Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-21

fhe roiG baaaf aaF plainly fet ~ -
come HaiFliag 49,. nialf Tire wlnd.
whsrh rggid nos b. fegt De- the fiat
INK tallgaf nah heard roaring an6
o hirsIlnz through the pine trees =
Thousand feet below The range paa
cfoesed STOUT midway efwes thf
Hanaia sua Nauzan0 Deaks shout legai
vlfn their tois
Tine descent ~ re naiph uae made
carrier bY tire thrgwiug our ~ fhe lasf
fh9e box " Sub $50 feet from the
ground. Eters vancouver in f1a Wh9ie
tria r earfle0 oaf Nth the mosf
nifeit calculated precision a the
%fgecefa 81 the tr4p reflects the great
ef credits ~ BipHdin and Efainm. The
balloon Wtfl ~ parked away IN ac-
eDFd8DR tp tN omnrf. Mr Etarnm. be-
Nf1 make an9fher ascent AZ coon ~
he e@n manage a. Balioonlng Is .
costly Sport but tho boys declare tbef
have had the aprth ~ their money.
We aefs greatly e8fpriee0 % STRIKE
fhf strong wet sind ~ inc start.
Aagd Mr stamm laAt night we
aefe shout 1900 feet IN the air and
appeared 10 h. directly above the
iDmtsef mifis whom we encountered
tn strong hreeze from the west. For
five minute after the stan We be-
BeyeG Ne Hefe f|choduled for the
Jemez mountains The upper current
ans as much q eurprise 10 ~ az any
on
Tn. rapid descent o. 1900 feet III
the earth over the sianzauoa Ia be-
leFcd 10 have been due "a the coid
utm EauHFg from tNt a..... .ua 4H-A.
although the crossing was accom-.
plihhed " quickly this the cold had
no time 20 %Feflously affect the titer-
m0ueter. The lowest reading Of the |
iattcr instrument was ~ degrees.
while the balloon was passing chin |
the highest reading being ~ degrees
the kstancia valley. 80 that the
severe cold expected ~ the high aitl-
Ola not materlalize.
4 shot was nrcd a. tho balloon by
q native ~ the woods near E.seabosa.
and another shot aas heard in the
k%atancia valley but The latter ls be-
10 have been merely a signal
10 attract attention.
An interesting %inciacnt 81 N. de-
scent was the fact that the balloon
eame lDHn within "a hundred yards ~
foHf antelope. which had been rub
up ~ the balloon. according
10 "A party OF NrGilivray's man wito
up on hOrse bi4ck about tho time
The aifnhip hit the ground Accord.
ing 70 the balloon crew. the EAtAncia
llateau u g remarkable eight from
.he upper air, H vast g%cometrical
ker bpafti. farm after farm. the
inherent tDiofs ~ The piowed fields
tnd pinuted ncldh, meadows and gar
making . sight that cannot bs
iescribed The roads appear t. follow
ne section Inns closely. 20 that the
great valley could be- studied almost
Ike a map
The waive rope wsA ueyer used once
the balloon hit the earth. the
ittempt 40 tho say through being to
tfer going The courae Of the bali
first 80 700 feet. then down.
hon up to 5000. with another Asoop
ma nBnin az to 1900 aud $4,000 ,
oct shows the sce-snw MIXTURE Of a !,
voyage. the discharge ~ bal /,
oai {" send tho gas bag W resulting |,
n So h%oarlng 70 Il higher altitude
arb flfnf. with u following drop from
I HN| - AAN UNIV fffi AAtfiDN IftffaN l.
ondluonH on the gas Tho balloon
welh with the expanding gas 40 IL
into rarcflcd air. forcing part 81
ho gaH out of the vent
curious feature Of the trip was
barking of dogs ana lowing ~
htii' aud other signs TINT animals ,
'"tjcefi tina puhslgt of thc aerial Vis-
Ino Nolt,a "i people below .
'm up ei'uri5 but IL Nas. at course :
impossible fof tht occupants uf the
allin"n to Doc heard below.
The bHiioon piussed uoir tho snlt '
axes aud n splendid view Of tho long T.
cries OF them was obtained Fl
1hc balloon passed diractif over y
be- ranch OF William Mcintosh as
trii aH that 90 Mr McGtliyray. n ,
'nHsrd % mite north OF tha town ~ ;
.tclniosh ANA midway between Es 81
Hnd Moriarty q
Tbs ~H'ronauts were troubled with
RUNNING lu tho ears only once when
het reached tho $1,000 feet elevation
being relieved hy the vigorous
h'UinR of gum which |balloonists find "
g tH" onlf thiug 60 roue,e the strNn .
- me ears 70
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