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

In all,
II began 10 lag behind pretty much
aud Hinton suggested that | take OF
my flying suit. did and walked In
my underelothng the rest Of the trip.
Hinton wrapped my suit around him
as sort of blanket. Just before noon
J had nasty fall over tree trunk
into hole three feet deep. was
bruised and scratched but l got up
alone.
| Hunch Fails to Help Out.
1--WE didn't eat mt noon and made
IRE and warmed up and started OFF
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 aud 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
IL was too cold to lie still. and
would get up often.
''When | did Hinton did too, and
we would both sit near the fro for a
while. kloor slept fine, almost In the
fire. He kept getting his feet In the
fire and we would have to pull them
out.
Next morning we kidded the 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 fire. We were
careful with the matches. We would
go stlff when Il 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
shape. ! was IA bit better of 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 20 down and try 1t out"
The distance covered that afternoon
was not more than three miles. Next
day Thursday almost the same story
was repeated at nlghtfall, their dis.
lance from the Hypothetical" village
being still as undetermined as when
they made their landing.
Friday proved to 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 he 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 halloonists,
kloor's Story Of Trip.
THE first days out were the worst.
said Lieutenant kloor. describing thell
experiences. I'VE had practlced walk
Ing With snowshoes at Moose Factor,
while We were there and thought W,
were experts with them. but after 20
Ing day on the trail changed oui
minds, II was quite stormy. too. ant
the first week we were out We Gu
countered three severe billiards..
"on Sunday week ago IL hecGn,
so bad We We're compelled TO retrac,
our steps for more than a mile. W,
also found that the dogs we had witt
Us were Inadequate for the load ",
were carrying and had TO send hael
for more. The weather. however. wa
not very cold. We had lots Of moos,
meat To eat and think We are a.
feeling tne.s
what scientific values TO be de
rived from your tripi" was asked.
The main scientific fact demon
strated." replied kloor. is that Z
balloon OF 5000 cubic feet capacit.
can remain In the air for more thar
twelve hours. We were In the nj
for twenty-five hours and conld hav
remained there longer. Further thai
that I think nothing ought 10 he sal,
until we report TO our superiors,"
Dogs Hail the Arrival
, kloor. u blue-eyed. ruddy young fel
! low who looked to be in the pink o
; | condition. was the first 20 arrive. III
I came whiriing around the bend OF tn
/ | Missanaibi into the town, riding O
/ the dog sled. with Sam Saiusbur,
E Toronto explorer. who had gone I
{ | meet him.
1 II feel fine. We're all all right. A
ask Is that get to 4 Ore" he sale