The Colorado statesman., 1921-01-22


high. The wind was. north by west
the sun had been heating up our bag
and we began to go up. We reached
$500 feet. 1t takes long time to go
from that height.
Make a Bad Landing.
1.-THE clouds were below us and
above us. We got down about two
o'clock. II was bad landing and we
were pretty badly shaken up. We
were not hurt or thrown out, but the
basket was smashed against the
ground.
THE balloon caught between the
trees. We had taken the pigeons into
the basket to protect them from the
landing. Usually they ride in a cage
tied outside of the basket. The wealth
er was clear and nearly freezing.
"All three of us stepped out Of the
basket in our flying clothes. i took
the grip. We were soaking wet. Kloor
took the pigeon cage. We started of
at a terrific pace to get where the
dog barked. We did not stop to In
spect the balloon. Fpom the bearings
took in the balloon we figured the
dog to be south by east from us.
Start on Long Trek.
ave started through the forest on
that line. l carried my grip for one
day. We went on until dark and
made a fire. l smoked two cigarettes
while we rested; so did Kloor. Hin
ton did not smoke.
1--WE did not eat that day; we car
ried the pigeons until the next day.
There was some snow on the ground,
so we got a lot of pine brush to lie
on and 1 picked a lot of rotten wood
with my penknife. We had no fire.
arms-only the knife and the box of
matches.
Hinton went on a little to find a
stream. While he was gone he laid
off his flying suit to make better head
way and he could not find it on his
way back.
"That night slept next to Hinton.
He was next to the fire. l was on the
outside Kloor lay off to one side and
slept We got on fine together in the
forest. Hinton and 1 didn't sleep.
We got up at daylight.
They Eat First Pigeon.
we dlt u plbCOh Lhdl ~
cember 10. We cleaned a pigeon and
cooked n. We divided 1t In three
parts, couple Of mouthfuls apiece.
We drank water out of moose tracks
and holes in the ground. That Is
what probably made me sick the next
day. We started off, 1 carrying my
grip.
1--WE came to creek that day (the
Indians call this stream the Nesco-
haga). Hinton was leading and kept
moving too far to the west.
'I proposed to him to go southeast.
In 80 minutes we got to the creek.
which was not frozen over. so We had
to follow the bank. We camped again
in good shape. I, for one. was not
very hungry, but we were cold when
we stopped walking.
1--WE had made a fire and rested at
noon, but we did not eat in order to
conserve food. We argued about
where we were. I figured 1t some
where in the woods in Canada. but
wasn't sure.
How They Were CARRIED.
"At that time I was still in my
flying suit, Hinton In uniform and
Kloor In uniform and flying suit. We
all wore flying boots. Ny grip kept
getting foul of trees, so 1 threw 1t
away at ten o'clock, but took care to
put 1t in tree. Before that l got
my good English shoes out of the grip
and put them on and threw away my
flying boots, which were pretty near
gone.
"I did not make more than four
miles the first day.nor more than sew
en- or eight the second day. Our night
camp was on the creek. We did not
eat. During the day we all nibbled
a bit of a kind of moss we found grow
ing around.
ave were not cheerful. We began,
to dread that this dog barking prop
osition was q kind of phoney. There
were so many noises. 1 figure now 1t
was a wolf barking. We saw lot OF
wolf tracks.
Youngest Flyer Prays.
"Kloor told us he had been praying
NOT out loud, but just to himself.
I'm not much on religion; 1 didn't
pray. No more than I made propo-
SitlOn they Snouiu uihe oh me-
"Hinton and I discussed our course
while Kloor was praying. We had to
admit we, were in pretty serious jam
and felt pretty blue. But when we
quit we had bunch that the third
day was going to be lucky.
1--WE ate the second pigeon and killed
the other one the morning of the third
day-December IS. Kloor put Fhe
dead pigeon in his pocket. We did this
to do away with the cage.
During the night Hinton ana hioor
oot their feet In the fire. Now their