42<> KXI'KIHTION TO POINT l!Ai;i:()\V, ALASKA. 



(ili-.-i , cd III roii;;! i I lie li::::c a few traces of iiurortil streamers, white iind quiet. At 11.15 tin- re 

 a definite band, \vliite and quiet i brightness 1), running about E. and AN', through Lyra, Draco 

 and rrs;i Major. Daylight began before the next observation. The magnetic needles were con- 

 siderably agitated during the whole night, making large oscillations, but there was no regular 

 disturbance. 



February 11. iss;!. 1 ,i. >n. to 11.15 <i. in. At about S p. in. local time (1 to 1.15 a. in., AY ash ing- 

 ton' there \\cre faint traces in the K. in the form of ;i low, pale arch. At _ a. in. there was a pale, 

 vertical streak in the KSK. which developed at 15 into an irregular band (brightness (Mo 1) 

 sinuous in the EXE., from KSK. in Leo to the XXW. iu Cygmis, through Leo (/;). Coma Berenices, 

 Canes Venatici (-<!, Mootes (A), Hercules and Lyra. This band was hardly changed at .'! a. in., 

 having merely moved a trifle higher so as to pass through the tail of Ursa Major, and at 3.15 i> 

 was fading, leaving merely the part south of the magnetic meridian. At I a. in. a rather broad, 

 sinuous band (brightness 1) crossed the /enith from the KSK. in Virgo to the XW. in Andromeda, 

 through Leo, Coma licreniees. Ursa Major, Camelopardalis, Ursa Minor and Cassiopeia. At 

 1.15 this had become a narrow /one. broadest in the KSK.. with the same starting points, but pass- 

 ing west of the /enith through Draco and Cephcns, waving slowly near the /enith and drifting 

 westward. This developed into a very broad and bright /.one between the observations, diminish- 

 ing to a band at 5.15. and passing through Pegasus, Andromeda. I'd sens. Auriga. I'rsa Major 

 and Leo Minor (brightness 1). At 0.15 a similar band ran through Pegasus. Laeerta, Cygnus, 

 Draco, Corona P>orealis and Bootes. At 7.15 a paler band (brightness to 1} passed through 

 Aries, Taurus. Orion, Gemini. Cancer and Leo, but at 8.15 there were merely traces oxer the south- 

 ern horizon. At 9.15 there was a quiet white arch (brightness 1) from the SK. to NYV., with its 

 crown at an altitude of about 15 from the southern horizon, with streamers at the SK. end of the 

 arch in Corona Borealis and in the XE. iu Cygnus, Vulpecula and Laeerta. The arch had risen a 

 little at 10.15, and reached to the XXYY. At the same time the entire southern half of the sky 

 was tilled with a diffuse light (brightness to 1) and pale streamers (brightness o to 1) forming a 

 corona and occupying Taurus. Gemini, Camelopardalis, Perseus, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Laeerta 

 and Cygnus. At 11.15 the greater portion of the sky between the zenith and the southern horizon 

 was filled with nearly parallel bands (brightness to 1) running ESK. and AY NAY. from horizon 

 to horizon. There was a slight magnetic disturbance from 10 to 11 a. m. 



Frlii-iittri/ !">, 1883, 9.15 a. m. to 10.15 . HJ. Though the early part of the evening was clear, it 

 became cloudy by L' a. m., local time, but the sky was partially clear at 9.15 and 10.15 ( \Yashington). 

 At the first observation faint traces,, with slight motion, slowly shifting, were visible near the zenith 

 and in the XW., and at the latter faint traces could be seen through the haze and clouds. The 

 needles were but slightly disturbed. 



February 14, 18S3, 1.15 a. m. to 8.15 . m. It was cloudy and snowing up to about 11 p. m., 

 local time, (Washington,! to 1.15 a. m.), when it began to clear, remaining clear till !> a. m. (Wash 

 ton). At 1 to 1.15, while the stars were still mostly obscured, a /one. apparently very broad and 

 rather bright, was seen crossing the zenith through the clonds and ha/.e. At 5.15 a band with 

 motionless streamers (brightness to 1) ran through Pegasus. Cygnus. Cepheus. Draco, and Ursa 

 Major. At 0.15 there was a short band (brightness to 1) through Leo and Cam er and a few 

 patches of light in Gemini, Auriga, and Pisces. At 7.15 and S.15 a. m. there v.ere merely faint 

 traces in the S. There was a moderate magnetic disturbance at ', and 10 a. m. 



Fi'bnuiry 15, 1883, 8.15 <i. >,i. to 10.15 it. m. Most of the night was cloudy, but it was clear from 

 Still daylight. Faint traces of aurora were seen at the /.enith and in (he XK. at 8.15 a. m., and at 

 10.15 a. in. there was a white and quiet arch (brightness 1), with rays centering towards the /enith, 

 occupying Hercules, I'rsa Minor, and Gemini. It was broad daylight at the next observation. 

 There was no magnetic disturbance. 



Ffliriiin-i/ 1C., lss.">. li n. in. to 11.15 ti. in. At - a. m. there was a pale arch in the K.. siarling 

 low in Leo in the KSK.. passing through fi Leonis. Coma Berenices, the corner of Canes Venatici, 

 ISootcs (/;), and Hercules, fading near a Lyra', with a lower branch from the same starting point, 

 reaciiing a I'.i.iites (biighlncss to I). This had become slightly irregular and not so high at LM5, 

 and remained in neaily the same place, but was faded to traces at '.'> to ,'!.15. The sky was clouded 

 at 1 a. m. with patches of fleecy cloud, which cleared away at 1.15. pai tiy exposing a bioad broker. 



