Telegram-herald., 1889-12-02
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ris1es " as Fvoze1 s0Es1-
L. 3. Ereaeh. $50 hzs recsEIiy returned
tTola Asia, aAers. u oomp1ly vita 81 ~.
Brlos ae Es--.ls 8 tElg &C lsl2e.sT tay SO sas
r. saras1 b witnessing II seu-. -.sr.-- mirage
q tEs silent city, gave sn iu.cresrlas ~
-o1AF q rs ZIP - - gslZ ~ tez tes lllSr-
Jse-an.
Il started flr Alaska he s1i3. ~iaH Aprs
tor tie pl-rpsss ~ visls-ag the uiaes hs-s
Ca tls srealneF / maze TIE see 1zl1lai-ce =
NJ BF1es, anoss accounts ~ t-s mirage
cave re-sltly 1eeu pnl-isled in lsar.g every
p1zzr il tie esul-rs iLs sas rlea cu rs
uay 20 Alaska f3r tie p~rE-4s ~ al...ag ~
rae -o1lrry Ter q re@s.-apsr syu li-4ls
~W4aa ve arrived 90 44ne44 se BEARD q
gQs1l lea. about tls wou1crfui m rage Jpc1
es4iry Ts NeFe dreetal ~ Professor l.
Hllolehog We found h.m to 1e an oii 80
cha-actzr is came crigiaally from My
ss-lA s-d bas iael i4 Jlueal fol tselfy
yeas de zeers q soFt af fuuse-ll ~ Al--2-ia
caFlaslrlss alI1l tourists pessr go a. .si-
lis gave IS 81 ilreres,lEs account II tEs
. -n4-lenl h. and -ali tna- El, attention as
srsf called o. II by hearing tae Indians tell g;
tle cry . Llca vas b4Ar Ia t1e szy Ils
Indian iegeLd conccrE l-g % IS tLat tle clty IS
iunaai.ed Dg 1le sp--... q t-e.r toes. t.e
Russians Thsy stan. - grs4- ave ~ o.
snd caanot be induc-4 a. - le2r tie place.
The pTofes determined % invest. ra-e
and SIX years ago to made his first rip 10
Glacier bay lie was successful ln seeing
he o. rage. ard has been there each year
since during the latter par of Jane and the
first q July. Il 4 only az thar time ot year.
when the days are lonsesl, that g, appear>
Ia the meantime 10 mad seat f4f bis cam
era. and on bis fourth TIP succeeded Ia get
ting a good photograph of the wonder We
trlal % induce L.m 10 accompany Us. but be
srub1oridy refused az lrst. He was anxious
e. GET his negative copyrighted, and uI.de-
Ire Impression that l. required a personal
81 L. and that II any one else saw the pho
nonenon il would lessen his chance OF max
iug money from the sale OF the pictures.
But finally he agreed 70 - with US If we
would pay him enough 10 get his copyright.
which we cid
"G.acier bay IS about $50 miles north ot
Juneau, and the trip has 20 be made IN canoes.
We oblaiuod four Indian guides, loaded
canoe with .socd and provisions, and started
about the 1st OF June. Glacier bay is itself
wonderful sight. Completely surrounded 10y
huge glaciers. the effect on clear days Is sin
gularly beautiful The bright rays Of the
sun are reflected 10 parti-cOlored hues from
field Of blue ice extending far beyond the
range Of visiln. We passed MUD glacier,
the objective ,oint Of tourists, ana went 10
tie head Of thA bay, about forty miles be-
yond
"Willoughby4cturnedh home, and we pitched
cur tent opposite the PA.iic glacier. above
Ghich, he informed US the mirage appeared.
Zach day we used 70 20 over to the glacier
and watch for the appearance of the phantom
city. June passed and without any signs Of
the mirage, and we were on the point of Civ
Ing il up and return to Juneau. About )
o'clock on an afternoon OF an early July day
we suddenly perceived, rising above the
glacier over in the direction Of Mt Fair
weather what 81 first appeared TO be thin
misty cloud It soon became clearer, ano we
distinctly saw a specter city moving toward
us. We could plainly see houses, well defined
streets and trees. Here and there rose tall
spires over nuge buildings which appeared
to be ancient mosques or cathedrals II wa.
large city, one that would at least contain
10000 inhabitants. have seen milwaukee,
niraged over Lake Michigan, and this city
appeared considerably larger than that. 1t
did not look ike a modern city-mOre like an
ancient European city. noticed particularly
the immense height of the spires. OF course
We were much excited. The Indians who
were with us were overcome by their super
stitious fear and ran away We both had
cameras, and separated in order TO take it
from different points of view. By the time
we reached points Of vantage it had grown
fainter and soon disappeared. l should say
the spectacle lasted about twenty five minutes.
IL returned 10 camp, but 10 my horror
could not find Bruce We at once instituted
search for him, but failed to find him for two
DAYS On the third day be was found. He
had lost his way, and was nearly dead with
cold and hunger On our way back we were
delayed at Bartlett bay by q severe storm.
While there We were talking about the
mirage in the presence Of several men when
one of them spoke up and said that he and
his partner had seen the same thing. We
asked them 10 make affidavit Of the fact
which they did"
The document, which was signed by Robert
Christie and Robert Patterson. in the pres
ence OF Lamar B. French, Charles T. Lord
r WiGoughby and Minor W. Bruce, read.
as follows: ION July ?, 1889, while sailing
from the main or Glacier bay into what i,
known as Jones bay, just south of Willough-
by Island, about o'clock Ia the afternoon
we suddenly saw rising out against the side
OF tie mountains what appeared 10 be houses
churches and otb~r huge structures II ap
peared TO be a city Of extensive proportions
/ We watched the spparition for long time
and think IL was visible for an hour or more
At that time we had never heard Il what b
called the silent city We are satisfied that
It was mirage from its position and appear
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