Show Ascent A scent of McKinley I I 4 g tt S 5 TOP OF Jr V d JOHN BERRY IN HIIS HIlS IS BALLOON BASKET Expects to Scale Mt McKinley in Search of Dr Cooks Alleged Records CAPTAIN JOHN BERRY WIll GO IN A BAllOON The Object Is to Discover if Dr Cook Left Records at atthe atthe atthe V the Top St Louis Louts Mo 10 Feb 6 Captain John Berry aeronaut of or many man flights IB is read ready to balloon his way to the crest of Mount McKinley in Alaska Ala ka in search of the records Dr Frederick A Cook states he placed there Berry err hopes to settle once and for all the question of whether Cook C ok ever vel sealed settled the highest hl helt mountain on OR th the continent or bust bu t in the attempt In fact Berrys slogan is To the top of oC I Mount McKinley or bust and he says say sayi it i l will take tolee a great rea t many ma ny busts in the big gas sas bag in which he be is going to tomake t tomake make the trip to discourage him Joseph W Plein a gold mine owner o ner of Nome Alaska arrived in St I outs Louis Tuesday night on a trip for the special purpose of conferring with Berry and advising him as to methods and Will Cost Captain Berry says sa s that the venture will wilt cost him OOOO A St Louisan will accompany him Pictures will be taken as primary evidence of the trip An balloon inflated with hydrogen gas which will be man manufactured manufactured manufactured at the mountain will be used A circular basket basl At containing the peculiar liar steering and propelling apparatus which Captain Berry has just perfected and patented after two years year labor will carry the aeronauts This propelling machine e is built bunt on onan onan an upright shaft of iron 10 feet high which stands from the center of the basket On this shaft are two sets of propellers two of which are parallel paralle l and two horizontal with the shaft Each Bach set of propellers Is IH capable of o f pulling an weight One set et will lift the balloon the other propel prope l it Levers make it possible to shift t these propellers to any position A small ga gasoline oline en engine engine engino gine gino will supply the power p er erWill Will Wait for Wind Captain Berry Berr will ill leave St I ouis JAuis this spring with his balloon basket baske t and shaft which itself weighs pounds At Seattle the rest of his out outfit outfit outfit fit will be purchased The first 1000 0 feet up lip the mountain will be made on horseback There final preparations preparation s will be made for the ascent depending of course on favorable winds This Thi s wait watt may mav extend over weeks When it i t comes the tile aeronauts will wilt sail the crest cres t of the mountain They will whit Ill endeavor r to just skim the e crest A trail rope rop e feet long is expected to catch atch on the peak |