Show v dr david W brunton one of the best known and youngest old mining engineers of the west during the closing days of last month added another laurel to his crown in the engineering profession by making an airplane flight over and around the country about denver in a small craft known as the swallow there is nothing particularly out of the ordinary any more in a man making an airplane flight t but the friends of doctor brunton in this neck 0 the woods and they are legion will feel like admonishing him that while he may resent the imputation he is not as young as he used to be and that he should steady down and leave such exhibitions of nerve to younger members embers ro of the profession the inventor and builders of the aircraft alre raft knowing that do doctor actor brunton was connected with the invention bureau of the war department part parti ment nent during the world war and that he be was a recognized authority on a aircraft ir craft sought his opinion with respect to the ties of the little machine in which he iva was invited to tide ride after alighting Z fron from the machine he is quoted as having said the commercial success of the airplane is de pendant on its reliability combined avit low operating cost and the swallow appears to have combined these features to lar large lare e and determined extent it is good to know ow that doctor brunton is still safe 04 an that the inventors of the machine have been made happy 0 judge curtis H lindley accounted A died leas greatest authority on mining law aran fr at his home 2000 pacific avenue san cisco on november 25 helas he was min 1119 at the conclusion of an important case in arizona and had return returned ed only two days before his death |