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March Yih, 7 p.m. Faint aurora, occasional streamers; sky clear.— 
th, 10 p.m. Low each arch, bright; sky clear.—20/h, 9 P. m. 
Faint auroral arch; sky clea 
_ Sat aurora rma this month. 
May 5th, 10 p.m. Faint auroral patches, sky clear.—6th, 1 
Faint ‘unl arch; sky clear—18¢h, 10 p.m. Faint er —_ 
horizon clou 
une 11th, B45 P.M., the Dene Rtgs an ae arch 3° 
broad of great magnificence; the commenced in the E. at 
the horizon, stretching to the zenith, a descending nantly due west 
to the horizon; the ta was crimson, at other times pale green; 
the borders or edges were well defined. Stars of the 4th and 5th 
faint auroral Jight was visible in the north. The arch vanished at 9:20 
M he electrometer marked 0; vied west, velocity 1:10 miles per 
hour.—15th. Low auroral arch from E. to . W., bright wellaw 
color ; Scnsinne) streamers to the zenith, foom 9:40 to 11:10 p, 
23d, 11-40 p nai y ee light, sky clear. 
jo uly 5th, 10 P. . Auroral bow stretching from E. to W. N. W. 
° wide and prirat: ; sky slits Wind south, velocity 0-12 miles. Be 4 
Autoral light in the north, TDD EAE brightness ; streamers ; 
oY clear. ohh 10 p ~M. Patches of auroral light, or clouds ain 
N. E. to 
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ight. 
20th, 9PM. An arch of light auroral clouds, “1? in width, passing 
through the constellations Cygnus, Lyra and Hercules to the horizon, 
lasted 20 minutes, sky clear, wind S. W., velocity 6:26 miles.—29/h, 
8 p.m. Auroral arch bright. Cumul. Strat. 3. Heat lightning very vivid. 
August 5th, 10 v.m. Very faint auroral light. Cirr. Cuml. 4.—6th, 
Cuml. Strat. 4.—10th, p. mM. Bright auroral arch broad ; 
dark segment underneath ; ashy clear.—I1 1th, 10 p.m. Faint auroral 
clouds in the north; sky c 
September 3d, ids M. Faint auroral light; sky clear.—4/h, 10 r. m., 
do.— 16th, 10 pe. m. Bright auroral arch, extended and sending up oc- 
casional streamers ; sky clear.—17th, 10 P. m. aint auroral arch, 
low, sky clear; 18th, 10 pv. m., do. — 29h 10 p.m. Floating auroral 
clouds, varying in brightness ; ; sky clea 
October 6th, 10 p.m. Masses of sneina clouds in i of moderate 
brightness. » Girr: Cuml. 4 —19th, 10 p.m. Auroral arch faint and 
low. Stratus 2. 20th, 9r.m. Faint auroral arch, ou dark segment 
underneath, at 9-20, a fine display of streamers; sky clear 
November 11th, 10 p.m. Bright auroral streamers, not very eX- 
tended ; sky clear. 
December 1st, 3.4.m. Auroral light in the north, bright and ex- 
tended ; sky clear. —29th, 10 r.m. Low auroral arch ; ; sky clear. 
Lunar halos visible on six nights. A lunar present also 
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visible on pd vec ios Fogs were observed on six morn- 
ings. Shooting stars were seen on the 18th of Tuly “and 9th and 
10th of August. A {slight shock of an earthquake was felt on the 
