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from north to south were covered with a delicate rosy tint, bright 
and glowing in the zenith, and decreasing in brilliancy near the 
horizon. It was most brilliant about 11 P.M: at which time it 
yielded sufficient light to read common print quite easily. It 
continued to shine with gradually decreasing splendor, and 
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1. Observations ot Fort Umpqua, Oregon, (lat. 43° 48’, long 124° 6’), by 
Ifenry Oartey, U.S. Army. 
An aurora was observed on the night of Sept. Ist. The light 
was most intense about midnight, and was sufficient to enable 
one easily to read print. 
8. Observations at Rochester, New York, (lat. 43° 8’, long. 77° 51’), by 
M. M. Martuews. 
Sept. 2d, 1" 45™ 4. a. the southern sky was one entire sheet of 
red light, extending from near the zenith, quite down to the 
horizon, and reaching laterally from S.E. to N.\W. At2 A.M the 
redness gathered intensity, and divided off into two nearly equal 
portions, one occupying the S.E. and the other the N.W. section 
of the sky, and for half an hour assuming a deep cherry red 
Aue, with an occasional streamer of white light ascending nearly 
_ quite to the zenith. 
At 3 a.M. the whole sky from N.W. around to the S.E. be- 
tame one entire blaze of deep red, and began sending off from 
all portions of its lower margin, the most brilliant streamers of 
White light which waved and flickered in front of the dark red 
ack ground. They converged to a point just south of the 
Zenith. This corona was most distinct at 8» 15™ A.M. when it 
Presented the appearance of an immense fun resting on the hori- 
At the north lay a heavy bank of cloud rising about 2 
above the horizon, and during the most brilliant display at the 
South, the upper edge of these clouds was tinged with a most 
beautiful orange color, At 3" 30™ A.M. the redness had become 
Pan tively faint, and the streamers had entirely disappeared. 
ept. 8d, about 8 P.M. was another auroral display sie 
Mostly to the northern sky, and consisting principally of white 
Streamers that were constantly flickering and dancing. P.M. 
they reached a point south of the zenith, and were attended by 
flashes of extreme brightness. At 11 P.M. the light had become 
quite faint, and the the streamers had disappeared. 
9. Observations at Ostego, Michigan, (lat. 42° 28’, long. 85° 42’), by 
Marruew CorFIN. 
t. 2d, aurora brightest about 2 A. M. when there was a 
Sep : 
beautiful corona a little S.W. of zenith, and rapidly shooting 
tays from N.W. and N.E. meeting at that point. 
