Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-08-05

The tension which has attended
the fate of Francis Murphy, stories
of whose disappearance have ap-
peared in the Bonanza the past two
days, was relieved yesterday morn
ing about o'clock when word was
received in Tonopah by telephone
from Glendale that the searching
party that had been out in quest
of the body had found the re-
mains.
Immediately thereafter Coroner
Atkinson, accompanied by Under
taker Marsh, chartered the auto
car whicn plies between Tonopah
and Manhattan and started for
Four Mile Springs, where they were
met by members of the searching
party, and with them proceeded to
the place where the body was rest
ing and tenderly gathered it up
Returning with the coroner's par
ty were several members of the
searching crew, among whom was
A. B. Covey, from whom the Bo-
nanza CLEANED many important
facts and details in connection with
the story that follows of Murphy's
tragic death.
The story, of course, of Murphys
wanderings and death is made up
more or less of presumptions, but
these fit in SO aptly with the known
details and circumstances, that
Murphy can be followed almost
from the moment he left Tonopah
till he reached the spot where he
died his agonizing death.
AS is we'll known, Murphy left
Tonopah week ago last Monday
! with DR.. e. x. Smith, who is con-
ducting some mining operations at
Georges Canyon, with the idea of
returning the following day with
the team, which had been rented
from Cal Wilson. When several
days had elapsed, however, and the
team had not returned, Wilson be-
came worried, and Monday morning
of this week he started for Georges
Canyon to investigate He had
not proceeded far into Georges
Canyon, which he reached that ev-
ening, and but couple of miles
from Smiths camp, when he found
the team and top covered buggy
standing in the middle of the road
the lines hanging down and en-
tangled in the sage brush along the
side of the road Wilson then pro
ceeded up the canyon where sew
eral camps are established and mott
fed DR.. Smith, the Fancher broth
ers and Henry Wildegrube of his
finding of the team and his sus
picions that Murphy had perished
From Smith, Wilson learned tha
the former and Murphy had reached
camp Tuesday evening of the weel
before and the following day, Wed
nesday at noon, Murphy had startet
on his return trip to Tonopah
Smith supposing that he had reach
ed home that night
1t was at once evident that Muir
ply had become lost. so that even
ing and early again the followin
morning, Tuesday, as soon as day
light permitted, the party, consist
ing of Wilson, Smith, the Fanche
boys and Wildegrube. took up tn
back trail with the purpose of lo
eating Murphy or his remains. The
had proceeded to point but
short distance from Four Nil
Springs. when they discovered tha
in travelling homeward the teal
had abruptly turned and left tn
road ana taken TO tne prush'
here, it was naturally presumed
that Murphy's first mishap befe
him, and here was taken up II
trail which eventually led to tf
discovery of the body. The supp'
sition is that at this point Mu
phy was seized with an epilept
fit. to which he had been spbje
for years. and losing control
himself fell over the dashboard