six miles,
,ud ut half past one o'clock p, III.
hey found bin, dead, lying Ia the
,uow. From all appearances he died
the first night he was out The
aorpse was brought home late Mon
lay evening to his already distracted
,arents, who had scarcely eaten OF
,lept during his absence.
The boy evidently had became be
wildered. IL seems that when b,
started home he came Ia on the
head of Wolf creek, aud Instead o
taking his back track, he followed
down the stream to avoid the deel
: snow. Hut there being 80 many
logs and trees along the creek, ht
: finally turned of up the mountain
at which time II IL supposed that !
y was about dark. He struck his OLE
trail about two miles above the plac'
where he first went into the noun
tains,a had he turned TO the righ
and taken his back track, he u,
:, doubt would have made his wa.
nut. But he turned To the left an,
went quite u ways, 1t seems, befor
he discovered his mistake. Then b
circled around again, In which tim
he became very tired. They foun'
J, no place where be had sat down /
j. rest. IL seems that he had bee
II seized with u terror and just wen
u AN long AS he had strength. The!
u saw where he had fallen severu
times Ia the snow, and that he ha'
used his gun for n siaf. He droppe'
g his gun and walked about thirt,
d rods, when he fell 10 rise no mnrt
e II was not freezing cold, and on
would not think that he shoul
perish no soon. But he just wor
u himself out, as they could see wher
he had dragged his feet throug
the snow, his steps growing shorte
and shorter to the last. He locke
perfectly natural. rs though havin
d only dropped down to sleep, tn
position Of his hands indicating tina
o he died without struggle.
II Frank was good, quiet boy, ant
p his untimely death has brough
|, much grief upon his family and II,