Show SKELETON FOUND IN UINTAH CANYON the skeleton of 0 a man was found sunday august 3rd ard by wayne roberts had and les brown ot of lew who are herding sheep for george V roberts Rober tsat at tho head ot of uintah canyon the discovery was made in an almost inaccessible box canyon oia the lake lahe atwood fork of 0 the aln tah tab river above the big waterfalls letters found in the remains of clothing would indicate that the mans name mas as st marie maria dejoannis is and ana that mat he ne had idaa lived lived in hill mil is ana mat ne idaa lived mil city ity minn the dates november 18 1917 would indicate that the body had probably been there for six or seven years no indication as to how ho met his death could be found the skeleton was in a perfect state of preservation no brines bones were nere broken and there were no signs of shooting tho the matter was reported report eato to 11 county attorneys and sheriffs flees cices and sheriff arzy mitchell Itchell Al company with george roberts 0 cedarview Ced arview made a trip to the spot last friday they found the bones in a position that the man had sat down on a ledge and died probably ly from exhaustion lie he had been dressed in a gray plaid mackinaw and corduroy pants and wore leather topped rubber shoes he also had with him a pair ot of leather shoes it Is thought by mr roberts that he came from the wyoming side ot of the divide and was probably on a prospecting trip although no sampling pick or sample bag was found in his possession he carried a small leather case containing eight glass vials ono one of which still contained some cher chemical the outfit was manufactured by the abbott alkaloid company bf b chicago among his effects were found a small crucifix and some papers that would indicate that he was waa a member of the roman catholic church and that he was ads a man of above the average education one letter found was from the superintendent of schools of san francisco and appeared to be a reply to an application tor for a position as teacher another letter was from an attorney E F mcclausland McClous land hammond probably in Alinne minnesota sota he also carried ca ried a gold watch and wore g gold old kimoi cola bt authles idies Eviden evidently evident 6 11 av T above medium height and weight wore a 42 inch belt the Thel teeth had silver fillings there being no soil sell in the vicinity where a grave could be dug the sheriff and mr roberts Robert made a vault out of 0 rock and there placed the remains with a note stating the facts of finding and burial of he man his effects that may be useful la in identifying him or in finding relatives was left in care of county attorney R EI ED dillman illman |