Hide Article Text (OCR)
)!»It Wat* Suen at Potter Val?ey on JbastSaturday Kveuinsr.inivrtvfio.id,ck(1-l»yhete-ii-n-V.teid$o.lit8u’siOISdId(i1Ritdei-eyt.1Natural! v enough are people skeptical d the reported air ship. Practically speaking, the incredulous are those whose eyes have not actually seen it. lint such an invention is possible. In an ago of progress like this we should not be surprised to hear ol such a thing. Hundreds of people tell us they have seen it, and many of those hundreds are men of intelligence and standing. Therefore we should not make haste to denounce the reports as false and ridiculous. Mam years ago we laughed at the telephone, and hut a few years since we laughed at the phonograph. We laughed at many ot her such things, and yet they are all realities, in this particular case not only do wo have the words a( eye-witnesses but the words as well of those who know of tho inventor. There is much in the matter for jest and merriment, but jest and merrlt;ment often travel with things t hat are real. It is barely prob-ahlo that the airship now soars the skies above us. On last Saturday evening two gentlemen of this city went up to Potter Valley. They were Dr. E. G. Case,High Chief Hanger of the Order of Foresters, and Wm. Held, Jr. When entering the valley and while passing the place of | | Samuel Noil, they wore suddenly startled by the appearance above them of a huge bright light. .Accompanying the light was a noise, and instantly their horses took fright, one of them jumping from the road. For the time being their attention was directed to the team, but when they were enabled to look up they hoheld what convinced than was themuch discussed air ship. It seemed to be about 400 feel high and was traveling at remarkable speed. From appearance they judged it to be sixty feet in length, j y and less than twenty feet wide, having the shape very closely of a cigar. There was considerable noise, evidently produced by tho motive machinery, and the light was particularly brilliant. Nothing of the contents could be seen and the. strange visitor quickly disappeared. A0[i1telegram to the San Francisco dailies stated that an air ship was seen at Redding the same night. From the fact of great speed and the heading of this ship in tho direction of Redding it is presumed the two are the same.An interview bad with Dr Case elicited tho above information and residents of Potter Valley substantiate his statements.NVilh an nir ship perfected, as it evidently now seems, it would appear but a short time until tho transportation busi-ni’HH, especially as to mail carrying, will undergo an appreciable change.Tv\T
Newspaper Details
Mendocino Dispatch Democrat
Ukiah, California, US
Fri, Dec 04, 1896
Page 1
Full Page
Clipped by
Anonymous
CA, USA 10 Aug 2020
Other Publications Near Ukiah, California
Mendocino Herald
Ukiah Dispatch Democrat
Mendocino Dispatch Democrat
Ukiah News
Ukiah City Press
