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blowing pretty hard, and when the wire was run out 

 the balloon started almost horizontally for the near- 

 est tree, rising slightly. 



The wire was stopped at once and the balloon 

 thus suddenly restrained, changed its horizontal 

 course to an upward one. At about sixty feet up 



Throwing Out Ballast 



the wire was again paid out and the balloon made 

 a dash for the trees again. Once more the balloon 

 was stopped and rose to a height of one hundred 

 and fifty feet, where it swayed about with the pleas- 

 ant face of Stephenson looking over the edge of 

 the basket. He had to sit down, as there was not 

 room to stand. The ascension seemed a failure with 



