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84 Prof. E. Loomis on the Aurora of 1859. 
The view of the northern horizon at this place is cut off by a 
dense forest of firs, and the sight of the heavens in that direc- 
tion is some 5 or 6 degrees above the horizon. 
8. Observations at Hamilton, C. W. (lat. 48° 16’ N.), by Dr. J. 
HURLBURT. e 
Answers to the questions in our first article, vol. xxviii, p. 408. 
1. On the 28th of August the sky was overcast by a dark 
sombre cloud-like substance, but which was not cloud as the 
stars could be seen through it. There was no dark segment 
resting on the northern horizon, but one was seen at the south 
between 8 and 9 P. M. rising 8° or 10° in the centre. Sept. Ist 
between 8 and 9 p. m. this dark segment was well defined at the 
north, with an altitude of about 10°, and skirted the horizon 
fally 120°. At 1 a.m. Sept. 2d, an unusually large segment 
was distinctly defined at the south, where it rose fully 15° in the 
centre, and stretched over 130° of the horizon 
P. M. Aug. 28th, and from 1 to 8 a. u. Sept. 2d, the 
streamers of the aurora converged to a point a little east of the 
meridian, and 15° or 20° south of the zenith, forming a brilliant 
corona. 
3. Aug. 28th, both in the southwest and southeast there was 
a dark red spot about 14° in breadth, and extending from alti- 
tude 35° to alt. 55°. Both spots presented the same appearance, 
and hung in corresponding parts of the heavens east and west. 
4. At 1 A. m. Sept. 2d, the whole of the southern half of. the 
sky was lighted up, resembling the sky at late dawn. 
5. On the night of Aug. 28th, the most frequent and conspicu- 
ous color was red and its different shades, The aurora of g. 
was also very brilliant at 1 and 3 A. M. Aug. 29th. The aurora 
of Sept. 2d was most brilliant at 1 A. uM. 
9. Observations at Rome, N. Y. (lat. 43° 18’), by Mr. Epwarb 
HUNTINGTON. 
During the auroral display on the evening of Sept. 2d, there 
was a very rapid and incessant flashing of white light, like 
