Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1859-07-20

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msksek oe gAe RraAeh % Vsnie@ end Vag-
sEAmeaso, ahoas Earsy-Gys miles neFsh-
east al TenIna, waa sxpassed g taka
plnee 90 80 18th AZ Jnns.
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Mega Voyage
The Nsw To- 7sssass o Tpssday
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On sasasaAy "a g0s20 .. m, wa wsrs
akiTsimR Rloag khs Canada shore, and
passed naas The mouth OK che Reliand
canal, and soon began 90 mount for our
moat eastsrly current, go as 10 sake Baf-
fslo In ong track, bat w& ciYcled up into
ss heswesn RaEaao and Niagara Falls,
crossing Grand Eaiaad, leaving Buffalo
| 70 the right and L0ekport 70 tbs left of
as. 10 our onw ard course, anding oar
sslvss ia Eew York State, bat 600 far
70 make the sity Of New York, it wAs
agreed that We would make landing
near Rochester,, dssa&ch the boat, leave
out Mr.. Wager and Mr.. hyde, and Mr..
La Mountain and myself paFsue tbs soy
age 70 point as Bossoa or Portland
Accordingly we descended gradually,
bat before Ne COS TO within thousand
fest OF the earth, we foUna q uaoss tsTEi-
BILE gale sweeping along below. Toe
surface og the earth was allied wish dust,
and told my friends certain dsstxussigu
asaised Us, IL We should touch the earth
ia that tornado. The huge Atlantic Wa
making . terrible sweep sarkhwaFt.-
Already we we're near the tops Of tFees
of . tall forest, and | cried oat somswhai
excitedly, for Gods sake throw overheard
anything Thai goa can lar your hands
on La Mountain, and ia another moment
be responded ali right, standing on the
side OF the boat with . shafs end
wheels intended Tor the working Of the
fan wheels, and ready 70 heaVs Il should
il be necessary.
Mr.. dyds looked up 20 nay Gar and
very solemaly said, sEThia is an exciting
| time, Professor. What saAll ne do a''
ssTrust 10 Providence and all ear ener-
Ries,s said I. We wsre sass Fnnning On
TO Lake Ontario, and Oh how terribly
is was foam!ag, moaning, and bowling.
said, sLa Mounssin have $50
pounds Of ballast Ia nv ear res, aad :
haavy valisa, ~ ExpFsss beg seat BY The
q. s. Expeaaa 0ompaays and Q lo8 OF
pFogiaieRs. WE'LL IL sha2 wont do,
viii e1s up the boat for ballast and We
can keep above water until we reach the
Opposite shoge, which was neaE 100
mules nS, in the direction We were 90
Jag. Here / banded my ballast down
70 La Mountain, as we we're rapidly
mounting above the terrific gale, bsliaV-
| ing by that coarse we shoald as leass
gee cas- Of she maia tack. Everything
nov indicated that We should perish
IN the water or ca land, and cur 0uly
salvation was 10 keep Ahoat until We sol
out Of the gale five could. fssid, ssyoa
must ail gss inte the basket lie you want
to be save.i, sh0uld re ever reach laud
aud / traly tell yous that ths psrils Of
the land are even more terrible thAn
those Of the water with our maehiras,
and il wonld be easier 70 meet death by
drowning than 10 hsvs cur bodies mau.
gled by dashing against rocks and
| sxesS.o
By this time Mr.. eager and Mr.. HYDE
had el&mhered into ths basket with me.
Mr. HYDE said. very eoolly, SCI am pre-
pared 20 die, but would rather die On
land than ID shs wateE.n laid, 0what
do yea say, Mr. eager Pss He replied al
would rather mast Il On Land, but do as
you think hest.o Mr.. Ls Mountain was
busly engaged il collecting everything
be eoald for ballasa. Everything was
now sAlaAhIe 30 us that lad weixht.--
Our earpss bags, oar inssramanss, che
express beg, our provisions, we're all
ready 70 90. and 80 they did, cha after
snoth8g, until We were rsducea to the sx.
prsaa bag thAs wsns overheard laas.
We deserted shs shore, soms forty
miles ahead, peaFing hskwean 9 sombs =
b&ak ct oloads and the wafer horixon.
bus We we're sweeping at saaxgai rate
upon the tarbulanA water, and In anosh-
or mnmsnk eFAsh went the boat unoa sha
water, side vice. staviug In smo os The
planks, and giving cor whole craft two
fearful isTks, BY two succeeding waves.
La MsanssiH skmek 81 aks beas Iika he.
ros buk lest ala hass and eoa q aash az
saves Dos soon recovered aud threw
oFsF tue express bag and last rsnaining
ballast and cried oat, = Be sasY, gsntle- !
men, I'll have her saoss ouoa more.1 In
another mosasas We wsrs ap few hun- |
bred fses again. and ths steam propeller |
Yoang AnaerieA was sanking aeFosa our
track.
nov proposed be swamp the boat and |
balloon and srass 10 being picked up By /
she koang America, bus tha desire was /
We should mske toe shore, and Try The /
Land and as We crossed the boz 81 The /
stsaIasr saey R8vs q . hearty hurTah.
Ia Mounsafn lad nav cat 0ut al she
hoaa Gil be enald, and We wuFa wskhsn /
hsteen miaae VI shs sAage. tAe gale gsill
Faging helew. - Aoansaia night have
FsmAined il ~ hBas halcM Ana IamnAd
oas - aEsk tamsAin8 sAsxh-ana saw
- aapEapxSssg d aAas, - sAsa ~ msEsAs
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iasliaN ~ ska gaas-~bms 10 szkd h. wosd I
saArs eur ssse and " elAm bersa iasa +
IS sAskst jass y ~ were sasahia9 a. |
sa@ ~ TIE smaglag twa ama Gro az
ne lefty srsse fhee Nalseh wa nnuss .sssy- 1,
tally saAshs Glms oas warss peFsls wsfs
= Aans has asail haa blind hopA thai
~ y0aaa ne saved. I aFsiaFasa kwa msaa
~ elss valve koKes assa we asFask wsehia
! hanared yasda eg Tia wassr. aeaoag I
laasssa sesst&Tee sRasa, uaR hoak, waseA
! ~ IS Inoh and 0ssgker iFoa, hFsmking