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Show I SHEPHERD LOST HIS FLOCK; THOUGHT HE HAD A VISION Special to Tho Tribune. . , MODENA, Utah. April 23. Recently a shcepherdcr, while grazing his tlock near Modena, got aboard the wagon of tho "camp tender" and before ho alighted his flock had grazed around a long, high rid go nnd entered the, EscalanUt wash, unseen un-seen by him. Ho spent several hours in fruitless wandering among the hills nearby near-by trying to llnd tho sheep. Tho weather observer at this point, as It happened, had noted tho herder's doparture from tho top of the observatory and the movements of the sheep as well, and although ho draws no salary as director of sheep movements, he decided that tho experience experi-ence ho had gained with the signal corps might ln this Instance bo employed to aid the rattled herder ln locating his flock. Now, tho herder being of tho religious persuasion that accepts revelations at times, became suddenly entranced. While ho never before had been ln that condition, condi-tion, which Is inductive of a bright and shining revelation, ho evidently recognized the material features of what he thought was tho real thing. Ho had Just rounded a point, when a whlto and dazzling light smoto him full ln the face. Instead Of falling upon his face, according to the devout de-vout custom of tho olden times, ho retreated re-treated a fow steps, and upon observing that tho light persisted In following him, fled toward tho main camp. He was excitedly ex-citedly describing tho dazzling radiance of tho whlto light to the camp followers and was about to plcturo the angelic features fea-tures of tho founder of his church, when tho camp was suddenly Illumined as through played upon by the searchlight of a battleship, and the light wjia observed to movo rapidly across tho hills Into the wash, whoro Its radio activity provoked a babel of ba-bas and disclosed tho whereabouts where-abouts of the flock. The bOHS of tho camp took In tho situation and over since has had a high regard for the efficiency of our weather bureau, but the gentle herder refuses re-fuses to be mollified. The facts aro that tho observer, after wig-wagging for a tlmo In vain, simply took advantage of tho bright sunshine and with a mirror attempted at-tempted to direct tho herder's attention to the location of tho sheep by alternately reflecting tho light from tho flock to tho herder. George E. Mctz of Now York, who wont with G. Pray Smith, manager of tho Shawmut-Nevada Mining and Milling company of Fay, Nov., to Now York City abc-ut two weeks ago, passed through hero yesterday en route to Fay, whore ho will continuo his investigation of tho Shawmut-Nevada company's properties. Mr. Mctz would neither confirm nor deny tho rumors In regard to tho extension of this company's property, in which It is alleged al-leged that at least a half a million dollars dol-lars of Eastern capital will soon bo Invested. In-vested. He said, however, that he was woll pleased with the showing thero so far and hoped that a more thorough investigation in-vestigation would not change his opinion. Passengers from St. Georgo report that tho cold snap of Thursday has been Injurious In-jurious to fruit ln that section and that what escaped tho freeze of March wa3 probably killed by tho recent low temperature. tempera-ture. Twonty-two miles north of St. George tho peaches and berries arc destroyed. de-stroyed. At Acoma yesterday the six-year-old daughter of F. M. Morrison ran up behind be-hind a horso and was kicked ln tho faco. soverc and painful Injuries being Inflicted to her forehead and her faco badly bruised. Sho will probably bo disfigured for life. Tho shcop-shearers were all Idle yesterday yester-day owing to a suspension of shearing pending the settlement of differences as to tho prices to bo paid for shearing. Flvo and a half cents has been tho price paid up to yesterday. When tho flock of Oscar Hulet from Summit was lined up, the shearers demanded C cents, as' tho flock had never been shorn for less. TI1I3 demand de-mand was refused and tho shearers then quit work. Both parties to tho controversy controv-ersy are reticent, and it Is rather difficult diffi-cult to get at tho facts of tho strike. It looked at ono tlmo as though tho strike would assume somewhat a serious nature, na-ture, but lato yesterday afternoon and omlcable agreement was reached and shearing was resumed today. Out of tho flfty shearers thero were only four who refused to return to work. |