Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-11

Brownsville people. basking IN
the warm sunshine Of this city, will
probably find 1t difficult to ima-..le
temperatures below zero, snow and
ice.
But n Brownsville resident will
not, because her husband is In that
section now, and writes about the
weather and the ice and snow.
Mrs. Sidney o. Bonnick OF Browns
vile received letters recently from
her husband who is doing air photo
glaphic work with the Forbes GTcn-
fell nothern Labrador expedition.
a scientific expedition sent out from
harvard University.
His partner in four years OF aerial
photography In Mexico, J. p. Jeppe-
arrived in Brownsville recent
ly, and Is spending a few days here
going north.
Jeppensen as pilot, and Bonnick
as photographer have spent the
major part of the past four years
making aerial surveys OF Mexico,
Tor the Mexican government, and
Tor oil companies.
Among Glaciers.
Bonnick accepted the opportunity
% 60 with the Harvard expedition,
and Is now in the land where ice
oergs are formed by the breaking
Of the great glaciers.
He describes the country in letters
10 Mrs. Bonnick, who enjoys the
warm climate Of Brownsville while
-eading OF tne frozen Labrador
coast.
Parts OF some OF his recent let
Iers follow:
I'VE are now way past all rail-
-oads and communications by land.
when we reached the tip Of Cape
Island we went off on our
zig water jump OF 50 miles across
he sea to the coast Of Newfound-
and. which we made in fine style.
I'VE got all kinds OF thrills. Saw
'ur first whale. Got to st. Georges
where there was gas await
ng for us, only to find that II was
Ia covered with fog except a small
,atch upstream at Stephenville
,rossing, and we landed In two feet
4 water because we Just had 10
-et down. The plane, when 1t came
o rest, stuck on the bottom and IL
meant waiting two hours until the
ide rose and we TAXED TO a deep
hannel. There had never been a
,lane there before. and the people
ust swan out to us-they couldn't
sait. They were very kind to us and
ook us in town. Town meant
bout two dozen houses.
Run Into Storm.
Stayed the night at the Bishop
lotel. had ham and eggs at IL D..
n. Flew next morning the seven
niles to st. Georges and gassed up.
at l:35 D.. m. in glorious
seather. Fifty miles up the coast
re ran in the most awful rainstorm
us 10 doubleback immediate
y, and land on an inland lake,
ne mile from the shore in the Lee
Mountains two thousand feet high.
The landing on the water was
recariouS owing TO the rough water.
ce made 1t 0. X. and got out the
nchor TO stop us drifting back on
he rocks. Our troubles had only
asst commenced.
The wind blew over 40 miles an
our. and the waves we're six feet
Ugh and this on an inland lake.
he plane pitched and tossed like
cork; the pontoons would come
Ight out Of the water and then 90
l with a crash. It's a good thing
m a good sailor. We sat in the
lane for four hours. and 1t was
the plane right through.
$50 we started up the motor. and
ulled up the anchor. II doesn't
1und much. but I want TO tell you
was a terrific job. Brownell Cthe
ilot). the co-pilot. and myself were
on one pontoon with the
.gine running. and the plane tip
ing and nearly standing on its ear.
finally managed II. and then
.arted taxing to the other side IF
ne lake to get in the lee OF the
1ore in smoother water.
"Brownell and I blew up the rub
boat. 1t is shaped like an elon-
ated doughnut when inflated. We
ent ashore TO find some habitation
S we looked as II we were there
" the night.
Sky Chars Off.
Late the sky cleared somewhat.
nd we decided 10 try and push on
lther than get eaten up with flies.
The plane got off we'll. and all
time the weather got better so
c went north about $50 miles s.ad
ut in the brilliant sunshine"
You could make out the east
lore OF Newfoundland, and out
cross 70 the east we got the big
st thrill OF all-you could count
.ght or ten enormous icebergs
down from the Arctic. You
In not imagine the feeling OF look
lg at n Of them for the first
These we saw were about
xty feet high. and were floating
'wn like white sentinels.
we arrived at st. Antony har-
,r at 10 D. m. in broad daylight.
I'd il was not dark until nearly
The whole mission turned out
meet us. and we met Dr.. Forbes
Id all the biologists. After ha'. u
PIPER word was sent down tina.
r Wilfred Grenfell wanted us 10
up TO his house and talk with
m. So we trudged about a mile
, on the hill. and sat there about
hour and answered all kinds of
lestions and drank cocoa. The
ace Is bone dTy-not a drop OF
luor anywhere.
The whole community UP here
run by the Grenfell association.
no look after the welfare OF the