The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-07-07

has not failed once to observe this invaria.
bic feature In the atmosphere, A soon ~
Prof Wise discovered this phenomenon,
which wxs Il years ago. he conceived the
idea that Il was not impossible TO navigate
the air from America to Europe, and MUIR.
tured the design Of some day making the ex.
pertinent. In farthcrancc Of this purpose
he applied 20 his friends for assistance to
procure the requisite outfit, but they booted
the project ~ crackbrained and nonseusical.
lie next ptitio0ed Congress for aid, ba,
that body WAS too much engrosscd with CIV.
cry day affairs. and paid no attention 10 the
prayer. Aud thus the dis,iL g,iishcd bal.
loonist, not beiag in circumstances 70 take
upon himself the cost OF the gigantic scheme
he had planned, was forced 10 torcgo bis
cherished idea until some months ago, when
he associated with him Me<srs eager and
Lamontsin, the former the inventor Of bal
loon.boat with mir wheels, and the latter
balloon builder Of Troy. NY, and the unit.
ed energies Of thu three were brought 10 bear
on the subject. They decided to make
series Of experiments - onc or two from St.
Louis To New York and Unsuccessful. hen
one from California east wardly, and then
from New York across the Atlantic Ocean
The three went to work Immediately and
earnestly, and In few days We are to ne
what success Is TO attend the frat trial.
The balloon now on its way here, in care
Of Mr., Lamontain and gentleman named
Rhodes, Is called the " Atlantic" and Ia by
far the larges, air.ship that has ever been
constructed. II was constructed on the tsir
grounds at laasingburg. n. Y. The cur,
Of Me-. Gager's boat is l6 feet long aAd -
feet In width. built very symmetrically, aud
provided with rowlocks aud oars ready for
use In case Of emergency. y Was built In
New York by a most competent shipc Cur.
men five hundred miles out at sea, Yet It's
whole weight Is but ll5 pounds. To this
boat will BE- attached propeller wheel IN
each side. but we cannot describe the uses
Of this mechanical apparatus intellig'bly
The balloon proper AFTER Imitation will be
sixty feet In diameter. and. with the car,
i2O feet high. Twenty-Five hundred and
tif,y yards Of the best oiled Chinese silk, VI
ordinary width, have been used in this onor.
nous NtrScl. nt CoTuS V'a' I'fU Tue uti-
work which inclsses the balloon have an
aggregate strength Of l20 tons. The COS, Of
the whole apparatus Ia somewhere IN the
neighborhood Of $4,000. licn,,r,ly inflated,
the Atlantic" will hold about 40 900
cubic fect Of gas. After leaving the earth,
however, the balloon will not contain more
than 10000 cubic ieet Of hydrogen, having
u buoyant power Of $500 pounds. Being
thus hall filed at starting, the balloon will
expand 10 i,s iul capacity ~ IL a.ccnds.
Besides good supply Of provisions In
GLIDING everything which could conduce TO
make the voyage comfortable, the Ironauts
will take up with them the usual mathematical
and meteorological Instruments, and Mt least
one thousand pounds Of ballast. They will
choose mild day. aud start late III the af.
trrnoon, travelling all night, and expecting
10 reach terra iirma somewhere on the ocean
shore between Boston M New York early
next day
The place and Jay Of ascension have not
yet ben decided upon.