The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-01-21

They were lost to the world for % days
In all
II began to lag behind pretty much
and Hinton suggested that l take on
my dying suit. l did, and walked in
my undertaking the rest of the trip.
Hinton wrapped my suit around him
as sort Of blanket Just before noon
| had nasty fall over tree trunk
into hole three feet deep. I was
bruised and scratched bat l got up
alone.
Hunch Fails to Help Out
ave didn't eat at noon and made
fire and warmed up and started or
again all together. We were pretty
blue when we camped the third night.
Our bunch about the third being the
| lucky day fiivvered.
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. 1t was very cold and it 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 still. and I
would get up often.
"When I did Hinton did too, and
we would both sit near the fire for q
while. KlOor slept fine, almost In the
fire. He kept getting his feet In the
fire and we would have tc pull them
out.
Next morning we kidded TIE 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 a fire. We were
careful with the matches. We would
J go stiff when it 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
I shape. was bit better off than
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 60 down and try II out
The distance covered that afternoon
= was not more than three miles. Next
day Thursday almost the same story
I was repeated at nightfall, their dis
: lance from the Hypothetical" village
being still as undetermined as when
i they made their landing
p Friday proved to be the lucky day.
y In the morning Tom Marks. a Cree
y Indian trapper. who was inspecting
his traps on the outskirts OF the set
II Element OF Moose Factory. an island
V in the bottom of James bay, noticed
1t tracks which he judged to have been
u made by three white men, His Curl
u osity getting the better of the native
v Indian timdity in the presence OF the
unusual. Marks followed up the tracks
u until early in the afternoon he came
p upon the three balloonsts.
:, kloor's Story of Trip.
of 1.-THE first days out were the worst,
said Lieutenant KloOr, describing the
experiences. "We had practiced walk
ing with snowshoes at Moose Factor
.
=: were experts with them. but after GO
ing a day on the trail changed on
minds. II was quite stormy, too, an
the hrsi week we were out we en-
countered three severe billiards..
ION Sunday week ago 1t becam
80 so bad we were compelled to retrac
~ our steps for more than a mile. w
FL. "A. a
- us were inadequate for the load W
~, were carrying and had to send bac
-, for more. The weather, however. wa
not very cold We had lots Of moos
meat TO eat and | think we are a
o. feeling fine"
40, what scientific values to be d,
"a rived from your trip" was asked.
:, "rhe main scientific fact demon
-, strated." replied Kloor. lis that
'' balloon of $4,000 cubic feet capacil
can remain in the air for more tina
twelve hours. We were IN the a
ell for twenty-five hours and could ha,
ION remained there longer. Further thu
hg. that think nothing ought to be sa
zen until we report to our superiors."
Dogs Hail the Arrival.
we Kloor. blue-eyed ruddy young II
red low who looked to be In the pink
We condition. was the first TO arrive. I
of came whirling around the bend Of d
not Missanaibi into the iowa. riding ,
not the dog sled. with Sam Sainsbur
ere Toronto explorer. who had gone
ing meet him.
ted II feel fine. We're all all right.
ask Is that get to iire." he SOL