The Raymer enterprise., 1921-01-20

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. It takes long time to 60
from that height.
Make Z Bid Landing.
"The clouds were below US and
above us We got down about two
o'clock. It was bad landing and we
were pretty badly shaken up. We
were not hurt or thrown out, but the
basket was smashed against the
ground.
The 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.
"All three Of US stepped out Of the
basket In our flying clothes. I took
the grip. We were soaking wet. Kloor
took the pigeon cage. We started OF
at q terrific pace to get where the
dog barked. We did not stop to In
spect the balloon. From the bearings
I took In the balloon we figured the
dog to be south BY east from us.
start on Long Trek.
"We started through the forest on
that line. I carried my grip for one
day. We went on until dark and
made fire. l smoked two cigarettes
while we rested; so did Kloor. Him.
ton did not smoke.
I'VE did not eat that day; we car.
ried the pigeons until the next day.
There was some snow on the ground,
30 we got lot Of pine brush to lie
on and picked a lot Of rotten wood
with my penknife. We had no fire.
arms-only the knife and the box Of
matches.
"Hinton went on little to find q
stream. While he was gone he laid
OF his flying suit to make better head
way and he could not find 1t on his
way back.
"That night slept next to Hinton.
He was next to the fre. I 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 up at daylight
They Eat First Pigeon.
I'VE ate pigeon that morning, De-
cember ID. We cleaned a pigeon and
cooked It. We divided 1t In three
parts, q couple Of mouthfuls apiece.
We drank water out Of moose tracks
and holes In the ground. That u
what probably made me sick the next
day. We started Of, l carrying my
grip.
I'VE came to a creek that day (the
Indians call this stream the Nesco-
haga). Hinton was leading and kept
moving too far to the west.
II proposed to him to 60 southeast.
In 80 minutes we got to the creek.
which was not frozen over, 80 we had
| to follow the bank. We camped again
In good shape. ], for one, was not
very hungry, but we were cold when
we stopped walking.
I'VE had made a fire and rested at
noon, but we did not eat In order to
conserve food. We argued about
where we were. l figured It some
where In the woods In Canada. but
wasn't sure.
How They Wsrs CARRIED.
AT that time I 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, 20 ! threw It
away at ten o'clock, but took care to
put It In q tree. Before that ! got
my good English shoes out Of the grip
and put them on and threw away my
flying boots. which we're pretty near
gone.
" 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
| 4 bit Of kind Of moss we found grow.
ing around.
sWe were not cheerful. We began
| to dread that this dog barking prop.
osition was q kind Of phoney. There
were 90 many noises. ! figure now It
was q wolf barking. We saw lot Of
wolf tracks.
Youngest Flyer Praya
"Kloor told us be had been praying
not out loud. but Just to himself.
I'm not much on religion; didn't
pray. No more than made 2 propo-
sition they should dine of me.
Hinton and discussed our course
while Klosr was praying. We had to
admit We were In a pretty serious Jam
and felt pretty blue. But when We
quit we had 4 hunch that the third
day was going to be lucky.
I'VE ate the second pigeon and killed
the other one the morning Of the third
day-Decembsr IL Kloor put the
dead pigeon In his pocket. We did this
to do away with the cage.
During the night Hinton and Kloor