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Show MAY BE ANDEEE'S BALLOON. Balloon Sighted by Indians in Northern British Columbia. Victoria, B. C, Aug. 11. Information Infor-mation was received by the Indian agent here today stating that two parties of Northern Indians, in different localities widely separated, separ-ated, sighted on the morning of August 3d what appeared to be a large balloon. The Indians of the north, in common with other inhabitants in-habitants of the northern climes, had been notified of the proposed polar balloon 'expedition of Prof. Andree, and the natural conclusion arrived at was that the balloon seen was that of the Norwegian explorer. ex-plorer. When sighted the balloon was in latitude 55.15, longitude 127.60, traveling in a northerly direction. Ogden Standard. |