{"character_count": 2131, "word_count": 384, "ccnet_language_score": [0.9757999777793884], "ccnet_perplexity": [649.7000122070312], "fasttext_language": ["en"]}
In a recent conversation with Mr. DU- RANT, he Informed us that the greatest rate of his travelling in the air was on his se- cend ascension, in 1880, from Castle Gar den, up thg North River. Although the wind was net high; he found himself, in three minutes from starring, over a spot three miles from the Garden. This rate would propel him 50 miles an hour. Now Mr. Drant, at the same rate of travelling, with a fair wind might traverse the whole conti- nent of America from New Orleans to Portland, in the short space of 2I hours, witnessing partly by moonlight portions of the Statbs of Louisiana, Alabama, Geor- gla, North Carolina, Virginia, PennsylYa- mia, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and

 Maine. We have little hesitancy, from our knowledge of the 'sgroat brave,n that he dare undertake such an exploit.

 MT. Duraat also informs us that the rate by which he might be propelled in a gale of wind, wouldbe 100 miles the hour, which would carry him from Louisiana to Maine between sunrise and sunset. The balloon "o"io not De HheIy to suffer nlufy, and from hls experience heretofore, he Is sure thai ills respiration would not be affected, because, when seated in his car, however hgh the wind, he is in perfect calm, and Ii candle were lit, would not only not be blown out, but would not even flare. MT. Du- rant would take tour of this kind, were he sure that, in such a distance, there would not be adverse currents. He Is, however. determined to attempt, and we have no doubt he will accomplish, in the line of his profession, more than any other Eronat that has preceded him.

 Whatever career Mir. D. may choose to adopt, and however chimerical, he may be sure of the best wishes of his fellow-citi- zens n favor of his success.

 should he fail and perish, the regrets of ms countrymen will console his survivors, and hls fame upon the page of history will De ther solaee. It seems to be the glory of our young advennrer, to risk every thng to exalt the character of Americans "a race of men, engrafted upon a noble stock and whose deeds of daring knows no bounds.-.N. + Gaeette.