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or five acres; the depth of the peat variable and eaten? the 
bottom of the basin where exposed consists of a fine sandy hard- 
pan with some small boulders and masses of trap, and ‘he trap-rock 
in place is occasionally denuded. 
To appearance there is an abundance of water along this whole 
range, which cannot be accounted for by the rainfall, and yet it is 
isolated by miles of intervening hills and valleys from. equally high 
land. Permanent springs little influenced by the season, or by 
abundance or idee rth of rain are not rare on the western slope of the 
Palisades, and they are found on: some of the highest a one 
quite e noted one is near Crumm’s Rock, the highest point. 
Closter, New Jersey, Sept. 19, 1869. 
IV. ASTRONOMY. 
r. Huggins, (Phil. Nes 1864, part m,) was used. It was 
attached to an excellent equatorial telescope by Merz of 74 inches 
aperture and 94 feet focal length. The chromosphere was carefully 
ae gle both be fore and after the eclipse; only three lines could 
be seen: C, one near D,and F. During totality mri the i 
iekububanse on the lower limb of the sun — examined carefully. 
took in only a small part of the 8 state en once, ore con- 
ss can be inferre ee Hors ace tocrtn as to the non-exist- 
oe on the first burst of sunlight, and the same point 
evan its axis, with i its upper surface disturbed by the protuberances 
or flames —" <a hy rge waves wits are to be expected im 
such an a 
2. Maan < a Corona of the aureole visible in the photo- ; 
; graphs of the total eclipse.—Dr. B. A. Gourp in a le : 
wis “Ye published in the Journal of the Franklin Inst 
