504 heavens completely from E.N.E. to W.S.W. in a vertical arch. Its intensity in- creased and by six o'clock it was de- cidedly brilliant, of varying density and breadth. It was the best aurora that we have seen here and as fine as any that the Etah men have seen during their stay in the Arctic. At 7:30 it was again a thin band arching across the northern sky one third way to the zenith. When the aurora was [illegible] at its brightest we listened for any sound coming from it but could not be certain that we heard any. H.C.P. says that the aurora indicates the coming of warmer weather. We hope that it will not come for we want cold weather and calm to insure our prompt, safe start southward. This afternoon between dinners the fire went out and the chief im- proved the opportunity to make the