June 1873, Mt. Lyell Studies, Glacier Cañon Erosion Image 17
The Greenlanders believe the northern lights to be the spirits of their forefathers going forth to battle Vast tribes of ducks & other aquatic fowl How pleasant to row away up some winding fiord never knowing how far inland it would carry us. The sunset was one of loveliness intensely brilliant...
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| Summary: | The Greenlanders believe the northern lights to be the spirits of their forefathers going forth to battle Vast tribes of ducks & other aquatic fowl How pleasant to row away up some winding fiord never knowing how far inland it would carry us. The sunset was one of loveliness intensely brilliant gold & yellow with soft misty clds giving peace to brightest rose color ere yet the blue ground work of the sky had paled. Black rocks flecked with salt foam Ins [Inuits] of Alaska have learned to [whistle] for the wind A broad expanse of rich browns & purples with patches of vivid [green] If nature had put all the ills into the [oceans] it would have been a much finer country Making the effects of sunset & the gloaming on the majestic landscape JM “mists that sleep on a waveless sea” Headlong runs ocean [floods] Silver [tissued] wave The golden sunset fell on [Ailsa] [Crag] https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/1574/thumbnail.jpg |
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