Show FARMERS disappearance DISAPPEAR ENCE william B R may the neobi man 9 recently left his hia home in 10 the tile ittle chicago of the south and who 1 the abe occasion IOD in part ut at least ol of 0 alling ot a mass meeting of citi there on OD friday night to loquire inquire the mysterious che disappearance appearance ol of I 1 farmer to ie in this city concern ibis trip with farmer he says saya that AB 27 last he left nephi on a pros bung ng trip grip in company with fred armer mar the men took with them a aja pow jm of mules and a spring wagon 1406 ded with and a general outfit they reached the i lorado river about feb 16 where ay iy hoped to strike some placer miner W 1 where be decided to prospect at ac a lit t about five miles milea above beanland Boan land gry ath next day after deciding where camp may aay t he be started out pro flag and instructed farmer to reda in camp which he be refused as ae cle alred to accompany him ahey Us blankets and a gold pan and gifted ed up the abe river about three look in the afternoon they se add aa agreed e a to meet on the top of 0 hill may declares de olaree he took his ja going up the wash and when he be ad at tile the appointed place farmer foiw w not there he then went back to chere wey bey bad separated thinking burmer Mer had preceded him there mr may kay noticed the camp of a couple of prospectors about a mile above ano and f farmer had gone there to lead the he night he retired expecting to me ee his partner the next day v mornine arrived he left for 11 amp about five miles below and re s avanel thirteen days day still farmer did k M come so BO he concluded he bad baa gone toworu for the prospectors pros above land and would do no good to go after him when the indian which they had bad brought with them returned with the mules may hitched up UD and started back to nepal sud aud arrived there on march thinking he says that farmer would turn up all right mav mac denies that he hau baa any trouble with farmer and said eaid the latter had bad talked lor for some time of going to california anti as they were not very far from there he be could easily have made the trip he also joules denies that he ran away from nepal where he be says saye he has baa lived for thir ty five years he how bow ever that there has baa been threats of lunching lynching lyn ching claing him for farmers farmer disappearance why 91 be said 1 I had bad no motive of killing him it if I 1 had why should I 1 tell this story of his bis disappearance I 1 could have drowned him and no one would have been the wiser no sit sir farmer to is alive and will turn up again see if he be dont donta J |