The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-12-29
Indy COMPLETES
PERILIOUS FLIGHT
Drive From Mexico City to
to Guatemala City Very
Hazardous
A LENGTHY ITINERARY
VIII Visit Several Central
American Countries Be-
fore Returning Home

C1ty, Dec. Z0.-JuSt as dawn light
enei the flying field, Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh hoped off
at 6:35 a. m. today for Guta-
mala City, Guatemala, the first
stop of his Central American good
will flight. Forty minutes later a
message was received saying Lind
bergh had passed over the town of
Matamoras, so miles from here.
The presidential office received
telegram stating that plane ap-
parently that of Colonel Lind
bergh, passed over Cintalapa in
the state of Chiapas, at 1920 a.
m.
Cintalapa is about lao miles
from the Guatemala border.
Zintalapa, also known as Sinta-
lapa, is about 260 miles from
Guatemala City, Colonel Lind
bergh's goal Colonel Lindbergh's
passage over this town would in
dictate he was making steady pro-
gress and had followed the line of
the Sierra Madre mountains and
had swung across the Isthmus Of
Tehauntepec, and was advancing
well into the state of Chiapas
(Which is on the Guatemalan Dor
der.)
"A route fraught with peril over
mountainous region with virgin
forests, was before Colonel Lind
bergh for the first lap of his 5000
mile goodwill flight through Cen
trail America.
Before the Lone Eagle stretched
the longest leg of his flight, 675
miles from Mexico City to Guate-
mala City. 1t led past Popocate-
petl volcano (smoke mountain) of
ten called the Vesuvius of Mexico
and towering 17,782 feet above.
sea level, and Ixtaccihauti (sleep-
ing woman) joined to Popocate-
petl by low saddle.
Over the high plateau land of
the state of Puebla, the path of
the Spirit of st. Louis extended
into the mountainous state of OAK
AGA.
The tropical birds of this reg
ion had a chance to see a new
bird, a craft made by man, wing
ing its way above them toward the
little explored state of SChiapas.
Over this a rugged finger, the ST.
ezra Madre mountains, pointed the
way to the borders of Guatemala.
To the west, the Eagles trail tow
cred the majestic Tacana volcano,
oyer which passes the dividing line
between Guatemala and Mexico.
Once that line had been crossed,
scarcely more than 100 miles
would separate the fiier from his
goal, Guatemala City.
A two-iay stop is planned for
Guatemala, then the Lone Eagle
will again take to the air for Be-
lie, British Honduras, ESQ miles
away. There no airplane has ever
landed, although American sea-
planes have landed twice in the
harbor. In Belize, it was stated
that if Lindbergh could not land,
since no field is available, he would
at least fly over the capital.
From Belize a 260-mile hop is
planned to San Salvador. 1t has
Deen dnuOuUceu Luere IiltL Wlicu
the flier lands at nopango flying
field it will be for a three-day stay,
instead of the customary two days
he intends to spend in each coun-
try.
The next leg will be lao miles
from San Salvador to Teguclgalpa,
Honduras, where congress has vot-
ed to make Lindbergh colonel in
the Honduran army.
From Tegucilgapa to Managua,
Nicaragua, the Lone Eagle will
fly $50 miles. There revolutions
and politics have apparently been
forgotten in anticipation of Lind
bergh's mission of good will.
His next Central American stop
will be made at San Jose, Costa
RIGA, 21O miles from Managua.
From there he viii fly 800 miles
to Panama, where extensive prepar
rations have been made to pre-
para field so that the plane can
land on Panama soil, rather than
in the canal zone.
A Western Union dispatch stat
ed Linibergh reached Guatemala
at 1858 p. M, Wednesday, Med-
can time.