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Show Astle Brothers Back Home After Panning Gold Two young Sandy brothers who disappeared July 2 were back home Thursday, July 26. The boys, Blaine, 14, and Dale Astle,-16, Astle,-16, were former residents of Duchesne Du-chesne and well-known in this area. The youngsters . were found in the wilds around Leesburg, Ida., about midnight, Wednesday, July 25, by their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Astle. "We wanted to go panning for gold and we knew you wouldn't let us," the youngsters told" their happy parents. "After we had been away for so long we were more frightened to let you know where we were than before," they explained. The boys had abadoned the family car in Salt Lake City and took a bus to Pocatello Ida. They purchased a horse and then they worked in the hay on a ranch for a week to make part payment on it. Mrs. Leland McLing saw pictures pic-tures of the missing boys and was able to give the first lead on their whereabouts. She notified noti-fied officers. When Mr. and Mrs. Astle heard of this, they drove to Salmon. They packed into Leesburn and about 3 a.m. Wednesday morning found their boys asleep under quilts in an abandoned shack. They met two old prospectors who showed them how to pan gold, ' and they now have three gold nuggets to show for their adventure |