SAD DEATH IN THE BUSH.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2756, 23 November 1887, Page 2

SAD DEATH IN THE BUSH.

' 4 correspondent; o'f the ;I(f6rthl|...'■■ '"' Times atlimberle^itig."' - ; under date .August the , ; foljavving information fliti#{o ; the;:{ death-of a digger named fle|'ry " h--85 years of age; Jn the bitii neffljJKe; ; a Brockman River, ; W..' -4^— Henry:' yfy Shute, a digger, vho ca,irls herd to ,W trfthis fortune on ; ;{he l gb!d6elds,-'leftf ! -* H •. ! the Brockman of' ' V/ last bringing some horses m|^pSgtiiaf :; .'.'.rf had gone astray;. r inhibit evening, or sijbsequently,Ca-\.. -.-.'. search was iptitjtuted -by.hia aided by tfj'e neighbors and police, but' "'' although a-;vigorous attempt was'made ':.'•'' the search' party at last gave up hop'e of ever finding him. again. On A'ugust.7 last, Mr A. Lucanas, of the firm of Lucanas and Hedley, whilst his way to the goldfieltJs,; wheJT. -'/' between Britton's and Hafts Creeks, : -n .. about.fifty miles former ■•■- ,;: place,'observed a small piece of which was tied to a tree,:x exam-■'"' -. ining it he found that it-was written -•:■ •• upon, but the .words had: become so'- ;■'■"-' blotted by oxposui'ethath'o ooulionly' ■'-' '■; ''■'■'■ make out " stop-dying Feeling certain that some key% the'" :'<- : myatory was to bo found neartho' place, he carefully oxamineoV'.'tbe '■....■'•" : ground surrounding the Jim and fiopn/; ! ' ■ came a'crosaia tin box, and-under.'it '<■'&' : - • piece of notepaper, orj^hiflk^waC' written the following:—''itofewhoever ;'■■•' gets this first, help himself ;to what id '•• • in the box, aud then, pray. do. whatlv-'^'' ,; want you. to, and that \va& only '-to - -'''■"' : Write a letter to New Zoalaj)^ ; "aiid;tell- ; : - them that I have been ■'• • and starved to death. M-; them the; '■' ; - plain truth and nothing and p'# -V j _ v the above in the letter, if'ysyuk&l&i; ;.:'t My mate's name is Bob Doj^ei,. If you'r ",'.' see him on the field, you caii:*can £s'' ••.; him of my_ death, ■ and give}jhmt'-tmg'' •' ; '";. other writing.. Addressv'.the New'-'': [ Zealand letter to Mrs A. Orr, care Mrij : Campbell,Gladstone street, Sydenham] ■;■''■ Christchurch, Don't forgftt.Jo %' ■ ' this." Second writing:- "Henry H ■•";." Shute died in the bush from hungerv ''■[ ; Whoever finds this will obligate ■ by ']' ;. sending a note to MrsOrr, <fljpMr| Campbell, Gladstone-st., Sydenham',- •■."' Christchurch. You will get plenty for- ■■ * your trouble. The above is .for my '•' ■mate if he is found. If you cannot' find him, tear it off and send-the. rest; in the letter. Bob Dove, if this gets to you, please send that hair ohain: to- : " Mrs Campbell, aud tell her what hap-" '; • pened to me. Give the chain4o Bdse- " s and you may keep the rest, if you want } '• ■'• to oblige a dying man. Good-bye, mate." Looking into the box, Mr Lucanas found about 40z3 of gold and a'diamond ring. Alongside the bojc was a Colt's revolver. A further/search 4 .m the neighborhood resulted iu hia j finding bones and parts of the dead man's skeleton, which were scattered' '■ " :i in every direction. The ISSHe '■'■■■■*". carefully collected and buried.- The. : ' hones were found quite forty miles. from the place where Shute was camped ' and whence he.had started six months*" >•>' .before to look'for his horses. On the., ',,./'■ . .arrival of Mr Luoanus at Hall's Creek, the matter was reported to the police;; and tho gold and ring over to them for safe 'lßping.' Strange to say, Mr Lucanus'had, a . -' - fot. days before the discovery, picked' 4 up a lost man in almost the last stages of starvation. It appears man, whose name was Wallan Garhon' ''' "' 64jears of age, was under the im- " ; .pression that ho was on the road'to ,', :;the Murray Itiver, Awhile-ho was in - : ?' riality.on theDemiiaon Plains, about; ' •■ ■ i.Oij'iniles in anothor direction. Hi - t ibajibp wandering about for thre^\; " week's,, and during: that time had''/ subsisted on uothiug but herbage and, ■flowtef,-a' bag full of' whioli he had ia ..'"• hia MM when discovered; he was ; aufifefiag severely, from dyigtay,. ..... 'Whence hones of Shute wereioimd Garboji"was naturally greatly "affeofced ' ■ at the sight,.it go suggestive of / his narrow escape from the same ■ .awful death. I need hardly add that Mr Lucanas took him on ..to Hall'g Creek, aiid had him carefullfetonded -V-

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