Deseret Evening News | 1907-08-10 | Page 10 | Story That Quantrell Alive on Vancouver Isle

STORY THAT QUANTRELL ALIVE ON VANCOUVER ISLE Victoria H C Aug Au Quan Quantrell trell trull leader of ot in th Civil Will war who ho according lo 10 his history tory died of ot wounds at lit a II Kentucky Kentuck after his worn WIIO cut up IH III alive liven III at lit on the tho northwest coa l of or Vancouver Island under the tho name of or John Jolin accord according ing 1111 to u II number of or people pIllo who have conversed UlI with him J H I Duffy Dutty a lI imminent who recently be becoming coming In III timber Und land at lit l John who nho IH 70 wiry ulry and gray n 1111 Duffy having a I member of lr tho Iho troop of or which cut cui up forces He stated to Duffy that ho he was correct In his rec recognition Sharp said he hud had been left lett as dead and Instead of or dying of his wounds at Louisville as liS history ed hand hond taken a horse hor and ridden and disappeared He Ho made his hl WilY way to South America living a n nUll num number ber bel of ot yearn in Chill Chile whence he went to 10 Texas where he engaged In the cattle business making considerable money which ho he exhausted Then ho went to Oregon where he punched cows drove cattle over the moun mountains From Oregon lie clime camo to Brit British ish I h Columbia nearly two decades ago UgO and engaged In logging nt different camps of ot tho northeast const coast of ot Van Vancouver couver Island until 10 O years ngo when he became a n trapper ot or the northern coast cont