BACK FROM THE ARCTIC.
- Captain Wilkins’s Feat.
BIG STRUGGLE AGAINST ELEMENTS.
Hi l O»l)Ie —Press Associntion —Copyrlfht. Australian end N.Z. Gable Aasociatton NEAV YORK, April 8. A message from Fairbanks states that Captain Wilkins and Eielson flew 150 miles beyond Point Barrow over the Arctic before landing at Barrow. No land was sighted, but unbroken stretches of ice were noted, as possible places for lighting. The flight to Barrow last week was made in approximately, four hours. The landing was effected a blizzard, which continued for two days, and made matters difficult for the take ofi. , . t Cigarettes seemed to be the cruel worry of Captain, AVilkins and Eielson, as they did not take any with them, expecting to get some from Chareiss Browner, the veteran trapper at Barr°Tho latter’s supply was exhausted, but the men were not forced to go without, however, as a woman writer, Miss Wallace, Who is wintering at Barrow, came to their rescue. The flyers arrived back on Wednesday.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 10 April 1926, Page 9
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