Thursday 12
Morning wet. Mr Thompson a brother of Tom Thompson arrived here to day I took him around the Lake and we met several people and interviewed them
Albert Patterson went to Huntsville to search into matters there
Rain fell most of afternoon.
Mowat P.O. July 12, 1917
Dear Sir.
Tom left here on sunday about one o’clock for a fishing trip down the lake and at three oclock his Canoe was found floating a short distance from my place with both paddles tied tight in the canoe also his provision were found packed in the canoe. The Canoe was up side down We can find no trace of where he landed or what happend to him Everything is being done that can be done his brother arrived this morning Will let you know at once if we find him.
Yours Truly
J. S. Fraser
Tom Thomson's Last Spring 