The Arkansas banner., 1849-04-10
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Mirage iM ths Great NAkt besaFts
 Brvzna in his lpataai sd tnF ta 1aistarnae gives sheuanewa ssE she Esacss easterR desvrtss whtsAgA seems also ss be sess lH osr Ametaean Sax tasss eFts:
 As we neveA eawasd. memhes ef ess party tp the rear callef oar a'tt6sioa ss &sssnaas neysag ebi~et Iefs al an anpsreHi dtasAare ~ sx CT eight nifps fl is very dihkeaat s0 detaamane ass- tanrrs scearateiy on ih@se ptasee. TpAr eslsnass Is based aoa the probable demeNsnte tt lhN oafetls and Anless yca know what Ire otgeFf ., aMt tts probable sixss ysa ~e Hshse se gsN@t uaeeptsca. The atnlrsphe4e seems lteqarRfiY se set as tnas- HiEef % much SD, that have oftee esun tAsen p~seAea agea ssw shrub. 0F aH naaatAfiea q ses plain. aassrGag so ilas oastsHss q Aa a hssss. bark
 Bot ihis object wa4Ar emoFmaasly iuSENs epneaA- sriag iis sppatrHt assssBes, spa is aosssHens taf wsna, pssalri wssA CUTS. sekssilnesx nsf 9FeAsaF sxsitesi our wasaev aAd eMftAeisVs Wary eN& tssts sas were tisa eoaieeIgs~s gsaeas and iae~tH'MEl f the F~sty, towhes Il might be, ar Resseaa Sesns sboaxh, il w'ghs De Mt tisdsYsth. whs ssd ennrls- ded to toFsw Hx others tsag | waz scms eIcinfssh aosissr4ifs aalsaal lost upoA ths desests ehssa ihat it uas thc etss ol nsasasAuho Megstha1inu, wsf- Aerins oa .'ghss rendezvous ss scakh.' H was the xsnees eoseiusion, hnw~vvF. that Do Ahisnd eqaa- possti of flesh ard tleod, of even hsAsiSy gacst. eould here iahabit. pasiReF es e4as sfxe s0an loaaed t. and fos aa hoas eT sare hay moved along as befosr. p-sallel to us when they assafpeafsa, | appsfeusty behiHsi the horizoa.
 1 Darng the suesidenee ef ihss tempest. there ep- peAred upon lhe plain cue ai the mfst exsaesasnefy plsaomeHa, dare 10 ass~ff. essr witnessed AS st | have belor- satsu had Aismnaated ffem my mair, saa turning t wish its esksAsat. was walking ses- eraI fods in fens el h~ pafy ia order sa lead .N dlEect ta ihe po,nt ct our dessinasion pa9" oaAsiy in iFost to the tight coarse betng wet, ] Shsre appeared the figures ef natabsF et men ahd hesses seme bfte.o or '~~niy. Saass et these hx- nrss wsfe goasici, and others dIssaoaRrd, aad ag- peared 10 be marehieg CD kg3f fheif tsees aAa the heaas of the horses wee avaed towards as. aad ! at Gfsi hsy appeared Il ihey were rushing down | apca us 1heH aPpateni disssee judging fsom tlsn i horizon, was tfam ihree 10 i've miles. But 'hesr size vas aol correspondent. taF they seemed Rssgly ss large as OUT oNH b~iies, an c0nseQ ieusiy wese ot gigantic stAtase. At tte hvst view l supposed them 'o be smah party of lRdtans, (pteealLy the
 Ut4hs ching itoan the opposite slds nf tue piass
 But th.s ssenrs 10 nc scarcely probable. ss 10
 hahllng or pssty wead he hkeiy 10 take thls
 route. vslisa to sseae et oas party Rsafest me to
 hasten forward. as iheGe were Ben ia iroat eomtRG towards as. Very is.e hiieea er twea.y hg-
 malipitrd into three os slaF handHed, sna
 appeared to be masehing teswsrd tn the greatest
 action ami speed. ttsn eoajaetateJ that ibsy might be Cart Fremont and hs psi.y, with others,
 lrom CaIiioenta, te4Arnieg to ths Uated States by ihis roaie althnagh they ssvnea io he ico aninsr-
 oUs even for thrs. l spoke to Brown. who Was
 nearest to sae sat sskrd kisa fl hr noticed Ihs hg
 ures ot men a.d horses ta hoai. lie answered tssai
 he ssid aud tAt he bal ubseised tbs same appear ances several tunes psevIsasiy, but they knd aiszRs
 peare and he believed them to hr optical tilueoss similar to the aIiIage.
 IL vas tnen Ter inc first timf, 70 perfect was ihe dseepFson that eenjsctaEed the prpAAhie isct thst ihese figures were the reflection ai oah images
 by fhs atmosphere. kttsa II wtsh the ans pss-
 tlsies et SJ skAzea saALsEs hs he stAnt hvtssoe l covered bY tie sane suhstznce. Tbis indHcsd
 minute observation ot the phe noinehoG, ! der tn detect the deception, i such II wste, l. noticed sIrgle hgare, apparently Ih fIuat, n ad- vance Of all the others, and Mas s,f.ck wiih sts likeness 10 myself It's moions, tee, 1 thought weie the same as mine To test the E, puthssis above suggested, wheeled suseilly around, al tbs same i.tue sfTetehag ms sFms "at to ther h
 length, and tarniag lace slle~les ia potise tle goysm~rt. of this hsuie. II went through precise 1 iy the same motions. then marched deliberately and with long strides several pares; the hguFs did | the same. To test Il mere thoroughly, 1 Gsieaisd l the experiment., anh Nith the same Fesiilf. The fact ,sn clear. Bat !, Hsore fully tied .iiti. for the Nhee array of ihis shadowy host the ai an ho.r. melted eBinsly away and was seen. ths phenomenon, hoHev- er explained std gayr the kistory oi ths giesntlc Speeites which appeared sHd tisappesftd % ty rioasiy K estliei hear of ibs day. | he figures | were o~H shadows, pfodgced aud reproduced by the mIror-hks composition impreg hstiug the ai- niosphete and covering ihs l,iain eanaot hess mote particularly rXpaIn refer to thr subject ! But This rhancsb poriaiioh. spsng.eg eat ol the grouhd Il w~Ie, Aha artsytig itseit btcfe ua aa | We irayersed he dteaTy and hrsyen- .isde Rssfa ! waste, although were entirely eohyineed of ihr esass of the nppsrttoa excited those superstition 1 einotioUs gaiusai 10 all maHkind.