am finishing research on a definitive book on Glen and Bessie Hyde, due out this fall. The story on Rollin Hyde is a glimpse of one small part of the tale. Another part of the story involves rumors and legends: Bessie¹s return to the Canyon, Glen¹s survival, Glen¹s bones, and Bessie¹s second return. Most river folks know the frequently published story of the woman who came on a 1971 river trip and, around the fire, confessed to being Bessie Hyde. She told of killing him with her pen knife, hiking out Diamond Creek, and starting a new life in Ohio. I am now asking for help in tracing down the other Bessie Hyde¹s return. This story was circulating in the river community in the early 1980s. On a different river trip, a different woman claimed to be Bessie Hyde. This woman¹s story was similar, yet had several unique features. She also killed Glen, but used a butcher knife. She also hiked out, but went out the north side. And she also started a new life, but as a waitress in Circleville, Utah. Or Kanab. Or Hurricane, depending on the version of the rumor. The details of this rumor were distinct when I heard them a decade and a half ago. But, of course, I failed to followed up on it then. Now I can find no one else who remembers the story, or where it came from. So this is a plea to any of you with more surviving brain cells than I, to find any details of this third Bessie Hyde. Please call, write, fax or email me. (Or if you have yet another Glen and Bessie story, by all means, do let me know!) Brad Dimock 1000 Grand Canyon Avenue Flagstaff, AZ 86001 phone 520/spittle fax 520/779-9552 email braddimock@aol.com

Brad Dimock