The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-07-30
Indy PICKS
Wild ROUTE
FOR FLIGHT
Colonel and Wife Will Strike
Across the Barren WASTES
of Canada
FIRST STOP AT OTTAWA
Home Last Landing Point in
the United States; Must
Watch Their Step


A. Lindbergh and his wife pre-
pared to hop off this afternoon
for North Haven, Maine, the
summer home Of Mrs. Lind
bergh's parents, U. s. Senator
and Mrs. Dwight Morrow, fol-
lowing final test flight which
the colonel made with a radio
expert here in which it was
found that the planes radio was
in working order.
When he reached the field
this morning with his wife the
colonel was undecided on
whether to proceed to North
Haven on the next leg of his
flight to Toxic, but test con-
WINGED him the radio was fit
and the trip was decided on.
Mrs. Lindbergh, dressed in
her riding breaches, waited in a
shack at the airport while the
tests were being completed.
Someone's curiosity was re-
sponsible for silencing the rad
10 apparatus of the plane Mon
day when he and Mrs. Lind
bergh made their test fight to
Washington, it was revealed to-
day.
Radio engineers, checking
over the instruments discovered
three fuses had been yanked
out and a dynamo switch turn
ed on while the Lindbergh
plane was resting in the East
river just before the flight to
Washington.
Washington, July 27-The revis-
ed itinerary of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles A. Lindbergh's goodwill
flight to Japan and China will car
ry them to some of the widest and
least frequently visited parts OF
the world.
This was brought out in a bulle-
tin of the National Geographic So
ciety describing some of the chief
stopping places announced on the
new route, which touches the far
thest north of the United States
and also the japanese Cradle OF
Billiards."
The colonel has not yet revealed
when the trip would start except
saying sometime next week" but
it is believed it will not be before
Tuesday. A long distance testing
OF the radio remains to be made
before the craft is pronounced ready
for flight.
The great circle the Lindberghs
have chosen by way of Ottawa
Moose Factory, Churchill, Baker
Lake, Aklavik, Point Barrow
Nome, Karaginskii, Petropavlovsk
Nemuro and Tokio-a distance al
100 miles-has never been flown
in its entirety BEFORE" the bulletin
said, although Canadian airmer
nave charted the section between
Ottawa and Baker Lake and in the
vicinity of Aklavik.
From Nome, the Lindberehs vii,
follow in reverse direction part al
the route of Post and Gatty, round.
the-world fliers, to Kamcbatk.
mere they will pick up the line Of
the american round-the-world f1iers
IN 1924 who crossed from Alasks
by the Alcutian islands.
over the Kuril islands a chair
connecting Kamchatka and lamar
ana known to the Japanese as
cradle of Billiards. they pass the
spot where Seiji Yoshihara, the
Japanese Lindbergh, was forcef
down by fog in an attempt to mali
a goodwill fight to the IJnitef
States this year.
Ottawa. first stop after leavine
the United States, is the capital q
the Dominion of Canada, a pic
turesque city Of water falls, boIc
oluffs and magnificent buildings
From Ottawa the Lindberghs will
plunge almost Immediately into thu
forested wilderness of southern
Quebec and eastern Ontario.
Near the foot of James bay gas
oline and supplies will be waitins
at Moost Factory, southernmos
settlement of region rich in tn,
history and traditions of the ole
Hudson Bay Company.
Churchill, 300 miles furthe,
north, is Hudson Bays principa
seaport and the end of the farthes
north railroad line connecting will
the rest of Canada. This part O.
Canada is called the worlds great
est continuous swamp but as it i,
spangled with small lakes, a plan,
with pontoons can make a SAT,
landing almost anywhere.
From Churchill, Baker Lake 4
almost due north. It was likel,
chosen by the Lindberghs as a poin
along their route because one hill
near Baker Lake stands out TO
miles, a wonderful landmark TO
air pilots. Northwest of Bake
Lake, the Lindberghs will travers
the widest and least known sec
ton of their flight. Here is rea
barren land.
"A few prospectors and an oc
casional Indian fur trapper are tn
only inhabitants. Rocks and
great maze of lakes are all tina
the fiers will see until they eros
the Arctic circle and arrive at Ak
lavik, near the mouth of the Mac
1 kenzie river. A forced landing il
this sector would mean much hard
ship travelling over rugged countr
where almost the only living crea
lures are swarms of troublesom
insects.
"Aklavik marks the end of tn
most northerly air mail line on tn
continent, a fortnightly servic
which runs along the Mackenzi
river from MacMurray (Fort MuI
ray), Alberta. From Aklavik tn
Great Circle route will take tn
Lindberghs to Point Barrow, Alas
ka, farthest north point of Unite
| States territory. Few sections Q
the earth are as dreary as thi
4 stretch of Arctic coast, which !
/ open to navigation only six week
in the year. Nome, around tn
corner from Boring Strait, will b
the last stop on the North Amer
can mainland.
IA barren rocky coast will be tn
Lindbergh's first view of Asia. TIL