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Their Bodies Found.James Judge received a letter lastWednesday from A! Griffith inform-ing him of the finding of the bodies of Samuel A. Clemons and George E. Nodine, who were killed in a snowelide about the middle of February last. They were found by the watchers placed on the spot by the Odd Fellows, of which society the unfortunate men were members, one of the bodies being found on the 4th and the other on the 5th of this month. When found they were taken to Challis for interment. The bodies were about 150 yards apart, and the inference from facts brought to light by their exhumation is that they intentionally started the elide themselves fearing that it might start when they were not expecting it, and they were caught in it and killed. Clemons had a shovel in his hand when found, and there were three or four giant powder cartridges on the person of Nodine, which were capped and fused ready for use. Pieces of burnt out fuse were found also, and other evidences showing that they had been exploding giant powder when, or directly before, they were overtaken by the fatal siide.As soon as Mr. Judge heard of the discovery of the bodies, he telegraphed to the friends of both of the men, but up to the hour of going to press Mr. Clemons has not replied. Mrs. Nodine’s reply was received yesterday morning, and instructed Mr. Judge to have both of the bodies buried at Challis and that Mr. Nodine, who was not then at home, would pay the funeral expenses. The bodies had, however,| been buried at Challis before the : reception of the telegram, they hav-: ing been removed to that place for interment as soon as they were taken out of the snow. The dead I men were cousins, and Sam Clem-| ons was 36 years old. George Nodine was a year his junior. The | action of the sun on the snow j brought the body first found to I light, and the ever faithful dog lo-j cated the other by scent, showing j that when the body of one of the i men was taken up the animal understood what was wanted, and led j the men to the other, loOyards away.' tSo the long suspense is ended, the dreadful uncertainty has become an equally dreadful certainty. Two young men just in the prime of life, driven into extreme peril by resolute industry, have perished. Their bodies are laid to rest among the echoing hills in which they sought fortune and found—graves ' and oblivion. What a mocking! dream is life, and how frail the; tenure by which it is held !Bates Reduced.
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The Ketchum Keystone
Ketchum, Idaho, US
Sat, May 09, 1891
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