Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-01-21

II began to lag behind pretty much
and Hinton suggested that / take OFF
my flying suit. / 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
l had misty fab over a tree trunk
into hole three feet deep. / was
bruised and scratched but 1 got up
alone.
Hunch Falls to Help Out
1--WE didn't eat ut noon and made
fire and warmed up and started OF
again all together. We were pretty
blue when we camped the third night.
Our hunch about the third being the
lucky day fivvered.
Hinton said, Let's write some let
ters and put them in our pockets but
1 said, No. wen have plenty OF time
! to do that
"Hlnton 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 the
outside. 1 had the flying suit on, but
i
would get up often.
when l did Hinton did too, and
we would both sit near the fire for
while. Kloor slept fine, almost in the
fire. He kept getting his feet in the
| 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 fire.
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.
"Kloor had lots of pep after his
nights sleep and Hinton was In bad
shape. l was a bit better Off than
Hinton. but not much. We started OF
without food along the bank of the
creek. had hunch that night might
have frozen up the creek and l left
them to go down and try it 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
tance from the Hypothetical" village
being still as undetermined as when
they made their landing.
Friday proved to be the lucky day
In the morning Tom Marks, Cree
Indian trapper. who was inspecting
his traps on the outskirts of the set.
tlement 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 timidity in the presence of the
unusual, Marks followed up the tracks
until early In the afternoon he came
upon the three balloonists
Kioors 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 20
ing a day on the trail changed our
minds. Ii was quite stormy, too and
the first week we were out we en-
countered three severe billiards..
"On Sunday a week ago 1t became
so bad we were compelled to retrace
our steps for more than a mile. We
also found that the dogs we had with
us were inadequate for the load we
were carrying and had TO send bach
for more. The weather. however. wa,
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 trip?" was asked.
The main scientific fact demon
strated," replied Kloor, SIS that q
balloon OF $4,000 cubic feet capacity
can remain in the air for more than
twelve hours. We were in the mir
for twenty-five hours and could have
remained 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, ruddy young fel.
low who looked to be in the pink OF
condition, was the first TO arrive He
came whirling around the bend of the
MissanaIbi into the town, riding on
the dog sled, with Sam Sainsbury,
Toronto explorer who had zone to
meet him.
II feel fine. We're all all right. All
ask is that I get to a fire." he said