The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-16
PROBABLE ROUTE
FOR A|RSA|P d
Rocky Mountains Will !.
Big Obstacle TO il,
Nayigators.
DlRlGIBLE BALLOONS
COULD CROSS MoUyl,,
Present Heayier-Thou.,;, n,
chimes Have Ascendssa
Only 1900 Feet,
BY DIR. A. BRopsycv

| h,, INV vi alrshirs
10 nave ave always answered from y
to San Francisco via Sal, 'a
s Ana mere IS a reason for this
proposed to finally extend IN
limo from New York 10 roas ~
Pck1ng, avoiding the great s' o'.
following tho land. This grss, s T..
counters on its entire length oal' -
serious obstacle, namely, tbs 'a,'
mountains. The only other oh.,..
the urals, in Russia, but II. '''l' y 4
are more formidable, In otb.. ~
the section from Denver ia g.,
CISCO VIA Salt Lake City is h.
difficult part Of the entire ,l,s. M !,
All other sections arc easy i ~.
can be mastered,
This difficulty presents ;,,,u.
ability of the airsbips to 1ossh ns.,l =
CURED altitude. and IL has s.a ha.a y
that this is easy to accomnliSS SsSa as|
dirigible balloon. such 81 sH ,s;II Ma
on or ,hls hne, II has been dcmo,,,,.
,haI a balloon can easily reich ~ :
Inde OF Denver, IN coming iror Il.
level nj New York CitT 'G'a ns,,
200 feet above sea level bm, u a'
is q slow one for about 9Oo S' .9a
lime, The difficulty begins tLso
leaving Denver and crossing the
Rockies in Colorado and I';,b ,,j.
mountains Of California. Nev.S, Il
no trouble The very highes, ns,s.
me Rockies ON the proposed li,
Denvcr-San Francisco via sal, \
.lty are about la,000 feet ah,
level: such, for INSTANCE q. 8.
Peak. But il is not necesssrv /. !
slder such an ascent. for tbcr, I;
need OF living 10 The ton Of n,
these peaks. II mas been clearly M
that there is an abundance OF ,sT,.
and lower ridges along ;be n,n'.'
line, and these will he FOLLOWED h.
again, there is no necessity in ni,>
high, as the main purpose is moi Il (
high. but 10 reach certain placss a, .
ground safely. quickly. ccouora
and comfortably, and so as 10 cn1,
views from above, IF too high. h. 4
is often obscured by clouds and
situation is unpleasant through Il. /
temperature.
Rocky Mountain Routs.
1T is believed that route scrc,
Rockies can be found which win
be much higher than from 5000 10 A
feet and if this is true, then hs 4
Of the journey will he eompaatu|
easy.
Count Zeppelin of Germany ku|
ready demonstrated the ability q
rigid dlrigible TO ascend TO =
heights, but his ships have uot q
sarily been built with the view Of 4
ing attitudes. In the building d
sells of the air to make these trip
would of necessity need 20 ba p 4
strnctcd as to climb high abavi
clouds if necessary. This is sa|
pished by building the ships abouI 4
fifth larger than otherwise, 50 4
make up by greater size and aP,
for less carving capacity Of TIE
altitude air. This is practically al
is needed. as the rest is done BY ~
amounts of ballast, by the letting o
gas. throwing out OF ballast, lli
a little more Of fuel-gasOllne-M
motors in ascending. After
trials the proper adjustments ss
found out and easily made.
These considerations prove In'
airship line In a dirigiblc betw'a
yer and San Francisco will mO's
considerable part of It's way ~ A
tude Of between 1000 and 9M
In crossing the Rockics,)lt VIII y
cssary TO seek an altitude OF ~
5000 and 1000 feet higher thsn
Denver or Salt Lake City. Wnlf
approaching the Pacific coast, lm
sells will travel about jeOO les
than the altitude OF either q
cities. In other words, the ma.
height TO be reached will be y
about 5000 feet above sea ie'eL
the minimum viii Inc pom! s.s
level Such attitudes on lou.I
about 1900 miles. bce-Iine, arc E"'
to 4 modern airsblp,
Good Stations.
In planning u task it is ava:
wiscst 10 face the grcatcst da-
if one is sure il can be overe0s
this is the best way TO ron,l% la,
world of thc feasibility of tne pA
this reason. among others. tSs Se,,
Dcnver.San Francisco. VIA oSn
CITY should hc chosen as nc ps
tion Of The Globe Inc, Ssl' .s, .ss.,
to be the center between '''
cities. r,.Is !,
Ensign pcak in this city. brings Sa .,
Civ to Tho level Of Denver ls.
problem Is 10 rise almost tyu' n,
wcen Denver and tins s,M ~,
abont 1000 feet beISS, ,. !,
rity and San Francisco. II
Lake CITY the ballast, fuel aD
items arc properly adjusted ha I0s N, !,
tnsks-asccuJ and dcscent-%hslf, n
and its difficulty arc cul ~ H'
overc ONE mare easily sun. -,,,
Friends of hcavierthan,a ar .ss "
will agree that such ieals S;fsIa
such ~ proposed, with SnSO inS al" and
IF altitude Of between SUI IIorou3
feet, are at present far u n'i mati
'ansc of The hcavier-fnan az boris1
not TO speak of the grrsS' sS fsrt M 4
distances. sixteen hunG'ea rho N
maximum of altitude iro9l -, =" Md
hy one Of the Wrlea, at,sris n,
and this was dangerous aa;Tslip
With only one man in ,he e,oubi a a
or very short period. NO NV; ~ ,bs
.hings Will be obtained ~ ,ss k,1
'uturc, bat TO wait nnti' ~ vi ,hiuf
.han-nir machine does i,nirg,siSls ing Z
.cndv done by the rigid .hs GLIB
,e equivalent to delaying ,ut ,atiou, a
,or nossibly whole gcnefa,lrO,s
rely unnecessary ana o'
lelay,
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