Evening star., 1928-04-21

cal director of the Canadian Trans
continental Always Co., and Eugene
Thibalt. a mechanic, were on their way
in a Fairchild ship for the purpose Of
assisting us As this machine was not
to arrive before O'Clock we spent the
afternoon preparing messages, recount
ing our experiences and our needs.
At $50 O'Clock we were sitting in the
lighthouse when he heard the Grone OF
an airplane. 49
We pulled on our things and ran out
We saw the ship circling over the island.
A very light was fired from here and
she circled to land on the ice of the
frozen bay about a mile away. We
travelled over by dog sled and met those
who had come TO our relief.
That night we held conference and
learned that a considerable number OF
misleading reports had come out and
that as a result OF the poor telegraph
system and the enormous traffic on the
line, due TO our landing. our messages
bad been garbled and our needs not
made clearly known.
CuisInier Plans Repairs.
II was therefore decided that the ma
chine should leave for Murray Bay the
following morning and that one Of us
should accompany Schiller 10 Murray
Bay TO meet Miss Junkers. who we un-
derstood would be there upon our arrival.
and explain 70 her the exact position
and our requirements in order to insure
that the flight could be continued with
the least possible delay.
II was decided that should UNDER
take this commission. At noon the fol-
lowing day, leaving Cuisinier and the
mechanic behind we left Greenly Island
en- route for Murray Bay.
CuisinieT, We learned upon getting up,
had arisen at O'Clock in the morning,
had secured additional assistance which
he could more readily direct be-
cause of his knowledge of the language
and the people, and had procured prac-
ticaiiy every dog team and sled In the
countryside for the purpose of carting
material TO the scene Of our landing.
His intention was 10 lower the water
In the pond by drainage 50 that a
wooden platform could be built under
the machine 10 enable the mechanics
10 work in the dismantling Of the dam
aged underearriage and the fitting Of
the new one when IL arrived.
He confidently assured me before
left that he would have this work COM
pieted within 10 hours. / could not
! possibly see how he was going 10 do 1t,
| but do IL he did, as have since learned
1t was splendid feat OF engineering.
| Shortly after leaving Greenly Island
| We encountered fog and heavy snow. In
| addition 10 that the east wind which
prevailed at Greenly at the time Of our
departure changed round to the west
after about an hours flying on our part
| This slowed us considerably and we
we're compelled 10 land at Natashquan
There we stayed the night and were
very Hospitality received.
The following day at noon we left
again IN bowling gale and heavy snow
and succeeded In reaching Clarke City
about 8 In the afternoon. There again
we had 10 land, and were again re-
ceiyed with the utmost hospitality by
(, Mr.. Collier, the manager Of the pulp
mills. At noon the following day we
took of for Murray Bay, where / met
Miss Junkers and explained our stu
alton 10 her.
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