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tiiid aslx'stos and ohroiiie ore ; tho tirst namod may be 

 iiianufac'tiircd into lamp wicks and fire-proof paper, which 

 would be valuable for all imi)ortaiit records ; and the lat- 

 ter when found in sufficient (piantity would pay well for 

 mining. Serpentine is also tound in close proximity to 

 good rooting slate, and in my opinion a band of it will 

 yet be found to the east of the serpentine. 



Taken altoffcther the rocks are of a very interestin<r 

 character and may prove at some future day rich in the 

 useful minerals. 



Phenomena occwing in Oct. 1870. Reported hy ./. M. 

 Currier, M. D. — An unusually brilliant display of the 

 aurora borealis oecured in the evening of Oct. 14, 1870, 

 commencing at about half i)ast six o'clock and continuing' 

 till ten r. m. It connnenced with a brijjht red streamer 

 in the northwest shooting ui)wards towards zenith, which 

 soon faded and was follow(;d l)y munerous patches of 

 white and red streamers reaching zenith, covering the 

 northern half of the tii-mament. Al)out H o'clock the 

 whole firmament, excepting a small portion near the 

 southern horizon Avas covered with Avhite streamers inter- 

 mixed with l)right red and yellow ones, all vividly shoot- 

 ing upward and centering a few degrees south of zenith. 

 At one time the whole southern half of the heavens was 

 covered with these streamers while there was only one 

 small ptiich of red ones in the northern. 



At four minutes past 8 o'clock it was so light that the 

 time could be noted by the watch. This was the most 

 lirilliant and beautiful display that has ever ])een wit- 

 nessed in this country. 



On the morning of the 18th. at half past six o'clock 

 commenced a fine rain from the south, which lasted till 

 about ten a. m. when the wind changed to the northwest, 

 and l)lew in violent gales the remainder of the day and 

 foUowinof niffht. Snow and hail succeeded the rain, 

 which ended about five p. m. The mercury sank to 14° 



