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Show Mr. JOHN BECK Jr. Narrowly Escapes Dcalli, Found after Three Days Search. O.i Thursday of Ust week Mr. J6hn Beck Jr. In company with three others, started for tho liend of Provn rlvsr a-boiil a-boiil Mmllcscast of IleucrClty where they erected n camp. In the afternoon Mr Berk stalled out alone on hone back after deer. Tho timber was very ihlck, which mads It very difficult for traveling. Aflrr rcrnmbling thiough the timber for soni? lime, he clinnred to run onto a heard of deer, which h followed until be discovered tlmt darkness dark-ness was coming on, then turned, and started for camp but bail not traveled far mull he found hitim-lf lot l in the dense turret of timbir. When the other !xys reached camp they prcpaired supper and walled for their other companion, hut he did'nt return. So they suspiiionwl that Mr. Berk must surely be lost. Large lies were at once startod to draw his attrition, attrit-ion, bat with no nvail. The three young men started in search for ihn lout companion, butcould not And him, and on Saturday they started for Heber City to give the alarm. Arriving nt 2 o'clock, the alarm was spread ami a company atonce organised, rousLitlng 'of twelve men provided with pack horses a double team and provisions, with Mr. Thomas CloUcrthi ut their head, who took Uion hiinsolf the responsibility of the eupplius foi tho whole company. Tvlephoius were s:ut to Suit Lnko nud Lehl, nnd thu A. 0. V. W. Lodge of the latter place held n meeting in tho Lode rooms and ulro organized a company, consisting of members of tho 1xlge and other pel sons who did not belong to this organization. The company startod out about I o'clock o'-clock Sunday miming nniving at Hit camp at 8 o'clock, whore they devldcd into companies, in order to sooner Uiu; country thoroughly. At 11 o'clock' Sunday Mr. Cbtworthl nnd Hyrnm Cummings forming part of the company com-pany wns fortunate 'n finding bit trade. The snow had tallen nenrly ten inches deettpn gatnjuJa,y,.nnUUlsi liaak, worn Uisllut'itly ken. -i l two above named gentlemen followed the trad., until thoy found the lust man. ' When Mr. Beck was f.rit seen, ho ..i. called by iiamo ns loudly ap posslbli-, ' but being deaf hu pqid no attention to! the call, and his attention wns not drawn until Mr. Ciiuiming lode up and tapped his shoulder. Tlili greatly snrpr'avd him, nnd seemed lo put new life into him. IIu hud no tasted fuod for three "diiys, but wlslo:ii wig usej and he wus not given nil ho detlrcd tt once, but food .H,ii:'ii to him sparingly spar-ingly until he itcived hit strength, ills matches lamed until ho was found, keeping him lum porishlng. Ho had plenty of uuinainitloii but no opportunity to kill ani thing to cat. The company Minted back for Heber City, met tli luur liii-to lenm on thr road which had not reached tho camp gioutid us jet. All the men returned to Heber on Sunday out two; who weit In eeaich through Strawberry Valley, Notices were. lift nt tho camping grounds to tell these men the (.-lad n.ws when they should return. A telephone was sent to Salt Lnkp to Mi John Dock fcr., although Mr. 11. ill bad already (tarfed Detcttive Fiiinke, with two Blood lloi.ials. A telephone was tviit to Park City which sloped tho Bvtccllvu nnd ir iciuriled lo i?ult Luke. Tle lost man !nynl ut tho Hotel oi. liunilay nigld m company with Messrs lie". Heck, William Wi.ig and HyiTim )Wc!:. On Monday morning the l.sl mm jo lompat.y ith Ins biotlei lllium, ictuin-d to l'mk City y btngu und from there home, srilviiig at tin latter place on Monday eve Great credit is duo Mr. Clowoithi m.d good lady in looking after the comforts of the boys, tho A, 0. U. W. l,od,ri ... belli .tint alt tho-ic who offered help lo dittover Mr. lSettk. I |