 A November 1872 report in the "Washington Chronicle" stated that, using kites and galvanometers, "Loomis' aërial system has just been tried on lines of different lengths, with variable, but perfectly satisfactory results.On a line of 400 miles lineal distance (800 mile circuit) the tests were perfectly satisfactory at an elevation of 2100 feet.At a mountain elevation of 1200 feet the tests and results that were very strong at a distance of 14 miles."