Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-14
Joseph Carr Of FarIningtor:
Missing Six Weeks,
Is lIneman for The State FoIes
Fire Patrol.
feared That He Has Persisted
The Wilderness.

Pennington, Me. Sept. lS.-Wor
was received here today that loser
Carr. one of The linemen in the cmple
OF the state forest fire patrol, is 10.
10 the wilderness somewhere in II
vicinity of Tumbledown mounta;,
the northern part of Somerset com
", ana mas probably persisted Wol
was brought ny II. NJ. Pierce. pr,
prietor OF the King and Bartlett hal
camps.
carr is young man less than
years or age and came To This Sin
from Colorado He readily secured on.
ploymcnt in the forest fire patroI !
ne had experience as a foreyt ranel
IN Colorado. lie left the KING an
Safiiett camps more than six wccl1
LEO On ms way II old Tumbledown
place the wires of the fire natrs
lookout station, located on Tho roo,,,
ain top, in order for the seasons hus
hess he was to stay in charge of III
oohont station Tor few weeks by
lad engaged TO enter the employ
Mr.. Pierce, who is fire warden -
.er that time.
Ills rifle. all of his extra clothing a,
1ther possessions he left at King ar
5artlett in Mr.. Pieree's care and star I
d OFF carly one morning on the IT
o the scene Of. his contemplated al
ivities. That was more than six weeI1
go and since that time no trace +
hin has been/seen. All of his belont
ngs still remain AT King & Bartles
amps and there is also a months psg
iue him from the State forestry com
missioner for work performed.
There is no reason known why
honld go away without informii5
theirs that he was going and it is b.
ieved that he either became lost an
,erished alone in the woods, or tbs
lie met with an accident that prevent
ID him from travelling and a simila
ate overlook him. He had no rel;
ives in Maine so that there has beo
10 one to urge the prosecution of
iearch and it was several weeks aft
lie disappeared before any alarm W
cit for his safety.
The region between King and Ban
EFT and Tumbledown mountain is
sasi expanse of wilderness heav
wooded, and To make a thorou
iearch would require small army
nen. Several parties OF woodsm
lave been over the line of The te
9hone searching for some clue whigl
night lead to the discovery of 81
fate that befell Carr. but all ST
Efforts have been unrewarded. II
accidentally cut himself with an
lie succeeded In getting SO far off
inc of the telephone that he cam
De found, or If he met with some oti
nishap it took place IN the de
woods and there is no means of n
termining in what section Of the
sxpanse TO institute n search
He had supplies of food with him
few days, it being his plan to ste
he lookout station from the camps
-oseph White at Blakesley lake. He
anged with White for the supplies
would need but never came al
hem. IL he met with an accident I
prevented him from travelling, he co
AVE existed for a few days upon
God he had with him, but that supp
would have been exhausted ms
| weeks ago. II is believed That he
| Without doubt persisted in the wo
nd it Is also thought that Just "
ate befell him will remain as mnci
| , mystery as it is today. unless
| nance some hunter may happen
MS remains and the place of his def