Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-09-13
LOST NEAR GRAND CANYON
Father Quetu's Unpleasant Experience in the Grand Canyon Forests
 While Hunting for Deer.

Father Quetu and Ed. Horne re- turned yesterday afternoon from a trip to the Grand Canyon. They met Bishop Matz, of Denver, at Flagstaff and with Father Dille Sc- companied him to the Canyon. Bishop Matz returned with them to Prescott for brief visit.
 Father Quetu had an experience during his visit which was anytbiHg except pleasant. He took a TAs about 2 o'clock one afternoon and started out to hunt deer. As hat section Of the country is the easiest place In the world for one to get lost Father Quetu, on starting and Tor some time after being cut. took pTecautiOu to note the position of tbe sun and the shadows of the trees 90 hecOuld retrace his steps without diff fculty. Some time after starting be came upon fresh deer tracks when sun and shadows lost all interest to him, and were forgotten. and be eagerly pursued the tracks until about o'clock. when not finding his game he concluded it wise 10 re- turn 10 the hotel. No sooner had the conclusion been formed than the awful fact dawned across bis mind rthat be was lost, as he did not have the remotest idea which way to go He struck out. however, and after going some distance fired his gun of the echo from which told bi he was gong away from the canyon. He retraced his steps and came across an indistinct road which be follcEed for some distance and finally concluded that he was still oH the wrong road and again be re- traced his steps. Ry this tune dark ness overlook him and be walked aimlessly about, firing of his gun at interFals in hopes ' attracting others of the party. He was dow n to one cartridge and t was 9 o'clock at night. He Iutcnded to shoot that last cartridge of and if no re- suits came of 1t be intended to lie down there and wait till morning to resume his search for the hotel.
 Ia the meantime a search party had been sent out from :he hotel, and they had been resorting to the same tactics to attract his attention shooting of fire arms, but the sound had not reached his ears. Just before dischargiDg his final shot, however, he heard the report of rife, and answering it with his remaining cartridge the searchers soou found him.
 It was nearly lU o'clock when the hotel was reached and having been without water since 2 o'clock, Father Quetu was iu ' led condition, but suffered uU ..i... us consequences from his afternoons experience.
 This was his fourth trip to this wonder of all wonders but the first experience of this kird.
 German papers are very bitter in their comments on the result of the Dreyfus trial. The official state ment from the emperor that Drey- fus was not the guilty man it was hoped would have rendered impos- sible the repetition of what is de- scribed s'One of the greatest judie- ial and political crimes of any age" " It is universally agreed that the second version is a grave political blunder, a violation of the laws of civilization and an act of moral COW ardice, which the world will find difficult to pardon. The German press unanimously describes the verdict as cowardly and impolitic .o4 o.. ..r zrsu,snal