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became exceedingly rapid. The usual dark bank now appeared 
13, Observations at Kanosha, Nebraska, (lat. 40° 51’, long. 95° 44’), by 
Beta Wurtr. 
There was a very brilliant light of a pink color from about 
1a.M, Aug. 29th until daylight in the northern half of the hemi- 
sphere, shooting upwards to the zenith, and passing off to the 
South. It was so light as to enable a person to read coarse print. 
14, Observations at Great Salt Lake City, Utah, (lat. 40° 45’, long. 
111° 26’), by W. W. Puerps. 
Aug. 28th between 9 and 10 p.at. a palish light wavered up 
about 80° towards the zenith; thence it spread east and west 
