New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-03
WAT MR.. WISE EXPECTS TO ACCOM-
PLISH

Mr.. Wise, before he started on his balloon excur-
sion. wrote the following letter 10 The ~. LOUIS
EreniEg Ners
Mr.. EDITOR: In accordance with your request
viii give you an outline of my propositions
Aerial navigation with balloons must tecessafiy oc,
pend upon the air currents. Nature hss provided
these currents, and if eady them by invesh CATION
We sha coon be able TO do much with balloons that
has hardly been dreamed Of. The trade winns move
from east to west in the equatorial regions As lhe
hot air Of the orid zone rusbes westward ascenda
and seeks lie equilibrium in moving toward the poar
regions IN curves toward the northwest; by the time
it reaches the rorth temperate zone dehec's toward
the east from the southwest. Higher upit comes from
the west and above this stratum 1t comes from the
northwest Hence, then, in our zone, these return
currents 60 first from southwest 10 northeast: a.
greater altitude, from west to east: and at sal
Greater altitude from pothwest 10 southeast.
HerAeh, we have before us the nstural elements
Of essShing uniform system of air travel from st.
Louis or San Francisco If you please, 10 any given
point in the east betseen Charleston S. Co. and Port
land in the State of Maine.
Nv object n pursuit il 10 find the barometrca alti-
tudes Of these currents and TO prepare charts for them
~ that the aerODaut may know beforehand where 70
find them with the facility that msruers can find
their water currents and tidal Somebody must
DO these things in order 10 make balooniog usefu.
Having already prscticed bsllooring for twentyfcnr
years, feel though the balance Of my lie must be
devoted to this object. know that IT viii be tedious
and aborioUs often uDfruitul, and perhaps sometimes
received with increduiiy and condemnation, bot still
the voice Of the winds sings sweety, on 20 on,
"the world was not made in q day"
intend to 20 on, and that is my mission now rs
long as there IL faith enough this system ard patron
age to sustain II willing TO work and strive Tor
its perfection. feel confident thai, with capital OF
ten thousand dollars balloon line could be established
To make regular trips from st. Louis to Philadelphia,
New.York and Boston, that would pay fine interest
on the investment by its carrying letters and passen-
gers.
On Saturday morning next / will make an expert
mental trip from this city with barometer expressly
provided for the purpose. The voyage will be made
eastward and with a view Of touching at city some
hundreds Of miles east Of St. Louis. The amount is
now being subscribed to defrsy the expenses OF the
irhatioD; and whatever is contributed TO these pur-
poses is always devoted 10 the Improvement of the art
In short time hereafter | hope to be provided with
better adapted balloons for these purposes, and will
only add that the success crude as may appear with
these iconditioDed balloons is of the most cheer
ing encouragements 10 its utlu ate perfection II we
can do so much with very inferior machines, what can
We not do with properly aid well constructed bal
looms
You may say Why have you not good balloons
now p Answer-They are good enough for local
ascens but DO adapted to the great end OF aerial
navigation than is pleasure yacht to the navigation
of the Pacific Ocean. The night kind of balloons
will shortly be brought into use. Yours, truly,
Er0et House, July S, 1853 JOhN "ish'