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1871 September 7 Letter to Joseph A. McClure

Title

1871 September 7 Letter to Joseph A. McClure

Description

A balloon ascension would generate significant interest but Utah lacks gas facilities to inflate the canvas.

Type

Correspondence

Sender

David McKenzie

Recipient

Joseph A. McClure

Date

1871 September 7

Location

Clinton, Iowa

Subject

Entertainment

 

Salt Lake City, U. T.
Sept. 7. 1871.

Jos. A. McClure, Esqr.
Clinton, Iowa.

Dear Sir:

Yours to Prest Young with reference to a certain balloon, or aerial ship ascension was duly received.

The Prest. instructed me to acknowledge the receipt thereof, and inform you that we have not the facilities for inflating your canvass, being without Gas works of any kind in this Territory.

I will add, that such an ascension, could it be made here successfully, would create intense interest, and I apprehend there would be little difficult in raising the amount of subscription.

Possibly you can arrange about the gas, and if so, I would suggest that you write to Mr. Daniel H. Wells, Mayor of Salt Lake City, stating your terms &c. as he is the proper person to attend to such matters, and the party to whom Prest. Young would refer you.

Respectfully,
D. McKenzie
Sec. Prest B. Young