358 Prof. E. Loomis on the Aurora of 1859. 
where in the northern sky, patches of light would appear, glow 
for a time and gradually disappear. These appearances continued 
throughout the night, growing fainter as the dawn approached. 
33. Observations at Wheelock, Texas, (lat. 30° 55’, long. 87° 29’), by 
At 10 P.M. Sept. 1st, I first observed a zone of crimson light 
30° in breadth, reaching from 10° above the horizon due east, ver- 
tically overhead, and terminating 10° above the horizon due west. 
From the zenith to the eastern extremity of the zone the light 
was mild, the color increasing in intensity toward the east, until 
within 15° of the horizon where it gradually faded. At11"20" 
a beam of whitish light passed due north through the zenith. 
At 11" 30™ another beam diverged from the former to the west, 
making an angle with it of 40°. These two beams, if continued, 
would unite about 25° south of the zenith. At midnight the 
entire space between these beams was filled up with similar but 
shorter beams of light, converging toward each other. Soon 
these central rays began to shoot bright scintillating rays of white 
light from their northern and western ends which travelled with 
great velocity. The eastern boundary of the zone became grad- 
ually paler until 125 30™ a. m. Sept. 2d, when the color in that 
direction entirely disappeared, and the brightest light was then 
in the west and northwest. A. M. the crimson color had 
entirely disappeared, and nothing remained but the fan-like 
appearance of the numerous divergent beams of white light. 
The two rays first formed never changed their form or position 
until they disappeared about 2 A. M. 
34, Observations at Thomasville, Georgia, (lat. 30° 50’, long. 84° 0’), by 
W. Braver. 
Sept. 2d, about 2 a. . the whole northern half of the heavens 
was beautifully illuminated. The daily track which the sua 
now describes formed the southern boundary of the illuminated 
portion of the heavens. Upon this southern boundary was @ 
border of deep blood red light, of 2° or 8° in breadth, extending 
re ous, an 
next moment scarce a trace of them could be seen. ‘The great 
red belt sometimes changed to a beautiful orange color. 
35. Observations at Mobile, Alabama, (lat, 30° 41', 88° 1'), from the 
Daily Mercury. 
Sept. 2d, the aurora appeared at midnight and soon after 1 
wal the eastern sky Si bathed in a flame of ee light, 
while a yet deeper flame streaked with silvery beams the 4." ” 
These two pillars were united in the zenith, by a broad belt of 
