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Show CANU SEARCH HELDUPUHIIL SEPTEMBER 28 U. S. Geological Official Believes Party Will Reach Scheduled Stop on That Date; Fears Felt VKACH RPRINOrV Aria, HeptJ tt. Hcout . patrols, consisting of whltaa and Indiana experienced In follow ing tho trails leading from tha gorges of lha flrend Canyon of t he 'olorado. were held In readiness here today In event they should bo railed on again to genrcta tha rugged canyon region far trace of the members of the Colorado river government eurvey party. It waa generally believed here, however, that the patrola would not bo sent out. and that ho active search be Instituted unteos the explorers ex-plorers fall to arrive on Heptember 21 at Diamond creek. Arltona, thetr next scheduled atop on tha last leg of the most nerlloua canyon region re-gion through which they must travel. Hoger W. nirdseve. land director of the L'nlted Hta tea geological survey expedition through tha heretofore uncharted river. Is of tho opinion that tha party will arrive ar-rive safely at It a desllnatlm on that data. Thla opinion la not generally prevalent among tha veteran vet-eran mountalneera of the canyon country, eotna of whom have grave fears for the explorers' safety. The scout patrol, whtrh pene-I pene-I rated t he region yeat erda y, aa w the flooded Colorado and brought bark word that Ita surging rapids were bemg dashed hth agninat the narrow walla of the tortuous, twisting canyon. Hherlff W. 1. Mahoney n Mohave Mo-have county. In which thla part of the canyon la located, arrived in Peach ftprlnge last and will confer with Mr. Blrdseye regarding any further steps to ba taken In a erch for tha party. Today and tomorrow one of the patrols will go by pack mule twenty-six miles to luamono creek, where they hope to meet the surveyors on Prl- day. They will carry supplies for: the voyaging party. |