The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-11-11

win rewards aggregatlng a thouS-
and dollars to spur them on, the
wearied searchers for Superintendent
B. F. Egan have secured the hills
and woods near Bolton in a vain hunt
and at the conclusion of the sixth
day have been forced to admit de-
feat Not a trace Or sign of the
missing man has been found, and
after each days fruitless effort the
faint glimmer of hope has grown dim
mer, and at last it has been totally
eXtinguished 1t is too much to ex-
pect that Egan could survive the ter
rible exposure to the fierce storms
that have been raging in the hills al
most constantly since the evening he
was lost, and now the principal OBJ
ject of the hunters is to find his
body. The rewards promise $1,000
for the finding of Egan dead or alive,
and there are many of the searchers
who are prompted by the hope of re-
ceiving this sum, as well as by the
more humane one of assisting the
distressed.
The country surrounding Lake Five
has been gone over almost foot by
foot, the gullies and ravines searched
soutely no result In the country sur
rounding Bolton, there are seven cab
ms, and six of these had been visited
The seventh situated on pyramid
peak, in an almost inaccessible re
gion will be the object of party
that left Belton Sunday. 1t will take
three or four days to make the trip
and but small hope of success is en-
tertained.
DR.. H. E. Houston, who was the
last man to see Mr.. Egan, returned
from Bolton Saturday night, after be
ing on the ground almost constantly
since the two men separated at the
slough near Lake Five. Mr.. Houston
stated that the story that signal oi
three shots for recall was agreed
on was a mistake, and in his story
of the incidents connected therewitf
he threw a new light on the case.
Mr.. Houston stated that on last
Tuesday afternoon, after snow had
been falling all day, Mr.. Egan pro
posed a deer hunt and in company
with DR.. A. r. Houston, they pro
ceaded to Lake Five in Mr.. Egan'S
private car At that point the three
men left the car, which went on tC
Belton a distance of about three
miles. 1t was agreed to hunt in tina
vicinity, and when through to return
to Belton and the car, regardless o
what the others were doing. DR.
Houston suggested that the first MAJ
to return should fire a shot, but Mr.
Egan opposed this on the ground tha
there would be too many chances
against the shot being heard. He sug
gested that the first man who re
turned should pile up number o
stones on the bridge, the second mai
to make a similar pile, then when thu
third man returned and saw the tW'
niles he would know that his com
panions were at the car. This plal
was agreed on and the hunt com
menced. DR.. A. r. Houston took tn
west side of the track and the othe
two struck out on the other side
near what is known as Half Mool
slough. They had gone but shor
distance when they became separ
ated. When he returned to the bridg
DR.. H. E. Houston found his brothe
had been ahead of him, and joine'
! him at the car.
That was the last anyone heard o
saw of Mr.. Egan, and since then hi
disappearance remains unsolved.
! DIR. Houston's story of the prepare
tions made by Mr.. Egan for the hun
proves that he was no tenderfoot il
the hills, as is claimed by many, bu
on the contrary he was a man VIII
i had much experience in hunting TO
big game. Mr.. Egan was warml,
dressed in heavy wooden suit, owe
heavy underwear and an army shirt
| He has on a "slicker" that he boz
/ rowed from DIR. Houston, and on hi
feet is a pair of heavy three-quarte
boots, felt lined; slouch hat an
long gauntlet gloves completes hi
attire. Before leaving the car he tool
straps and wound them around ri