The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-10-21

pen. some line must cross our horizon.
10 mark the important area into which
we were pressing.
When the sun was low the eye ran
over moving plains In brilliant waves
OF color to dancing horizons The MI
RACES turned things topsy turvy. In.
verffd lands and queer objects ever
rose and fell In shrouds OF mystery.
bur al Of this was due TO tile atnios.
pheric magic Of the midnight sun.
With 4 lucky series of daily asfro.
nomical observations .our position was
now accurately fixed for each stage OF
progress As we neared the pole the
Imagination quickened. and II restless.
almost hysteric excitement came over
u.s. The boys fancied they saw beaver
and seals. and had new land under
observation frequently, but with Il
change in the direction Of light or an
altered trend In our temperament The
horizon cleared and we became eager
only 10 pnsh farther into the mystery.
From the ciehiy-eighth 10 the eighty.
ninth the Ice was In very large fields
and the surface was less irregular. bni
IN other respects II was about fhe
safae as below the eighty-seveuth. Wp
noticed here also an extension Of tho
range NJ vision. we seemed 10 see
longer distances and the fee along the
horizon bad less angular outline
Tho color ~ the sky ard the ice aiss
changed 10 deeper purple hiucs. we
hid no WAY u checking these innres
slnnS hy ohio. observations The 81
rerness 70 iind something unusual mas
hive fired the imagination. hnl since
he earth + faiiened At The pole per
hars = widened horizon should be d.
teyt,d
Al oclnek on the morning ~ Aprll
~ W. canipei aon picturesque ait
FIELD with conventions hummocks. a.
wtsirh We could easily rive for the r.
lneni outlook whieh we now maintan,
n Tie tent was pitched The doc
were sileurrd by hlorks ~ remmii-aa
III ns new enthnsinsm was aroused b.
litrr,I pct - pea SOUP ard few
chips ~ fre7eu meat. md then We
hained n ilfe giving sunbeauis screen
"a frhfn ilie plercing air by silk
strands Il vas beautiful day. and
fiad nhr sense Of appreciation NOT hee'
biapied ~ accumulafed fa,lage ~
rorld have greniiy enjoyed the niay
Vt lisht and eo,mr IN the ever changing
srenr ~ snarkie
TIE Eskiuas were soon lost in 4 prn-
f.nnd sern fbe onlg cemlori IN tlicif
ntr,l ilrps nnt sPmanfa frase 81
l.a.i lisen mv naHlt ~ -liesedlhs d.
81 se' nanilcal observations The lon
eltndr calculations lined NJ h ~ n.
efe,.t , miniiies. A. uoan The spn's ais
ilfnae aas carefnily sei On me seNani
aaIi fhr huleda quFsiy rrdacrd gore
- degrees ~ minutes twen,gsnHa
rdles ffem the role
Nv heari innpr,i far ios. and The uaa
ruusctis romnoilrn which WAS ere
alins aaaeet.d EInslsans. ! told hin
ihai ~ Two aypnge marches We wunla
ri.aeh iIe -fis sHn.' iihe bfg uaill
khWeHh ea- HwateHaa With a'ttnk
eisa together ihes went uut IL han-
asak and through elasses sought fnr
mark - ismfe - Important pu,#
as fhe terrestrial axis Il bot aBs
stsrp ~ ond y un,t ~ sern.
/ tired ~ explaiu tint thc pole Wa
49, Visible ~ ihe eve, shnt 81 pp,ieof
WIS located pnly lsy Il repeated vs., ~
,pe sarhNs Instruments rhis entirely
sail.fed ineif curiosity and they burst
oaf ~ nmrahs ~ iny tcr iwo t'alrs
fhts ,hanl,sl aud ,lancpd ine pas~ii'is
- Md lite
Il WIS the fr~t real slen - pisaAiife
nc ratmaai emotion Which iley Ind
.haWn for several weets Fnr ssme
tue Ind entertained The fear that
- uU l1nrpt pnsses.ard iie siiraglb ~
eeIurn u iand. In, the nnbsldicd Cow
n ylar dlspellrd' thar ilea
uofe sl,.Ct WIS quite impossible We
rrewed an esira put of is-l prepared
fatmiis broth ~ nerhnlcan. dug u Il
SURPRISE " fancy biscuits ana Filled 10
IS cord thing, e tie limit 81 thr af
ionauce fat nr final feas, DAYS. The
DIG wnith lai ipihod tic chorns "
'eladuesS. we're given m extra iubp 81
rAsrinlean 4 few hours more werv
aercclly spent ~ the tent. and Their
wa starred With i new sririt for ihe
,itierniosi north
Nc were excited II q fever hfgi
The fcpt we're light on this run. Even
The dogs cnushf The infectious cuthnsi
assn aud RUSHED nirnr a. . pace whlrh
made II difficult fnr me to Keep 9. sun
cleut advance q sct good course
The horizon was stu searched TOT
something 10 mark the approachlne
lsoreal center. Tut nothing unusual WIS
seen. IL was The SHINE. eypanse %
moving seas ~ ice on which We had
lived for Jp miles.
Hut. hooking through gIaddcncd eyes.
the scene assnmcd a new glory. There
we're plains ~ gold fenced IN purple
walls. with gllded crests. u was one
Or the few days on the stormy pack
when al nature smiled with cheering
lights
As the day advanced and the splcn
A. - ..,........r ufs<hf srnQ run into the