The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-13
WAR mas nsEs DONE.



Eearsh PARTIES Are Securing the Ieacl.
ne WILDLY Island.
Information received late last night il 10
fhs effect that search parties are AZ work
cd along the shore OF WILDLY island. Mr.
Curtis, Or. Minors clerk. is snpeTintead.
Ing the search, although there Is no organ
izafi0u.
Ranahefs and fishermen on the leland.
ine9ses hy the liberal rewards offered, are
eorkiag indnintigably. and nearly a hun
drsa boats were scattered over the line OF
hsach near the mouth OF Saratoga passage
yesterday afternoon.
AT 8 o,eisek last evening. when the
Tssaslady telegraph Office closed. dispatch
was received that no new discoveries had
been made.
an pfsAIsApy THEORY.
Dir. A. H. Pratt. manager 81 the Utsalsdy
mill, utaalady. was in the city Yesterday.
nad gave r0ms important facts in regard TO
Chr unfortunate party which persisted near
that piaes on Monday, necember 3 lie
said there was no doubt tn his mind that
the party bad persshed.
Last Monday Mr.. Curtis. agent for Or.
Miner. and George Brann started ont on a
searching expedition. but were unsneceSs.
~ III sinssssg the loaf mer. They returned
to Hsann's 6eup without any trace of the
men on Tuos'Aey afternoon.
Mr., Pratt saye that his theory Is that the
small beat tipped over first and in reseuing
the occupant the other boat tipped ever
been around rssalsdy for twenty years
and knows every movement IL the treach-
circus tides and currents OF Saratoga PASS.
&s~F &t sk.x -
the fatal Monday afternoon, he was work.
ing ~ SOON on the shore few miles
from the scene OF the accident Suddenly
; squat came mp and hs had great difii.
Guilty In getting the boom OF logs tied np.
This Is positive evidence that The PARTY
wese caught In . squat and Il Is a reason.
able solution 81 the ease to infer that
tAls sauall was the one which overturned
their boats. AZ the exact paint az
which the party il supposed 60 have gone
down there Il a most dangerous earrent. IL
~ this point that the tide coming In
from DECEPTION pass meets these coming
from Camaao and WILDLY islands and
fram Port susan. Usually the tlsla-rin
thus fortaed Is about bali way between
Browns posat ard the point Il whidhy
i<lnnd. but this tlde-vip .varses in position
With the strength al The tides coming
from che different directions. ola lssz-xvrs
aay that = esnoe STRIKING shis Fin wauta
lamp rishs up oat ef the water MANY
fimes. apA that u wss most dangerous
pace 20 50 with canoe.
Mr.. rrett says that coming up on the
Hassalo she next aay SITTER tie fatal Men.
day. he came ksrosx TIE man vaa bad
hroaght DR. Minor y iaE srem Seattle. Ike
wss hunting Cor the party. cruising ia
small ho&t. and saaaaring anxioassy sas tAe
missing msn. Mr.. Pratt also SAYS that lie
old raen. who are pefteesly familiar wish
she tides around tis@isdY. say thai i sae
under curTents DO aat earFv Ehe e1dies
away. thes vii surety wash adhere wsthsa
mile or twu Of tsae pace whese the lussiAn
sanae was foand. Their experience has
ssnrhs them that SHyshtas aoaiias withla
4 earsain radius wi8 assays VASE ashore
an. the beach wssss= the canoe wxs iosss1s
ana tnes are almost sagV thar tae hesilss
NIL come ashore within week es txs.
xnK ssrgAS eases.
Josiah colagnx. IT, she vas member a
she seAgrA party shioh returned ga sse
fletrult "Wednesday nszhg, eeseF,tes slss
canoe of 0r Miner aaA Nj Halter hsel.
vas sefs 81 Cssalzssy, ~ ae8ns a rsssssAs Ia
ssan gaaae YAtheF Cat a. sae hos, uita tae
pruw sglrkiag az several fesl oct a. tie
1eter. she was aboat sNenty gsss long
ana act ovxF awe tess ard half hezaa. Il
: said that MF. Cex eoela aos - induced
q res into the larger eAaas. ncF either q
she other two sasa iato tas smaller canoe.
- owsnx g. the stissesxns bassd 81 sAe tee
boats there was great dees az difference
Ia the Way os hsaiaiax sAsl44.
s0xnQN - xax scaao1a
Mas Ksaae1y. city sapssSnssa&s.s &c
sSheols. $40 shat the schooss we're kss2zay
xesseFdaY. and the sehoi2rs So mel Is feel
shs pr0xAlane ssAaess ~ saHcA IS sheas
nsrsasz. us ManaE vas most enshaslzs-