The weekly Placer herald., 1853-09-03

descend, and reaching out one hand seiz-
ed the valve rope and pulled it. The
rope however, having become weakened
near the valve during the process of in
fation of the balloon, broke off far above
his reach Then it was that he felt serl-
ously concerned for his safety. Before
this time however, in passing near the
summit of all eminence, he observed a
man, who shouted to him the respects of
the day. He answered and threw the
man some cgarritos, but, as he remarked,
he did not wait to see where they fell.
After he had broken the valve line he
looked down and found himself passing
off in the direction of Martinez. He de-
scribed the prospect laid out before him
as grand and beautiful; he saw the town
from whence he had started; the bay with
it's islands; San Francisco, with its hun
dreds of ships; Martinez, Benecia and
the water course along which the Sacra-
mento boats pass in reaching the harbor-
mountain, and PLAIN, and woods-and be-
yond all the ocean, stretching away out of
sight.
At this time DR.. Robinson asked him
if the "airth didn't look kinder nat'ral?"
He answered that cit did look rather
NICE" but had got interested in his story
and proceeded. He now left the hoop
and tried to climb up with his hands and
feet by the lines to the silk monster above
him, which by this time having reached a
more rarifed atmosphere, had expanded
to its utmost extension, and which seem
ed to be bearing him to destruction. His
object was to cut hole in the balloon,
out of which the gas could escape. But
he slipped down once or twice, cutting
his hands badly; and fearing that he would
fall off if he slipped again, or would be
too much exhausted to hold on if he
made another attempt, he quickly took
his seat in the hoop and resigned himself
to fate, not having the slightest idea OF
how he was going to get back to the
earth. In his own language, he ''sat
down and took it easy"
He then found himself passing over
the Straits of Carquinez. He saw the
Sacramento steamboats, moving down by
Benicia, and crossing over the lower end
of the town himself went off towards the
Sacramento Valley.
He was fearful then that if the balloon
should by any chance come to the earth,
it would land him in the region OF the
grizzlies.
In short time he seemed to be station
ary, and then the balloon began to revolve
more and more rapidly, making him so
dizzy that he was fearful he would not be
able to continue his hold. He soon dis
covered that he was descending diagonal
y to the earth. When nearing the sur
face he prepared himself to strike. The
balloon came down more violently than
he had anticipated. When he struck, he
sprained his foot, and in trying to hold on
to the balloon in order to save it, was
dragged rapidly ten or twelve feet. He
fn"nnd to LOT il gn. and it r"sn again
and passed off in the direction Of Shasta l..
Ho struck on smooth ground among
wild oats. While descending he observ-
ed house about five miles off, which he
reached about candle light, having been
up more than two hours. He passed the
night at this house and after breakfast
started on foot for Benicia, the occupants
of the house having no horse.
Yates reached Benicia about 8 O'Clock
Monday afternoon, and met Mr.. Kelly,
who had followed the balloon and passed
the night among the mountains. The two
arrived here at 8 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing.
We would state that the above account
has been CLEANED, not only from the re-
marks made by tie lad on the stage last
evening, but ftom a subsequent conycrsa
ton with him.