Ferris, Richard. [from old catalog] · New York, T. Nelson and sons · leaf 285
rom England. They landed atMateki Derevni, in Russia, having travelled 1,117miles in 31^ hours. They were driven down to theground by a severe snowstorm. On December 31, 1908, M. Usuelli, in the balloon Euwenzori left the Italian lakes and passed overthe Alps at a height of 14,750 feet, landing… … •a •a S K m O aoo BALLOONS. 285 a voyage of 33 hours. Many voyages over and amongthe Alps have been made by Captain Spelterini, theSwiss aeronaut^ and he has secured some of the mostremarkable photographs of the mountain scenery inpassing. In these voyages at such great altitudes itis necessary to…
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