The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-01-21

IL began to lag behind pretty much
and Hinton suggested that | take of
my flying suit. did. and walked In
my underclOthing the rest of the trip.
Hinton wrapped my suit around him
as a sort Of blanket. Just before noon
had a nasty fall W. a tree trunk
INTO a hole three feet deep. I was
brulseS and scratched but l got up
alone.
Hunch Fails to Help Out.
1--WE 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.
OurShunch about the third being the
lucky day fivvered.
clinton said, Let's write some let
tiers and put them In our pockets but
j said. No. we'll have plenty of time
to dc that
Hinton could hardly hold his head
up. 1t was very cold and Ii sure was
our worst night. We slept again with
Hinton near the fire and me on tho
outside. | had the flying suit on. bat
II was too cold to lie still. and l
would get up often.
"When | did Hinton did too, and
We would both sit neal the fire for a
while. KlOOr slept fine. almost In the
fire. He kept getting his feet In the
fire and We would have to pull them
out.
Next morning we kidded the kid
that's what we called Kioor-and told
him he had been hogging the fire.
Hinton had the matches. because he
knows how to light a fire. We were
careful with the matches. We would
go stiff when IT took Hinton two
matches to get the fire going.
Trio in Bad Shape.
"KloOr had lots Of pep after his
nights sleep and Hinton was in bad
shape. l was a bit better off than
Hinton. but not much. We started off
without food along the bank of the
creek. ! had a bunch that night might
have frozen up the creek and | left
them to 20 down and try ii 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
lance from the Hypothetical" village
being still as undetermined as when
they made their landing.
Friday proved to be the lucky day. :.
in the morning Tom Marks. a Cree
Indian trapper. who vas inspecting
his traps On the outskirts of the set
Element of Moose Factory. an island
in the bottom of James bay. noticed
TRACKS which he judged to have been
made by three white e His curl
QSity getting the better OF the native
Indian timidity in the presence Of the
unusual. Marks followed up the tracks
until early In the afternoon he came
upon the three b~aliOonists.
kIoor's Story Of Trip.
The first days u were the worst"
said Lieutenant klOOr. describing their
experiences. 1--WE had practiced walk.
ing with snOwshOes at Moose Factory
while we were there and Thought we
were experts with them, but after 90
ing a 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..
ION Sunday q week ago it became
so bad we were compelled to retrace
our steps for more than a mile. We
also found that the dogs we had with
Us were inadequate for the load we
were carrying and had ( send back
for more. The weather. however. was
very cold. We had lots OF moose
meat to eat and l think we are all
lne."
"What scientific values to be de-
from your tripf" was asked.
'The main scientific fact demon.
strated." replied Kl0or. us that q
Of $4,000 cubic feet capacity
IAN remain In the air for more than
hours. We were In the air
or twenty-five hours and could have
'emained there longer. Further than
hat l think nothing ought to be said
Until we report u our superiOrs."
Dogs Hail the Arrival.
KloOr. a blue-eyed, ruddy young Eel
Ow who looked to be In the pink OF
condition. was the first to arrive. He1 /,
.ame whiriing around the bend Of the
into the town. riding on
he dog sled. with Sam Salisbury.
explorer. Who had gone TO
meet him.
II feel fine. We re ali all right. A.
ask 10 that I get 70 q lre.s he said