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supplies, with which he will start back tonight. Jud will go back in a 

 couple of days with another supply." 



Then the Star oi December 14, said : 



" Messrs. Chas. Brown, Jos. and Grant Griswold, John Hartwell, A. 

 L,effler and Reney returned yesterday afternoon from their expedition up the 

 Arroyo Seco in quest of L,. C. Winston, bringing no encouraging news what- 

 ever. They made a very thorough search of the main and tributary can- 

 yons as far up as the divide between the headwaters of the Arroyo and the 

 Tejunga, with side trips down the Tejunga and west branch of the San 

 Gabriel, but absolutely no trace of the missing man could be found. The 

 region about Barley Flats was explored also Another small party, headed 

 by one of Mr. Winston's brothers, has gone over to Chillao and beyond, and 

 they will continue the search in that direction." 



The next report is of date December 20, and says : 



"Another party has been made up to go in search of L. C. Winston, 

 consisting of John Hartwell, Joe and Grant Griswold and Charley Brown. 

 IvOU Newcombe is already over on the Tejunga and the others will join him 

 there and all will establish a camp at Chillao, where there is a cabin. They 

 have all been in former searching parties and know the mountains thoroughly. 

 They will go well prepared with provisions and clothing, so that they can 

 weather storms. Those who are not familiar with the trails and canyons of 

 the range should by no means venture into the mountains at this time of 

 year. It is dangerous work for experienced mountaineers, and for others the 

 danger is vastly increased." 



These brief quotations from long articles will show what deep interest 

 was felt and great effort made to find the missing man, dead or alive. Yet 

 not the least clue was found, or heard of him, until the following account 

 appeared, dated L,os Angeles,' August 16, 1894: 



" On Tuesday a young man who was hunting in the L^ittle Rock Creek 

 Canyon found the body of the lost man, L. C. Winston. Little Rock Creek 

 Canyon runs into the Sierra Madre mountains up to Mount Waterman, 

 which is the divide between the San Gabriel Canyon and the Little Rock 

 Creek Canyon. A party consisting of J. B. Martin, W. A. Pallette, R. B. 

 Burns, C. E. Meiggs, Fred Lees and Charles Brossart were camping; and on 

 Tuesday Meiggs took his rifle and went up a little tributary canyon looking 

 for deer. Losing his bearings, he climbed upon a high rock and looked 

 about. As he clambered down he saw what appeared to be a man in an 

 overcoat sleeping alongside a log. As he approached he was horrified to see 

 that the man was dead, the legs being detached from the body, both being 

 some distance away. The bones of the feet were still encased in the shoes. 

 The trunk was wrapped in a heavy overcoat, which was closely buttoned 

 and belted. The hat was on the skull, the hair and beard still clinging to 

 the tightly drawn parchment-like skin. An investigation showed that the 

 remains were undoubtedly those of Winston, for a cob pipe bearing his 

 name, a bowie knife, also engraved, his watch, a match box and other 

 articles were found in the pockets of the clothes. The body is twelve miles 

 from the nearest house and can only be reached by pack-train in about two 

 days' travel. The campers left the body where it was found, marking the 

 locality so that it could be easily found again, and started at once for the city, 



