Lake County CO Archives News.....CANNOT BE FOUND. December 17, 1898
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Aspen Tribune - December 17, 1898 December 17, 1898
Aspen Tribune - December 17, 1898

CANNOT BE FOUND.

Brother-in-Law of E. R. Willey Probably Buried In a Snow Slide.

Walter Harlan, a Leadville miner, who is a brother-in-law of E. R. Willey of 
this city, has been missing since November 30 and grave fears are entertained 
by his relatives and friends that he has perished in some of the blizzards 
which have been of frequent occurrence at Leadville and vicinity of late.  
Searching parties have been scouring the hills and gulches surrounding the 
Cloud City ever since Mr. Harlan disappeared, but up to 4 o'clock yesterday 
afternoon they had got no trace of the missing man.

Mrs. E. W. Harlan, mother of the missing man, who has been visiting her son-in-
law in Aspen for several weeks, last night received the following telegram from 
George W. Trimble, president of the Carbonate bank at Leadville:

"Saw Elwood, on of the searching party, at 4 o'clock.  Walter had not been 
found then."

Mrs. Harlan is greatly worried over the disappearance of her son and left last 
night for Leadville to encourage, if possible, those who are engaged in the 
search.

The Harlans are among the oldest settlers of Leadville, and the boys, one of 
whom is now a soldier in the Philippines, and their father was well known to 
the writer in the early days of the Carbonate camp.  Walter Harlan is perhaps 
one of the best-known miners in Lake county and has always borne an exemplary 
reputation.  He is about 40 years of age.

The Leadville Herald of yesterday says of his disappearance:

"Walter Harlan, a well known miner, has disappeared and his friends are anxious 
to know his present whereabouts.  For some time Mr. Harlan had been at work on 
some claims in South Evans gulch for A. V. Hunter and others, and left the mine 
on the 30th ult. for the Ibex.  He never arrived there nor has he been seen 
since and his friends fear that he was lost in the blizzard which made its 
advent about that time.  A searching party is being made up and a hunt will be 
made for Harlan.  It is supposed that he had some of his limbs frozen, and 
taking refuge in some deserted cabin, has not been able to get to the point he 
started for.


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