The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-30

about the cyc iuto state of chronic con.
mere pinhole.
The strong winds and drifting SHOWS
encouraged the habit Of pecping out oil
the corner of one eye. Nature in attempt
ing TO keep the ball from hardening
flushed it at all times with blood. There
was no end of trouble at hand in cndeas.
orins to keep the windows of the SOU
open, and all Of the effect was run TO.
gctber IN n set expression Of hardship and
wrinkles which should be called the boreal
SquInt
Nearing the Pole.
This boreal squint is n part Of the rus
set bronze phySiognomy which falls to
the lot of every Arcuc explorer. The
early winds. with Il piercing temperature.
stnrt flush of scarlet, while frequent
! irostbltcS leave figures III black later the
burning sun browns the skin subse.
9uenuy strong winds sap the moisture.
harden the skin and leave open assures.
The hard work md reduced uourish.
mcnt contract the muscles, dispel the fat
and leave the skin to sbrivc up in folds
The imprint of the goggles, the set eX-
preston of hard lines and the mental
blank of the environment have removed
all spiritual animation. We have the
color and the lines of old russet apples
and would easily pass for prehistoric
| progcnltorS of man.
In the enforced effort to spread ont
the Stlhcncd legs over the last reaches
there was no longer sufficient energy nj
cnmping times To erect snow shelter
The silk tent was then pressed into use
Though the temperature was still very
low when the sun was high its gcuia
rays pierced tho silk fubric and rested
softly Oh our browS closed IN heavy slum.
Der. In strong winds IL was still ncces.
sary TO erect sheltcring wall TO shield
the tent, but altogether the change
proved quite agreeable. 1t encouraged a
more careful scrutiny of the strange
world INTO which fortune had pressed
us-hrst Of all men
Optical Illusions.
Signs Of land were still seer every day.
but they were deceptive optical illusions
and n mere verdict of fancy. 1t seemed
that something must happen, some limo
must cross our horizon to mark the i'm
portant area into which We were press.
ing.
When the sun was low the eve ran
over moving plains in brilliant waves of
color TO dancing horizons. The mirages
turned things topSy tmvy Inverted
mus auu queer OBJECTS ever rose and
fell in shrouds OF mystery. but nil Of
this was due to the atmospheric magic of
the midnight sun.
With lucky series of daily astronom-
lcaI observations our position was now
accurately liked for each stage OF prog
ress. AS we ncarcd the pole the imarl-
nation quickened, nnS restless. almost
hysterlc excitement came over us The
boys iancicd they saw beaver and seals
and l hnd new land under obscrvnfion
frequently, but with change In the d;.
rccuon of light or an altered trend I'm onr
temperament the horizon cleared. and Uo
became eager only to push further ipto
the mystery.
From the ciGhty~cishth to the eighty
ninth the ice WAS in very large fields
and the surface was less irregular bnt
In other respects IL was about the snmo
as below the eighty we no
tieed here also an extension of tho range
of vision We seemed to see longer diS-
tances and the ice along the horizon had
a less angular outline
The color of the sky md the ico o,oo
changed to deeper purple blues, we Ind
no way of checking these Impressions bD
other observations, the cngcrncss to 6nI
something unusual may have fired Tho
imagination, but since the earth is Gst-
toned at the pole perhaps a widcned
horizon should be detected
Entbu,insm KcIgns.
AT eight o'clock on tie morning of