George A. Newton Arizona Silver Belt April 16, 1892 About 8 o'clock last evening Bob Pringle arrived in town, bringing the startling news that he had, a few hours previous, discovered two horses at the Salt River, near the mouth of Coon Creek, one, a pack horse with pack, dead and lodged on a rifle in the river and the other, saddled and bridled grazing on the bank nearby. The horses were identified as belonging to George A. Newton of Globe who left here on Monday last for his ranch in Pleasant Valley, expecting to reach Pringle that night, but where he failed to appear. A slicker, pair of shoes and spurs, tied to the saddle of the riding horse, were also identified as Mr. Newton's. His gun was found on the bank where it had evidently fallen from the scabbard strapped to the saddle. Worms were found under the blanket on the saddle horse, indicating that the animal had been saddled several days. The river has been high for ten days past and as the Coon Creek crossing is one of the most dangerous on the river, the apprehension is strong that Mr. Newton was drowned in attempting to ford the stream. Pringle, Frank Prothero and Harry Newton left for the river at 3 o'clock this morning and they will be joined by George Wilson who went direct to the river from the Nugget mill. A thorough search will be made with the hop of clearing up the mystery and until the fate of Mr. Newton is definitely ascertained, his relatives and friends will entertain the slender hope that he escaped a watery grave. God grant that he has. April 23, 1892 Search has been made for the body of George A. Newton last week but without success. It is now believed that he was carried through the box canyon and will be found, if at all, some distance from the place of his supposed drowning. The river has fallen about two feet, greatly improving the chances of finding the remains, and the efforts of the searching party will not be relaxed. All the evidence obtained confirms the belief that Mr. Newton was drowned in attempting to ford the river. The last person who saw him alive is N.H. Price, who met him within three miles of the river and tried to induce him not to attempt to cross, but Mr. Newton was obdurate and proceeded on his way. Ephraim Fuller returned from the river on Wednesday with the hose which Mr. Newton rode, and the effects found near the scene of the disaster. USGenWeb Project NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, nor for commercial presentation by any other organization. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain express written permission from the author, or the submitter and from the listed USGenWeb Project archivist. submitted by burns@asu.edu