Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-08-22
The ssona,ttiS Expedi,

"A say0re dekdfualn4d a1fSmrt. &iMshettes
pseparatoa. 70 dsmo4stfate tn i5asibni Y d
s6riiAsI psSssstio1T issssasooa BE 6Sas.zthau
Wis ever put forth befote. The telegraph hsis
occasionally dropped ia solne hints respect.
ing. The nreparatioi,s making fgrfof. Wise's
attempted journey across the Atlantic Oceat'
In loon. This individual il not mere
viaiapary sor, dsr4n,er; he not knnwp as j
protector of cti:hefical enterprises. nut has 4
reputation as sober lnan Of science. The
undertaking he Is soon " MAKE i utporteel
BY the proprietors Of the new illustrated
tAilys pepss RI NsN York, The Graphic. They
are bearing the EXPENSE Of ali the rrepAra-
lions: wiici, are -iaBofsts Throughout. Moth.
INK is au istea which sxps 81 s u navixat-
ing The regions Of the air can possibly suk-
gest. Prsfs Henry widely known Is stand,
Ing at tls.siasd sok the Siafha1r1Sf Vnst,tu1e
1t Washington. states that Prof Wise ..has
great experience IN asrnlaptics.' and though
Prot. Henry Is not edtiidsf .iastic in his APP
prevail OF the enterprise, he thinks success
possible. He writes to tile Graphic that be
ha. long trlya deep inteFes, in Prof. Wise ~
a man OF science; aud to Wise himself he
whites ~ white would hesdelixi,ted to learn
fliat YOU had successfully acGoiTplished the
feat. I wonld prefer that s. M. one in whom
I am legs Interested were subject t. the risk."
Henry IS ohjec,iop H. Thai he believes there Is
= strong easterlv current indthe upper air.
and suggests that tl,is 81 tested by attempts
ing voyage ANEW York to San Fran
CISCO. before the trip over. the ocean is. ven
''i>'l rsstf@uE g,,i fs Eiea.J4 nj ia n ~
Y To this iosiection WISE a,akes reply. at
IN. communication being published in i E
Graphic lies.ysh e SnuLi prssssst6 come
da~n II, the @sief fafief than oH iaid but
he fully believes he can make the voyage in
three dayy. thonxlF 10 can keep his BALBOA
infizfeti for ten. Achce heshas but little iear
OF bring Obliged to descend in mid ocean.
.gsnssrring the air euErstshe has FEW ap-
prehensions. Long continued observations
indicate to him that there Is little danger Of
being driven nut of his course. rs he intends
sprrise. i peg arg, stoc,s lleight AZ, fifteen
Thousand fact. an slttud which he IL per
suad-d il ats,ye isier adverse, and conflicting
currents. He writes in this STRAIN: ''Forime.
ah old advocate Ut aerial travel across the
sea and around TIE world, Y nould. be II
shame 10 my lit-'s profession {, sneak oul OF
the world wit.ont trying 10 leave al honor.
able record " d ,nrnofia ~ its ultimate
utility Aud 50 be IS determined to make
the attempt. CT - r.
: liz rs a,fnw,,rced that the trial will be-made
about the middle ~ August. To most ppo-
pie II VII seem d be d mid seHeGe.3 II 1t
tails'the pSnjecrcr Will probably be denomi-
hated a crazy enthusiast whose lie Is a for-
feit to his temerity aud folly. II it succeeds
be viii btsin as1,igh place-oi, the rolls of
fame. and his na,aa will forever be connected
with = great as.hirvneht III scie"ce and
silccessfi inventive enterprise. Few
will anticipate for this perllnus venture 4
successful issue. Yet who knows what IL
possible and what is not: Hsrily any great
thing has hen achieved which was not at
first secuted as visionary and ridiculous.