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Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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Sheriff's deputies in Maricopa County searched the Sierra Estrella mountains near Phoenix for two lost prospectors, Harry Rush and Claude Layton, who ran out of water in extreme heat while seeking gold. Companion Walter W. Frank, who collapsed seeking help, guided the searchers.
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PHOENIX, July 11. (UP)—Maricopa county sheriff's deputies searched the desert in the area of the Sierra Estrella mountains 25 miles southwest of here today to find two aged prospectors who hunted gold without an adequate water supply and were lost.
Their companion, Walter W. Frank, 38, Phoenix, reached St. John's Mission at Komatke last night after a six-hour fight with excessive desert temperatures.
He said his lost companions were Harry Rush, 65, Phoenix, and Claude Layton, 60, Tempe.
They started early yesterday for a mine in a remote district south west of Komatke, leaving their automobile seven miles from its believed location and hiking across the desert with only a small canteen of water.
By mid-afternoon, as the recorded temperature climbed above 110 degrees in the summer's severest heat wave, Rush complained of thirst. Frank began to return to their car to obtain water for the two older men.
His automobile had a flat tire and became stuck in sand. Frank attempted to walk to Komatke but collapsed in a desert trail. He had crawled nearly a mile when he was found by a motorist and brought here.
Frank was able to accompany the party of searchers that left here at dawn. He said he believed he could lead the party to his companions.
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Phoenix
Event Date
July 11
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search ongoing; frank collapsed but was rescued and is guiding searchers; no further casualties reported.
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Two prospectors, Harry Rush and Claude Layton, became lost in the desert near Sierra Estrella mountains while hiking to a gold mine with insufficient water during a severe heat wave over 110 degrees. Companion Walter W. Frank returned for help but his car got stuck, he collapsed, was rescued, and joined the sheriff's search party.