| Show theoph Theop bilus us hafers death yesterday afternoon a report was circulated about town that a tor bv the nanae of hofer ho lives about a mile and a half over the divide between big cottonwood and the uintah mining districts had been found dead inthis cabin and as there was a large gash in hii hl forehead it t was supposed he was mar murdered dered As it was supposed that there was no coroner nearer than salt lake that betas being in salt lake county a party consisting of marshal resell kesell P F A klausch and G J barry WAS formed to go over to the cabin cabba and ascertain the truth or falsity of the there re port on the arrival of the party at the cabin they found it in ia charge of a miser miner from the crescenta fellow e ow countryman of his and some m men living in that immediate vicenty vici nty 0 on going into the cabin mr hofer was found lying extended the floor in front of the stove with his head resting against wa bunk there was a eat cat about two and a half inches long over his right eye bu it had evidently been made som sometime time before fore he was killed as there was no ri blood either on the s floor or bed from indications it would seem that the man had bad been hurt by a rock or something filling falling on him while working in some of his numerous pros that he be bad gone to his bis cabalu cabia and died from the effects of his wound or that he be had bad been taken with some sickness which carried him off this seems the more plausible from the fact that there was a kettle containing oregon grape leaves on the stove he was also a great hand band to doctor himself and had brought himself through several attacks of pneumonia however nothing but a superficial examination of th the remains was made as word had been sent to the justice of the peace at argenta mr monk and it was thought hest best to await his arrival about 9 30 the messenger returned and stated that mr monk could not come up until about noon today to day when an inquest will be held and probably mare facts be developed mr hofer had bad a number of claims in ia that vicinity some of which look very promising promising ising it they should never pro grom duce ace a cents worth of ore they are very valuable on account of the large amount of timber on them lie he has no relatives jn in this country and but one a who is a practicing lawyer lawver in berrt ben i switzerland park para city call sept 22 |
