The Raymer enterprise., 1921-01-20


was very bad. but our heads were o.
clear as they are right now.
III we had had a definite object we
could have gone fifty or a hundred
miles without so much distress. We
saw 80 much Of the same sort Of
woods that 1t appeared we were not
going anywhere. But we were not
going in circles because we were
steered by the compass zigzagging
through the wood. That counted
against us.
II began 10 lag behind pretty much
and Hinton suggested that i take OF
my flying suit. ! did. and walked In
my underclothing the rest Of the trip.
Hinton wrapped my suit around him
as sort Of blanket. Just before noon
! had a nasty fall over a tree trunk
Into a hole three feet deep. I was
bruised and scratched but got up
alone.
Huneh Fails to Help Out
I'VE didn't eat at noon and made
fire and warmed up and started Of
again all together. We were pretty
blue when we camped the third night.
Our hunch about the third being the
lucky day flvvered.
Hinton said, Let's write some let.
tiers and put them In our pockets,' but
! said. No, we'll have plenty Of time
to do that
"Hinton could hardly hold his head
up. It was very cold and It sure was
our worst night. We slept again with
Hinton near the fire and me on the
outside. ! had the flying suit on. but
It was too cold to lie still. and I
would get up often.
"When I did Hinton did too. and
we would both sit near the fire for .
while. Kloor slept fine, almost In the
fire. he kept getting his feet In the
fire and we would have to pull them
out.
"Ne1t morning we kidded the kid
that's what we called Kloor-and told
him he had been hogging the fire.
Hinton had the matches, because he
knows how to light q fire. We were
careful with the matches. We would
60 stiff when It took Hinton two
matches to get the fire going. c
Trio In Bad Shape.
"Kloor had lots Of pep after his
nights sleep and Hinton was In bad
shape. l was q bit better of than
Hinton. but not much. We started OF
without food along the bank Of the
creek. I had a hunch that night might
have frozen up the creek and left
them to 60 down and try 1t out"
The distance covered that afternoon
was not more than three miles. Next
day Thursday almost the same story
was repeated at nightfall, their dis
tance from the hypothetical" village
being still as undetermined a. when
they made their landing.
Friday proved to be the lucky day.
In the morning Tom Marks, q Cree
Indian trapper, who was inspecting
his traps on the outskirts Of the set
tlement Of Moose Factory. an island
IN the bottom of James bay, noticed
tracks which he judged to have been
made by three white men. His curt.
osity getting the better Of the native
Indian timldity In the presence Of the
unusual, Marks followed up the tracks
until early in the afternoon he came
upon the three balloonists.
kIeors Story o. Trip.
@The first days out were the worst" !"
said Lieutenant Kloor, describing thsiz
experiences. I'VE had practced walk.
ing with snowshoes at Moose Factory
while We were there and thought ws
were experts with them, but after 70
ing q day on the trail changed our
minds. 1t was quite stormy. too, and
the first week we were out We en-.
countered three severe billiards.
''On Sunday a week ago 1t became
90 bad we were compelled to retrace
our steps for more than q mile. We
also found that the dogs We had with
% were inadequate for the load w
were carrying and had to send back
for more. The weather. however, was
not very cold. We had lots Of moose
meat to eat and I think we are all
feeling fine"
"What scientific values to be Do
rived from your tripi" was asked.
'.The main scientific fact demon.
strated," replied Kloor, sis that .
balloon Of 5000 cubic feet capacity
can remain In the air fox. more than
twelve hours. We were In the ail
for twenty-five hours and could have
remained there longer. Further than
that I think nothing ought to be said
until we report to our superiors."
psss Hall ths Arrival.
Kloor. q blue-eyed, ruddy young fsl'
low who looked to BE- In the pink ol
condition, was the Arst to arrive. Ha
came whiriiny around the bend Of the
Missanaibi Into the town, riding On
the dog sled, with Sam Sainsbury'
Toronto explorer. who had gone Ia
meet him. gts-
The bowling Of huskies tethered b.
fore Indian huts here was the Ars1
warning Of the party's approach. A
moment later Kloor's sled came ovel