Arizona sentinel., 1917-01-25
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 hop and Lieutenant Robertscn,
 Sincerely,
 e. R. HERBST,
 "Capt. 14ta Infantry.
 The second was from Major M. B. Stokes, and read as follows, which shows that my party was the very first to get word to the outside world that the lost aviators had crossed the Colorado river, headed towards the Gulf of Lower California:
 Yuma, Arizona, Tuesday night
 9:45 o'clock.
 Col. Fly or MT. Green:-Col Fly's message received at S:15 p. m., Tues day. Am sending two autos with sup plies and gasoline. They leave here Wednesday morning about o'clock and trust they will reach you by noon that day.
 Your message to Associated Press was delivered at office at 9:30 D. m and is FIRST DEFINITE INFORMA- TON THAT AvIATORS ACTUALLY CROSSED THE COLORADO RIVER. Send a message in to Coptain Herbst, at the line every day with news to Colonel Wilson and he will send any thing out to the Associated Press that you may desire. We are all exceeding ly anxious for the success of parties sent out from Yuma, Yours.
 STOKES.
 By MT. Snyder with two autos.
 After finishing our monday lunch the four automobiles with the entire party, including MT. Green and his guide, left for Santa Clara, the latter two expecting to overtake their horses along the road.
 Reached Casa Andrade at 2 o'clock and found note left there for me by MT. Green when he was bound for La Bolsa. Under his writing found a note from Captain Darques, U. s. Avia- tion Corps, apprising me of the fact that he had covered territory least for 30 miles and south 20 miles," but found no sign of lost aviators. (Had he gone 20 miles further east and then turned south he would have found both the aviators together.l
 We hastened on towards our ob- jective point. MT. Snyder, acting as special messenger and supply man from that time on, went on to the line, MT. Green and his guide accom- panying him in the hopes of catch ing up with their horses. The balance of us went on down Rillita creek, on the mesa bank, and camped a short distance from an old volcano Here it again turned bitterly cold and light snow fell for half an hour We struck camp at 4: 30 o'clock. While gathering wood for the night we saw two aero planes circling around Casa Andrade and finally make landing. We tried every imaginable way to attract their attention, resorting finally to mon- ster brush fire, but all to no avail, as they finally arose and flew direct towards Calexico. This was about 5:15 o'clock We were not more than five miles, in an air line, from them, and with Major Stokes fine field glasses I could see their every move. If they would not come to us to see who we were I can't imagine what good they would do out searching for the lost aviators, for how did they know but what we had the lost men right in our camp, and if aviators connot see five miles it is little wonder that Colonel Bishop and Lieutenant Robertson got lost and almost lost their lives. Miserable night in camp, cold, rain, sleet and snow alternately. I kept the fire burning all night, again to the amusement and delight of my com panions. At 6:30 next morning, Thursday, we left for our first stop, where we ex- pected to get good drinking water,