The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-11
COMPANY AND FRIENDS OFFER
REWARDS.
STILL NO TRACE OF EAGAN
searchers Go Out Prepared to Camp
Where Night Overtakes Them
Weather Bad.

Kalispell Nov. 9.-The fourth day
ance, and not trace of the missing
man has been found. The fourth
heavy snow fall commenced last night
and has continued over the district al
most without interruption. All men
engaged in the search have been in
the storm from daylight, until dark
ness drove them off. Weary, wet and
/, discouraged, the hunters are return
| ing to Bolton. A special train left
this city before daybreak this morn
ing in charge of Mayor Sidney M.
Logan and Sheriff Hand. They have
searched in the district south Of
Bolton and Nyack. This afternoon
two rewards were issued for Egan's
recovery. The first circular was Is
sued by the Great Northern Railway
company. It offered $500 reward to
amy person or persons finding e. r.
Egan, dead or alive stating that ne
disappeared near Lake Five, between
Coram and Belton On Tuesday, Mo-
vember 4. This is signed by M. A.
Kennedy, assistant general superin-
tendent, and approved by F. 3. Ward,
general superintendent.
The second circular was issued
late this afternoon by the Conrad Ma
tional band, stating in addition to
the reward offered by the Great North
ern. $500 had been deposited in the
Conrad National bank of Kalispell
and would be paid to any person ind
ing Egan dead alive Mrs. p. =.
Egan will arrive at Belton tonight in
company with relatives, and will re-
main until the last hope has vanish
ed
Superintendent Egans car is still
on the siding at Belton and will be
occupied by Mrs. Egan.
: Superintendent Ward and Assistant
: Superintendent Kennedy have left st.
: Paul for that place and will arrive
| on Sunday night. The reward posted
i by the Conrad National bank is Of
$ fered by friends in Breckenridge,
Mimi, Egan's former home, the funds
heing placed on deposit here by wire
+ this afternoon.
There are continued stories OF ind
ing indications of Egan having been
at certain points, but in all cases they
. have been followed up and proved to
be without foundation.
It is thought that four or live nun
dreds of men, attracted by the reward
Of S., 900 for Egan, will leave here Tor
/, Re,ton during the next "a hours, and
with those already on the ground IL
is safe to estimate the number OF
searchers at 600 for tomorrow
Men who left this morning were
nrenared in every way for the severe
weather they have encountered, ana
e. many of them will camp just where
e. darkness overtakes them. There IS
e. faint hope that Egan may be founo
r some place on the south fork OF Fiat
m head river A party of men, neadeo
2, by Jake Rabideaux and Ernest Chris
a tenson, and with others thoroughly
is familiar with mountain work. lef'
tt Columbia Fails for the South Forks
e, Up to the present time the searching
IS, for Egan has been confined to the ter
IL ritorv adjacent to Belton and Coram
It is said by those who know the
W. country that should Egan have rol
lowed the north course he would nave
ed come across the trail leading to Horse
in lake. It is a we'll definded trail, ant
to at Horse lake, about 80 miles IRON
ey Lake Five, there is an old trapper''
ey cabin. It is possible that Egan strucl
m this trail, and the Columbia Fall
er, party intends to thoroughly cove
Id the ground. The men left before an.
IS. rewards were offered. They have
no complete outfit.
he Another party from Columbia Fall:
headed by R. w: Main, prominen
ed business man, will start for the sam
rn- country, following the course OF To
ial South Fork, which Egan might strik
to near Horse lake, and follow It dow
It's. Report comes from Bolton that tW
rk, Japs who have been out searcnin
to and who are in the employ OF q
ion Great Northern are now lost back
Lake Five.