Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-10-25

Mountain range proper. Although had
| been upon the summit Of every peak east
of the white Mountain Notch, save
Mounts Webster and Madison, failed TO
recognize any of those we saw, until SUBJ
sequent developments showed our course
to have been as above, a circumstance
well enough accounted for in the changes
and unfamiliar appearance of everything
when seen from above. Mount Washing
ton was yelled in clouds as we descended
from much higher altitude short dis
lance northwest of it, and sailed on oyer
Clay, Jefferson and Adams, and from the
latter we lock sepQss the great gulf just in
time to see its great cone dimly appearing
among the migts which were for the nc
meEt partially dispelled. None CT the
buildings, however, were to be discerned,
and 1t was not until We had crossed the
valley Of the Androsooggin, and approach
ed Lake Umbagog Far beyond, that the
real truth OF our position dawned upon Hs.
They passed the AndrosGoggin Valley
imagining that 1t was Saco Valley. They
heard the whistle of q steam.engine, but
were unable to hear anything further.
Their progress at this time was at the rate
of fifty miles an hour. They soon discov-
cred that they were leaving the human
habitations behind them. They heard
wood-chopping and saw camp-fires, ap-
parently in dense woods. Night had now
fully set In. About 10 o'clock Mount
Carmel, the last recognized landmark,
faded from view. The report says:
1t was strange sensation, and by no
means pleasurable one, to be thus Jour-
neying through the air over a wild and
| densely wooded region of which we knew
nothing-for even our course was hidden
from us-with strong probability that
we would ultimately be compelled to de
scend, perhaps in the very heart of the
wilderness, and work our way out as best
we might, without the most remote indi-
cation of which direction we had best
| take to reach the nearest settlement, and
that hundred miles or more away.
They made several brief halts, but NOV
ed on when their balloon showed any signs
of becoming entangled in the trees. The
night wore on very heavily. They had
to be on the constant look out for noun
tain peaks, and could not possibly get a
wink of sleep. They found it hard work
resisting drOwsiness The stiffness around
them was painful. While they sat up
straight they were comfortable enough,
but on attempting to take recumbent po-
sition they suffered martyrdom. They
were chilled at times with the cold. When
they descended near the earth they were
very comfortable. Twice during this
painfully long night did they hear the
sound of breakers, and once they were
assured that they were passing over wa.
tiers of some description. The prospect of
a watery grave was not very pleasant, and
| they actually felt relieved when they
| found themselves among the tree-tops
again.
With daylight they began to feel that
they were in the neighborhood of some
settlement. The report proceeds
We were now close to the tree-tops, and
the guide-rope was catching among the
branches. To detain the balloon when it
should become fastened to some of them
was no difficult matter, for there was a
light wind at the surface but it became
necessary to steer clear, SO far as possible,
Of the high trees and the dead and scrag-
gy branches. A puncture of the balloon
might cause us to be precipitated to terra
tirma more uncerem ANONYMOUSLY than we
might desire. Bymuch pulling and haul
ing, and not little pushing, we managed
to navigate ourselves safely over the
branches
After much manpuvering they succeed
ed in anchOring themselves to a tree, and
descending to the ground. They quickly
made their way out Of the woods and
| found themselves near Sayabec, in the
county of Rimonski, Province of Quebec.