Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-13
GOT LOST AND Persisted.
Mart Peck, a i4.Yelr Old Boy.
Heels a Dreadful FATE.
Len - shcs" Camp Scar itnnosh 'tn.
lard 60. ~, OVsriai,'n t. Storm,
and la was Found Dsad.

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kANOsn, Millard Co., Sept Ia
hiari Peck, li.ycar old 10y employed
TO hetd f1r Anthony Paxton OF thi.
place, has been misiag fof week,
and no trace eau bc i1uld o, him. H.
ieit the herd on rhursIny last -sp'cn.
Der " on horseback, to come TO town,
since which time he has not been
seen. He was caught In heavy
storm, anI h.s horse has been found
dsai. Tho saddle had boon taken ~
aud laid under tree, but tatss
we're no signs to bo found Of young
Peck Ia the ueighborhood.
Whether ho wandered and pcrlshcI
or made his way to s3mo habintlll
ami remained there Ia unknown. II
snyono tnows Of his whereabouts they
would confer great favor by At once
communicating with Anthony Paxton,
ut Kanosh, Willard county.
The boy camn from Provo, but IL Ia
Understood his home was not there.
When he left the camp be was dressed
In n light shirt anu blue Oyeralls, hfowu
hat with narrow rim, brown demins
coat. He was VI slim build, aud aver.
age height for his age.
ANOTHER REroRT-TuE BODY POUND.
Special 20 ns DusEREt NEWS
kASOsi, Utah, Sept l3.-On the
30lh Of August Mart Peck, a boy II or
10 years OLD, went into the mountains
northeast from Kanoah IN company
with Anthony Paxton Jr., VINO u ia.
psHing Of HE Interest In the sheen herd
10 his brother Frank and John Cheslpy,
the man with wn0m the boy came
down from Prove. AiteTa weeks trial
the boy concluded 10 hire 10 those men
TO herd bucks near town aud was 10
board With A. Paxton Sen. lie was
u remain Mt thu sheep herd until
Frank Paxton, came up In n few DAYS
10 relieve his brother, but the boy wah
determined u come TO town, which
could be seen two miles from
camp In clear weather. He
mndo several attempts TO get
a horse aud Ride without saddle,
aud on rhuTsiay, September o.
Anthony Paxton, tooiug tho boys
determination 10 come down before
Frank arrived, let him take horse,
saddle anu birdie, anu escorted him 10
the top " the mountain, giving him
direction, about keeping the trail.
The boy seemed very determined
about having his own way In getting
down. On Septt mbrrs Frank went
W to the here, aud not more that ten
steps from the trail no found the boys
horse lying dead. Ihe IN idle anu bri lie
had been taken Oh aud placed under a
tree near by, He continued his way 10
the herd, expecting to lind ths boy
there. lie then rode 10 several other
herdr, trying 10 fnd the boy, End then
came back to town and next morning,
got crowd out and went In aeafon
without success.
Next DAY, Wednesday, another large
crowd turned out aud by noon HyTum
Powers found the dead u0ty OF the boy
Hb mile from whore tue horse was
found.
a storm cloud envelopsd the boy
and lac got bewiliered aud was Loot
almost, Ia sight Of town IN Cotton.
wood canyon. Tho body IL well
preserved aud was brought TO town.
An inquest was held before the
Justice Of the peace, &. w. Watts. anu
George Crane, Melvin Ross anu Jacob
Hopkins, and n verdict returned In |
with the above facts. The
body was taken In charge by Mrs. |
Adelia ltimball aud her cOrps Of relief /
workers ami suitably dr. ssed, and |
.unetnl services were held NJ the meet.
ng house. No One is blamed, but all |
'egret tue uniimvly death Of the poor
NV.