The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-15
EVERGLADES STILL
HOLD THEIR SECRET
Nothing Leakes Out as to the Where
abouts Of Missing King Party

miami, Mafcn 10. Not worn
came from the Everglades or the Big
Cypress region Of the west coast
counties yesterday to indicate the
W hereabouts or the condition Of
j I'm W. King W. r. Catlow. RI.
and John w King, Jr.. who left Mi
/; mi On February 10th. on an inspec-
tion trip to the northwest part of
Monroe county, intending to return
net later han February cath.
Five parties composed of the most
experienced men possible to secure
for scouting the Everglades and the
Big Cypress. and these are doing ev-
crything in their power to locate the
missing party.
II was pointed out yesterday that
a score CT parties, composed Of men
without experience in the Ever
glades. would be less useful than one
composed of men familiar with the
trails and sloughs through this 9TH
erwise painless wilderness of saw
grass, clumps of tangled jungle and
Every one of the parties is made
.up of men who have spent months,
and in some instances years, hunt
ing, fishing and surveying in the
Everglades. and, while they do not
know all the isolated spots for not
white man has traversed all of the
Everglades. they know more than
any one else.
At least one Of these parties, the
icir headed by V c. Hallowes, Il
civil engineer, is assisted by Semi
mole Indian scouts. who know every
slough and trail through the swamps
of south Florida, and are versed in
all the arts of woodcraft The Semi
mole Indian. more than any other
tribe in America, has continued to
live as in aboriginal days.
All of these parties are known TO
be now in the Big Cypress searching
for the missing man and boys, and
today another, composed of Theodore
Junkin and Ros Osteen, will start
out straight for the west coast re-
gion. there to take up the search.
They came back to Miami Saturday
after five days In the Everglades, So
completely exhausted that they have
not yet fully recovered from the ter
r:ble hardships CT their expedition,
and have delayed returning in order
To recuperate.
Mr.. Junkin, half brother to youn Z
Catlow, and Captain J F. Jaudon,
both declared yesterday Afternoon
that it is practically impossible for
the King party to have started eas5
ac"Css the Everglades, after com
picting the work which took them I
/ the northwest part of Monroe cGun
~. as thorough search has been
mede of all the Everglades south Oh
the Tamiami Train survey. which
stretches straight west from Miami
to the Lee county line.
j They are not in the Ever ladies',
/ Mr.. Junkin said positively, for we
have criss-crossed and covered the
entire saw grass region known as
the Everglades, and the other par
ties have done the same. They have
never attmpted to return. and are
ROW somewhere in the Big Cypress
lcountry"
Captain Jaudon said that every
rnan of experience whom it has been
possible to induce to &C into the Ey-
erglades and beyond, is now out
searching for the King party. lie
WAS of the opinion that it would be
worse than useless to send ineNperi
cnced men to search for the kine
party, as it would soon he necessary
4 send scouts in search OF such III
Experienced men.
IT is now eighteen days since the
date Mr. King gave as the latest pos
sihle day Of his stay in the wild ami
ltrackless country. west of Miami
Relatives and friends are still hold
ing on to the hope that the members
loe the party will sooT return to Mi
am i,but they are completely at a
loss tc explain their continued ali
sence.
The only theory entertained by