The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-12
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re r.er4x seft zsastee TaankeeEysng eTaafns
saaenaxnx 81 fseura imxs Thass1aS. alter Hsek's
szssrs nnsong ne tksnssds d9Ma ssan1. Before
Eea@fne tzeT asnanncsd snaf tless headquarters
~aad Be e 6smaweo6. Th&y went fsers atsees
On she nsaanasr Cascade ard rsms1nee there IN
81 Monday ai1ernoon. Mr. Haiier IN TIE nss2n-
tlxsx, - nsar - CA be Ieasnss. fskiag 81 ex-
eursson % ia sssslagunmssa % bis fishers
place.
Yfn.ifng s1e hunting vezy poor arouzd esaa-
seed fhs sEsr4e hunters Ga M0nGGy. D4eesnoeE
s. 4ers1e1 % 70 acfos4 tie Sanad % WaldbT
Iassnd. ~ HslIeFss b7ysoo1 hone. waeSs hs
assured tAcsn saey wcsisd SD exeeiscns sport
Bss6se gesna Or Xseor n1<saed rs wife IN
Dispatch 81 the eaange Is kiH plaDs ard ssaf hs
wans3 Ie4Ye fbas Oar f0g BRASS esnp On
sSsiaby EslMs3 TEkt Il The last snd Only word
Feeeiye IL tsss etx from tas psFty - fsF - can
ss learned
Tnx TATaL pEussas.
Msaaag serusnz e. rsrty went hunting near
ssaadwcal aash1uf sag sEeeess. Iaey returned
20 AFnassF1nx's he.es. and prepared for erosst ng
saa sosBe. 50 es1 fhsy u Eed Of hiring tsii
brat for fsss voyage. hus sppn laasniEg taas .
sHffaAs4 tsas eas.d nos - found, 1tefaed ~
make the psfss2se in their eaB9ss.
e wes = beautiful day. sEa The party ie't sssEs-
we'd ns ssefsfk in TIE afternoon IN sxesiient
spfrlts. ~ II BOZ and KF. Halies we're ID The
eaEos wLtA sail 81 when nc party left stan,
~ uxHxxnxD wAEsggs.
A man or the wharf ssss. as he party Jeff;
Il wouldn't cross The zissgazHllsa Ia : cssos
ike that II ths river was high"
10 tnis d. Minor replied. aS hey pulled away
aThas Il hxeause ron don't khos how 70 MAJ
sge is
wnRs rHgY yADgp FEoA SIGHT.
TanaIofs Armstrong etond on the beach aud
pasxheI them A. ff=Sy aAddeei "a II frali canoes
across Hal ssrnEh ana through the month OK
TIE sieiia~nsEIsh river into tae broad stretch
ef water rorth Of eanass9 Island. woera they
were lost e view. Thas. 80 sss As 4 known, was
the last sesrt offhe ~ iatea trio.
wagRk THg Bo1Ts wsEE swAxPE1-
TaeEf e5a9sa after leaving the stiiiagBmish
waa ~ n0rsh wsstegiy direction. straight across
TIE mouth Of tie trcaeheToas saTstoga passage.
about scns niles norih 81 Utsalsdy. The dis
tanee from s4snweod - BraRn's point II esh
maseA ~ twelve statEte miles, - ~
woala reqngre four-TEile speed
70 maze the distance between
zo'elock aaa dark. whsn the party lels the
gfIllsg1aInssh the three were laughing and
were eviasafly IN no hurry II is generally sup
posed that they did not travel fasieE than three
fssiea al hour. which IL q moderately easy
stroke and accordingly found themselves two
Hsiies fsous the WhldbY island slI0Fs aud at she
mouth Of saratoga pass 81 5 o'eioek, by which
time IL VIVA quite dark and probably very
wlady.
III TIE darkness they could not SEQ 20 keep out
OF ne frosgh u the seq. asa their ioats must
have beea IN easy prey N the breakers.
M Cox wes an expert swimmer. bat Do. Minor
ana ar. Halter were unable 70 swim. Their
fsaii bafks. frsighted a. they were with camp
eqappage, guns and provisions, could no. bear
them up ana after brief Struggle they un-
S0nbtedIy suceumeed 70 the waves
ssYoEE Tnx FATAL VOYAGE.
MrE T. Kppef, the travelling agent for Seller
& Co. wss one OF sist last to sce Or. Minor and
Mr. Cox before they started on on the fatal
voyage He wasas ssanw0od Sunday Richt ami
was introduced % Dr. Minor and Mr. Cox at
AsmCrunRs hotel, where they were ell stop
ping. Mr.. Halter was not there that night. or
a least NJ Knper did Dot meet him. DR.
Misuf and Mr. Cox speuf the evening with Mr.
Rnpcr and Landlord Armstrong in social
manaer ia Re hotel sitting room. During the
evening The two decided togo hunting early In
the morning and, II they bad no success, 20 90
70 Wildly island Later Ia the day. They were
in high spirits and anticipated several days
good sport besore returning home At o'clock
the following morning the two hunters started
oas with their guns About
o'clock, Mr.. Kuper. who was
Just. leaving for further Up the
county. anw then retuFnin without any
game. They told Nr. KupeF that thsy had de
clded 20 remain AZ stanwcod no longer and
would probehsy start for WILDLY islan ia the
afternoon. pF Minor said be had expected his
hunting dog upon the steamer Cascade but had
been disappointed lie then went 10 the tele.
graph cgiaee as Mr. kupper supposed 90 tese-
graph 90 someone tn seattle in reference &C. the
dog. bal ia reality 90 send wori % bis wife that
he uMs sclne 90 WILDLY island. After this be
talked with AF. Cox about hiring 6 tailhoat and
having someone take them over, towing their
eanoes This appeared to be the understanding
when NJ kupeE said good hye % them.
when he returned 70 ssauwood az
u'eioek that afternoon. Mr. Kuper
gave no farther thought ia the matter until
Tuesday sve1ing. whrn he learned from the
Posi- fSTkL1taRSCNH. at Franklin, that the party
had nos euea seen since they leit Stanwood that
afternoon
Mr SHper says that on TITO day the party ielt
sfRaWeoa tho weather vas quite good In the
aaornlug Il was iogsy. bat al moan ths san came
out and the sound was perfectly smooth. Ia
the eyentnE bFee2s spranE Up, but twas nos
sssoms enough to easSe heavy sea
Il - Dis theory that the party after leaving
seanw sad. indlag the weather pleasant. hsa
paaaied slowly along ani hsd baen caught ~
fae darkness when twe 0r three miles from their
destination. Il vas about this time that the
wind eegBe ap. ans. ia rae asFSasss, they could
not keep oas es the trough OF the sea. and their
fraii bsFka wsre probably overturned while they
weFr trying 70 sad tic heaea.