Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-25
)GRESS AFTER LEAVING LAND BEF11ND|

NOON - FNOJNEOO AT IT
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PACED
we climbed into fur coats kicked snohouse
and danced about the fires of the heart
Quickly the camp furnishings tossed the sleds and
securely dashed down. The gathered into the drag
with vigorous snap of the long whip the willing crea
shoulder straps The seds groaned and the I'M
yielding metallic ring but the train moved WITH
cheerful pace.
unne noona terronea dosangwah good sight
day. said another but the words did not come with
intent each in his felt keeny that we
leaving world of life possible comfort tor one OF tor
suffering Heberg Island already only dull blue
while making fantastic figures of its peaks
and ice walls.
WAVE OF MIRAGES.
The stamp of reality given place OF curious
age peaks like active volcanoes others rose to
exaggerated heights and pierced the changing skies with multiple
spires steepes Altogether this unexpected panorama
upper of Land under the influence OF optical
illusions gave considerable entertainment
breathing spell the heads turned the land every
gave prospect From bechng volcanoes to smoking
but desolate line of coast could not be imagined
wind-swep and icepolshed mountains separated
by valleys great depths of and ice This interior
accumulation slowly the where formed low ice
WALL glacier the malaspna but its more
like that of heavy ice hence the of the fragments from
this gaeoeberg, which, in Lincoln and resembling
supposed the product of the upbudng of the
of the North Polar
Late in the afternoon suddenly
purple the horizon, merging percepby
with lighter purple blue the upper skies We the land
repeatedly days whenever the atmosphere
condition elevate the terrestrial contour lines
ALL CONDITIONS FAVORABLE
Everything this march. The wind
strong angle making possible guard
by pushing mitten under the hood by raising the
The hard and the ice in fairly large
separated by lines offered little trouble At the end
of forced effort of fourteen hours the register indicated twenty
nine miles.
Too tired begin the construction of house
ourselves down the sledges for short breathing spell
and fell asleep Awakened about hour later by wind
fastened seek shelter The heavy foe which rested
several large humocks lee of of these
found suitable for camp Lines of snowy
rushing the pack and the wind with rapidly increasing
force.
But dome severely
the blast under crept of the coming
furs.
fercely night morning
steady draug with of degrees below At
emerged The gray had been from the fgd
but north there remained low black line
which gave much uneasines It belt of
waersk and indicated water thin ice great
distance
The upper surface Grant Land line play
of land clouds eyes
solid this march felt keeny the piercing cold of
Polar The gradually fosx below in
afternoon chill of
swing of the, suns glitter.
80 A. IIFESAPPING WIND.
still light fe-sapping draught which sealed
eyes beaced the We had hoped that this would soften
midday sum- with sharper edge.
slightly of north the wind slightly north of
struck painful angle and brought The mo
ashe quickly together wnng forced
halt frequently the eyes with the of the
covered hand In meantime found the tipped with
white skim and also required nursing The entire face
rounded with ice -.
This experience brought language but there
dress aimed succeed the face barred the
of elements
At about o'clock the crossed the