The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-09-11
TROPHIES FOUND Q N ISLANDER BY WILEY BROTHERS
Operation to Continue Next Season - This Years
 Work Successful

we have ceased operations for this season on the Islander for the principal reason of not having the pIpper floating equipment and hoisting facilities at this time. While we have not accomplished all we expected to, we are very well satisfied with our seasons work, inasmuch as we are absolute ly sure of being able to. work in water at any depth up to 1000 feet with good results" Carl Wiley, who headed the party which at tempted this summer to recover the treasure lost on the Islander 28 years ago, said before leaving for the south yesterday.
 We expect to return in the Spring with equipment that will be un- questionable for deep water work and feel confident of being able to recover 95 per cent of the treas ure lost on the Islander We have rained considerable knowledge Of the water and it's workings from the surface to 400 feet below and within the near future hope to re- move the mysteries of deep entire ly," MT. Wiley declared.
 Stored Equipment
 Before leaving for the south MT. Wiley stored his equipment, With the exception of the immediate diving eqpiument, which was ship ped south last week.
 During most of the summer MT. Wiley had a party of IA men working with him from the barge which they had anchored off the lower end of Douglas Island. Most of them, including MT. Wiley's father Raymond Wiley, and his two brothers, Raymond Wiley, Jr., and E. H. Wiley, left for the south last week end, Land Mir. Wiley was accompanied south by William Lindley. They are leaving small camp in charge of a watchman, on Marmion Island during the winter.
 The Islander is lying on the sea bottom at a depth of 380 feet according to MT Wiley, while the deepest diving successfully accom- plished before was at a depth Of PAP feet, he said.
 When they first began operations here last spring, they were only able to dive directly below the barge which was anchored directly above them, but with experience they became able to manipulate the diving bell to any part of the Islander, with the barge located in any direction within 100 feet of the spot, below which the Islander is located
 q have been in practically every part of the ship, tine and time again, without the cable attaching the bell to the barge becoming fouled. Only once during the en- tire experience did it become foul cd, and that was when I was low oring myself over the side of the ship The lights in the bell went out and the telephone became dis connected, so for a time I was left in darkness that was dark as dungeon, awaiting for those above to take action. After few minutes I felt myself being lifted and knew everything was alright" MT. Wiley said
 They use a diving bell originated by themselves, in which the diver sits and manipulates the bell in any direction desired on treads sim liar to those of tractor. The bell has two mechanical arms which have every joint the human arm possesses, with the exception of the wrist joint, that are operated by the diver, who gazes out through the four port holes in the bell
 While, this summer they only operated with one bell at a time, they had on hand another to use in case of emergency, and may, when they again start operations, use two at a time In these they are able to remain on the bottom of the sea for several hours with out going to the surface.
 During the summer, I believe I spent a total of 206 hours actu- ally on the wrecked vessel. I did about two-thirds of the diving and the remainder was done by my brother. E. H. Wiley" he declared.