| Show california prospector dies of shock As snake leaps at him CITY francl francis clem cochrane Coch rano 43 of 1101 rive hives strong building los loa angeles died late thursday while on a prospecting and pleasure jaunt into the colo rada river in northern arizona ile he and gordon smith of 1320 12 1 2 maple avenue los angeles were making the trip on toot foot and were about 60 miles south of fredonia Fre donla arizona on kabba creek when they met a rattlesnake the snake colled coiled and leaped at cochrane but missed him the shock apparently induced a heart attack azid and lie he died in about t two a minutes smith covered the body and started back on foot for or the hatch ranch about 12 miles distant tor for help there ho he obtained a horse and rode into fredonia Fre donla arriving about I 1 a in priday friday the sheriff of 0 coconino county was notified and the two with justice of the peace asa W judd of 0 fredonia Pre donla started baota to the uia body with ft a mule pack train the country in which the body was lett left was so rough and wild it was necessary to build several miles ot of trail trail to got the mules through the party returned to fredonia Fre donla late friday night with the body and an inquest was held before mr judd as ex officio coroner when it wa was a d determined 0 that death was from a heart attack an ambulance was called from cedar city where the body was brought then taken to los angeles amgeles the two men had been out throe three days in the wilds of tho the arizona strip and were going down into the colorado river prospecting tor for gold but did not reach their goal due to the tragedy mr smith returned to cedar city saturday morning and went on to los angeles it was not learned here who survive mr cochrane except his widow lived at the address given in los angeles salt lake tribune |
