Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-01-21

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II began TO lag behind pretty much
and Hinton suggested that take of
my flying suit | did. and walked In
my underclothlng the rest of the trip.
Hinton wrapped my suit around him
as sort OF blanket. Just before noon
had a nasty fall over a tree trunk
into hole three feet deep. was
bruised aud scratched bat got up
alone.
Huneh Fails to Help Out.
I'VE didn't eat at noon and made
fire and warmed up and started OF
again all together. We were pretty
blue when we eamped the third night.
Our bunch about the third being the
lucky day hlvvered.
Hinton said, Let's write some let
ters and put them In our pockets but
! said. No Wen have plenty of time
to do that
Hinton could hardly hold his head
up. II was very cold and II sure was
our worst night. We slept again with
Hinton near the fire and me on the
outside. had the flying suit ON, but
II was too cold to lie stlll, and
would get up often.
"When | did Hinton did too, and
we would both sit near the Gre for a
while. Kloor slept tine, almost In the
fire. He kept getting his feet In the
fire and we would have &c pull them
out
Next morning we kldded TIRE kid
that's what we called Kloor-and told
him he had been hogging the Ore.
Hinton had the matches, because he
knows how to light fire. We were
careful with the matches. We would
20 stiff when II 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 n bad
shape. l was a bit better OF tlIan
Hinton, but not much. We started of
without food along the bank Of the
creek. had bunch that night might
have frozen up the creek and ! left
them TO go down and try II 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.
lance from the Hypothetical" village
being still as undetermined as whom
they mnde their landing
Friday proved 10 be the lucky day.
In the morning Tom Marks, Cree
Indian trapper. who was inspecting
his traps on the outskirts OF the set
Element of Moose Factory, an island
In the bottom Of james bay, noticed
tracks which lie judged to have been
made by three white men. HIs curl
oslty getting the better Of the native
Indian timIdlty In the presence Of the
unusual, Marks followed up the tracks
until early in the afternoon he came
upon the three baIlO0nlsta.
klooTs Story Of Trip.
1.-THE first days out were the worst.
said Lieutenant KlOOr. describing their
experiences. "We had practlced walk
ing with snOwshoes At Moose Factory
while we we're there and thought we
were experts with them, but after go
Ing q day on the trail changed our
minds. Il was quite stormy. too. and
the first week we we're out we en-
cOuntered three severe billiards..
ION Sunday week ago Il became
so bad we were compelled 10 retraee
/ -. asNth IA
also found that the dogs we had with
us were inadequate for the load va
we're carrying ind had 10 send back
for more. The weather. however. was
not very cold. We had lots OF mOose
meat 10 eat and I think sc are all
feeling fine"
what scientific values 20 be de
rived from your tripY' was asked.
'The main scientific fact demon
strated," replied Kloor. Els that q
balloon OF 5000 cubic feet capacity
can remain In the air for more thar
twelve hours. We we're in the ali
FOR twenty-five hours and could have
remained there longer. Further thai
That / think nothing ought 90 be sale
until we report 70 our superioTs."
Dogs Hail the Arrival.
RIoor. a blue-eyed. rudy young Gei
low who looked TO be In the pink o
condition. was the Hrst TO arrive. II.
came whiFIlng around the bend Of a.
MlSsanalbi into the towE. riding o.
the dog sled. with Sam SALISBURY
Toronto explorer, who had gone t.
meet him.
II feel me. We're all all right Al
] ash q that I get 70 8 aEe.s Sc aala