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demonstrated one of his flying boats at Portland, Oregon, and July 1st-4th he flew at Everett, Washington. When he completed the engagement there he flew to Seattle, Washington, a distance of 32 miles. On July 14th, Silas started a 6-day exhibition engagement at the 1913 Potlatch celebration at Portland, Oregon. Also flying were his brother Harry, and John and Frank Bryant. In late August and early September, Silas and Harry were fling at Saltair, Salt Lake City, Utah. On September 16 Silas flew from Salt Lake to Provo, Utah, carrying 100 pounds of newspapers. Their school was active that summer, and in the fall Silas was put in charge of aviation events prior to the opening of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition at San Francisco. Six planes were in service carrying passengers, and an air meet was staged each Sunday. This activity lasted through the winter months of 1913-1914.

On February 9, 1914, Silas started on a flight from San Francisco to San Diego and landed near Bakersfield, completing the longest one-day, cross-country flight, 271 miles, made in the United States to that date. On February 11th he started for Los Angeles, but had difficulty in attempting to cross the Techachapi Mountains and was forced to return to Bakersfield to change engines. February 16th he negotiated the mountain passes and flew into Los Angeles, 382 miles from San Francisco. After a rest there he flew to San Diego. On April 20th he won a race from San Francisco to Bakersfield competing with Arthur Rabitski, Ed Bleakly and Frank Bryant. In May, the company started a regular scheduled aerial ferry route across the Bay from San Francisco to Oakland, using flying boats. The well-known Weldon B. Cooke started flying for them on this route, which proved successful but was not well patronized. On June 25th, Silas flew over the summit of Mt. Whitney, reaching an altitude of 15,728 feet on his second attempt. He had started his first flight early in the morning from Lone Pine, California, but encountered very high winds and turbulence at 13,000 feet and was forced to return. By mid-forenoon he tried again and this time he crossed over the summit and flew on through a narrow valley to Bishop, 60