The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-10-04
Che @e'u 4orth-af'est.
Saturday, October 4. 1873,
ELI PERKINS III THE BALLOON.
Dispatches by tho carrisr.P Pigeons.

VcsrSSC0os " INC ~SS1SoS'SSSeoo1s
To the Editor Of the Daily G'nphIc.
send you this by the carrier pigeon
Ariel. The balloon Is sailing well. The
collapse was ruse We busted" her last
night to get the people out Of tho yard.
Then Mr.. Donaldson and myself inflated
her again with gas VIC had with Us. and
sailed away nj eight +. n. According 10
the barometer We are now suspended 10
mid heaven, 1t 9Gs cos: latitude and 8 de.
grces ante. meridian. We passed San Do
minCo thirty seven miles east Of the planet
Vcsuvius at eleven O'Clock N D. this fore
noon. an navigating the balloon alone.
and Donaldson and Lunt arc fcasting or
tho pigeons and shooting at each other with
pistols. Wise sits In the stern of the boat
with navy revolver. and Donaldson sits
in the bow with shot gun loaded to the
muzzlc with peas and billiard balls 1t Is
very amusing and instructive II l hadn't
gone along to net as mediator and navigator.
] think science would have suffered.
This morning At three o'clock and ninety
four minutes n. y, while VIC were sailing
over Cape Cod. Mr.. Wise came up 10 my
room, rang the hell and wanted 10 know
whose side ! was on.
ION the side OF science" ecz I, "of
course"
mo. no! Mr. Perkins," be said in grca,
agitation, ~ mean on which side arc you
In tho great fghty" Then he cooked BIZ.
gun
! told Inn ! WASN'T on any side. I also
stated to him that was o peace msn-,hat
came In tho balloon purely for science.
''Then Mr.. Perkins," said he looking y,
his gun. II propose to kill you. You and
Donaldson are mutinccrs. ! will give you
four minutes TO JOIN my side.
Then joined his side. just to please him.
and be gave me- two navy revolvers to dc.
fend ourselves against Donaldson. who vas
turning hand springs and cart wheels on
the deck In the most threatcnin & manner.
A little later. and Mr. Donaldson pointed
lis shot gun at inc and Whispered in my
car. lie said, "Mr. Perkins, will give
you @ll II you will join my side" took
the money and joined. Then VIC pointed
our shot guns and revolvcrs ut Mr. Wise.
head ana told him TO keep quiet.
A little la,cr-about nine b. c.-Mr. Wise
offered me f27 10 abandon Mr.. Donaldson
and come over TO him. took the money,
aud saying, "lt Is all for science" | cane
over to him. Then wcs,mel our rcvolvers
Of Donaldson.
80 I've been going back and forth all
night. have made large sums of money.
and put II IN the rear crd Of my dog cart
where ! can drive of with it ~ soon rs We
land. suppose have made go. 600 with
10 the last hour in breaking up the balance
of mower ,.~.-. ~eu the balloonatics.
II Is very cold here There IL great cold.
ness between Mr.. Wise and Donaldson.
and there is where sm-bet wcen them.
The the"ry that Mr Wise has . warm hear,
Is completely exploded when you see The
ic'clcs hanging on the end Of his nose, aud
on his cold shoulder, whicl, he keeps toward
10.
We have now gonc'up to a great altitude,
say 23O miles. We can easily see people in
the moon. We have discovered that the
spccks on the sun are made Of German sill.
YER The milky way is only dense fog.
with drovcs of mosquitoes which have 20,
lost from New Jersey. Tho light young
ladies from Saratoga, whom We took for
ballast, have all been thrown out. They
sstoniehe! US Ivy going on IN higher than
the balloon. Several have sale off owsrL.
Mars-laii'udc east Of New jersey and lon.
gitudc 90 degrees Fahrenheit. I computed
It.
Al four o'clock ~ D. VIC passed Gener.l
Butler. lie found the cas,crIy eurrant. and
stole II, and atc II up before we arrived.
lie 10 now looking for pruncs aud dates.
About this time VIC met with On accident.
Our silver ware disappeared. We are now
roasting the pigeons oyer n kerosene lamp
and eating them with our fingers We have
passed Australia, and Harlem and Peoria
u'l) We may make landing ut Ncwga,c
70 sec friends. Don't lock for our return
to-day.
SECOND CARRIER. PIGEON DEsPArCH.
Ten O'Clock D. D-Shc moves slowly. A
heavy swell just struck the balloon. We
Immediately threw him overheard. Our
chaplain Inns just struck for higher wages.
Ills wages arc four miles high now, and
st'll be 10 not tslisdcd. He struck with his
left hand. lie wants TO organize base bali
club. lie l. no. proper man for . scicu>
'ific expedition We shall throw him GU,
soon.
THIRD DESPATCH.
Eleven o'clock y. n. Slave thrown the
chaplain aud Wise out. They have done
nothing but cat the pigeons and drink the
water which VIC brought up 10 scrub the
floor with. Our carriage horses arc doing
we'll, and the twelve cows We brought w
are improving rapidly. Hay and osO nrc
cheap. but going up This morning l called
the police and had Mr.. Donaldson arrested
for standing on his head on top of the bal.
loon. lilo 10 now In irons. l'n sorry for II.
for be appears 10 take quite an in,cres. in
our great scheme. I don't think Mr.. Wise
docs. lie spends all his time wip,ng on,
his gun ard hunting around for Mr.. Don.
aldson.
FOURTH DISPATCH.
- O'Clock Observation-Disclosures In
sight We can tell IL by the fog. We shall
return In about week. Mr.. Donaldson says
he shall take this same gas back to America
and exchange II for Congressional ca from
the House Of Reprehcnciblcs, which hs pro-
poses TO put In solid cast>irou balloon to
be propelled by canal boat. This 10 one
Of MI. Wise's theories. Il 10 growing very
cold here. My hands are frozen. Send me
some money ~ by tho pigeon. Also, Dor,
row . Testament from some of the daily
newspapers Of New York, II they have one,
and send II along. We shall stop with Mr.
Windsor. Of Windsor Palace, Tomorrow
pight-lssitudc west leS Troy weight, and
longitude north from Piiisbuee 1, II, ~ |
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