340 ‘Prof. EL. Loomis on the Aurora of 1859. 
2. Observations at Marquette, Michigan, (lat. 46° 32/, long. 87° 41’), by 
: Dr. G. H, BLaxer, 
3. Observations at Winona, Minnesota, (lat. 44° 3’, long. 91° 36’), by 
: T. F UN. 
Aug. 28th, an auroral bank and a few pencilled streamers had 
formed at 9 P.M. At midnight the streamers and corona filled 
the whole heavens except the N. E. portion. During the whole 
night the light was equal to that of a half moon. 
4. Observations at Green Bay, Wisconsin, (lat. 44° 30’, long. 87° 56’), 
by D, UnpErwoop. 
Aug. 28th, about 74 Pp. M., the aurora was visible in the north- 
ern part of the heavens, but did not attract particular notice un- 
til about 9 P.M. Soon after eight the sky began to redden, and 
became nearly of a blood-red color. Soon the streaks were ob- 
served shooting upward from all points of the horizon, and con- 
centrating in a large luminous mass in mid-heavens. The great- 
est intensity of color was at the zenith. Rays were constantly 
shooting up from all points of the horizon and the colors con- 
stantly changing. The rays emitted an intense red light for 
about half an hour, when they began slowly to fade away 10 the 
north and south, but in the east and west they continued to glow 
until 10 P. M., when they began to fade away. Flashes of white 
light appeared among them, commencing from the horizon and 
moving upwards, following each other in rapid succession like 
the waves of an immense sea of light. They grew brighter as 
the red color disappeared, and when this was wholly gone they 
also gradually faded away. : 
5. Observations at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, (lat. 48° 3’, long. 87° 517’), by 
Prof. E, P. Larxry. 
Aug. 28th, at 8 P. M., an auroracommenced. About 87 P. M- 
an arch formed from §.W. by the north to the S.E., with dark 
