When I asked him what kind of gas he used, he answered, "We use atomic energy; some machines and motors use ocean-wave electric energy, others use concentrated sun-ray energy. We use no gas, oil, or coal, even though we have them in great abundance. Their fumes, gases, and smoke would pollute our fresh air. Furthermore, coal mining is hazardous and we do not want to endanger the lives of our potential miners."
This is only the beginning, the first chapter of my strange story which I wrote on my return. There are a great many details I would like to give you; but since I want to finish as quickly as possible, I am omitting description and details of minor matters. Tomorrow I will give you my second chapter, a bird's-eye view of a city on Mars.
FOOTNOTES:
[1] Nevada State Journal, Editorial, January 26, 1946.
[2] LIFE ON OTHER WORLDS, H. Spencer Jones, Macmillan Co., 1940, N.Y., p. 200.
[3] Ibid., p. 200.
[4] Ibid., p. 200.
[5] Ibid., p. 200.
[6] Ibid., p. 204.