The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-11-08
KINGS BALLOON VOYAGE
Rough Experiences OF Aeronauts
in the Cranberry SWamps
of Wisconsin,.
,y".ss TaII> >I,.riai ." tho i.irs-a Gri'.:r"

.,I".ysa TaIi> >''isi {" Tho i.i,s-.' IrihaH".
The balloon landed la,t Friday AT
.vo o'clock on the Flambeau river.
Ianv made another a>crn-ion, drifting
40 the river. in search Of a haiiiation
Not finding any, they landed IN >c,.-
ion .. township 81, range ,, ia Chip
"a IA county. They WANDERED around
intil Tuesday. when they reached the
Stopping placc of' Bruno Ninnettc "n
Fiaml,eau river, about tiity miles
rom here. Al the time ui landing
hoy had no idea where they wee,
at supposed they were in rae on
Goods of Minnesota. taking The Fam
Ian for the Mississippi river. Dur
=. the ,im" they we:c passing "ve!
- counties 81 Pepin AMI Buffalo
-'...y cam loW enough io the gYnund
:. mold converse with liz" inhabitants.
and asked them how iar they wer..
rom 81. Paul. and were told thry
re a .:Ic.tj ii>ianc,-, pui Mere. gun:-
so t:.r H.>t. - which -'i-9 .>iiun they
rHan-,4i their ~onr-c. rt">inu them 20
md I'm the location above mentioned.
They hal n" foot zoe: Friday ua-
> Tuc~dav Mr. IiaSha.cn "i thu,
-i-nat -~ryir", >irIrh a p"rrnl!le
Inev >at dnwi, to rnjpy Ihrir ;ir~t
heal t,,r som" day. The balloon
and"'i IN "a swamp. ani viii remain
here until cold wetlhcr Inv wrrr
-aiIing in a westerly di,'er5irm when
he i;nal landim- ":i> snad;. Th,.
roathor at the time they lei; tAica-"
r,a- 'air. ari the Wind 1" The, north
nj. They -tart,-'! "ut IA a south
.;t-trrIy direction. Whcn within
-bsn; thirty miles from t',aira., thry
:cca.m- b,-calme,' for some hours.
Vhen u >outhpa>teriy rHrrcnt struck
hem. aud from thaI time their iircc-
-ion Mas northwest. Friday morning
az, weather rev cl"adv, ani during
he forenoon a heavy raim->tnrm
track them, during which time The
laIioon he'll IL cnar~, and equilibrium
- perfection. Everything worked
eel, and both passengers during the
aighf >"undlv. The :ir>hip sailing low
turing the time. Al the time uf
-.ariing they took on Il small lunch
na>ket. which WAS cleaned oui al IL
content> by Friday noon. They were.
therefore, ont of food from that time
1n'il Tuesday night. when they took
heir first warm meal. For five
lays they had plenty of water and
sinter-green berries. hui King say,
mat they are not u-t the thing
i"r L stead Y diet. After landing
FRIDAY at y O'Clock, King and Hasha-
zen proceeded to make survey of
he mysterious country in which they
.anied. and IA find ont. If possible.
i"w far they were from anYwhere.
Ihey had each compass. a harome-
,er, and = Thermometer, which were
.s!rni>hed hy the signal service They
found that they Were about bali
nile from the fiambe;tu river, which.
7eachinS, they followed down for
about three miles, finding II" signs of
.ite a. To- the animal kingduin hnt
hey did al last find an old camp.
where night "yertook them. They
;;"c"edod t" build fire. after which
shey blvouacked for the night. >atur-
iay morning they arose ami left their
Instruments with a dispatch. in hope
nat some wood>man might find them
and possibly conduct them from their
.Iome In the wilderness. They then
-tiurued I" the balloon. and taking IN
:mptv bottle, put 4 dispatch IN II and
~ ii aii"at. in hopes that this might
- a means of escape They did not
@xpialn how they came h. the empty :
bottle. During all this time they .
were IN total ignorance a< 10 their .
whereabouts, with nothing Ia eat, and
surrounded bv deep pine> and a di>-
mai swamp. Night raInc on. Again
hey ramped with EMMY >tomach>, +
md Were cheered only Nv the continu-
onS hcwls OF the ravenous wolve, tina.
.:ihahlted that section, causing more
error to the gentlemen than they 4,
-xperienced when sleeping in the biz
alrShip few nights previous. They /
next proceeded to fix up place to
sleep between two trees. in such a
manner that the wolves could not
reach them in ease their hunger should
re sufficient to cause them to make
he attempt. Next morning, being
Sunday, they arose and proceeded to
The camp which they first found.
When nearing it they managed to
XII porcupine with a revolver which
Hashasen had. This they skinned
and broiled. King did not enjoy the