The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-20
Chilean Altman Writes story Of.
Great South American < !.
q Air Feat,
SCI. HIMSELF DIFFICULT TASK
Thers Are Mountain chains H,ohe.
Than Andes, but None So Hard to
"a Cross BY ~FIylng-latin Amer.
b lea Encourages Avlatorrs,l..

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disc: Frequently only q few: miles OF
airline !lil separate two important towns
between which Communication EXCEPT
bswtre Is a matter Of days, ii. not
weeks. This Is due to- mountainous
topography, lack Of railways and the
rough and winding character Of the
fey roads and trails. These handicaps
em only to stimulate the young
South American to greater feats in the
az and the governments to overcome
them by establishing regular service
as q matter Of business. Together
these forces are working develop
ment Of aviation In South America.
Flight Across Andes.
The particulars of the, recent fiiaht
Actoae the Andes OF Lieut.. Dasoberto
aodob Of Chile, have come to, the Pam
American Union for publication in its
next bulletin. As the ocean adventure
VIII be the greatest straightaway flight
ever attempted, 50 was the accom-.
pllshmeht Of the youhg Chilean ARMY
omcer the breaking Of the worlds rec:
ord for height in crossing mountain
tahges: There are higher mountain
chains than the Andes, but none, it is
held. so difficult to cross by flying. To
pass over the highest peaks has long
been the ambition OF Chilean and
Argentinian aviators. The, daring en-
gineer, George Newberry Of Argentina;
was the: first to be killed at the foot
OF one Of them In an attempt to accom-.
pltsh the feat. Another Argenttniar
engineer. Senior ~Mascias,- also was
killed.. Lieutenant Zani next got with.
In few miles Ut the divide and was
forced to come to earth. Fiuerts, the
popular Chilean flyer, failed in turn.
Bradley and 8uloaga; two arednauts
OF Argentina, 4 year ago Crossed the
Ahdes Id 4 balloon and Luis G: CAR
tlelaria crossed the southern ridge at q
height Of 1900 meters from Zapala to
Ounce still later in an airplane.
. Godoy's flight was made from San.
5tiago to Mendoza, a distance of 21O
filometers Id one hour and twenty
eight minutes at height Of 1880
feet. He used d, monoplane with a lie
horsepower LIE Rhone motor. NJ a..
count Of his victorious achievement
can excel the description he gives Of
sie himself In contribution to thu
I Bulletin, In which he says!
s sSs,ss AT last I was to get a bird's.eye
view of the peaks upoh which 1 had So
often sa1ed from the track Ut my iiir:
dome: The Bristol mounted into space
)46f q time: I had not yet looked it,wii
ward: / had to watch my altiinGtef;
~ eohpass; the regular throbs 81 tie
oil engine and the revolutions Of the
Motor. had to change the carburiza-
ton continually and regulate the LIE
Rhone; and then, when my altimeter
had passed the 1900 feet, looked
downward. = 49,.
e In Unknown World.
2S IS II was In an unknown world. The
! iiiountain range stood out w0hdeffuilf
ztlsdfs everywhere we're canyons, I'm
mense black-mouthed valleys, gentle
foothills and icy slopes, At the leh
zTupungato rose near me to my own
height, or perhaps higher, like an enor-
NOUS skyscraper, a magnificent vet
graceful tower rearing itself toward
heaven: Oh~6ne side It had 4 long,
gradual, almost horizontal slope, like
palm of the hand white and frozen,
but hospitable, inviting me to alight
and linger. ,. But the impression was
efeeting. The Bristol told me ! was
going $50 or 100 kilometers an hour,
hence the scenery altered rapidly. A
moment later / crossed the frontier.
sAiy country was behind me; before me
lay the sister nation and triumpl1-1ny
slight but ionged.for victory.
.. "At that moment the motor missed
and nearly stopped. guessed what
wuy the matter: The automatic engine
was not working and the gasoline
couldn't reach the tAfbhfetof: !
worked nh Instant and the engine and
Eohry started up again before the
change had affected the apparatus. I
had to land. So lessened the supply
of gas slightly and began to descend
slowly. The needle, which Lad reached
% maximum Of 1890 feet, gradually
lowered. Then the be- tile began.
which lasted perhaps three or four
minutes. The plane seemed to be
crazy. That morning there had been a
windstorm on the Argentinian side.
Perhaps that was the result Of the
5eyclone. Then-calm again. And there
I'm the distance among the far-away
fcethiifs, Insignificant when Contracted
Nh the huge ba1kS I fad just left,
rose the outline of the Mendoza, be-
iuhd the great plain covered by q
.8&avy veil Of clouds.".
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Taylorville. nl.-Earl Bulpitt is an
undertaken. He owned Z valuable
mounted goats head. Somebody got
his goat my business is going to
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