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Rh one of that people to enter the place of the dead under such circumstances. One of the Innuits came over to the vessel and announced the death of Mary, and Captain B, with one of the ship's men, went over to bury her. The captain looked in, and saw enough to chill one's heart's blood. The corpse met his view with head erect, and eyes staring at him with the overpowering glare of death! The tupic became her winding-sheet, and stones were piled over her—her only monument."

AURORA, AS SEEN FROM FIELD BAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1861.

On November 2d, at 6 there was another magnificent display of the aurora. From east to west—south of us—was a beautiful arch of living gold. The eastern base rested, to all appearance, on the high land, as did also the western, and the centre of the arch was 10° above the horizon south.