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Scorpio; S7i. 48m., one passed from Scutum Sohieski to j Saglttarii ; 

 ISA. 5Sm., observed two at the same instant, having their paths nearly 

 {parallel with each other, and about 8° apart. One passed to the cast 

 and the other to the west of the Milk Dipper. All of the foregoing 

 seven meteors were accompanied by trails of liglit. 



August 11 — Between l/i. and 'Ih. a. m., saw twenty-one shoot- 

 ing stars during ten minutes' observation. They passed down the 

 \3lilky Way Irom Oygnus to Scutum Sohieski. A greater part of them 

 Weie attended by trails of light, 



I September 1. — At about 9A. 10m. p. m., there was a brilliant meteor 

 in the west, which approached the horizon rather slov/ly, describing 

 in appearance a serpentine line. Its light was almost equal to that 

 of the full moon, and its apparent diameter nearly 20'. 



September 4. — Between \h. and 4/i. a. m., observed eight shooting 

 stars. Some of tliem left brilliant trails. 



September 22. — In the evening, saw two shooting stars fall in tlie SB. 



September 30. — Between 8^. 5m. and 87i. 10m. p. m., saw two shoot- 

 ing stars fall to the southwest. Between 9/i. 45m. and lOh. of the same 

 evening, I saw three shooting stars pass near to the Milky Way and 

 barallel with it. 



October 7. — In the evening, saw three shooting stars. 



October 9. — In the evening, saw four shooting stars. 



October 30. — In the morning, saw a brilliant shooting star. Even- 

 ing of same clay, saw two shooting stars. One appeared to rise up- 

 wards from the earth. It was in the vicinity of the constellation 

 Perseus. 



November 1. — About 47?-. a. m.^ observed two meteoric stars. 



November 10. — 8/i. 30m. p. m., saw a meteoric star. 



November 12. — 6|/t. p. m., saw a brilliant shooting star pass from 

 bear d Copricornus to /9 Draconis. It left a conical trail of light, 

 Which remained visible but a little more than one second. Betweea 

 \lh. and 8A., saw a shooting star. 



November 13 — At G7i. 30m. p. m,, saw a meteoric star. 



November 20. — In the evening, I saw a swiftly moving shooting 

 star. I judged that it moved 20° of the sphere in ^ second. 



November 24. — 77i. p. m., I saw a meteoric star. 



December 1. — In the evening, saw two shooting stars. 



December 30. — 67i. 38^re. p. m., saw a brilliant m.eteoric star. 



1851 — January 11. — Evening, saw a small shooting star. 



January 24. — Evening, observed two shooting stars. 



March 31. — I saw two shooting stars. 



STILLWATER, MINNESOTA TERRITORY. 



1851 — July 19. — In evening, saw four shooting stars. 



Atigtist 5. — In the evening, observed two shooting stars. 



August 9. — In the evening, saw three shooting stars during fifteen 

 minutes' observation. 



August 10. — In the evening, saw nine shooting stars during one 

 Jiour's observation. 



