SUPPOSED FATALITY.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1291, 26 November 1886, Page 2

SUPPOSED FATALITY.

There is every reason to believe thatfsays the Cromwell Arens of the 23rd inst.) olir treach»rotis rivers have aided another victim to the already lone and dismal list, in the person of Andrew Dalai el, than whom few men were better known throughout the Northern goldfields. For over twelve months past Dalaiel had he«n working manager on board the Cromwell On’s dredge on the Kawaran River. On Tnesday last he had occasion to come into town and remained till past midnight.. lie left Smart’s for the dredge—lying abont half-a-mde above the township—and was provided wi hj a lantern, as the night was dark. Nothing more was heard of him, and not till Satur. day morning did it striae anyone that Oal*iel ha 1 met with mishap. Up to that i ime it was thought, that owing.to a change of management on the dredge having teen decided upon, he had gone cff <n a spree. fiowever.no one had seen or heard anything of the miesmg man information was on Saturday morning given the police an t an active search was at once instituted. Carefn'iy examining the river hank not far from the dredge, Constable Rnthledge found » me portions of glass and the top ring of a lanfcern which was identified as the one Da'ziel took from Stuart’s. A piece of candle was also found, but it had not been lighted Subsequent search on Sunday revealed marks on the side of the track as thom-h some one had missed his footing and gone into the river, which at this roiat is now running rapidly. There is little doubt that was here Dalziel mot his death. The drop from the track on to a kind of shelf ie son* six or liven feet, with the river miming i 1 ?f? b y- ~pe j ”B a heav Y build, the first ““in all likelihood stunned the unfortunate man. and be roll d into the water insensible. Tins surmise u more likely from the fact Lalzlel was a famous swimmer, ami quite at homeiu the- water. The police have taken possession of the missing man’s property aboard thedredga. and every endeavour will he made to recover the body. After eight days’ immersion it will pmbahl lyrse totho surface, and a keen watch will be kept on the river. As we have already sai I, Andrew Dalziel was a man very well known throughout this and the Dnnstan <’istrict. He was many years associated with drepgo mining on the Molvnenx River, and may he said to have been one of thr pioneers in that industry He was native of Shetland, an ex(%l ent boatman, and had a thorough knowledge of river work. In his time he had many a hard battle in flood and stoim on the Molyneux, and it is sad indeed to think that ho should have braved them all to meet at last with a death so simple. General regret is felt at his sad end, as Andrew was a man whom everybody liked and one who was always willing to do his le.low-man a good turn. We write of him as one who has gone away from amongst, us for ever, aa (o do otherwise would be hop. >og against hope. In many respects his p.eoence will be missed,as he was a type of SSJJ- 18 luite1 uite becoming extinct on our