The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-11
THE MISSING PARTY.
Nothing Yet Learned of Their
Whereabouts.
sEAaca PaaTIgs srARTEO COT.
rriends 81 DR.. sslnor. 6. a. HaIIer and
Loais Cox Are Losing Hope and
Feas tie Worst.

EesAsng has ret been hssr1 Of ne farse miss-
izg hHnssrz. -. Th8m3s T. Miner, g. Morris
HAElsF kaa L0ais cex kea fae fears OF their
fxEaissek And trends have a. Sasf afraess grown
gHta eoav1etsoa fis4s ss5ne misfortune, and. Per
hasz. deaEh - oesa iez shsn, SCI there a hope.
eltanpgh 4 Is Weakened ~ each sB2eseds1g
ho1s. ard many p.szstale to@oEzes OF where tee
tAres fzisz5sg saea arr are advanced
Tns nsslag party was fla uppeEnoss the-e
81 tae pubic ntmG yesterday When the Posi-
ESrExzssE xeEK Hsss paslSs&ea the fact that they
were missing Ga MSn6ay morning i vas VITA
ggeAs HESITATION and vita many resefsAtiozs-
bnt nsS shsFs are gTgsnss for serious appreaea-
stoas concerning faess safety and the PosT IN
TgLIEsEaexg Sfiee wAs besieEed yesterday BY
tAoee Who had iast Al interest IN their busines4
affairs and Hese wholly Essoreed IN the posi-
b.iltes % 3 great pHblie eA.asasty.
s1AaeA rAavx oseamxKD.
Karly yesfesssF morning NJ Prats. Of tbs
ooast saryey set ah9szf oFFEusxsng sezrca party
Jadee Thomas Burke, Isx partner of Mr. HaileT;
J9ssah cailias, IT., and A. Z. strout LET with
CapfaIa Pratt for WILDLY Island and the inside
channel. in the afssrnoon, in the new steamer
Detroit. which vas kindly rdeted By Der own
ers for The occasion Captain Pratt Is IN
Command ard il il tke intention Of tie party
e. cruise cown asong the east shores of Wildly
island and to make 8 careful search In the
vicinity 81 B-aEns camp. TIE Detroit ieik q;
0'cloek. sn9 vii mol return untll tonight OF to-
morrow. and may b not for several days, II the
evens OF any clue 20 The Whereabouts OF The
party being discovered.
80 SEws PROM sTAxgooD.
d.spAfph vas received yestesdey morning By
Dr L. r. Dawson from one OF Or Minors clerks
named Carttx who left for Stsnwaos ~ search
81 the party Sunday night The telegram Is
dated a. Stanwooa, ard in & Carts ssgses that
he visited BTsnn's camp Monday and made
La
10 find any trace Of the party. DIR. Dawson Is
Eali Arm ~ the belief That nothing has hap
peaea 10 TIE members 81 the party, and accounts
for their prolonged absence by saying that they
have found good hunting and are oyersta! Ing
taelr time.
ArAErY OUT PROM uTsALADY.
II was learned yesterday evening that the
Washington Steamboat and Transportation Com
pany's steamer Daisy, had been sent out from
Tisalady 20 search for the party.
SoTAlse HEAsD AZ PoRT TOWNSEND.
Tsse following dispatch was received this
evening from the PosT IETElIdGKScER cores
pondent st Port Townsend;
P6kr ToWgsExD, Dec 3--Eothing has been
heard Of the missing hunting party. 7. y.
Halter. Of this city, brother Of g. Morris Halter,
went with the revenue cutter woieott this
morning to search for the party. Mr.. Hailer is
greatly alarmed about his brosaer's safety.
THE w0poorT's sEARcH.
A passenger on the steamer W. r Munroe,
which arrived here last evening from snohom-
ish, stated to a FosT IHTEsLIGEscER reporter
that while the Munroe was OF Jaeksou's camp,
yesterday afternoon, the revenue cutter wolcott
oyeihauled her and asked II anything had been
seen or learned Of the party Receiving a mega
tive reply the caters captain replied that they
had not either and steamed OF.
wHERE REASS's c1NP Is.
a.
has seen called r. located seven miles due north
OF Ctzalady. on WILDLY island. II Il logging
camp. and there Is quite a settlement @bsnt il.
The county surrounding IL. both 10 the north
ard ssuth- west along the shores Of the island.
Is thckly settled. ard 81 would be impossible for
anyone 20 lard on the shore anywhere che
Minor party would have landed without being
seen. Again, II the party had started to Brann's
camp and had made landing somewhere and
hal iost their boats, steamers pass through the
channel every six hours OF the day
ama run within hsiling distance oE the shore.
An old steamboat Inan stated yesterday to re-
ToFter thas the WAFER In the channel between
ssanwoos and " Asssaiey Island Is usually rough
at tb i season OF the year but Il Is stated posi-
lively by steamboat men who have been through
the channel daily for months past that the
water has been G>x-= cain for two weeks
oSE os THE TIissaIKs.
theory advanced la explanation Of the all
sence Of the party. and reasonable one. is that
pr Minor. Mr. Halter aud MF. Cox changed
their minds aba1t Eoing TO BgaHn's camp sni
went no the Stillagpamish river 20 Mr.. Haller's
fsgm and ere there now. Az argument against
this. IKE AL other theories. is the prolonged alb
senee OF shs pa ~ The question arises: "Why
is Il that a wees has elspsed since the PARTY was
to return 10 ssst,le, and nothing has been heard
IL ig9'
The relatives saf friends OF the men are fully
aroused % the sesioasness OF the msttcr and
prompt Vigorous ss,tsoa in tie way Of searching
Tor them may b. looked Cor. The search has
hssn begun sod Will be continued until positive
information. he Sc pleasing OF otherwise, Is f0and
cencernsng the party.
WHAT Vas tAsT sKES or THE PARTY
FOR tae tnfoslsation ~ those WAC arc not IA
uaibaF wish The whole ee2e. the following brief
aeeoant Of TIE matter Il given, Tae party left
here Thanksgiving evening fe- hunting tsin
Ia the vicinity 81 sfAawe4a. rsnguixng 60 return
last Wednesday Al are expert caRoassts ard
two Rob Roy EsuUgs were takea along that the
fnen baFs oi tsa party might pursue favuFIfe
So u saoal the orportuaity Offer itself stan
yyc0a was reached Fridsy and thai day Mr.. Hal
Ter 1eft pr MINOR ard Mr. Cox
ana went 70 his rAnea On the SttliaEaamish
river rsfura,ng - StaaWoo4 sandy evening
pr Miner and SIR. COX spsnt Friday. Saturday
aad sapdsv aantfRe. hat they net with poor
snccs 81 whgn Nr H&!Ier retained Dr. Miner
wired % his wifc q us intentions. ard she pSrty
ssfl seF Bsanp's point Monday sftaruosn. since
whieh tlme as aims ass beea heard ef them.