Show That Balloon Van Tassel who was so successful success-ful in Salt Lake city made an ascension ascen-sion in Portland Oregon a few days since He took as a companion compan-ion the reporter of the New Northwest North-west The trip was a complete success suc-cess although not unattended with danger on account of the fact of having to cut loose every possible appendage even to the anchor and rQpe About all the ballast they had was a Dottle or two of water which in a moment of peril they were compelled to pour to the ground The Oregonians were delighted de-lighted as it was their first balloon ascension |