APPENDIX XIII. RECORD OF FLIGHTS IN 1877. [163] 



August 13. 



Norton, Butler County, Xehraslca. — Some very heavy clouds of locusts passed over here 

 to-day iu the forenoon,, but when night came there were not enough to notice. — [John 

 Taunahill. 



Xorion, Korton County, Kansas. — The divide between the Prairie dog and the Sapper 

 -was literally covered with locusts at 9 o'clock, and at 10.35 a gust of wind came from 

 a little west of north, when the whole of them rose and started off on their southern 

 tour. — [Thomas Beaumont. 



Ta1)or, Clay County, Kansas.— Some swarms passing over in a southerly direction ; 

 wind northeast, slow ; quite warm ; clear; some few came down. — [J. W. Bagby. 



Alma, Wabaunsee County, Kansas.— To-day locusts have gone over Alma, not very 

 thickly, flying; coming from northeast and going southwest. — [G. Zwanziger. 



August 14. 

 Alma, Wabaunsee County. Kansas. — A few have gone the same direction as those of 

 yesterday.— [G Zwanziger. 



August 15. 



Tabor, Clay Comity, Kansas. — Wind changed to south, and those which passed over 

 on the 13fh came back with ttie wind and went toward the northwest; the few that 

 lit on the 13th started off also in the same direction at 2 p. m. — [.J. W. Bagby. 



August 27. 



Little Sioux, Harrison County, Iowa. — Tremendous swarm made its appearance, coming 

 from the eouth. This was at about 11 a. m. Soon the heavens were clouded with them ; 

 the air was full ; all hurrying on northward. About 2 id. m, the wind changed and blew 

 from the north. Goodness! what a change. In an instant they commenced dropping 

 all around and upon us, and by 4 p. m. the entire susface of the ground, the fences, and 

 the houses were covered. The corn was bent do.vn, the trees hung loaded as with 

 swarms of bees ; it seemed as if they were about to take every green and dry thing. — 

 [A. H. Gleason. 



August 30. 



Little Sioux, Harrison County, Iowa. — The wind changed and blew from the north, 

 when about 10 a. m. they commenced rising, and by 2 p. m. scarcely a locust could be 

 seen, they having all gone back in the direction they came from.— [A. H. Gleason. 



September IG.' 

 Camp Supply, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory. — Grasshoppers are flyiog over in great 

 numbers; they come from the northwest and go southeast; none alight. The wind 

 is from the south changing to a norther toward evening. — [T. E. Wilcox. 



September 17. 

 Ellis, Ellis County, Kansas.— Locusts are moving west-northwest. — [L. Watson, M. D. 



September 22. 

 Ellis, Ellis County, Kansas. — Gentle northwest wind; locusts moving sou.heast. — 

 [L. Watson, M. D. 



September 24. 

 Adamson, Books County, Kansas. — Grasshoppers have been flyipg in small numbers 

 nearly all the time. They go any way the wind blows. They have been on the wing 

 in small quantities ever since July 31. The careless observer would say there are none 

 here. — [Moses Adamson. 



September 27. 

 Ellis, Ellis County, Kansas. — Locusts flying first south and then south-southwest; 

 wind gentle, northwest, then north, and then north-northeast ; temperature at 8 p. m. 

 6j^.— [L. Watson, M. D. 



October 8. 

 Ellis, Ellis County, Kansas. — Some were observed down. The wind on that and pre- 

 ceding day being a gentle northwest. On the 6th there was a gentle southeast wind 

 with slight rain ; temperature in the morning 53°.— [L. Watson, M. D. 



October 21. 

 Ellis, Ellis County, Kansas. — Locusts moving southerly ; temperature in morning 26°, 

 being the first hard frost. Very gentle northerly wind ; day temperature not observed. 

 Another hard frost that night, with a calm morning. — [L. Watson, M. D. 



October 22. 

 Ellis, Ellis County, iTonsas.— Few locusts flying northeast. Wind southwest; tem- 

 perature 65°.— [L. Watson, M. D. 



October 23. 

 Ellis, EIU8 County^ Kanaas.—Fow locusts moving northeast.— [L. Watson, M. D. 



