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Show A FAITHFUL DOG Tried to Bring Help to Master in a Snowstorm. "William Vlenas has probably perished ln the snow between Hyarnpom ami this place That conclusion was reached yesterday, when J. W Eattlmor at-rlved at-rlved iiere, coming by way of Peanut, and was disappointed ln not finding Vlenas In town. Vlenas und I.atttmer were working in the coiiper mine near Hyarnpom It was on November 20 that Vlenas left the mines, expecting to go through to Hayfork, a distance of twenty-live mllea, In one day He did not even take along a bite of food, and his faithful faith-ful dog a COmpanled him Eattlmer remained uiom In camp Five days luter the dm? i ame back to camp In a half-starved condition making gieut demonstrations before Iattlmer, who could neither understand under-stand lis strange actions nor Indin e it to partake of food. The dog remained In the camp about an hour, and slrm k out o'cer the mountains toward Hayfork, Hay-fork, arriving here the same day The faithful animal again tried to make his troubles known but no one could understand the message the dumb . reature had to convi v The dog whined und refused to be comforted although al-though It did finally partake of fond When Lettirner arrived here yesterday yester-day and did not find Vlenas the meun-ing meun-ing of the dog's strange sctlons were understood Lattlmei Is sore that Vlenas perished In the storm that sprung up at midday on Novembei 29. and that the dog kept faithful vigil 0V( t his master's body for five dayi when hunger or Instinct, or both Im-pelled Im-pelled it to return first to Hyarnpom mil then to Hayfork, for succor for Vlenas Searching parlies left this morning rhey will hunt through Indian valley and over the mountain trail, hoping to Und some trace of the mlsslne man. dead or alive Four feet of snow fell on the summit that Vlenas Is supposed in have crossed. Hayfork (Cal.) ( or. Sacramento Bee |