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Show DIED III THE MOUNTAINS. Join K.xltr Loses His Way In Firlfj's fanjon and r.rlsuts HII1LG 1IUMIMI Oll MOIk. Ill laltlifal lljg Kcrpi Match liter tlio llfoulni of llli Hod Mailer For a M eel. One wrik ago yrntcrday John Mix ter,n German cattle herder, who lioa I'een I'mployed on tho ranch of Crl-moil Crl-moil and ItelJ, at the iixutli of Pal ley'iCaojon, In company with two other herdera, mined Jeuaen and Itlcharda, atarled Into the motiii-lilna motiii-lilna In aeatrii uf cattle. The three men j roceedcil ou foot, owing to tho IteepncM of the route over which (hey were compelled 10 travel. They left the ranch early In thodayaud auc'ctcdul lu amtltg the llelghU for which tho had let out. lly thla time the wind waa blowings calo nnd dark and hoivy clouda ludl-caUflthat ludl-caUflthat n alorm waa at proaclilng, but tho men went merrily on. Ily mutual content tiny reparatnl, each jcuiglu tiarch of a certain number of atilmtU'. At nightfall Jeuenu and Itlcharda returned to the ranch, but MlxterdlJ nnt put In an api-aar-ante. Hlefallurolo return exclttdno tntllcularconcern, ailt wu Ulleieil that he had route In thla city to "proio iiii"onalraituf laud. YralerdayMr. Jteldwcnt to tho ranch and on enquiring enquir-ing fur Mtxtcr, hrned that Im lind not lieen leeri for a w in k. He Immediately Immediate-ly dlitched Jeuu'ii and Itlcharda Into In-to the luouotatui In ararchof the mliw-Ing mliw-Ing man, thinking lint he had 1". rhn lot hli way and lalteu over a f reclplce and thuebeeil killed. OntlmaiuimltiietwccnPatley'aaud MlUCreek canyon, Jrnaeii and Itlch nrJa warn alarllod by the harking and mi anlng of a dog. Knowing ll to be Mlllel'r, they haiteneil tu Ihe epot nnd lound tbe otjeet of tlicir ic-arch lying 011 hi back, with Ida hat uudrr hit bead, fol led In lucli re manner nito aervuuia tlllow. An luviallgatlon ibowcd that tho man waa lllilew, having opiarenlly been frozen to death. At hU let two hli faithful ihi'ilienl dog, gaunt and hungry, keeping vigil over hi remain. re-main. Thu tu 0 men cirrledMielr dead com-lanliindow!i com-lanliindow!i the ateep mountain aide to Parley canyon, where be waa pi iced 111 Mr.Iteld'a buggy aud brought to thla clly lut night. Ilteremidna werolnagood atato of pmervallon, though It la evident that the ubfurlutialii man had died In tho terrlblo ennuelorm durlug the night which followed the diy on which he wat Pate, The body wua Uken to the undertaking undertak-ing nUblUhiueut of Jo.ci.li K Taylor, wueroiu Inijurtt wi l-efug hold tiili aflt moon. Tho di'CrMtd waa a German by birth nnd liaarur.dedlu thli rerritory near ly twenty joir. He waa known aa a oUr nnd trualw orthy man, aud vcie about fifty year nf age. lleltalea 110 relative! lu thla Territory. |