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Archie Campbell Loses His Life In Car penter Creek. Archibald Campbell, late of Ross land, but whose home is in Colling wood, Ont., arrived in Denver about a month ago. His quiet disposition and good workmanship wor him many friends. Monday morning he excused himself from work on the C. P. R. dock, and in company with Hugh McGillivray, went to Silverton. The bridge over Carpenter creek was washed away several days ago, and to get across they had to ‘‘coon” a log. Returning Campbell was in the read and started to walk the log. When over the most dangerous place, where the water was three or four feet deep, he lost his balance and fell in. In falling he managed to lay his hands on the log, and held his head out of the water until his companion came to him. McGillivray caught him by the coat and endeavored hard to raise him to the log, but the cur rent was too strong. He tried next to catch him by the leg and throw it over, but Campbell's strength was fast failing, and when McGillivray loosened his grip on his coat in trying to catch his leg, he lost his hold and in a second was dashed against the rocks and carried down the swift cur rent to a watery grave in the lake or under the log and debris jams in the creek, McGillivray reported the sad acci dent at once and a party went to the creek to search for the body. It was not found, however, and probably never will be recovered. From letters found with his effects in the hotel, it is evident that Camp bell, while lately coming from Ed monton and Rossland, has a home in Collingwood, Ont., where his sister and relatives reside. There he owned some property and was well to do. He was a single man of 28 or 30 years of age. His sister at Collingwood wall, be notified of his death and his effects sent there.
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New Denver Ledge
New Denver, British Columbia, CA
Thu, May 20, 1897
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