The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-23
NO TRACE WAS FOUND
The Bodies Have Probably Been
Carried Down Stream.
THE QUEST is HOPELESS
Another Search Will Be Made-No AID.
ditional Details of the Tragedy
Procured-The River Was
Full of Ice.

Missoula, Dec. ga special from SUI
perior to the Standard to-day says:
The party that left here to search for
the bodies of Columbus Burrill and
Otto Egbreeht, who are supposed to
have been drowned in the Four Mile
rapids below st. Regis, has returned
and found no trace of the missing men.
The party from Superior was joined
by the brother of Mr.. Burrill, who
came up the river from Plains to as
sist in the search. The boat was
found, as reported in the Standard to-
day, in an eddy below the rapids and
the stream was dragged above and
below where the boat was drifting.
The seat of the wagon, which was on
the boat was found in the middle
OF the stream where the boat was
found and the wagon was still at
tached to the boat. to which ii had
been bound by the men when they
started. Two days were spent in
searching the stream for the bodies,
but no trace of them was found. The
river is rough and swift at the point
where the boat turned and and the
bodies have probably been carried
down the stream. The searching party
returned here last night and the search
may be undertaken again, but the
quest is almost hopeless.
IT is impossible to learn anything of
the details of the accident more than
those contained in the dispatch yes
terday. The two men made the Voy-
age from Superior to Camerons ferry
without accident. They stopped at
Cameron's ranch for lunch and re-
manned there for an hour or more.
After getting warmed, they resumed
their voyage down the stream and have
never been seen since. IL is not known
whether they tried to make a landing
..t.ta Il
in that way or whether they We're up
set while going through the rapids.
The fact that the seat of the wagon,
which was on the boat, was found be-
low the rapids would indicate that
they did not go over until they had
passed through the rough water, but
the harness that they had in the boat
has not been found and the seat may
have been washed down the stream
from where the capsiZe occurred. There
were two dogs with the men and they
appeared alone at Camerons just
about dark on the evening of the ac-
cident. Mr. Cameron suspected that
there had been an accident and told
the man who was with him to catch
the dogs and see if they We're wet.
This was done and the hair of the dogs
was found to be full of ice. This left
no doubt in the mind of Mr.. Cameron
as to what had happened and his sus-
picion was further confirmed by the
peculiar actions of the larger of the
dogs. This animal ran back and forth
between the Cameron house and the
river whining all the time and evil
IDENTIFY trying to coax the men to fol-
low him. 1t was too late to do any
thing that night, but early the next
morning Mr.. Cameron and John sim
mons set out To see what they could
find. at the same time sending word
to Superior. where both men had
friends. The big dog stayed With them
and went down the river with them
when they started on their search.
The smaller dog went up to his old
home at Superior and was found there
the next morning. 1t is not likely that
anything further will ever be learned
of the unfortunate affair.