Rowden, Leslie Myrl "Les"

Died.
Leslie Rowden, age 33 years, a hard rock lead and zinc miner, and his step-daughter, Crystal Blunk, 14, of near Treece Kansas were drowned early Jul 16, 1931, in the mill pond of the Webber Mine, about a half mile east of their Treece home, where Mr and Mrs. Rowden, their four children and the Blunk girl were bathing. The girl was wading in shallow water, but stepped off into a hole about 10 feet deep. Hearing her screams. Rowden went to her aid, but her struggles carried both into the deep water and they were drowned. Over one thousand people attended the funeral.