EVERETT RUESS -- MISSING from ESCSALANTE CANYONS,UT in 11/34

EVERETT RUESS -- MISSING from ESCSALANTE CANYONS,UT in 11/34
Everett Ruess Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance Missing Since: November 1934 from Escsalante Canyons, Utah Classification: Endangered Missing Date of Birth: March 28, 1914 Age: 20 years old Height: 5'8 Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. Light brown hair. Ruess speaks Navajo in addition to English. He wears size 9 shoes. His last name is pronounced ROO-ess. Clothing/Jewelry Description: Possibly a Navajo bracelet with three turquoise stones. Details of Disappearance Ruess was born in Los Angeles, California, and began pursuing his dreams of being an artist when he was a teenager. He was a painter and proponent of the wilderness and he traveled on foot, with a pack burro, across Arizona and Utah during the summer, residing in California during the winter months. He kept a detailed diary and wrote numerous letters to his family and friends about his experiences. One of his last letters said he had "been flirting pretty heavily with death, the old clown." Ruess was last known to be in the Escalante canyon area of southern Utah in November 1934; he was on his way south to Arizona to spend the winter. He has never been heard from again. His two burros; one bridle, halter and rope; and some candy wrappers were found in Davis Gulch, an offshoot of Escalante Canyon, in February 1934. Nearby was his probable last camp in Cottonwood Canyon. Ruess's bedroll, food, journal, paintings, cooking kit and money were missing. Searchers followed footprints lead out of the gorge, but lost the track at the base of the Kaiparowits Plateau. The only possible clue was the phrase "Nemo, 1934" found scratched into a rock in a nearby cave. "Nemo" means "no one" in Latin and is also the name of a character in the classic novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, which Ruess had read several times. A Navajo outlaw confessed to Ruess's murder sometime after his disappearance, but the man was deemed unreliable and no evidence could be found to support his statements. Ruess's parents nevertheless believed their son had been murdered, possibly during a robbery. There were several possible sightings of him in the months and years following his disappearance, but none were confirmed. Some have speculated that Ruess planned his own disappearance or that he was mentally ill and committed suicide, but there is no hard evidence to support any theory. Ruess's life continues to fascinate people. Mark A. Taylor wrote a book about his disappearance, called Sandstone Sunsets: In Search of Everett Ruess. In addition, two collections of Ruess's own work have been published; they are called On Desert Trails With Everett Ruess and Everett Ruess: A Vagabond for Beauty. Investigating Agency If you have any information concerning this case, please contact: Garfield Country Sheriff's Office 801-676-2678 PHOTOS AVAILABLE AT LINK http://charleyproject.org/cases/r/ruess_everett.html

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