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Show IEHEW SEfWCH 1 TRACE OF MISSINGCOUPLE Undaunted by Past Failures parents of Glen Hyde and Wife Again Combing the Arizona Strip Country After a lapse of a year, search has again been instituted along to Colorado river for some indi-tation indi-tation that would lead to the ! solving of the mystery of the dis-appearance dis-appearance of Glen Hyde and his ' rfe who dropped from sight on ;;ovember 30, 1928, while attempt- ; jjg to shoot the Colorado river ' rapids. r, C. Hyde, father of the young nun, his daughter, Miss Jeanne : Hyde, Wm. L. Haley, father of the young woman who lost her li!e in the attempt, and George !' Weston returned to St. George ; Wednesday afternoon after a three weeks' search. ' According to Mr. Hyde, the idea was formerly held that the pair had never reached Diamond creek, but after comparing government maps with rough sketches in the ; diary kept by the young Mrs. : Me. he has come to the con clusion that they had passed' this point before the accident occurred which probably precipitated them into the swirling waters of the river. It is now his belief that the fateful mishap occurred 2 miles below the mouth of Diamond creek. After a thorough investigation investiga-tion It has been determined that uith the exception of two rapids there are no really dangerous places in that vicinity for an ex-, ex-, perienced boatman, such as the younger Hyde is said to have been. One of these rapids is a short ! distance below the entrance of Di-' Di-' smond creek and the other 12 miles i above. The latter is especially bad, r W from the diary, according .to Mr. Hyde, it is evident they had ' negotiated this one in safety. The I belief is held that the accident i occurred at the lower rapid and It was at this point that the search commenced. That part of the country was not thoroughly cov-red cov-red a year ago, and it was hoped that some sign might be found that would at least give an indication indi-cation of what really happened. The searching party, left here three weeks ago last Monday and - drove as far as John Sturzen-j Sturzen-j user's ranch, 85 miles from St. ( George. There four pack mules ''ere secured and the rest of the , Journey was made on foot, j Entering the canyon at Separa-, Separa-, tlon rapids a thorough search was made. The party then turned up t feam traveling slowly on the "'st bench which is from 1000 to t (Continued on page 4) SEARCH RENEWED FOR LOST COUPLE (Continued from page 1) 1500 feet above the river bed. Notes were taken on rapids, and several descents were made to the water, -to learn whether or not the pair, if stranded along the river or if they succeeded in reaching shore after being thrown from the scow, could have climbed to the rim. It was found that in most instances the climb, while difficult, would not have been impossible. The party traveled 31 miles upstream up-stream to the last known camp made by the young couple. The condition of the river is practically practi-cally identical with that a year ago, except that it is a trifle lower. According to Mr. Kfyde, from observations ob-servations from across the canyon it would have been much easier to scale the south rim than the north. After a short rest here they will go to Los Angeles and will then return to the river on the south side, where a search similar to the one just made will be instituted in-stituted before returning to their home in Idaho. This trip was prolonged pro-longed to such an extent that provisions pro-visions were depleted while still at the canyon, but a cache of food was found in the Snyder mine on Snyder trail which was used by the party on their return trip to Sturzeneggers. Glen Hyde and his wife left Green River, Utah, on October 20, 1928, in an unwieldy scow In an attempt to shoot the rapids of the Colorado. They were seen as they passed Bright Angel point, and after af-ter they did not turn up at Needles Nee-dles within "a reasonable time, searching parties were organized, including Indians, rangers and men familiar with the country. Aid of the United States government govern-ment was enlisted, and army aviators avi-ators from California, swooping low over the canyon, discovered the boat. It was later found to be intact, little water (had been shipped, ship-ped, provisions and clothing were in good shape. A diary left by "the young woman showed the progress they had made in the perilous journey, but no indication whatever what-ever had been found to indicate their fate. Just a year ago the first of this montJh the father of the young man organized a party in St. George, composed of men who were acquainted with the strip country, but after a week spent along the canyon and in the country between be-tween the river and first habitations, habita-tions, returned without having found a trace of the missing cQ7ie |
