June-October 1881, Cruise of the Corwin, Part II Image 42

June 22. Sunny, warm. Left at 6 last evening. Mountains on N. of Norton Sound clearly visible this morning. Beautiful sunset at 10:45 –strange mirage, the disk constantly changing from one form to another, but always forms like those made in a lather, nicks and rings like those on fancy mugs and cas...

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Main Author: Muir, John
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spelling ftunivpacificdc:oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:jmj-all-3043 2023-08-27T04:12:15+02:00 June-October 1881, Cruise of the Corwin, Part II Image 42 Muir, John 1881-06-01T07:52:58Z image/jpeg https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/2044 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmj-all/article/3043/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg eng eng Scholarly Commons https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/2044 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmj-all/article/3043/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg To view additional information on copyright and related rights of this item, such as to purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish them, click here to view the Holt-Atherton Special Collections policies . All John Muir Journals John Muir journals drawings writings travel journaling naturalist text 1881 ftunivpacificdc 2023-08-07T21:03:34Z June 22. Sunny, warm. Left at 6 last evening. Mountains on N. of Norton Sound clearly visible this morning. Beautiful sunset at 10:45 –strange mirage, the disk constantly changing from one form to another, but always forms like those made in a lather, nicks and rings like those on fancy mugs and caskets. On the 23rd we were sailing along the north side of St. Lawrence Island against heavy wind. There was a rough sea and a clear sky, save on the island. I had a tolerably clear view of the most prominent portion of the island near the middle. It is here composed of lava, reddish in color and dotted with craters and cones, most of which seem recent, though a slight amount of glaciation of a local kind is visible […] https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/3043/thumbnail.jpg Text St Lawrence Island University of the Pacific: Scholarly Commons Lawrence Island ENVELOPE(-103.718,-103.718,56.967,56.967) Norton Sound ENVELOPE(69.507,69.507,-49.202,-49.202)
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description June 22. Sunny, warm. Left at 6 last evening. Mountains on N. of Norton Sound clearly visible this morning. Beautiful sunset at 10:45 –strange mirage, the disk constantly changing from one form to another, but always forms like those made in a lather, nicks and rings like those on fancy mugs and caskets. On the 23rd we were sailing along the north side of St. Lawrence Island against heavy wind. There was a rough sea and a clear sky, save on the island. I had a tolerably clear view of the most prominent portion of the island near the middle. It is here composed of lava, reddish in color and dotted with craters and cones, most of which seem recent, though a slight amount of glaciation of a local kind is visible […] https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/3043/thumbnail.jpg
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