Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-11
NEAR
END Of JOURNEY
BACK FROM W|LDS
Mush OFF From Skunk Island.
Last Stop Before Reach
ing Mattice.
EXPECTED AT RAIL HEAD
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
Indian Advance Scout Tells OF
Safe Arrival From Secluded
Moose Factory.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUFFALO. y. ". January IL
A special from Toronto to the
Evening News quotes the Toronto
TcleEram's Mattice correspondent
as say ayinE that the American naval
balloOnfstx arrived there at ESQ
pm.
Robert MaeGuaSh. \ young Indian,
dashed into this settlement today
with word that the three Ameri-
can ballOOniSts nearing this point
ON the Tranxcontinental railway
were nll in good health and were
pressing on steadily, with the hope
Of reaching here before evening.
MacGuaxh reported he had met
the party Of aerOnnuts up the Mis-
sinafbi trail. They had three t0haE-
Eans and "a carioie, and each were
taking = turn at riding.
MATTICE. Ontario, January 1.-THE
three American naval balloonists-
Lieut.. Farrell. Hinton and kloor-broke
camp at Skunk Island. twenty miles
north of this town, early today and
started on the last leg of their long trek
back to civilization, according to re-
ports brought here by Indian runners.
II all goes well the trio should reach
this little frontier settlement by
nightfall, and royal welcome awaits
them. The men are reported to be
in good health and spirits and eager
to return to their homes.
The airmen and their Indian guides
reached the island last night after
travelling over hard trail for nearly
fifteen days from Moose Factory.
r-h f1, n
forest after a wild flight from Rock
away. n. Y. No further details of
the mems thrilling experience We're
received here from the runners early
this morning.
Word of the travellers safe arrival
at skunk Island was brought in by
Earl Trowse. one of the Indian guides
sent out on the trail by newspaper
men.
Eighteen Miles in Five Hours.
Trowse learned of the aeronauts
proximity from W. r. Clarke, who
headed the advance party. Trowse
started at once for Mattice. COM
plett;,g the eighteen-mile Journey
ovs : the snow-covered Missinabi river
in fT~e hours. ~.
An hour later Mr.. Clarke and Basle
Rooney, the third member of the 4As
vance party. followed Trowse. into
Mattice They had not seen the Amer
leans, DuC were toiu w al AHNish"
runner. sent ahead of the Moose Fac
tory party to break the trail. that
the aeronauts were .encamped last
night at Skunk Island.
Earlier in the evening an indian
runner had returned from the trail
with word that he had seen no sign
Of the travellers from the northern
wilderness: This gave rise to specu.
lation that heavy SHOWS had covered
the trail and would delay the ar
rival of the Americans until late IN
the week.
Mattfce Waits Hopefully.
Until it was definitely established
that the partv reached tho Indian set
tiement at Skunk Island last night
population and the corps Of newspa-
Der correspondents and photographers
that some accident might have be-
fallen them. Special interest was at
tached to the report that the men
were in good health, for It is known
Oldest of the trio. suffered severely
from frost bite and exposure. He is
travelling by cariole, the others mush-
ing through treacherous SHOWS on
When the men arrive at
the rail head here they VIII be met by
forded every courtesy. A special train
has been provided for their convenience.
Mattice is on the tiptoe Of expec-
fancy for what promises to be the
biggest day in its history. The pres
ence here of the small army of news
writer's and photographers has whet-
ted the natives curiosity and it IS q
safe prediction that every able-bodied
man woman and child will be at the
end of the trail to greet the airmen
in the hearty fashion of the north
country.