The Archive · 1929

Flying Geologists Still Missing

Attempts to Call on General Frank Sutton for Help NOON, SPECIAL seevtea Winnipeg, Sept. 20, Authorities here are attempting to wireless to General Frark Sutton, former adviser to the late Marshal Chang Tso-lin at Mukden, to enlist his aid in a search for the two lost aeroplanes of Canada's "flying geoloappeared en route to Coronation Gulf, General Sutton is heading a group fof associated geologists who. are engaged in exploration in the coun-ay where the two planes vanished, Col. C.8. S. McAlpine, Alex Reading. and B.A. Broawday were being piloted by G. A. Thompson and While officially the geologists were investigating now glacial formations, it was well known that Colonel McAlpine hoped to rediscover certain famous copper deposits in the northern regions which were covered by Samuel Porte in 1870 and 3871.

General Sutton, with the as: ance of his group of geologists, been opening and seeking new mining areas Author and Two Aviators Killed Sept. 23.

Meagre radio advices to-day said that the McAlpine geological party, Including three leading Canadian geologists and two pilots, has landed {ts two aeroplanes safely after being oportod missing for several days.

Meanwhile it, was learned that that Hundt Chute, an author, and McKee and' Ansela Roach, ors, were killed when th aeroplane crashed near Lake Manitoba, near Reykguvik Chute, en route to the northern regions seek Ing magazine material concerning] life on the frozen frontier.

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