Show SIERRA CRISIS WAS Vv AS HARROWING I AVIATOR SAYS YS SAN FRANCISCO Dec 3 Clare K Vance air airman mall mail pilot re- re I turned to San Francisco yest yesterday I from Placer county California j where he was forced forced- down Frid Friday y S afternoon while flying from San an I. I Francisco to Reno with mail mall for Eastern points I I I. I Vance mance a veteran flier filer said his ex- ex experiences j while wand wandering about in I II I unfamiliar territory seeking a way back to civilization out of at the tho wild I I the I Placer county county- country Were 1 most harrowing he had ever over had I II I His Ills airplane was wrecked He was I i forced to spend Friday night Jn in a I raging storm with only candy for food He Ho finally obtained a pack mule oh all which ho he rode forty miles to Colfax where he got bot a train for forSan forSan forSan San Francisco J Vance was forced to l land nd when hon he became lost in the tho clouds at nn ah altitude alti alti- tude tudo of 12 Oo- Oo feet teet He said today today- however ho he was ready to resume his mail flights tomorrow The air airmail mail left S San n Francisco Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco for Reno at 2 Friday afternoon When ho did not arrive at 4 p. p m. m air mail officials became d and a searching party was vas vasi I i organized organized- to hunt hurit for orn him |