New Britain herald., 1929-08-17
ZEPPELIN NEARING
 SIBERIAN RANGES; COURSE FAR NORTH
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Faces Worst of Route

Moscow, Aug. IT (Pl-Facing the most difficult half of it's 6,600 mile journey, the Graf Zeppelin, with 20 passengers and crew of 40 aboard. today cruised just south of the arc tic circle above the vast Siberian waste land.
 Its position reported at II D. m. Friday, G. M. T., G D. m., E. s. T.) was latitude @ north. longi- tude so east, a spot about 100 miles north of Lhryansk, on the Vakn river. Messages previously received from the Zeppelin had said laconi- cally, "All well aboard"
 The position given at 6 D, m., E. s. T., was 2,941 miles east and north of Friedrichshafen which the dirigible left at ABA a. m. Thurs day GO:34 p. m, E. s. T.. We'd ,nesday).
 The elapsed time of 43 hours and 26 minutes represented an average speed of about 6S miles an hour, about IS miles per hour in excess of the cruising average Dr. Hugo Eckener, the ships master, had hoped to obtain. Speed in excess of 100 miles an hour was attained at one stage of the flight yesterday.
 May Arrive Monday
 Calculating the remainder of the course from the 6 D. m., E. S. T., position at 3,76O miles and presum- ing the average speed of 6S miles an hour will be maintained, the Graf should reach Tokyo at about a. m. Monday. G. NJ. T. G a. m., E. S. T.) with an elapsed flying time of about 9S hours, a full 22 hours less than the time Dr. Eek ener estimated he would need to complete the journey.
 These calculations, however, were based on most favorable weather conditions and did not take into account the difficult uncharted ter rain, insufficient weather reports, and in general probably extremely difficult flying circumstances.
 
 the Yenisei river within a few hours of the 500 p. m. (E. s. ID posi- tion-which might be considered the halfway mark on the journey-it headed almost at once into a moun- tainous area with peaks ranging up to 5000 and 4,000 feet.
 Possible escape from passage en- tirely over mountains was aVailab ble with course along the lower Tun- guski river basin and the Vilui or utsk) where the turn southeastward to Tokyo probably will be made.
 It was a region from which almost no reports of sightings might be eX- pected. It is peopled by wild, mo- madic tribes most of whom have never seen anything remotely resem- bling an airplane or an airship. Forced descent might bring the Zep- pelin down many miles from habita- tions and succor.
 Progress Well Reported
 The Graf's progress yesterday was more or less consistently reported, both by sightings and radio mes sages from the ship itself. Veerins northward from Wischni-Wolot- schok, U. s. s. R., it passed to the north of Moscow and crossed the Urals in the neighborhood of Nad- ezhdinsky, about the Goth parallel.
 At 5:30 p. m. G0:30 a. m. E. 5. ID the Graf passed over Kizel, largest pit-coal region of the Urals and dropped a package of six post cards, addressed by Dr Johann o. karlin, Russian meteorologist, to Russian aviation leaders, relatives and friends.
 The message on each said, "Ow- ing to the wind Dr. Hugo Eckener refused to pass over Moscow, which would have resulted in loss of eight or ten hours"
 Once past the Urals the Graf fol- lowed with slight variations the 60th parallel. veering northward slightly as it approached Yenisei river and the halfway mark to Tokyo.