Evening star., 1924-05-05
T2APPER GIVES CLUE
IN MARTIN SEARCH
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and no sign OF life. If Maj. Martin
did not fly north. where the natives
say they saw him headed, he ought
to be somewhere in these islands or
in the coves on the south shore of
the Alaskan peninsula. Up to to-
night most of these obscure places
have been visited by some kind of
craft, without sign of the flyers.
Weather Mild and Warm.
Meanwhile the weather continues mild
and warm, with the thermometer drop
ping below freezing after nightfall. We
have learned that four natives are on
their way across the Alaskan Peninsula
from Chignik. forty miles to the Bering
Sea. If the flyers are not found down
at Chignik Lake two of the natives Will
return to Chignik, and the other two
will proceed to Black Lake. The jour
ney as far as Black Lake is being made
on the water in bidarkas, as the river
and the lake are now free OF ice up 10
midnight.
Last night the Algonquin met the geo
detic survey schooner Pioneer at jacob
and Paul Islands. A conference was
held on board the Pioneer. Capt Lukens,
a college claSsmate of Maj. Martin. said
that he had steamed into every bay and
cove on the south shore up to the head
of kuukta Bay. There he met the TWO
natives who had mushed across the
Chignik Peninsula looking for the lost
flyers This neck Of land is only hve
miles wide and there are no mountains
upon it. Across this stretch of land the
three other flyers flew several weeks ago
to shorten their route to Unalaska.
Ships Fuel Getting Low.
The Algonquin has been searching
so long that the oil fuel is now get
ting low Capt. Daggett is running
up to Chignik to look further for
the major and to see if everything
is being done to expedite the search
through the snow forty miles north
TO the Bering Sea.
The cannery boat at Port Moller
is exploring all the bays and inlets
on the Bering Sea side of the penin-
sula UP to a point 100 miles north,
where Mai Martin should have come
out, if he continued in that direc-
ton.
Ice Blocks Vessels.
The motor boat dispatched by Supt-
Nichols from the cannery at False
Pass to Port Moller on the Bering
Sea has not yet reported to the AL
gonquin. Thee Port Moller boats
have reported that they could not
get farther than twelve miles off
Black Hills because of the ice. They
are now trying the other direction.
They have seen nothing of the flyers
At the invitation of Maj. Martin I
had lunch with him and his mechanic,
Harvey, ashore, just before we raised
anchor to proceed down the Alaskan
peninsula to be stationed about half
% rIro I,
pass over us. Maj. Martin had prom
ised to fly over the Pioneer at Kings
Cove and then over the Algonquin at
False Pass, landing near US, If he
could not go on, and dropping a note
for our boats to pick up in case he
was proceeding to Unalaska with
out stopping. OF course, he never
flew over either ship.
When l got ashore Harvey had fin
ished chopping the ice from the pom
toons and the major had gotten his
gas drums ready, to refill. They were
both in the best of spirits at the
prospect of an early hop to join their
waiting comrades at Dutch Harbor.
Shows Good Luck Pieces.
David said Maj. Martin, 81 want
to show you how superstitious some
people are. Here are a few of the
many kinds of lucky omens my
friends have given me to assure my
safe flight around the world. I GER
tainly appreciate their good wishes"
First, he showed me rabbits foot,
with the seal of California attached;
presented by the Hudson Bay Com
pany at Seattle. "They said, in pre-
senting it," continued the major,
that they had done so much ex-
ploring in the north that good luck
would surely go with me if I carried
fnc nf
Magellan. when he sailed around the
world, which read: "It matters not;
God hath many things in store for
u.s." fellow ought to go a long
the major. There were a dozen other
gifts. wrist watch from the Douglas
Airplane Company; a five-dollar BILL
containing the signature of two
friends who promised to redeem it at
twice it's face value If he brought it
safely back to them: a silver plate
with the figure of ST. Christopher.
presented by Rev. O'Connor of
Chicago; handful of coins and lucky
pennies; several pennants from clubs
and organizations, and a Bible from
Mother Thus of San Francisco, known
to all air pilots of the Pacific coast.
Doesn't Believe in Luck.
Personally: don't believe in
luck concluded the major. But you
can say this for me- I am confident
that I will be able to lead this flight
around the world to successful con-
clusion."
'T'll do that" replied. The majors
words after he had made that won
derful flight from Kanatak to Chignik
through a binding snowstorm, few
days before, came to my mind: IT
prayed, and I believe in prayer"
The simple statement of brave gen.
tleman.
Good bye, Harvey" I called to the
ssTY
says much, but he is always on the
job" smiled Maj. Martin. Goodbye,
Major, Til shake with you in Unalas-
ka," 1 added. II hope so, David" was
all he said as I pushed out to the
of sight thought of the note in my
pocket which he had given me to
radio from the Algonquin to his small