Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-07-17

a'out - ules 10 iehgtn. Inc towns o.
the line are authorized to bond 10 its aid
When completed this will give the La
noble Valley road its shortest route {,
Montreal. will give Montreal its shories
route to Portland and as short as any 9th
er to oston.--Mssenger.
Prof Spencer, who made the ascen
IN The Montpelier balloon, gives the fol-
lowing account Ofhis experience -
Il started from Montpelier at 2.4O P
NJ. and landed in Munroe N. H., at 8.45
Pm. | landed very easily and safely in
pasture on the top of a hill. My course
was observed by many, and by the time
was ready to land ten or IA dozen people
we're on the spot to assist me. The peo.
pie OF Muuroe showed me every attention
and kindly packed my balloon and con.
veyed it and myself to the depot.
A few minutes after starting, | threw
out 90 pounds of ballast, which left me
with but 90 pounds. After throwing
this out my ascent was very rapid. Alta
distance of $500 feet | let fy the pora.
chute, which contained the kitten. In n
short time after this entered the first Law.
or of clouds, about II miles from the
earth. This layer was very light and
feecy. | could get occasional views of
the crowd | had so recently left, after
this. Think | saw them four times. Soon
after this entered heavy thunder cloud
While in this cloud | suffered severely
with cold, my hands and feet being almost
entirely benumbed. got out as quickly
as possible, and assembled into another
white drift of clouds. The shadow of nv
balloon upon these clouds after had rot ,
loove them was very beautiful, every
ord seam and hne being perfectly dis
met. Soon after | attained my highest /
Which should judge to be about thee and a
ne-half miles. had a number of views
the earth. and could discern various {
rowds assembled in different places, en-. a
aged suppose, in the patriotic duty of e
celebrating the FoURrH. The logs in the
connecticut River, which | have since 81
earned were sufficient to make seven mil V
on feet of lumber, looked very peculiar. n,
nd 1t was not until my descent that I CO
armed what they were. The yprious d.
'ilroads looked like long snakes winding d
'elr way along through the meadows. =.
L was surprised to see so little timbered III
nd about M'ntpelier had supposed SC
rs country was nearly all timbered. Al b
comparatively slight elevation the coun. nc
y looks perfectly level. 1t is impossi. o V
e to distinguish mountain from A., MS
No. although forests, railroads, rivers.
"a bodies of water may be easily distiu.
lished. lever saw clouds look lowell.
than on this day. | could not distin.
'sh single dwelling, but could plainly NJ
, villages and crowds of people, al. Ike
'ugh they seemed very small. Gilmap's an
'tf'ng park Gear Montpelier, looked like A
rim OF tea-cup. Did not suffer from of
d after leaving the thunder cloud. ga
his is my twenty-6rst ascension, and arr
Tree to say that never was in place no
ere every convenience was furnished the
and every attention shown me equal the
this, Mr.. Hersey has my thank for nal
lot of provisions with which he fur. an,
he'd my balloon just previous to my as. pal
IT, The people Of Munroe enioyed off
m very much; as for me | could not Blu
. lib ~ she
u regard to the cold in these high al der
ldes | can only say that in clear sky gre
thermometer falls fifteen degrees to NIT
e. Of course it is much colder in a thr,
ld. never made two ascensiops TAX
ere the views were alike, can some. on
es discern fishes in ponds from a very who
at height, but could not on this dav -ia
the highest elevation reached could =
r dogs bark and people halooing dis. mer
tly The view before entering the ran
ids was as boundless as the limit Of pass
on. | distinctly heard the cheers Of the
people when my parachute dropped. SOM som
met the returning fire engines at celt
lite River junction, and thought the, to ii
ID never get through cheering. They sam
irst rate. Inever made better as. age
ion and never expect to. | again LIST
to return my thanks to the good peo. ,por
'iI Montpelier. and hope to live Ito Wa
another ascension for them.''s 81 Sd In
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