The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-27
LANDED To
The NORTH
OF QUEBEC
Arrived at Chicoutirni, Que,
Late Last Night
Flood Of Congratulatory Tele-
grams Received
Grand Welcome Is Being Plan
ned for Them In N. Y.

Chicoutimi. Que. Oct. 27.-Allan r.
Hawley and Augustus Post, the new
holders of the worlds balloon cham
pionship showed little ill-effects tolay
from the thrilling experiences which
have been theirs since they left ST.
Louis nine days ago in the America
II. They were fatigued but the trip
had been thoroughly worth while, they
said
Tell our friends that we are well
and very happy" was the message
which they sent from their rooms in
the hotel The two aeronauts reach
ed here at 10 o'clock last night and
retired shortly. before midnight as soon
after their arrival as they could get
away from the welcoming and con-
graduating citizens.
They had driven forty miles over
rough country from st. Ambrose since
early afternoon and We're tired to the
bone" as one of them expressed 1t.
A flood of telegraphic messages from
the United States which awaited them
on their arrival went unanswered and
for the most part unread until morn
ing. The nights rest was bound to be
brief for their train over the Quebec e
Lake ST. John was scheduled to leave
at 80 in the morning. Their balloon
America II Is still at Lake Dubanc De
Sable, this being the title of the town
ship where they landed. 1t is believed
that JOS. Pednaud and Jos. Simard,
two trappers who brought the balloon
lists in a bark canoe to st. Ambrose
will go back and see what can be done
70 get the big bag from its caiche on
the side of mountain to the railroad
here
Messrs. HawIey and Post landed
about forty-six hours after their de-
parture from st. Louis. They prob
ably flew in all about 1000 miles, al
though the direct distance between the
two points on which the international
race Is decided Is only 1885 miles.
This would make their average rate
OF progress about thirty five miles an
hour Hawley and Post win reach
Quebec shortly before s this evening.
Tramped Four Days.
Before retiring last night Hawley
gave out the following interview:
CAS- near as we can figure, our land
ing place was about fifty-eight miles
north OF Chfcoutiml. There is rather
a large lake near where we landed.
Two smaller lakes were also passed.
The country there is very rough, and
our travel was necessarily slow and
arduous In the extreme. as there were
no trails we could follow
THE bush was very dense and we
had hard time fighting our way
through. but did not suffer any very
severe hardships.
"On the fourth day we found the
camp OF Jack Matthias, trapper.
Unfortunately he was away from
home. We stayed there day. Then
four French Canadian trappers
brought us out by canoe to st. AM
broise. where we arrived this after
noon"
The aeronants regretted leaving their
etaunch aircraft where they landed
They said the balloon was in perfect
condition when they set out from it,
They had slept in it the first night
after their landing 1900 feet up on the
side of an unidentified mountain near
Lake De Banc De Sable. They believe
that had they not encountered the adj
verse wind which brought against them
heavy snowstorm, they might easily