Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819, 20, 21, and 22 . emphatically term their Great Father. November 18.—We observed two mock moons at equal distancesfrom the central one; and the whole were encircled by a halo: thecolour of the inner edge of the large circle was a light red, in-clining to a faint purple. November. 20—Two parhelia were observable with a halo ; thecolours of the inner edge of the circle were a bright carmine andred lake, intermingled with a rich yellow, forming a purphsh orange;the outer edge was pale gamboge. December 5.—A man was sent some
Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819, 20, 21, and 22 . emphatically term their Great Father. November 18.—We observed two mock moons at equal distancesfrom the central one; and the whole were encircled by a halo: thecolour of the inner edge of the large circle was a light red, in-clining to a faint purple. November. 20—Two parhelia were observable with a halo ; thecolours of the inner edge of the circle were a bright carmine andred lake, intermingled with a rich yellow, forming a purphsh orange;the outer edge was pale gamboge. December 5.—A man was sent some distance on the lake, to see ifit was sufficiently frozen for us to cross. I need scarcely mentionmy satisfaction, when he returned with the pleasing information thatit was. Dcce7nber 7.—I quitted Fort Providence, being accompanied byYiv. AVentzel, Beauparlant, and two other Canadians, provided withdogs and sledges. We proceeded along the borders of the lake,occasionally crossing deejj bays; and at dusk encamped at the GrosCap, having proceeded a lUstance of twenty-five or Tin: Iolvr sla. 277 December 8.—We set out on the hike witli an coldnorth-west wind, and were fre(|uently interrupted by lar^e i)ieces ofice whicli had l)ecn thrown up by the violence of the waves durin<^the proj];ress of congelation, and at dusk we encamped on the Rein-deer Islands. The night was fine, with a faint Aurora Borealis. Next day thewind was so keen, that the men ])roposed conveying me in a sledgethat I might he the less exj)osed, to which, after some hesitation, Iconsented. Accordingly a rein-deer skin and a blanket were laidalong the sledge, and in these I was wra])ped tight up to the chin,and lashed to the vehicle, with just leaving sufficient play for rayhead to perceive when I was about to be upset on some rough pro-jecting piece of ice. Thus equipped, we set off before the wind (afavourable circumstance on a lake), and went on very well untiln(M)ii; when th
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