The New York herald., 1921-01-07
Men Following a Mail Pack
ct That Is Due to Arrive
day Mounted Police
to Act Us Escort.
COMING ON sNowsHoEs
Group of Reporters Plunge
Into Wilderness With Guides
and Dogs to Get First
Interviews.

Special Despatch to TIE New YORK HERALD.
CLUTE, Ontario, Jan. (by Indian
runner to Cochrane, Ontario) )-The
American naval officers were not In
sight tonight on the trails leading
down from Moose Factory. and Ca
madam officials who are among the
crowd here to greet them said that
they probably will not be brought in
until some time tomorrow. Unusua,
difficulties of travel together with their
lack of training In the tricks Of snow
shoe running are believed responsible
for the delay. To-day is the twelfth
they have spent on the long trip from
Moose Factory and the back country.
where their runaway balloon set them
down on December Ia. but no one is
worrying about their safety.
According to the latest news reaching
here by Indian runners, the Americans
are following on the heels Of Reviiloa
Freres mail packet The fur company's
agent. a. typical northland factor and
man who .has made the Mattice am
clute trails scores Of times, Is conf1dens
that tomorrow will be the big day.
Therefore his preparations for rafting
big welcome party are being pushed at
all speed. He is determined that the
Board of Trade Of Cochrane shall not
outdo him.
Mounted Police to Meet Them.
vrbroa 80 t,,a most axparisnced woods
men set out from here this morning 20
meet the balloonists and their escort.
They took along fresh dog teams and
supplies of warm clothing. And. acting
on Instructions issued by Col. q. p.
Perry, Dominion Commissioners OF the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Of OF
tawa, six mounted officers will follow In
the morning. The man of the northlard
takes no chances. There isn't a doubt
that the runners and the guides Will
bring the party ih in good order, but the
police are going to be sure about it.
The naval mems inexperience with sub
Arctic travel. 1t was pointed out TO-
night. may be causing them untold dis
comforts along the trail II Is Impossible
to travel without snowshoes, and 1t IL
likely that the three ofiicers--Lieuts.
Kloor. Hinton and Farrell--are stiff and
sore from the unusual exertion of plod-
ding along on webbed shoes behind fast
moving dog teams.
But the mounted police and the guides
aren't the only ones taking the trails
into the north A flock OF reporters
stumbled out of this hamlet to-day,
wearing snowshoes for the first time and
Hnding il a mean kind of exercise. They
TOOK guides with them. and tonight they
are enjoying the sensation Of following
the dogs---if the increasing cold and
dozen other inconvenience haven't cured
them.
Telegraphed permission for the three
nviators to detail the account OF their
twenty-six hour trip from Rockaway.
n. y, was received at Clute to-day from
Josephus Daniels. Secretary OF the United
states Navy. A previous message had
stated that the three men must not
speak for publication. but now he mas
changed his attitude toward the matter
and they may speak as soon as they
have filed n brief report for Washing
ton consumption.
Indian Runners Popular.
Since 1t is pretty generally agreed that
Clute will be the first town the balloon
lists will strike when they come out OF
the wilderness. the gathering OF Cana
dian officials. representatives of the Do
minions railways and telegraph COM
panies. together with n good representa-
lion of men In non-official walks OF life,
has moved to Clute. Clutc is fifteen
miles northwest of Cochrane 1t enjoys
the distinction of being the northernmost
town on the map OF Ontario. There are
as many as two dozen persons living here
the year around and a small group Of
cabins houses them. Tonight the cabins
arc buried to the roofs In snow drifts.
Among those who will be around when
the airmen strike the railroad line will
be Tom Marks and a dozen or more
other Indian runIsers. who have sud-
denly found themselves popular sources
of news. The more questions they are
asked about the landing of the balloon
and the rescue by Marks of the bal
Ioonsts, the more lurid become their
stories. All of them are supplied with
more information than any one would
think them capable of having. and
they are all ready to talk. Tom Marks
with the rest has been filmed full face
and side face with his pipe and with
out Il. His squaw has posed and his
souaw's mother and all the family
have posed.
Tomorrow when the American Off
GERS arrive they are going TO be pho-
tographed. too. but not II Tom and
his squaw and the pappooses can get