The Arvada enterprise., 1921-01-20

Th:y, y, we're lost to the world for = days
II 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 sort of blanket. Just before noon
had q nasty fall over tree trunk
into . hole three feet deep. I was
bruised and scratched but got up
alone.
Huneh Falls 70 Help Out
I'VE didn't eat At noon and made
dre and warmed up and started or
again all together. We were pretty
blue when we camped the third night.
Our hunch about the third being The
lucky day nivvered.
Hinton said, Let's write some let.
tiers and put them In our pockets,' but
said. NO. we'll have plenty Of time
to do that
Hinton could hardly hold his head
up. It was very cold and It sure was
our worst night. We slept again With
Hinton near the fre and me on the
outside. had the flying suit on. but
It was too cold to lie still, and ]
would get up often.
"When I did Hinton did too, and
we would both sit near the fire for .
while. Kloor slept fine. almost In the
hre. He kept getting his feet In the
nre and we would have to pull them
out.
Next morning We kidded the KID
that's what We called Kloor-and told
hin, he had been hogsins the Ar~
Hinton had the matches, because -
knows how to light q fire. We weeo
careful With the matches. We would
20 stiff when II took Hinton two
matches to get the DIRE going.
Tsle In Dad Shaps.
"Kloor had lots Of pep after his
nights sleep and Hinton was In bad
shape. was q bit better OF than
Hinton, but not much. We started q
without food along the bank Of the
creek. had hunch that night might
have frozen up the creek and ! lett
them to 90 down aud try II out"
The distance covered that afternoon
was not more than three miles. Next
day tThursday) almost the same stUey
was repeated at nightfAll. their dis.
tance from the Hypothetical" village
being still A. undetermined - whse
they made their landing.
Friday proved to bs the lucky Day.
In the morning Tom Marks. Q Csss
lndian trapper. who was inspectias
bis traps on the outskirts Of the ~.
tlement Of Aooss Factory. an Island
In the bottom Of James bay. noticed
tracks which he judged to have besa
made BY three white men. His curl
osity getting the better Of the native
Indian timidity In the presence of The
unusual. Marks followed up the tracks
until early In he afternoon BE- cane
upon the three balioonists.
kssss's otssy q THp.
The asst days out wsrs The weese.s =
said Lieutenant Kloos. descsibing theis
experiences. I'VE had practiced walk.
Ing with snowshoes ct Moose Factoey
while We were there and thought ~
were experts With them. bot after 20
Ing . day On the trail changed ess
ninds. Il was quite stormy. too, asd
the ofst week We were out ~ ..
csuntsrsd thrse severe blixsards.
~Oa Sunday . week ago II became
10 had we were compelled to rstracs
our steps for mors than Q mile. We
also found that the dogs we had With
~ were Inadequate for the load ~
wsss carrying and had to seud back
for more. The weather. however, was
not very cold. We had lots Of mooos
meat to eat and I think we are all
feeling nns."
"what scientific values to b. a..
rived from your tripf was asked.
THE main scientific fact demon.
stratet." replied Kloor. '.is that q
balloon Of $1,000 cubic feet capacity
can remain In tho air for more than
twelve hours. We were In the air
for twenty-five hours and could have
remained there longer. Further than
that I think nothing ought to be said
until we report 10 our superlorS."
osss Hail. ths Arrival.
kloor. n blue-eyed. ruddy young fsi.
low who looked 10 b In the pink Of
condition. WAS the hrst TO arrive. lie
came whlrilng around the bend of the
Mlsssnaibi Into the town. riding on
the dog sled. with Sam Bsinsbury,
TorUntO explorer. whO had sooe 10
meet him.
II feei hne. ws'rs oil oil right. Al
ask II that ] est b Q are." h. aaIA