The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-08-19
The Lost Child.

The occasional mention of the search
for the little Hatch girl, lost in the
great Arizona forests, excited no little
interest among the readers OF TIE
REPUBLICAN. The whole story Is
graphically told in recent cores
pondence to the Deseret News, and
we believe IL of sufficient interest to
present in full. The News says
Taylor, Navajo Co., Arizona, Aug.
l0.-On July, at II O'Clock noon, while
Elder John Hatch and his brother,
Ezra, with their families east of the
Clutf-Cienega, Springerville and Fort
Apache wagon road, Catherine Le-
vora, the little scven-year-old daughter
of John and Mary J. Standiford Hatch,
while out gathering flowers with the
other children of the party, lost her
way to camp. In few minutes the
camp was apprised that she was miss
ing and all hands went in search. A
courier was sent to gather in the men
that could be found in the vicinity,
making party of about 10 or II men.
one Indian, and three Indian women.
The trad of the little one was finally
found leading down into the White
river canyon, one of the toughest,
widest looking places filled with
lava formation and rattlesnakes. In
to this canyon the searchers plunged
all afternoon. And all night long
they climbed hillsides and traversed
glens without finding more than
here and there trace. The nature
OF the formation made 1t next to i'm
possible to find tracks even with the
best of Indian trailers. A few tracks
now and then showed she had gone
down the side OF the canyon, about
three miles; then down Gomez creek to
its junction with the White river
where all tracks and signs were lost.
BY this time the whole country was
aroused, and every man who could
possibly do so, joined in the search.
Among many Others Mr.. g. Il. Cody,
who has been an old time friend of the
Mormon" people, quickly offered his
services, supplies, etc, as well as his
influence among the Indians. The
number of Searchers soon reached 100
white men and many Indians. Every
foot OF country for miles around was
walked or rode over by men drawn I'D
in line 30 feet apart, and thus the
search continued from day to day with
untring Efforts and without any
SlackncSS in the energies OF the men
in line, the men working from II TO
l6 hours per day. All that men could
DO was done. We were assisted will
| lngly 10y the best OF mountain men,
| men VINO have had long experience i'm
mountain work, and who were ac-
qualnLed with the country. thus the
work went on testing the endurance
OF men and horses. Faithfully did
the men stay In the line, days went by
one, Two, three, weekS-until finally
al IL O'Clock noon Aug. I, 20 days TO
the h0Gr from the time she was lost,
as The line was moving along i'm a
terrlfic storm, amid thunder and light.
nlng, a halt was called TO allow some
OF the boys chance to seek temper
airy shelter. While there one of the
riders noticed something which looked |
like human hair The father rode |
forward little and beheld the re- |
mains of his lovely little girl, who had |
died at the root of pine tree, on the |
south side of White river three
miles south from the mouth of Gomez
creek
Mr.. Hatch and party brought the
remains home, after travelling some
90 miles, arriving at 4o'clock a. m. Sat
urday, Aug. ).
Tie funeral services were most pa
thetic. They were held in the TAYLOR
at 10 am. Sunday.
Loving Father" a lavorite piece OF
the little child, was sung by the Sun
day school class OF which She was a
member led by Miss Constance Deck.
er, Counselor Smith ID. Rogers fol.
lowed, Offering words OF encourage
ment and consolation TO the mourners,
who embraced the whole community.
Little Tired Feet,
specially written for the occasion by
one OF the sisters, was beautifully
rendered by nine young ladies. The |
remains were followed 10 the cemetery
by 900 people in SO wagons and car.
rlages, and Is horsemen following.
The grave was dedicated by Elder
James Flake and the little mound was
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