The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-01-21

were In doubt about this until We
heard dog bark.
II took bearings with the compass
on the shack and the place where the
dog barked. We decided to land. we
were in low clouds about 1000 feet
high. The wind was north by west
the sun had been heating up our bag
and we began to 60 up. We reached
$500 feet. 1t takes long time to go
from that height.
Make 4 Bad Landing.
ssThe clouds were below us ana
Shove us. We got down about two
O'Clock. It was q bad landing and we
were pretty badly shaken up. we
were not hurt or thrown out, but the
basket was smashed against tne
ground.
ssrhe balloon caught between the
trees. We had taken the pigeons INTO
the basket to protect them from the
landing. Usually they ride In cage
tied outside of the basket The wealth
er was clear and nearly freezing.
sAll three Of us stepped out OF the
basket in our flying clothes. ! TOOK
the grip. We were soaking wet. Kloor
took the pigeon cage. We started on
at a terrific pace to get where the
dog barked. We did not stop to IN
spect the balloon. From the bearings
took In the balloon we figured the
dog to be south by east from us.
start on Long Trek.
1--WE started through the forest on
that line. l carried my grip for one
day, We went on until dark and
made q fire. I smoked two cigarettes
while we rested: SO did Kloor. Hin-
ton did not smoke.
"We did not eat that day; we car
ried the pigeons until the next Gay.
There was some snow on the ground
SO we got a lot Of pine brush to ne
on and l picked a lot of rotten wooo
with my penknife. We had NO hre-
arms-only the knife and the box OF
matches.
Hinton went on little to find q
stream. While he was gone he iaio
on his flying suit to make better head
way and he could not find 1t on his
way back.
ssThat night slept next to Hinton.
He was next to the fire. was on the
outside. Kloor lay OF to one side and
slept. We got on fine together in the
forest. Hinton and I didn't sleep
We got mp at daylight
Thsy Eat First Pigeon.
I'VE ate a pigeon that morning. De.
cember 15. We cleaned pigeon and
cooked it. We divided It In three
parts, a couple Of mouthfuls apiece.
We drank water out Of moose tracks
and holes in the ground. That Ia
what probably made me sick the next
day. We started OF. carrying my
grip.
Indians call this stream the Nesco-
haga). Hinton was leading and kept
moving too far to the west.
'T 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. l, for one. was not
very hungry, but we were cold when
we stopped walking.
we Hdu luhuC u nlC d1l0 1CStC0 ~
noon, but we did not eat in order to
conserve food. We argued about
where we were. 1 figured it some
where in the woods in Canada, but
wasn't sure.
How They Were CARRIED.
"At that time 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 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.
II 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
bit Of kind Of moss we found grow
ing around.
"We were not cheerful. We began
to dread that this dog barking prop
0SlLlOn WAS u hiuu VI quincy AhSA =
were so many noises. / figure now 1t
was wolf barking. We saw a lot Of
wolf tracks.
Youngest Flyer Prays.
"Kloor told US he had been praying
mot out loud. but just to himself
I'm not much on religion; I didn't
pray. No more than made a propo-
sition they should dine on 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 a hunch 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 16. Kloor put the
dead pigeon in his pocket. We did this
to do away with the cage.
"During the night Hinton and Kloor
hnfu L., tA- a.a haf