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of liglit, until they finally died out, and the 

 stars once more shone brightly in the clear sky. 



Only once again did we see the northern 

 lights, but then, too, the display was soul- 

 stirring and magnificent, and I count these 

 splendours of the arctic sky as amongst the 

 most marvellous of all the wonders of the 

 world. Seen in the solitude of the northern 

 wilderness such visions of glory cannot but 

 awaken reverence in the soul of man, of 

 whatever race or degree of culture. 



Whilst we were in the mountains Mr. Sheldon 

 devoted all his energies to searching for sheep 

 rams, specimens of which he was very anxious 

 to obtain for the American National Museum 

 at Washington. In spite of all his i)erseverance, 

 however, he could not find anything but ewes 

 and young rams, and had to content himself 

 with a series of the skins and skulls of females 

 and immature animals, which have, however, 

 proved of great interest and value to Dr. Merriam 

 and all other American naturalists. 



One evening my friend met with a very 

 curious experience. He was watching four 



