The Kevin review., 1927-09-22

The secret Of the location Of the
camp of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, at
! his retreat in the mountains of Mon
tana, was not revealed until his vaca-
| ton was over. Colonel Lindbersn's.
camp was at Elbow lake, which Is lo-
Gated in the northern part of MissOuia
county about IL miles west of the
| Powell county line, in one of the most
| rugged and picturesque spots in the
West, region the virginity of which
is as yet unspoiled by the automobile
or the pot hunter.
Around Elbow lake are forests prinvals
in which the deer, bear and goat are
as numerous as in the period when the
twang of an Indian boWstring held the
greatest menace of their experience
In Elbow lake. which is about one-halx
mile wide and seven miles long, are
some Of the finest trout to be found in
the Rocky Mountain region
The site of Lindbergh camp was se-
lected by a reconnaissance party sent
out by John d. Ryan during his Mon
tana visit. They, in their turn, were at
tracted to the locality by the fact that
an eastern visitor had paid stiff sum
to Idaho packers to take him to some
spot where he wouldn't be bothered
by tourists, hunters or fishermen This
man had been in the Elbow lake vicinity
for go days The Lindbergh party was
the first he has seen in two months.
Scenic Grandeur
The country is dotted with lakes
Glacier, Turquoise, Crystal and others.
Rising abruptly from one OF the lakes
is huge cliff over 1000 feet high IN
which is observed fermentation that
suggests the Grand Canyon Of the yell
lowstone. From the top OF this cliff 1alL
a stream of water in a sheer drop OF
800 feet. The falling water becomes 8
sheet of filmy lace waving against the
richly -colored background OF the im-'
mense cliff.
The site of his camp was already
known to Colonel Lindbergh before he
went out with the camping party. On.
his arrival in Butte the location OF the
camp was pointed out to him. He made
a notation in his flying map and when
he departed for Helena it was by way
of Elbow lake.
Arriving over the spot he swooped low
and noted with satisfaction the canoes,
motor boats and fishing RATS reposing
on the bosom Of the lake, the substan-
tial camp buildings, the tents that were
being erected and the piles Of luggage.
under tarpaulins, awaiting tina
completion Of the storehouse
Photographed Camp Site
The colonel also noted-and photoN
black bears and deer, in
the natural pastures surrounding the
spot. His camera also caught an inn
mense white cliff SO high, SO remote that
it suggested floating cloud rather than
the Irregular block of stone, springing
from the bosom Of a forest that 1t is.
On the very peak of this cliff, calmly
perched on projection extending out
several feet over thousand feet OF
neither air, stood gray goat, the very
patriarch of all the mountain goats on
the western hemisphere. The animal
was looking as aStoniShed as mountain
goat possibly could look his huge horns
resting on his back, his nose pointed at
an angle Of 45 degrees, his nOstrils dflated
and his whiskers waving in the wind,
rs he gazed out at the strange man
bird who took his picture as the plane
Whizzed past the cliff
Colonel Lindbergh, on that flight over
Elbow lake. continued on to the Cana
iian line, back to Kalispell, down to-
Great Fa1ls and arrived at Helena at 2:0T
}. M. having flown over much of vest
srn Montana in little more than six
hours.
On his trip to Billings the colonel also
made a number Of detours according
% word from one of the officials Of
Yellowstone park.
I'VE saw Colonel Lindbergh Wedneg-
lay" the message said. He came insk
" way OF Cody, flew over the geyser
'as1n, ctrcled around several times over
Did Faithful and flew away to the north.
Ve phoned Mammoth with the result
hat everybody and his brother was out
0 give him the same hearty cheer that
reeted him at Old Faithful. He them
lew over the Grand canyon of the yell
oWstone and over Yellowstone lake be-
0re taking up his flight westward. It
'as great event in the life of the park
nd OF the tourists as we'll"
Donald r. Keyhoe, manager of the
andbergh tour, commenting on this
sport, stated that it is the coIoneps
urpose to take in as much territory on
ach OF his flights. In these trips he
lkes an unlimited number Of photo
-aphs, notes elevations and air currents
everything that may be Of possible
alue in the development of aviation.