LOST ON THE RANGES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 28 April 1927, Page 5

LOST ON THE RANGES.

STILL HOJIDINGS. OF THE'MISSING TRAMFERS. The heavy snowfall on the Taramia ranges last night will make the aa ork of the searchers for the lost trampers on the Tararua ranges still more clilHoult. Mr F. Halberg and his brother returned to Masterton yesterday afteriredn from an extended search of the Ruamahunga Valley; The two searchers .encountered very rough weather, snow falling as they traversed the high ridges towards Mount Dundas, but they did not come in until their provisions Were exhausted. They made a tliorseareh of the area between the and Dundas. In the Ruainahanga Valley they met two deer stalkers, Messrs Olsen and Dick, and •the latter agreed to remain out a little longor to continue the search in that district: Mr F. Halberg was re-equipped by the Masterton Committee, and accoinV panied by Mr L. Matthews of Mount h Bruce, went out from the Mitre camp do-day and will proceed to the northwest side of the Mitre Peak, an area that’has hot yet been searched, though • Afjg Brockett and his party are now engaged in a third attempt to penetrate it. -Messrs Halberg and Matthews will branch off towards Waloliine-iti, where Mr Vosseler and his party were searching until one of their number who met •with an accident had to be taken out. Mr Halberg took with him again the pigeon which brought in' news vestcrtfe - Enquiry this afternoon showed that no news, had been received from the ranges to-day. •r Wb. : ha.Ve to acknowledge a further . contribution to the-Search Party Fund as follows:—Mrs R. O. Smith, 10/-. SEARCH PARTIES RETURN. 1 (By Telegraph—Press Association.) ! ’ . LEVIN, This Day. All.-the search parties have returned from the Tararuas without finding any trace of the missing young men, Diedrich and Scanlon, who set out on Good Friday morning, to cross to Masterton. The fog and mist have cleared, but the snow on the higher peaks will prevent further search.