Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-27
Hoped to Reach
Labrador Coast
BUT BIG STORM COMPELLED
LANDING TO BE MADE.
AER0NAUT POSTS STORY
OF Weeks Arduous Struggling
Through the Dense Wilderness Of
Canada to Reach Civilization.

Chicoutimi, Que, Oct. 26.-Thorough-
1y fatigued and showing plentiful marks
of an arduouS week of struggling
through the dense wilderness of north
ern Canada MessrS. Hawley and Post,
the Unsuitable aeronauts, who accord
ing to available data sailed the Amer
lea II nearly seventy miles farther than
any other contestant in the big balloon
race for the Gordon Bennett cup, ar
rived here this evening.
1,450 Miles in 46 Hours.
According to their reckoning, they
covered 1,450 miles in the air during
As hours.
Mr.. Post, acting as spokesman, told
the story of the trip tonight.
Calls 1t "a Beautiful Trip
we had a beautiful trip" said Mr..
Post. 1--WE crossed Lake Michigan and
Lake Huron and followed what I
should judge to be the proposed route
OF the Georgian Bay canal, and if you
ask me there is water enough in that
section of the country not only to suit
the canal but to float all the ships of
the world.
Hoped to Continue to the Labrador
Then We crossed the Ottawa and
f1oated over the forests of northern
Quebec. passing over innumerable lakes
and rivers. The country below US al
ways was densely wooded. Finally on
Wednesday morning we found that we
were north of the lake ST. John and
going well and we had hopes that we
would be able to continue the trip un-
til we struck the Labra dor coast.
Made Easy Landing on a Mountain.
Unfortunately. about o'clock on
Wednesday afternoon, the 10th, a storm
came up and it became necessary to
make a landing. We picked out a
mountain and came down upon it and
made an easy landing on the mountain
side at an elevation Of about 1900 feet.
This was at 3.45 p. m. 1t was near
nightfau and we knew that we were a
considerable distance from any settle
ment, so we decided to pass the night
in the basket of the balloon.
Start for Civilization.
'@The next morning we started for
civilization. heading south. We had
three days of strenuous exercise with
no more to eat than was absolutely
necessary, as we had to carry all our
food as well as the blankets to cover
us at night. And we needed those
blankets badly, for we had two snow
storms on the way.
Found ard Occupied Trapper's Camp.
'On the fourth day We faund the
camp of Jack MattHias. a trapp3s', but
unfortunately he was away from home.
We, AOWeNti- stay eC IuC1t anu eIJO tQ
the hospitality Of his hut for day of
much needed rest. Then four French
Canadian trappers turned up and
brought US out by canoe to st. Am
broise, where we arrived this after
noon.
No Trails to Follow.
''As near as we can figure our land
ing place was about 3S miles north OF
Chicoutini. There is rather large
lake near where we landed. Lake Pis-
cocama and we landed between five
and eight miles north. Two smaller
lakes were also passed by us as we
made our way through the woods. The
country there is very rough and our
travel was necessarily slow and ardu-
ous in the extreme, as there we're no
trails we could follow.
The brush was very dense and we
had hard time fighting our way
through. but did not suffer any very
severe hardships'