Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-05
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many days The delight shirt changed for
the chill of the blanket The and hardened
sheets of became quite impossible dress after sleep
without softenng the sened urs with the heat of the barred
skin The the boots and the fur stockings became quite
useless
FURS SOON DRIED
Fortunately the enough to dry the
r about three days lashed the side of the sled In
days keny of perspaon than
in all earlier adventures
The goggles pessently they
protection which quite revelation but
spite every precauion burned with
lined map of the hardships
looking savags The perpetual glitter in
squn in remarkable
The strong reflected from the crystal surface threw the
eye of chronic contraction The iris
pnhoe At all times the the bows and
lashes interered with the decorative effect
strong drifting encouraged the habit of
peepg the of Nature attempting keep
ball hardening flushed all times with blood There
end trouble hand endeavorng keep the windows
Open of together in
expression hardship wrinkles which should be called the
boreal squint.
NEARING THE POLE
squirt part the bronze physiognomy
which falls the lot of explorer The early Winds
piercing temperature flush of scarlet while frequent
figures black later the burning browns the
subsequently strong harden the skin
and leave open assures.
muscles
dspe shrve folds The imprint
the goggles the of hard times and the mental blank
have all spiritual We have
the color and the lines of old apples would easily
for prehistoric progenitors of man.
In the enforced effort spread the fened legs the
last reaches there longer sufficient energy times
shelter The silk then pressed into
Though temperature still very when the
high congena rays pierced the silk fabric and rested softly
closed heavy slbe In strong winds still
necessary sheltering wall shield the but alto
geher the change quite agreeable 1t encouraged
scrutiny of the world which fortune had
pressed us-hrst of all men.
OPTICAL ILLUSIONS
Signs of land still every but they deceptive
optical Illusions and verdict of fancy 1t seemed that
thing happen line horizon mark the
important which pressing.
the eye moving plains in bril-
liant of color dancing horizons The mrages turned
things topy tvy Inverted lands and queer objects
fell shouds mystery but all of this due the
mospherc magic of the midnight
With lucky series of daily astronomical observations
position accurately fixed for each stage of AS
neared the pole the quckened and restless al
The boys ancied
beaver and SEALS and had land under observation fire.
quently a change light
the horizon cleared became
eager only push further into the mystery
From the egtyeghth the eighty ninth the ice
large fields and the surface other
about the below the We noticed here
also of the We longer
distances and the along the horizon had less angular outline
The color of sky the changed deeper purple
We had way checking impressions by
observations the to find something unusual have
fired the imagination but the earth haened pole
perhaps a widened horizon should be detected
ENTHUSIASM REIGNS
At eight o'clock the morning of April camped
picturesque old field with convenient hummocks which
could easily for the frequent outlook which
The pitched the dogs lenced by blocks pemm
enthusiasm by liberal pot
chips of frozen and then bathed
giving screened from the piercing by silk
1t day. appreciation
by accumulated fatigue would have greatly enjoyed
light and color in the changing of SPARKLE be
condition but inducement keep the
proong interest long enough dpel the growing
plant of aching muscles
The Esmos soon lost profound sleep the only
fort lives but remained awake had been habit
succeeding nautical observations The longitude
calculations ga deg in.. At the altitude
carefully and the latitude quickly reduced
gave 80 deg. 81 min-wenty nine miles from the pole
heart i1mned for low and unconscious