The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1916-04-01
Brdlan VIII Fly
Through Cdiente Town

ImVuyH
cALIENrE. Nevada, March al-rhs
transcontinentai flight Of p. B. Lewis.
aviator, has been postponed one week.
hence, he will not pass through Cal
iente until Sunday forenoon April sth.
Tom McCormac is disappointed be-
cause the route Of B. B. Lewis. the
trsnscontinsntal avistor. who Ia flying
In the interest Of prepardness will not
souch the famous. Groom mine. with
s,l Of ito historic associations.
The drastic spirit Of Mr.. McCormac.
which 10 shown clearly in all Of his
actions-if ons stops to weigh matters-
10 indicated by his remembrance OF
the old bull trains used by the eme-
srants. who took months to cross the
deserts, plains and mountains. and the
contrast with the modern means OF
communication, the flying machine
Like every honest American. McCor-
mac. grtsves over the fact that the
great Inventions and children Of Ameri-
can brains. the telegraph. telephone.
submarine. rspidfirs gun. iron clad. tor
pedo and flying machine. have been grab
bed by foreign governments and improy-
I'd upon, by lack Of announcement to
the inventor from his own county.
The operator Of the Groom mine was
10 Las Vegas last Sunday and met S. L.
Dc Kraft, member oft he AerS
Club of America. who is arranging for
the flight Of Lewis across the continent.
Ths twa men smet-a fortunate thing
for the aviator and his representative as
Mr.. McCorruac Immediately became in
tsrsstsd in tho flight. and set about to
do ali in his power to aid the project.
He has arranged for an automobile
'pAIrol form Jean to Caliente of eight
machines. with two doctors in reach. In
case Of accident, which it is hoped
win not be called upon. Professionally.
NcCormac kept in touch with Lewis rep
representative by, wire, and when the
former wired that he was called back
to san Diego. frons swhich point the
tcssn 10 ocean, Gssh,. viii start, ac-
cormac dropped his business. met No.
an th1 Salt Lake Route at Calfente
and rode to Barstow to talk over
n,Attsrs and to offer any assistance in
Eis power. An act Of courtesy which
10 deeply appreciated
3. B. I.swis II gentleman sports
man Of New York, one OF the four
lsoung Americans of means. who wen
abroad with Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney
Ambulance corps - drivers. all Of whom
abandoned the wheel Of the motor fol
fhst . war plsn~
They returned to this country II
December for the holidays: Lswis re
mai aing here. bscGuss he felt that h
could be OF more service to hi
country BY aiding in the work o
national nrspardness. than by reutrn
iag 70 fight the central powrs. Thaw
Cewdin ana Prince returned to ''some
whore in Francs''
Ara chertsd IS are the currents o
W. seven seas. but three are not sl
cir current In this country so chartet
In q talk with former secretary Of Wa
Garrison and Hugh. l.. Scott. chic
,k stAff OF. the army. two days b<for'
t.as secretary resigned. Mr.. Lewis wa
told that the department would be mos
grateful to accept his services t
chart an air lane sfrom the Pacific I
the Atlantic; that any route sppr6ved b
the Aero Club Of America. had tn
.pprovsi Of the war department. an
that he would be appointed the ffrs
rsnscontineptsl aerial war scouts.
He 10 to follow the trunk lines
railways across tbs Unuted States wit
the idea Of demonstrating the feasibili1
Of an aerial scout patrol to keep the
open In. time Of war-as is done
Europs-for the rapid mobilization al
transportation Of msn and supple
His route from San Diego to New Yor
10 - follows:
santa Fe from San Diego to Dagge
tho Salt Lake route thence to So
Lake City: Union Pacific from the lat
point to Omaha: from. Omaha to Kans
rtty to St. Louis over the Nilsson
4 Pacific: then follow the Baltimore
!, Ohio Southwestern to Washington
y, New York. The Lswis schedule calls
= him to make the trip in ten days WI
\ ten stops for food ana supplies and I
= aans number ct night. He viii lea
y San Diego on the morning Of Saturds
y llpr4 / and u due IN New York
!. the Afternoon Of April 10. Fits seized,
Z ealls for ten flying hours day. At
minimum spseds Of 90 miles an hour.
"A. An allowance Of three and one h
I. days = made for breakdowns and ,
eAirs. II LswiA gets across in 90 .ho'
he VIII break the record made BY I
.faree ocean "a ocean flyer. the Il
8 Ca 2. Rodgers. who flew from shesl
M nsAd nay Race Track. N. T. to Ii
assAch. Cal. IN three days. 10. no,
and 90 minutes. eonsuming ~ days
the trip. in 1911.
WILL CARRY NAIL