The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-01-28

wandered four days IN tho woods. and on
day. We went on until dark aud
made fire. | smoked TWO cigarettes
while We rested: so did Nkioor. Hin.
ton did not smoke.
I'VE did not eat that day; we carr
ried the pigeons until the next day.
There was some snow on the ground.
~ we got n lot OF pine brush 10 lie
on and ! picked n lot OF rotten wood
with my pcnknifc. We had no fire
arms--only the knife and the box OF
matches.
Hinton went on little To find
stream. While he was gone he laid
OF his flying suit TO make better head.
way and he could not find II on his
way back.
THAT night ! slept next to Hinton
| He was next TO tho fire. was on the
outside. kloor lay of 10 one side and
slept. We got on fine together In the
| forest. Hinton and didn't sleep.
We got up NJ daylight.
| They Eat First Pigeon.
I'VE ate a pigeon that morning, de-
cember Is. We cleaned n pigeon and
cooked II. We divided 1t In three
parts. couple OF mouthfuls apiece,
We drank water out of moose TRACES
and holes In the ground That In
what probably made me sick the next
day. We started OF. carrying my
grip.
I'VE came to creek that day tthe
Indians call this stream the NescO-
hasnt. Hinton was leading and kept
moving too far 10 the west.
4 Il proposed 10 him TO 20 southeast.
In 10 minutes we got To the creek.
which was not frozen over. 40 we had
TO follow the bank We camped again
In good shape. l, for one. was not
very hungry. but we We're cold when
we stopped walking.
I'VE had made fire and rested mt
noon. but wc did not eat In order TO
conserve food. We argued about
where We were. figured II some
where In tho woods In Canada, but
wasn't sure.
How They Were CARRIED.
AT that time | was still In my
dying suit. Hinton In uniform and
kloor In uniform and flying suit. We
all wore dying boots. My grip kept
getting foul of trees, 50 l threw IL
away az ten o'clock. bur took care to
put II In u tree. Before that | got
my good English shoes out of the grip
and PUT them ON and threw away my
lying boots. which were pretty near
gone.
Il ala not make more than four
miles the first day nor more than sey.
en- or eight the second day. Our night
camp was on the creek. We did not
eat. During the day We all nlhhletl
biz of IA kind of moss We found grow
ing around.
"w. we're not cheerful. We began
10 dread that this dog barking prop
ositlon WAS IA kind OF phoney. There
we're SO many noises | figure now I,
was wolf barking. We saw lot of
wolf tracks.
Youngest Flyer prays.
-Kloor told MS he had been praying
mot out loud. but just To himself.
I'm mot much on religion: | didn't
prny. No more than ! made propo-
sition they should dine OF me.
Hinton and | discussed our course
while kloor was praying, We Ind Ia
admit we werc In pretty serious jam
and felt pretty blue. Hut when We
Quit We had hunch that the third
day was going To be lucky.
ave ate the second pigeon and killed
the other one the morning OF the third
day--ieeemher 10 kleor put abe
dead pigeon IN his pocket We did this
To do away with the cage.
During the night Hinton and kiocr
got their feet In the nrc. Now their
, living sitoes were burned and they had
TO throw them away and walk In uni
form boots My shoes were In the
. best shape.
} Mixers Growing Weak.
I'VE were aii growing weak and fell
a lot In holes and over trees. Hinton
= was very weak. felt ne, vomiting
Hinton was nauseated. his stomach
| was very bad. but our heads were IA
clear as they are right now.
III We had had a definite object We
could have gone fifty or hundred
2 miles without so much distress. W.
saw so much of the same sort ol
woods that II appeared we were mo-
going anywhere. But we were no
going In circles because we wer'
steered by the compass xigzaggtn,
q through the wood. That counte,
Q against Us.