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Show I ' " lIB WHWIIMI Found Dead in ' Am. Fork Canyon Peter Vmi Hortcii, er., n contractor ot Salt Luke, wna found (lend lu Anierl-chji Anierl-chji Fork canyon on Sunday night. Ab near as -can bo nsccrtnlnsil Mr. Van t' lioutcn died last Wed nesday. from heart failure, caused by overexertion, and tho body lay where death ciinio till dis-y dis-y , ' . covered by n Mr. Uhrlilonaeii of Lcil, who vn lu the canyon fishing. Slierlir Ilnrmon n'm at once notified and an underfilled- was Rent out from American v Fork to care for the body. The iciniilns tyero shipped to Salt Uko for burial. , ' 'Mr- V llouten ai.d hU sou, Thomas, wore engaged In wrrk on a mining prospect pros-pect in tho mountains, and when death overtook him ho was convoying supplies to tho mine. A letter had boon written to thpjion to meet liiin at the South Fork in tho cannon and assist lu transferring trans-ferring ll.o goods. Tho letter failed to reach its destination ami the father had tho work to do alono. At this point the stull had to be transferred to a burro ' . nll,l l'o supposition is that Mr. Vhii . llotitun overtaxed his strength. He was 72 years of ag". The deceased had lived many years in Halt Like. Herald. |
