The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1919-03-28

field near Washoe because of engine
trouble. The propeller of the ma
chine was broken, when the machine
tipped forward on the rough ground.
The De Haviland planes reached Car
son without mishap and Governor
Boyle. having secured permission
from the War Department, climbed
into one of the machines for its re-
turn trip to Sacramento. Climbing to
an elevation of $500 they crossed the
first range of mountains near the
kingsburg grade. and fifteen minutes
after leaving Carson were $500 feet
over BiJou. Then going to an ele-
yation of 1900 feet they crossed the
second summit and were soon lost in
a bank of clouds. What seemed to
the Governor remarkable short
time the poliot pointed the nose of
his machine downward and the Gov
ernor by watching the instrument
board learned that he was travelling
through space at the rate of 120
miles an hour. Emerging from the
clouds San Joaquin Valley burst in
to view, when the machine was over
Stockton. The machine was headed
for Sacramento and landed at Math-
er field without mishap. Governor
Boyle gaining the distinction to be the
I first civilian to cross the Sierra Ne
vada mountains in an airplane. One
/ of the other machine made the trip
[ from Carson to Sacramento in exact
| ly one hour.
Monday morning new propeller
was received for the Curtiss machine
and the pilot attempted to return to
Sacramento. However. because of
heavy air currents he was unable to
reach the high altitude necessary. and
returned to Carson. Undaunted by
previous failure, he left Carson Tues
day afternoon and circled over Carson
Valley for some time. climbing higher
and higher. Finally he reached the
necessary height, headed his machine
westward. and in one hour and thirty
minutes landed at the Mather field
/ In Sacramento.
I One but has to think of the months
that Fremont spent fighting his way
through snow over the Sierras when
not even a trail crossed those rugged
mountains. Then came the slow
plodding burro trains packing sup
plies from Sacramento to the Norman
settlements in this Valley and later
to the famed Comstock. requiring
week of time. Pony express lines
were next and then came stage lines
bringing to memory the mem-
orable ride of Horace Greely when
Hank Monk. the driver, smashed all
previous records of time between
Genoa and Placerville. bring forth
the expression of keep your seat Mr..
Greely." Then the railroad was
built across the Sierras and with the
modern iron horse. 1t was believed
that the limit of speed had been
reached. The automobile came into
existence and strange as 1t may SEEM
surpassed the locomotive for speed
between Carson and Sacramento.
Now the ariplane has smashed all
records of speed between the two
point, We or today beiieve the limit
of speed has been reached, just as the
people a decade ago believed that it
had been attained. We are living In
the most remarkable age of the en-
tire history of the world. What you
accept today as the final development
or attainment, is thrown in the dis
card tomorrow. New methods, new
things are accepted without thought
and on the morrow it may be learned
that some one has invented an air.
plane that will cover the distance be-
/ tween New York and San Francisco
in three hours. 1t will be accepted as
common consequence Of the swift
age in which we are living and the
accidental discovery of some me-
chanical principal that was probably
known to the Egyptians or other
races of past ages.