The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-16

Won think of those OF the Yosemite. 81
by mountain torrents tangled among &c
crags until the frolicking liquids iEsg
themselves in the sea. and then we 20 IN
between snow-covered rocks which ara
great white thrones OF luster and pomp,
and our ships gun startles the seasuis
by the millions. and the echoes or rock
which human foot never trod and when
we ask what means that cannonade we are
informed that we have passed into the
Arctic sea which ground up the seannette
and has fought back the John Franklins
and the Doctor Kanes and the De Longs
and the Nansens of the world, and VIII
keen on defying the explorers until the
great palace ~ arctic cold VIII be lett
alone, and It's keys Of crystal are nuns
down for the peaceful reign or eternal
frigidity. The Norway coast Is wild ana
volcanic. II shows that nature has been
IN paroxysm. When Titan play bail
they throw rocks.
II "a summer. but all our blankets and
furs are brought into service. Good-by
TO straw hats and thin shawis. In Few
hours we have passed from June into
November. Our faith in the integrity OF
watches and clocks Is very much shaken.
They say II is o'clock, and " O'Clock,
and II o'clock. and yet not even hint
of darkness But all the watches cam
not lie In conspiracy to deceive. and every
man who has a watch II looking NJ u,
and all the chronometers agree IN say
ing II is ten minutes Of midnight. ~
this time great thick cloud drops over
the rnn. We have come Tour thousaha
mile. through the isles OF tho great the
a,er OF nature. and aiasl there Is pros
meet that the main actor will not appear
upon the stage Having disappointed so
many will he 6lsappoint usf We are
tranwhxed with anxiety and are watching
and waiting and hoping and almost pray
ing that we may see what we have come
so far to see. Hush. now everyl<sdF
ana everything. Not one cough Of the
srnokestack, not one throb az the engine.
moi one shuttle OF the foot. lest II dis
turb the scene Look The clouds seem
parting. diasolving passing Ayel They
are gone, and the midnight sun Is before
Us.
our steamer has moved ont Of the fiera
into the open Sea thai nothing may nm
der out view. The shimHnerlug waters OF
the polar sea become forty miles % rich-
est irosiac and All the angels o. beauty
and splensor having come down on lad
ders dlviuely lowered. walk those pave
rpcnts u mosaic. ant they look hkc the
floor 90 heaven across waich trsA the
white robes Of the beAii1e- The sun
is So bright We ioAkf4 ~ ~ thiHNAA
smoked glasses. Ths SKY Was on nrs.
Enough clouds nearby 10 make an up
hossi1ry az FAM Horses ~ fra. and
chari0ts % fira r0iiing through citiss ~
rye Great masterpiece % ths AimiEhiy
In the gallery % the sky. Sunrise and
sunset married. Niagara - IRE strange.
wlera, overw eelHiing spectacle smiths al
other natural briiiisnco iuio nihiiiiy.
Searching enough, 0vsrnasEering enough.
s,arioas enough Is 10 the fye which
newer sldrnheg. nor sieegs We bRd seen
the morning sun. ami the MONDAY sun
and the setting sun. h1i never t~sfore haa
had We seen ard never aksin VIII We
see the midnight rim. From what watts
~ INFINITE beauty we're these col9tH
dippsdf A cofnmirgiirg ~ haes 20 -
found IL EBCh excess o. no other sky and
an NJ ether Sea- amber ard F1'8. iaven-
der hien6.ng With royal .prpic. al the
shades % yellow. Grange and canary Esd
lemon. 81 shades ~ blue. turquoise and
sapphire and navy sua marine nea azure;
an shades q green. olive and myrtle snd
Nile. A4l shades q red. scarlet ard mag
snta ara cardinal. ths seTy red cpQlinE
into grRw. ana the gray warming into
ruby Naw aneshyg; seems about 60 tri-
uFnph untn emerald appears. bot she ON.
crala Is seou outdcne BY the carbGaeia
II = IN some respects the most Impressive
scene IN the whole world. Seeing other
wonders Of nature you say they are like
this az ike that. The Alps are Ike Tire
sierra Nevadas. the Rhine - Ike tho
Hudson. Lock KHtrfne "a like Geneva, but
the midnight sun Is unlike anything. As
there Is only one Last Judgment" by
Michael Angelo IN the Roman Gallery.
and only one slsiine Madonna" "a Ores
den Gallery, and 20 20 those places ge
must II We would see them so we must
- 70 the north end cf the world &c behold