378 r.\pi-:i>moN TO POINT i;.\Kwnv. ALASKA. 



from the meridian towards tin- K. and the dip increased about 2 above its average amount. The 

 needles did not get buck to their normal condition until about 4 p. m. 



Man-h 22, ls.su, ;? r. ,. /<> 7 , HI. A taint and irregular display, with very little motion. A 

 low I'aint arches developed in the NE. and rose slowly to the zenith, but as clouds Iny along to the 

 southward the light soon became lost behind them. At 7 a. in. the sky was completely oven 

 Tvhh'li rendered it ini]iossible to determine whether the, display continued till daylight or not. The 

 needles were but slightly disturbed. 



Murclt 23. 1882, ."> n. m. to . A faint display as far as observed, but cloud;; soon obscured 



the sky and hid it from view. The magnetic needles were somewhat disturbed all through the 

 night, especially towards daylight. 



Mnrdi -1. 1882,4 <i. m. tf> . Very irregular and not brilliant, but as the sky was mostly 



cloudy until the coming of daylight it could not bo well observed. The needles were only slightly 

 disturbed. 



Man-it 25, 1882, 3 a. in. to 8 a. m. Faint and very irregular, but could not well be observed, 

 owing to the cloudiness; was last seen at 8 a. m. ; needles reading irregularly, but not much agi- 

 tated. 



March 20, 1882, 3 fi. m. to . A few irregular arches appeared in the K. and INK., 



which generally rose to the zenith and then faded into indistinct diffused light. The display was 

 at no time brilliant, and owing to the cloudiness could not well be observed. There was very little 

 apparent motion and the needles were less disturbed than during any display for some time past. 



March 27, 1882, 2 ti. m. to duylifjht. Rather more brilliant than the preceding one. The arches 

 were much more numerous and bright, but the brightness of the moon dimmed them considerably. 

 The arches mostly formed in the XE., but seldom rose higher than the zenith until about 7 a. m., 

 when they began to pass to the S. At 8 a. m. (2.43 a. m. local), there was a bright convoluted 

 curtain in the NE., just outside of the boundary line of the advancing twilight, which exhibited 

 much lateral and vibratory motion and the needles were considerably agitated. 



March 2S, 1882, 3 a. m. to G.15 a. m. The beginning of auroras cannot now be determined 

 with much correctness owing to long continuance of daylight. They are generally first seen 

 about two hours after sunset and generally high up near the zenith and at present the brightness 

 of the moon dims their brightness considerably. This display was lirst observed as a pale streak 

 rising vertically from SSE., and occasional pale arches followed without exhibiting much brilliance 

 and mostly faded out in the zenith. At G a. in. (12.43 a. m. local), a convoluted arch appeared to the 

 southward at an elevation of about 50 where it hung for a short time and passed through a variety 

 of changes until about 0.15 a. in., when it suddenly moved upwards to the zenith where it formed 

 a very brilliant corona and exhibited the most intense activity, swirling and gyrating with great 

 rapidity. The principal motion was not that of detached vibrating rays but that of a kind of in- 

 tertwined curtain or fringe which was bent back and folded on itself into a kind of true lover's 

 knot, which seemed to hang out of the sky. The vibrations followed each other from right to 

 left in direction of length of the figure, passing round every turn and convolution and coming 

 back to their starting point with too great a rapidity for the eye- to follow. There was great variety 

 of color from the intcnsest red, yellow and green through every shade and variety of those colors; 

 roee being probably the predominating color. The, whole period of activity lasted about ten minutes 

 alter which the corona expanded, lost its activity, and spread over the sky as a kind of milky haze. 

 Clouds soon afterward intervened and no further display was seen. During the active period the 

 veitical intensity was greatly increased accompanied by a strong easterly deflect ion, and a decrease 

 in the horizontal force. 



M/n-cli 2!>, 1882, 3 n. m. lo 7 a. m. When first observed as daylight faded the arch had already 

 passed the zenith but was very pale. The display was not a noticeable one, mostly appearing as 

 hazy masses and partly formed bands or curtains of no great brilliance and was not observed 

 afler 7 a. m. The needles only slightly disturbed. 



Miifrli ."(), 1SS2, 2 ii. m. to . Was probably visible as the decrease of daylight permitted, 



but the sky being cloudy only glimpses of it were had during the hours of comparative darkness. 

 The needles were considerably agitated. 



