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Weather on Christmas day, 1863 — Continued. 



AURORA. 



Decemhcr 1. — Sandwich, Massachusetts. A simple blush of light in the 

 north, most of the time behind stratus clouds, an hour or more after sunset. 



December 1. — South Hartford, New York. A perceptible glow on the ex- 

 treme northern horizon. No arch was formed before 11 p. m., and probably 

 none during the night. 



December 2. — Saint John, New Brunswick. The aurora was seen only on 

 this night, and was of a pale diffused sheet form. 



December 2. — Lisbon, Maine. Aurora in the northern quarter at 8 p. m. 

 quite brilliant. 



December 2. — South Hartford, New York. A bright glow on the northern 

 horizon, but no arch noticed during the night. 



December 2. — Clinton, New York. Aurora rather ftxintly visible at 9 p. m. 

 Slight beams, low arch, commencing u Ursa Major, just covering ^, and termi- 

 nating at r in Hercules. 



December 5. — Urbana, Ohio, A faint aurora, light uniform white. 



December 7. — North Littleton, New Hampshire. A faint light in the north. 



Deceinber 7. — South Trenton, New York. Very beautiful aurora at 7 p. m. 

 Arch formed at 1^ ; no cloud below. 



December 8. — North Littleton, New Hampshire. A faint light in the north, 

 with clouds in the north and west. 



December 10. — North Littleton, New Hampshire. A faint light in the north 

 at 9 p. m. 



December 16. — Auburn, New York. A remarkably fine auroral arch, at 9 p. m., 

 passing from the northwest to the southeast, about fifteen degrees south of the 



* This place is situated at the head waters of the south fork of the Platte river, seventy miles west of Pike's 

 Peak in about latitude 39° and longitude 106° ; height about thirteen thousand feet. The mountains rise on 

 every side, giving a limited view of the horizon. The course of the wind generally follows the ravuies and 

 hollows of the mountains. 



