Show NOISY A queer in ta adolio rations washington joan E of san francisco in charge of one of the surveying expeditions to locate the boundary line between alaska and british columbia has written toa the superintendent of the coast 8 irvey giving an account of hi operations since his arrival in alaska the letter is dated thirty miles above charleys village auguet the party bail reached that point after some littlee annoyances aud delays they had observed several brilliant displays one of which was interesting beccaise bec cause of its being attended by a noise an usual phenomenon the letter re latee the as follows ne night while john luia ws un watch at fort yukon he heard a iio be behind him which made him think a flack of geese were coining along turning to the north to see them ha beheld what looked like a rainbow flying up toward the zenith then it divided into two parts one going toward the weak the phenomenon was not to be about twelve wide he was badly frightened by it at firs tyAs john had never seen an aurora and knew nothing of the dispute as to i any noise accompanied it or not his positive testimony that the noise it mado first drew his attention to it will be of value the next morning m y maibet acted erratic ally mr wallace the english minister at rampart house told turner and myself that there wa no doubt of noises accompanying the aurora they are very fine up at his station and he has beard tha sounds himself |