CAMP AT COLUMBIA 
different effects of the varying hours of morn- 
ing and evening twihght from the first to the 
last peep of day. Early in February, at noon, 
a thin band of light appears far to the south- 
ward, heralding the approach of the sun, and 
daily the twilight lengthens, until early in 
March, the sun, a flaming disk of fiery crim- 
son, shows his distorted image above the 
horizon. This distorted shape is due to the 
mirage caused by the cold, just as heat-waves 
above the rails on a railroad-track distort the 
shape of objects beyond. 
The south sides of the lofty peaks have for 
days reflected the glory of the coming sun, 
and it does not require an artist to enjoy the 
unexampled splendor of the view. The snows 
covering the peaks show all of the colors, 
variations, and tones of the artist's palette, and 
more. Artists have gone with us into the 
Arctic and I have heard them rave over the 
wonderful beauties of the scene, and I have 
seen them at work trying to reproduce some 
of it, with good results but with nothing like 
the effect of the original. As Mr. Stokes said, 
"it is color run riot." 
To the northward, all is dark and the 
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