Evening star., 1928-04-19

overhead. In fNpt the dark, black
sky appears stsS1tkd with stars. The
Great Bear and Pale Star, the faithful
guide Of mariners for so many centu-
ries, are immediately located almost
directly over our heads slightly to our
right ear. We heave a great sigh of
relief and plan our course on the stars,
continuing to the west for two more
weary hours.
Over FOrspted Land.
Suddenly. upon Aooking below, / felt
that what we SC Jar presumed to be
broken patches o. low-lying fog over
the waves, Is really a snow covered
forest area. The very light pistol Is
produced. A white fare is fired, and
the machine circled to make an obser-
vation.
Our eyes are so tired that It Is i'm
possible to make - gosects beneath
from the height at which we are fly
ing. We descend as low as possible.
consistent with reasonable margin Of
safety.
After firing the third white fare, we
| observe a large wooded hill directly
below us, practically covered with snow,
| and at last know we are over land
The dawn Is due at any moment. We
anxiously await its arrival With the
| first streaks Of dawn We can observe
| the country below much better and
| discern a huge expanse Of uninhablted
snow-cotered forest. mountain country.
Not a sign of life is evident.
| We decide we are many miles inland
| over Labrador so alter our course TO the
! southeast. using the sun again as our
| guide. At last We find a broad river
| with mountains on each side. The
| river is frozen and covered with snow.
! We fly down the river about 10 feet
| from the surface for about two hours.
| but fail to pick out any recognizable
/ landmarks.
Fuel Gets Low.
We are gravely concerned about our
petrol supply and, having tested all our
/ tanks. estimate We have sufficient fuel
for three hours flying. We continue on
in a southeasterly direction, forever
| searching the country below Tor some
| sign Of life.
! Now we are troubled with nlirageS
/ and imagine We can observe IN front
/ of us large towns complete with church
| spires. homes. etc. and at other times
! aerodrome5 fully laid out with hangers
| and living accommodations and air
planes OUTSIDE the nangafS-
| The binoculars are produced, and IN
| each case our Illusion is apparent. We
| are now worried as to our fate should
We be compelled through shortage OF
| fuel TO land in this vast. uninhabited
/ forest country I try IN imagine what
| Koehl and the baron are thinking of
| the situation
| In my mind I rake up every scrap
| Of information / ever gathered from
/ books / had read as small bov con-
rerning the early pioneers in Canada
! and the Hudson Bav trappers I had
completed scheme in my mind which
! If we had been compelled 10 land. world
| nrobably nave brought US back to CIV
/ ilization again some time in the future
/ how long do not know.
4 Two more weary hours eiapSe. We
| are searching for a suitable landing
| ground when We arrive at the edge OF
| what appeared to be a huge lake
/ Charts are produced and discussions
/ take place as TO our actual position.
Joy at Seeing ship"
(! We decide TO search for some habita-
I tion or some sign OF human life. The
/ hope seems slim. There Is q huge
| blizzard approaching right in front OF
! us. Suddenly It lifts, and We observe