Show or 1 return of the belief expedition results of the perilous journey evidence that the cook abandoned by the cariln party met a horrible death missoula mont june athe expedition which left on mv 21 in search of the body of geore calit Oa lit the cook to the carlin pirty and who was abandoned by that party lait fall in the ehg clear water country one of the wildest forests of north america baa lust returned the body of colgate was not found but sufficient evidence was to justify the conclusion that he died a horrible death on the limb of a tree which projected into the eddy of the middle fork of clear water was found one beeve caught under a huge boulder the indication were that the body wawa hed down stream about half mile from where the was abandoned by carlin and his party and caught in the eddy A sleeve caught in the limb of ft tre ami alie current being intensely rapid the arm was lorn from the body and remained there the blankets left for the unfortunate man by the carlin party were found and indicated that col kate roust bare died a raring maniac as the blankets had been strapped to bis back by the carlin party an when this expedition found them they were just beyond high water mark martin spencer who was the guide to the carlin party and who also eulder this expedition became badly affected when the expedition arrived at the snot where colgate had to be abandoned the statements furnished by ben cooley a of the party have been proven falie by this expedition he claimed the abandonment of colgate was unnecessary and due to young carlin A dispassionate investigation was made by this expedition and it ie plainly evident that it was a miracle that any of the chirlin party came ont nave the mountains come right down to the edge nf the river and tower feet high almost perpendicularly A portion of young lans diary was found which read one day be said to me mr barlin I 1 am afraid yon will never forgive me for all the trouble I 1 have caused you do TOO think we will ever get out 1 told him no on could tell but that I 1 hoped so lie replied if it comes to a pass where I 1 cannot be carried you must save yourselves I 1 have been a soldier before and can be one again this pace was found under a boulder which had evidently rolled on it and was much worn end the writing was scarcely legible this expedition was extremely hazardous having been made in a season of the year ahou the streams are much swollen and the snow mating travel dangerous the encountered twenty feet of snow in places there can be no question but that the bones of the unfortunate george colgate are now bome where at the bottom of the middle fork of clear water river and that hia widow will not have the sad opportunity of giving them decent burial |