Show BRAVING THE OF THE COLORADO flagstaff ariz aciz jan 19 daring voyagers voya geis again are tempting the river liver denious of the turbid tin bid colorado Coloia do john wetherill of kayenta kayetta Ka yenta a trading post in the arizona navajo indian country countey and patrick M flattum of los angeles are ale nearly neaily two weeks out on a photographic bout boat expedition from aiom lees feuy ferry to rainbow natural bridge and return a round lound trip of miles jerst word woid of the venture venturie was bought to flagstaff today by P F A sterns steins of los angeles who is financing the trip an injured knee prevented sterns en entering tiring the boat at the last minute wetherill and flattum left lees ferry feiry on january 4 in a specially designed motorboat motoi boat 16 15 feet long they carried provisions for a month but expected to complete the journey in 15 days barring accidents in case we do not return to lees ferry no not send anyone to risk his life in search for us they instructed ted sterns just before they gloved coved off the little craft chugged steadily up the river liver and out 0 ut of sight that was the last so far stearns steams has seen of trem ahm the boat is const contracted ducted of vanadium steel and sterns believes it unsinkable unless severely battered the river has risen two icet feet ana ice cakes have been loosened since they left lees ferry the ex edition recalls the disappearance and long unsuccessful search more moie than a year ago for mr and mrs earl hyde of utah young honeymoon couple who sought bought to voyage down the river by boat the wreckage wieck age of their craft was vas found deep in the canyon but nothing more |