The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05

years ago They Mere found on a xa1d
knoll partly EXPOSED b. the ele-nents
From the position in which the bones lay
I II IS surnised the nan died in a eranpei
position while lying On The ground. COW
cred with blanket. and after deash was
covered several feet deep b blowing sand
sie rested or the right side Of his body.
with lower limbs drawn Up. Near ths
( skeleton were an iron kettle. IN plate
and two spoons The hack part % The
skull. the saNbone. feuur. arm bones.
Part % the rshs ard ve-tabrae are IN
+ fair state OF preServation. but the frame IS
I Incomplete and the uiSSsng ho1cS appar-
entity have been dissolved. With the bones
were the Secayed remnants % United
States regulation soldiers coat OF Jacket
F with privates army buttons. both large
F., and small size. and parts 81 Blanket TIE
blue army cloth could BE- Seu identifies
I and the color - the blanket. or az least
( that part ef Il which covered the head.
was OF red or brown color. Wrapped IN
/ ths folds OF the clothing were found
snail charm cut out OF bore. This -
about Ia inches long. inch vide painted
( verr,nIien on one side ard has a small
/ few small white beads sewn % seine
kind OF cloth, she shape os which eosaii
rot be made out Parts Of one or two
buckles were found with The bones. srs
had been In the ground too long for idea-
uhcation a. 70 the proper use they were
originally intended for This - ahou; al
there vas % the and. except Let q
grape sesyis-over a qusrt-ln the supposed
+ position OF TIRE dead mans stomach This
later and gives rise q the belief The man
died on the spot who're The bones wers
found in consequence q partsking TOO
I freely 81 wild grape. There were more
than enough q the gvspe seeds % kas
any man who had swallowed them
A. 70 the ldeatity % the dead man I'll
I Is speculation, bat the most probable
/ theory advanced f. abou, this. The uas
vas about feet seven or eight inches
TAN slim bunt. had a round ell-tevesop-
"a head. With perhaps square chin. his
hair traces 81 which could be seen. vas
black and CLIPPED short He vas sick
/ when Dc died ia agony. caused BY cramps
+ in consequence 81 too rnanysErapeS "a his
stomach Perhaps ne was lest az 'he
time was = descrtcr from the army 90
i frsrnpins frontiessman. but that vii new
cr be known The bones have been IN
I the sand for many years. presumably
thirty or more The appearance 81 the
/ ;awbone indicates the probable ase ~ ira
man a. The time % his death Is between
/ forty and FIFTY years. lie had lost rs
uolars some time before his death No
remnants Of arms az rather articles 20
/ give clue 10 the identity - tbs dead snan
have been found near tire place where the
/ hone- were Undecided iH the sana-
+ This - the pathetic story % one ~ho has
persisted on the former Great American
desert Iixe many nor. No one knows wha
he Wa. and no ore vii perhaps ever hna
II out We are quite sure he vas White
man and suspect n nay have been
soldier IN tho regular rnited states army
but there n no evidence that he Nas
Nevertheless We pen thts with a feeling
OF sadness and sympathy foT an unforte-
nate human being. who lost his sfe n
! some unaccouufed Tor manner on TIE lone
some pIalrs away from friends. anoufied.
except by drifting sands. one out - many
who have shared a ike sad fate.