Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-04-04 | Page 10 | Not the Place for Ballooning.

l NOT OT TIIE THE PLACE FOR BALLOON 1 ING G. G Spokesman-Review Spokesman The foolhardiness ness of ot making ascents In the old fash balloon Just for sport has been demonstrated several times this sea- sea pon at Los Angeles Balloons have been caught In contrary air currents and carried out to sea Ono One aeronaut got got into a n heavy fo fog and tried to descend four times b before fore ho correctly I that he had drifted over dry land Imd again Only one ono of the balloons that w was booked to go cast east got over tho the range rang e as far as Arizona The Tho party part that disappeared dIe dis appeared in the mountains Saturday afternoon did not intend to make a an n extended trip but were whisked awa away y Into thick clouds which proved to b bo bothe bothe the forerunners of ot a severe se storm A mild climate is about tho the only feature feature fea Ica ture turn that commends Los Angeles as a winter resort for tor those who are aro Interested interested interested inter Inter- ested In ballooning and the warm and an d calm area is limited Tho The ocean Is close at hand with 1 its high fogs togs and the mountains are an Just as near Rising to heights o of ot f feet and more the they are arc wrapped d in a garment of or snow enow and contain to ln- ln nun crable gulches from which a part party of or castaways would find it impossible to extricate themselves A strong sentiment has lately ap appeared appeared ap- ap panted among amons- members of ot the aero o clubs themselves es in favor avor of ot confining i ascents cents with whim the tho spherical typo of or balloon balloon balloon bal bal- loon to points that are a long wa way Inland In Inland Inland In- In land and also allo remote from tho the Brea great grent t lakes and many aeronauts are transferring transferring trans trans- ferring erring their favor tavor to the dirigibles s and aeroplanes It would seem that tho the venturesome e aeronauts who repair to Los Angeles Angele s for tho the winter season might learn earn after atter r a while whilo that they aro are putting their r fi friends lends and other people to a great grea t deal of ot trouble for tho the sake of ot a fe few ew w thrills