The Whitefish pilot., 1912-11-21
HUNTER HAS BEEN LOST
IN WOODS FOR TWO WEEKS
Joseph Waigel Has Disappeared and
Searching Parties Can Find
No Trace of Him.

Fifty men are securing the woods
In the vicinity Of Sinclairs ranch in
the Wolf Creek country for Jceenh
Waigle, who has been lest in the
woods for about two weeks. In spb.e
OF the fact that a very Thorough
search has been made. no trace
whatever CT the missing man has
been found.
Mlcheal Wagner, one Of the patty
CT hunters along with Waigle. re-
turned FROM the scene Tuesday night
and brings the report that there is
practically no snow in that vicinity
except on the summits OF the noun
tadns. SO there is no danger OF
Waigle being covered up with the
sncw If dead. DIR. r. Houston. d
Drcthcr-fn-law of the lost man is ex-
pected back from the hum. today
when he will organize in a systema-
tic search for Waigle.
Last Thursday evening, Dr.. r.
Houston of Kalispell, a brother CT
DR.. H. E. Houston, of this city, re-
ceived telegram from JENNINGS.
reporting that Joe Waigel, a broth
er in law of Mrs. Houston, had been
lost in the Welt creek country since
the Friday previous to Nov. 9.
The day after election, Mr.. Wal
gel, in company with Pearl Woods,
Michael Wagner and his hired man.
left for the Wolf Creek country fer
hunt. They had established their
camp eight miles above the J. B.
Sinclair ranch on Wolf creek. On
Friday, two weeks ago, Mr.. Waieel
and Mr.. Wood started out toeekh-
er. They had hunted but a little
while when Mr.. Wood killed deer,
which both men dressed. Mr.Wood
started back to camp with the VEN
ison, and Waigel continued hunting.
That was the last seen of him.
When Waigel did not return to
camp Friday night "a search for him
was started next morning. The men
went to the spot where the deer had
been killed the day before and they
spent the day hunting in that vicin-
lty. The search was continued each
day. On "Wednesday, Charles Ordis,l.
the wcll-known lion hunter, ongan-
lied force CT ten men ana took I'd
the search.
When DR.. r. Houston received tho
message en- Thursday night he inn
medlately organized a large party
who left On the following Friday
morning we'll supplied with p-o-
VISIONS. In the party were George
Jackson and the Slcan brothers, who
know almost every foot Of the Wolf
Creek country.
Saturday morning Jack Kendrick.
the state warden who has had char-e
Of the convicts On the east. shore
road, left with his two blocdhounds
to help in the search. While it is
undoubtedly tco late for the hounds
to take up Mr.. Waigel's rail, they
are more liable to locate him if he
We're disabled cr dead than are the
human hunters.
Mr.. Waigel is a rarcher in the
lower valley and is we'll known al,
over the country. He is a strong
athletic man, ard his friends declare
that he is perfectly familiar with
the woods. For this reason it is
thought that he is either disabled
or dead. If DISABLED he might have
reached some cabin and may still be
allve. There are SO many things
that might happen to man in the
weeds that it is impossible to imag-
Inc with any certainty just what
mas happened to Mr.. Waigel. 1t is
possible that realizing he was lest,
he may have found q cabin and de-
clded to remain there until located