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Show AIR MAIL PILOT BELIEVED PERISHED That Henry G. Hoonstraw. air mall pilot, who was lost last Friday while flying from Salt Laker to Rock Springe Wyn , has either perished In the rough and uninhabited country of southwestern Wyoming, or has taken refuge at a snowbound ranch house, is the opinion of J. l. Q emmet em-met Ogden manager ef the I tah Oil Refining company, which has been asaletlng in the search for the missing aviator. Investigations made by Mr Gem-roe!! Gem-roe!! have shown that six persons at Lyman Wyo , raw the plane flying eastward over that town at 10 o'clock Friday morning. Lyman is directly upon the route used by the planes end it was apparent that when the a lator passed over that town he was alrlKht. This was the last report made of the plane and although 16 planes are now searclng, no trace has been found. There is a possibility, Mr. Gemmeli belles o.s. that Koonstraw, who was a pilot of mueh experience, may have landed at a ranch In the remote section. sec-tion. In that event, he said, ho would be unable to communicate with the outside for several clays as the roads and trails must be traveled upon snowshoes Another drawback in locating the missing plane from the air Is the fact that the wings were of aluminum and had not been painted. Mr. Gemmeli said The plane which Boonstraw flew was new and uad not yet been civen a coat of red paint. It might have crashed Into the snow and it would be almost Impossible for a scouting plan" to locate It. according to Mr. Gemmeli. Boonstraw Is said to be an aviator of exceptional ability. He had flown' for years and had never had a mishap mis-hap Boonstraw was from Indiana. Mr. Gemmeli said. Is 2 4 years of age and unmarried |