Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-07-09

uisd blosing me 4 little 10 TIE northeast.
The Tiss Vas magnificent. The oOun-
uy belou me looked like 4 large plane Of
green velvet. the woods being dark spois
in the velvet, and The buildings looked
like little white dots all OVeT the plane.
TIE mountains and hills which l passed
over had a very level appearance. l
could look back to the Fair Grouod while
I vas resting over MOuisville aud could
see the people quite plain, although every
thing had a small appearance. Ny view
extended on the north about 20 miles
beyond Lake MsmPhrcmagOg, a distant
view south aud from the White Mountains
to the A~dironOndseks. The day was very
cloudy, therefore the view was not near as
good as il would have been had il been
a clear day.
The higher | rose, the colder it grew,
until from a warm summer atmosphere. |
gradually arose to one as freezing as win
ter, and being without In overcOat, l suf-
fered extremely from the cold.
After rising to my highest point (which
as before stated was about q miles) |
commenced to descend and came down un-
I'll | was within a mile Of the earth,
where | struck a smart thunder storm, |
then rose rapidly and in less than five
minutes found myself in a driving snow
storm. The snow fell rapidly and col
lectsd in such quantities upon the balloon
that it descended again quite swiftly and
found | was over an immense wilderness,
numbering many miles in extent. Not
wishing to come down in the forest | threw
out my lunch in hopes that | should
clear it, but the snow was 20 heavy on
the top of the balloon that it was impos.
siblo to stay in the air, and therefore | de,
scended into the tree-tops. AS soon as the
balloon touched the tree tops, exploded il
and sprang for the tree, caught a branch
and slid down to the ground. The balloon
after exploding laid over az adjoining
tree, while the grapplc chung to the trunk
Of another small one. l was SO busy at
tending to my landing and throwing out
my grapple that | did not notice in which
part of the woods | landed, and therefore
hadn't the slightest idea what direction
to take in order 10 clear the woods tn,
quickest. | remained under the balloon
about ten minutes, and sung out for assis
lance as loud as possible. Not getting an,
response, and not having the slightes
idea that any one was within hailing dis
: lance, l concluded to lie ave the balloon
and try and get out Of the woods as soon q
possible. | had no doubt but what | coul,
find a house before dark, no matter wha
direction | took. | soon found that | wa
in a much rOugher place than | suppose
there YVES in the New EHgland States
The forest was very dense, and my patl
was INSTRUCTED by immense trees which ha'
fallen and which we're piled in every Iii
%rcction.
|, The place had no appearance Of eve
having been blessed by the presence o
man before, aud it being dark and iainy
had a very gloomy and dcsolatc appear
ancc, so much 81 that my chance for get
ting out of the wilderness that night, wa
very slim but yet | hadn't tho slightes
idea but what | should find inhabitants
without difficulty the next morning.
crossed over the ridge at the right of my
balloon and after stumbling over rocks
trees, sticks and stones for about twent,
minutes, | got into a large valley, abou
west of the srot where the balloon land
cd. | soon cane across an old log cabin
which had the appearance of being {
winter camping place for loggcrmcn
Seeing what appeared to be a clearing a
the north of the cabin, | sramped up tn
l valley in that direction till dark. But
made Il sad mistake, for instead of find
3 ing q clearing | found myself going deep
: err into the wilderness. l soon came t
4 the conclusion that it would be useless 70
c me TO travel farther that night, so | mad
9 preparations to retire. | looked arounC
| till | found q tree that suited me, too
Q a little mud and water for supper, anc
t lay myself down, feeling that / wa
monarch of all | surveyed" although
t felt proud of my ownership by possession
] still | must own that | had a feeling {
uneasincss watch was hard to cast aside
r and would have given my claim on tha
: charming piece of uselessness, for on
: bite of good beefstcak and fer som othe
g lodge than that in a ''vast wilderness
gladly. For although it may be coolin
i this warm weather to sleep out Of doors
and live on birch bark, mud and water
t still am so organized thason that particula
+ night, | preferred a dry couch in a build
ing to a wet one in the woods, for it wa
t raining hard, ard in a very few minute