. Arctic researches, and life among the Esquimaux;. AUEOBA A6 BEES FEOM FIELD BAY, KOTI The wind was blowing strong, and the aurora truly appearedas possessing life. It danced to and fro from one extreme to theother. Its colors rivaled the rainbow, the pea-green predomina-ting over the other hues. At the east a bank of golden rays shotup far above all the rest. The stars were obscured as the mer-rie dancers swept along in piles of coruscations. The arch con-tinued to recede, falling lower and lower; the reverse is the usualcourse of the aurora, as far as my observation has extended. Nota cloud
. Arctic researches, and life among the Esquimaux;. AUEOBA A6 BEES FEOM FIELD BAY, KOTI The wind was blowing strong, and the aurora truly appearedas possessing life. It danced to and fro from one extreme to theother. Its colors rivaled the rainbow, the pea-green predomina-ting over the other hues. At the east a bank of golden rays shotup far above all the rest. The stars were obscured as the mer-rie dancers swept along in piles of coruscations. The arch con-tinued to recede, falling lower and lower; the reverse is the usualcourse of the aurora, as far as my observation has extended. Nota cloud could be Gg FOOD FOU THE DEAD. 467 At 7 30 the aurora was lifting its arches zenith ward;there were now two reaching from cast to west, and for some por-tion of the way there were Uiree. The wind was blowing almosta gale, the thermometer being 6° above zero. The stronger thebreeze, the more beautiful was the aurora, the brisker its racesand dancings, and the more glowing its colors. I find in mydiary the following entry with reference to this sublime spec-tacle : I wish all my friends in the States could witness the auroraas seen in these regions. I am sure, on beholding it as now seen,they would clap their hands and sing, Praise to God, for liehath surrounded us with the heavens full of glory! Never shall I forget when, last winter, Captain B , Mate Gardiner, and myself were on deck, witnessing one of the rare displays just described. In truth, we did tremble, Captain B exclaiming, Inever wish to behold the like again? And so I felt. I accompany this description and illustration with a
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