The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-22

There Is nothing that thrills the |
hearts of people more than does the |
announcement that a child is lost.
there is something in the words that
appeals to all classes and cannot be
resisted. Such was the word re-
ceived at Caldwell Sunday morning
when the news was received that {
child of Lawrence March, was lost
in the sagebrush near their home,
situated about 10 miles from Cald-
WELL Their residence is near the
head of what is known as Sand
gulch, where the parents are holding
down a homestead. The family con-
ssts of father, mother and two chill
dren. the youngest being but 10
months old.
1t appears that the March children
with one of the neighbors children,
were playing in the sand of creek
bed, while the mother was attending
to her household duties. An aunt OF
the children living close by went out
to get a horse that was picketed
nearby, when two of the children fol-
lowed her to the house, when the
mother enquired for the baby and
was told that he was coming, but
the CHI Id not appearing as soon as
she thought he should, she went out
to look for him, but failed to find
him. She then called for her sister
.n-law, (who lives near by) to as |
sist in finding the little one, but |
their united efforts failed. Then 1t |
was that four neighbors were call |
ed to aid in the search. 1t was i
then after o'clock, and the search |
was continued INT darkness spread |
over the hills and made ii impossible
to distinguish objects in the gather
ing gloom, but there was no rest for
the searchers. They built bon fires
of sage brush and continued the
search for the m ssing one until day
light There was no rest Tor the
parents, whose nerves were strung to
highest tension, and whose imigina-
ton pictured their darling as being
torn by coyotes. With the com ng
of the morning light, word was phon-
ed from the nearest point, which was
fully miles from the home, to
Caldwell. 1t was not generally
known in town that the child was
lost until a message was received IN
the afternoon by d. ID. Campbell, re-
ouesting h m to phone the peniten-
tiary for the blood hounds. This
was promptly done in time for j. II.
Jensen, one of the guards, VINO mas
charge of the hounds, to catch the
train. The hounds arrived with their
keeper at 6 o'clock. conveyance
being in readiness, they were soon
on the road to the scene OF acton
Arriving at the March home, some
pieces of the child's clothing was
procured and the hounds were tax
en- to a point where badger had
thrown out IA lot of fresh dirt ana
the tiny tracks of the little one were
found. 1t had evidently stopped and
took a peep in the hole, and left It's
tracks very plainly. The dogs took
the scent and followed the trail for
over mile, until they arrived at a
point where a road passed through
the sage brush On their arrival
at that point they refused to go any
further. Besides. 1t was getting
quite dark. Owing to the darkness
Il was decided to discontinue the
search for that day. and 1t was pain
fully evident that the little one woulc
have to remain out for another night
A large number of people decided
to remain over night in order to b'
early on the ground in the morning
Some returned to Caldwell for NOR
help and for supplies, as there wa
no water nearer than two miles iron
where the dogs first took the trail
and owing to the sparcely settles
condition of the country, provision
were scarce.
Monday morning came. The chill
had been lost from O'Clock Sal
urday evening, about sc hours. with
out food or water, and many ha
given up hope of ever finding
alive. People commenced to arriy
from all points of the compass an
by a. M, there was fully 500 pre-
ent, men, women and children, The
came on horseback and on foot,
wagons and buggys. They ha