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Show AERONAUTS-AR AERONAUTS-AR SAFE That Is the Belief of Those Informed on Canadian Wilds New Y..ik, Oct, 25. The belief that I the balloon America II and Its pas9'"n gers, Alnn H. Haw-icy and Augustus1 I Rout, have suffered no harm and will , be heard from lu the course of a few days, was expressed today by the Aero club officials who have been detailed de-tailed to assist Mr. Hawley'B brother in his quest for information regarding the missing aeronauts. A study of the probable route of the balloon and the country which It iniiet have traversed trav-ersed has leen made by the officials In connection with explorers and i hunters familiar with the conditions in thai territory. They declare that i if no special mishap occurred in the I landing of America II the position of the aeronauts is probably without any great degree of danger at this lime' I of the year. At least there is no great danger of their (Starving to death according to these men. Partridges and spruce grouse are abundant throughout the region and are so tame they may be taken with a in ose on the end of a polo in sufficient suf-ficient quantities for camp purposes. It is noted, however. Ihat there might be difficulty In getting Indians to tarry the party back to civilizations because the Indian. hm? now beaded toward their trapping grounds and it requires a great deal of inducement to turn them back', especially if one does not speak their language. There are plenty of wehes and bear In much of the region, but they are said to he harmless excepting for campfire story purposes. Traveling through the woods to a watercourse would be extremely difficult diffi-cult for aeronauts, it is said, and four , or five days might be required in lo-j calities where there are no Indians trails before one could get to water It Is this feature, (he experts declare, ; which is probably the cause for delay in getting reports from the two aeronauts. aero-nauts. Jacques Fan re, w hoso balloon came ' down on this side of the Canadian line is among those who believe the aeronauts aero-nauts are wife. To the Aero club officials he described how the America Ameri-ca II had been provisioned for ten days at least and said that the pro- could be carried easily if the balloon-Ists balloon-Ists were forced to make a journev on foot He said that h" knew that Mr. Haw-ley Haw-ley and Mr. Posi had taken unusual precautions, apparently foreseeing a probable, Inn llng in the wilderness. He thought that they hnd taken rifles and a supply of ammunition along. He was sure that the America II crew was well supplied with warm clothing and the necessaries for a long trek through the wilderness. |