Arizona republican., 1900-08-23
N. C. WILSON LOST
Disappeared From a Hunting
 Camp a Week Ago
As Late As Last Saturday His Hunt ing Companions Had Been Unable To Find Him.-Gravest Fears For His Safety.

The alarming news reached Phoenix last night that MT. N. C. Wilson of the firm of Wilson x Woodbridge had been lest while on camping trip in the eX- tremely wild country along Clear creek, about fifty miles south of Flagstaff. MT. Wilson disappeared from the camp last Wednesday and on the following Saturday the last trace of him had been lost washed out by recent rains.
 The news came to Phoenix in a tele- gram to MT. T. T. Powers, MT. Wilson's brother-in-law. It was sent from an other brother-in-law, A, T. Firth at Flagstaff and is as follows:
 Flagstaff, Aug. 22. "T. T. Powers. Phoenix, Ariz.: The following letter was just handed me by special carrier. dated Clear Creek, Ross ranch. Saturday morning. I quote it in part and will mail it to you in the morning. Instruct as soon as possible I have some very bad news. Wednesday afternoon at about 1 o'clock Wilson left camp in his shirt sleeves for a few hours hunt and has not been seen since. Picked up his gun and took about six shells and a little water. Have had men out and am trying to find him with blood hounds. Fear in jury. Rain has obliterated all traces. Traced him six miles. Am doing every thing possible. Will send a messenger if I find any trace of him. Better send word to relatives.
 (Signed) "A. H. JAMES.
 Use your judgment in matter and advise. A Y FIRTH"
 Mir. Wilson left Phoenix on June L,
 
 George Lyke on visit to the Grand Canyon after which they intended to make an extensive hunting and fishing trip throughout the country between Flagstaff and Tonto Basin. It was ar ranged that Dr. Wylie should join them at Flagstaff on the hunting trip and he did meet them about three weeks ago. On account of the inaccessible charac- ter of the country little has been heard of the party since it left Flagstaff. Dr. Duffield yesterday received a letter from Dr. Wylie. It was mailed at Pine. on the edge of Tonto Basin. and was dated on Wednesday, the day of MT. Wilson's disappeaIa The letter was doubtless written in the morning, while, as the telegram ssates, MT. Wilson let the camp late in the afternoon. Dr.
 
 turn to Phoenix by the way of Me Dowell and Mount Reno, arriving here on August 31.
 Upon receipt of MT. Firth's telegram, MT. Powers went to the sheriff's office to ask to have communications estab- lished with the sheriff's office at Pres colt. that a hunting party might be sent out from there. Prescott could not be reached by telephone last night, but the request will be made this morning. That Mir Wilson had not been found after a hunt of two days is somewhat discouraging The weather in that region is extremely cold, even at this season of the year and all through that country there have been frequent mountain storms during the past week. MT. Will son. who is not in good health, could not well withstand the exposure to which he would have been submitted, seeing. also. that when he left camp he was in his shirt sleeves and so probably without matches.
 The nearest point. as has been men toned. to Clear Creek (and the precise location of the camp has not been def nately described). is Pine. about ten miles in a direct line. The travelled dis tance is much greater and the way so winding that the lost man could follow it only by the widest accident. It is extremely improbable that he would meet any one anywhere in that region. It Is said that there are no cattle on the ranges in that part of the country and nothing else to attract anybody but hunters.