380 Miscellanies. 
Spring » near the top of the Grandfather, . . 53°" 
“Ascent of the Roan, vit 52° 
“North side of the Black Mountain, tops 50° 
Another, same Mountain, aie tq ee 
4. Fossil Shells and Bones.—A Ye writes from Wilmington 
Island, near Savannah, July 16, 1838,—Wilmington island is situated 
in the Savannah fiver eharbt miles from the sea, and would : appear, though 
surrounded by salt water, to be a part of the delta of the river, were it 
not for the vast beds of shells (principally oysters) which are found. upon 
it. These beds extend through all the islands in this vicinity, and al- 
though attributed by sore to the aborigines, are evidently the deposits of 
the ocean, as they are found in layers of uniform thickness wherever they 
have not ‘bore disturbed. Under such circumstances they are found 
about three or four feet from the surface. You heard, I suppose, of the 
discovery ‘of fossik bones made inthis State last spring while digging the 
canal near Brunswick. TI endeavored to lay hands on some of them, but 
found that they were to be sent to the Nat. Hist. Soc. of Boston. They 
were the only bones~ever found in this State except those of the mega- 
therium. They were: at first supposed to belong to the mastodon. Dr. 
S., the gentleman with whom I reside, Bees in his possession some of the 
bones: of the eects : . oa es ae 
SION 5. oral. Arch in Vermont. —Eclipse. 
Burlington, Vermont, 20th November, 1838. 
cuz Eprrors. —Gentlemen—Again has the same region, described 
feces Vol., p. 21 , presented a similar phenomenon, and for the. 
reasons there given, and: with the view of obtaining a certain parallaxin 
order-to ascertain the mediante of these wonderful iphapaments, I shall = 
scribe this also to 
On the evening F the "Th of September I was called out by a friend 
to look at a remarkable light. It extended to within 10° or 15° of the 
horizon at each extremity, pote ae between Alpha and Zeta Pegasi, leav- 
ing both stars just clear of its penumbra, between Beta Cygni and Beta 
Lyre, enveloping both in its penumbra, and just N. of Arcturus. This 
was at 8h. 30m., and it continued nearly unchanged for five minutes. It 
then seemed disturbed on its N. edge, especially near Lyra, as if bya 
current moving westerly, and epatianally detaching ‘small fragments, 
which, on their separation, immediately disappeared. At the same time, 
the portion between Lyra and- Arcturus was greatly bent towards the 
south. In about 5m. more it entirely disappeared. If I can trust my 
recollection, it was brighter. than those I saw last year. There was a 
_very bright and active light in the north at the same time, and long after- 
wards, but exhibiting nothing else uncommon. 
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