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Tin matter never left old Man Sor-retts mind. and last week he journeyed again to this high, wooded butte, where thebones-of llie horse lie bleaching: in the sun, and gave the ground another Tuspectioii. ’ Not Tar from these bones he found evidence of a big camp fire,]-a.!id--ki£iklng_iip llie lift found thelower jaw bone of a man. with one end burned away, anti the united ulnia and radius—the bones of the lower arm. These satisfied lt;him of the manner in which JLilli had met his death 1 aild heirottgHro^nnftgrhave .gone to tbe scene today* and we hope Io hi1 able to give more definite information next week, as they will thoroMghh Mt\ the ashe* and examine riinsrounrl hr linrvteinit-v.- if-this in** * - «— * diauV theor\ prove eorrce^ and it looks plausible. Gill wa* eitliei murdered int lie \ :ille\ and carried, lo the hill on his | own horse, or was made prisoner and takou io the luixh butte, whew both he ;mU n* horse were killed, and (JilPs*. Im»K afterward cremated* If itdu »s nut seem probable ihat any one individual was concerned in his murder but that two or more* operated to-hjetiirr rnrhcoiiclirderi t ajdisOTTVTi l l 4Vvi^| dentv of hn existence through the [medium' uf the funefn! pyre.It i* ditTlcnltnp believe that-Mr, (/ill had ever'trivetl a man of the ordinary* vtype eause for eiimitv lo the extent that4/4 t#\\oul I have led to the dodging of his 1O O i(’mil k* «-»im 4i\ liv ntirhf _ wifli rr 1
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Malta Little Rockies Miner

Malta, Montana, US

Thu, Aug 15, 1907

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