The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-26
A BALLOON VOYAGE.
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 So mach has been sad of the lmpres slons which the air-Voyaser derives dur. ing the nrsi hAlt-hour oi hIs ascent that space may be saved here. The thMll oi intense excitement as all connection with earth seems sundefed the up-tpIne,l faces and black coats in the eonCeutSe oi spectators becoming black and white dots; the universal fore. shortening !" ei all creation as one looks do~n upon IL all combine ,e produce feeling that an never pail The tascination ot floating al so yas, an altitude A a balloon can soon al;ain is dchcscus Few persons are troubled by gldd,ness Confused sounds use lu0tnel, ;e the car. one scarcely dlS,ineulsh1hle from the rest. \ ktnd oi intoNiC atlnn steals oNet the navig ator. To lne and move thus seems a rapture. small wonder thtl the man who balloons once will "ball,on ' again and again, each tune becoming more infatuated m tempnng fate.
 pAt evenlng was perfectly serene and eloudless. \ gentle hrccIe waited us nor,haaId. Inc earth became pale green and gray map ss wc reached the level et t~o thousand feet above the bay of San Francisco, winch stretched ou, ghmme,ng toward the houson We could d,s, ern the fly, the Golden tate the tatallone Islands on the GAS, tosc Mount DIablo and the Coast inge sum nuts Northward rippled >actamen,o bay.
 Sunset came on Ne had been grad aal!y reaching the speed oi n,ne,, miles aa hour. No, that !; was possible Ia per, ecive the fact without help Even d a hurricane he blowing. there i> s;ll the cnd.es, sensation of floating. floating. toi the .ais affent and inc .,tf ship keep rN ae, pace Thanks ,o the picfcs ottissac paper which were flass aui lss shy iiani tune n tune, and ta the gausc sttramers flu,ieung from the cotd4ec. we ould ,ts eItaln the difc, iian ot ihe Mind l Ngn ,, te~ haudiuls oi sand thrown out tom the ballast bags hanging ovei the basket ralls .auSed us Ia rl>c pcrecpualy. iai the bcs, and most deie aie \. ,,les m tho chemist s laboratory ,Annoi register the ta5tiun> n an ounce .is daes the bal loon. The sun went down The cold grcw intense put sogees seemed mys. ,eriously inuiflci. and Il WAS necessary to shout instead ot hat E4rs ungled and the rush of blood ,o the head lore. shsdo~ed the sudden nose bleedlnes tha, followed. bat captain. prudent sailot thoroughly approved ot hushaBdIng the ist enSInnal pewets ol hIs tIatt Ns dropped apaee to a warmer aud mois normal level, where Hfc VAS hYahle al lowef pressure.
 Ky ihi> tune our set ond day was wei begun. Inc morning mlsts cvaporated around. above and below us. l he wcsi wInd spun u, towat,i the gigantic peak, of the sletta Nevada, winch hn all, mounted the eastern sky Tn iull s1sh, Nc Riected them ~iih cheers.
 Ah. old fellows. we will be on the other side oi >ea soon ,tied one oi ,h, party.
 Take are." responded the captain smtiingb you arc by no means there yet
 Beautifully peneiled m green and black, the forest slopes extended ,o out v,ew. Look over there. eiaeulated Il ( captain Do you make ou, the track of the Central lSciiit zee there is |, tEaia r!'inhin9 up ,ha: grade ga, artist did make out rallroad .nd trnn and con,rived to ske, h the same In 4 I,,le tune wc passed nearly over both and caught the rumble and roar ol wheel and the sight oi fury oi salui ihg haudkcrc hiefs ftom the car window bat our inishty nzship could bat delay for couueslcs the lightning eapfe>s iel far behind. Steadily wtnd and al else favorable. we tose and ssrp, tot~sfd With fresh cheer ~e sam the h,rhesl ne.k Df fhe tnftN fHn4,t i,ing three thousand feet beneath us A, ,his rate ~e shall bc on the oihe, side and asleep ln Aslt Lake Cny To. night. cried two ui us.
 Alas this boast was scarcely uttered before its pnnishm-n, came upon us Sueaks appeared above the giea, Nevada table lands to the north. It's speed and ours increased the cap,alns uneasIuess grew evident.
 Who could htly de>erlbe ihe faghtful sensa,lons that eusued With all visions disSipsted of success m our expedition and possibly fest hing Salt Lake Guy or anywhere else alive We cfouched with clinehed hold and se, teeth Tn the wicker car. OecAsionally. as ~e we're borne across some depression m ,he mountain sides. we were free from collisions, and were swept someshs; upsatd well re. member tha, during one of these inter .als our captain findlug ihr rope of the es,a ape salse had be oms entanglesi 4 above, with nuaslefiJ adarsss clambefed ihe nei veFk ef the b94aaiag g.el.e. and fiinging tightly to Nh4 s.tudci hold ht found. adjusted il l. ~aA feat iY ircrn. bie d, ln fec coilccuHR
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