Show MISSING ARTIST SEARCH BEGINS By RAY E. E CARR CARn Tele Telegram nm Staff Correspondent ESCALANTE May 29 Tense 29 Tense excitement excitement ex ex- prevailed here today as a heavy wagon lumbered to the south to establish base headquarters for forthe forthe forthe the expedition that will seek to wrest from the desert its secret of ot the fate of Everett Ruess 21 Los Angeles artist missing for more than four months As Joe driver of the wagon wagon headed his horses along alons the theOld theOld theOld Old Immigrant trail to the Hole in inthe inthe inthe the Wall of the Colorado the streets of this small town on the edge of ot the desert were lined with people Many were friends of ot the young man who is believed to have perished in the desert Escalante was his jumping off oU place when he began his search for subjects for his brush and pencil He spent several weeks here will establish his hi camp campat at the Old Dance Hall Hali a huge bowl- bowl shaped rock 40 miles southeast of here Tomorrow nine riders under the command of Perry M. M experienced experienced desert man will join The exp expedition is being financed by the Associated Civic Clubs of Southern Utah Preparations were completed here late last night by Frank Martines Martinez of ot Rich Richfield president president dent of the club and members of the Escalante Commercial club From the b base e camp the riders plan to go directly to Davis gulch 15 miles southwest of the camp where the two burros that accompanied Ruess into the desert were found during February February February ary weak from lack of food lood and water There the riders riders Shur z Hugh Chestnut L. L C. C Christenson Oris Moyes Chester Chaster Ch t Lay Frank Barney Claude Haws Eldred Mitchell and Alton plan Twitchell-plan plan to divide into foot small groups and search every of the ground Ruess went vent Into the desert early in November last year He was last seen November 19 by a sheepherder Then he appeared in good condition The next word that came of at him was from his mother in Los Angeles during dur dur- ing February She Informed Utah peace officers that she had not heard from her son and asked if they had haddad had dad any information Several expeditions left Escalante One of them found his two burros Several bridles were found there but no trace trice of the young oung artist or any of his per personal onal equipment Aid was sought from rom the state government gov gov- and the F FER FERA E R A. A But both said they had ho no no funds to finance a search The civic club group agreed to finance the expedition as a a ages gesture gesture gesture ture of friendliness to a neighboring st state te California Because the hunt Is In the desert country it will be doubly hard to find finda a trace of Ruess Buess said Usually Usually ally he explained it Is possible to find a tr trace c of the lost person along alone alonga alonea a stream or at springs But there are no streams in the desert And springs are arc few Searchers Searchers' are re confident that they will find a trace of him within three or four days das The country will be divided into sections and each will be covered thor thoroughly said I Persons here believe that Ruess i imay may have been taken ill and died Others maintain that he fell tell into a a canyon or r into a pot hole a t topographical topographical topo topo- po graphical feature of the region similar Jim aim liar ilar to a deep well |