Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-06-23 | Page 1 | Lake Silences Hold Fate of College Men

Lake Silences Hold Fate of College Men EDMONTON Alta Alia June 23 P IP- Silences of ot lonely Lake in northern Alberta hold the fate of 01 three college youths feared to have perished as as' they sought recreation and adventure in Iii the Canadian wilds The trio students of ot the Colorado School of Mines at Golden Colo Cola vere were Robert Burns Nelson B. B C. C Albert Comstock Bronxville N. N Y and Robert Robert Rob Rob- ert Weld Waterton Conn Cairn The young men last were seen alive when they passed through the little frontier settlement settlement set- set lement of six weeks ago They were using three c canoes noes to transport transport trans port their outfit and supplies An upturned canoe drifted into the bay jay at Fort a few days ago In the canoe were found a book a Q wrist watch and a letter addressed to Robert Burns Royal Canadian mounted police began began be be- gan an Immediate investigation but buto so o far the redcoats have been unable to report further developments The spot at which the supposed tragedy occurred is remote from ordinary communication services Only when an airplane flying to its home hom base at McMurray from th the north dropped at Fort was it possible to send word out Mr and Mrs John Burns Bums parents of one member of ot the party rushed to the scene by airplane The lake Is one and its wa Wa- tet-s tet frequently are tossed by terrific northern storms Gales sweeping down Its miles of ot length lash its waves to furry In Ine which no rio canoe could survive It is b believed the young men enc one of these storms which break with th an almost unbelievable suddenness rendering the lake particularly dangerous for any but men of ot wide experience in northern conditions