Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-01-20

Il began TO lag behind pretty much
and Hinton suggested that take of
my flying suit. l 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 fail over a tree trunk
into a hole three feet deep. was
bruised and scratched but got up
| alone.
Huneh Fallb to Help Out.
Eve didn't eat at noon and made
fire and warmed up and started On
again all together. We were pretty
blue when we camped the third night.
Our bunch about the third being the
lucky day tlivvered.
Hinton said, Let's write some let
tiers and put them In our pockets, but
] said, No, Wen have plenty of time
to dc that
Hinton could hardly hold his head
up. 1t was very cold and 1t sure was
our worst night. We slept again with
Hinton near the fire and me on tho
outside. had the flying suit on. but
1t was too cold to lie still. and
would get up often.
"When | did Hinton did too, and
we would both sit near the Ore for a
while. KlOOr slept fine, almost IN the
fire. He kept getting his feet In tine
fire and we would have to pull them
out.
Next morning we kidded the kid
that's what we called KlOOr-and told
him he had been hogging the fre.
Hinton had the matches. because he
knows how to light fire. We were
careful with the matches. We would
go stiff when 1t took Hinton two
matches to get the fire going.
Trio in Bad Shape.
"Kl0Or had lots Of pep after his
nights sleep and Hinton was In bad
shape. 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 go 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
lance from the "hypotheticap 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 was 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 men. His curl
Osity getting the better Of the native
Indian timidty In the presence Of the
unusual. Marks followed up the tracks
until early In the afternoon he came
upon the three ballOonists.
kIoer's Story Of Trip.
''The first days out 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 go
ing 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 week ago II became
so bad we we're compelled to retrace
our steps for more than mile. We
also found that the dogs we had with
us were inadequate for the load we
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 ! think we are all
feeling fine"
what scientific values to be de-
rived from your tripf" was asked.
THE main scientific fact demon
strated." replied KlOor, us that d
balloon Of $4,000 cubic feet capacity
can remain In the air for more than
twelve hours. We were In the air
FOR twenty-five hours and could have
there longer. Further than
that l think nothing ought TO be said
until we report to our superiors."
Dogs Hail the Arrival.
KlOor, blue-eyed, rudy young Eel
low who looked to be in the pink Of
condition, was the first to arrive. He
came whirling around the bend Of the
AIlssanalbi into the town, riding on
he dog sled. with Sam SALISBURY.
Toronto explorer. who had gone to
meet him.
II feel fine, We're all all right. AL
ask Is that get to q 6re." he said,