Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-07-30
YESTERDAYS rsrAl ECLIPSE.
THE COMBINATIONS MADE AT
HAWKINS AND DENVER.
The Day Gsueraiiy Favorable and
she Experiments Suecessfui =
The Solar Corona Fully 7oo.0oo
Miles Ia Depth dtson's Test.
with the Tnssimeeer.

Tho Solar Corona Fully 100000
Mile. Ia Depth Eiison's Tests
with tho Iassineter.
DENVER. Colorado. July 29.-The sky
wa entirely clear until 1 p. NJ. whom .
few mssses Of cumulots clouds showed
themselves over the mountains towards
the north and westward. With these eI-
ceptions the sky was perfect and the Of.
mosphsric conditions Of the most favor
able character for succsssful observation
Of the eclipse. The housetops were
thronged with people. the higher build
ing. being especially in demand. As from
them the approach Of the dark shadow OF
totaiiiy could bs seen ~ 1t swept onward
over the plain. The time Of tho first con-
tact WAS 300 o'clock. Denver time. aud
ten minutes later the presence OF the
moon at tho edge Of the suns disc was
plainly p~erceptible tn ordinary observers
with smoked glass. by 3 O'Clock sunlight
had moderated In . marked degree. show
ing . pale yellow color. Later on . lurid
glare overspresd the earth. the heat OF
tho u was no longer oppressive AND .
light similar to twilight was shown IN the
horizon and me light hecks OF CLOUDS DE-
gan slowly 10 dissolve owing ns cnsnse
in the temperature. A the period Of to-
tality came ON the sight from IN elevated
station wn sranu. an currency uarA
shadow fell ON Longs peak, seventy-iiye
miles distant. and sweeping rapidly south.
eastward covered the plain like q grey pail.
To the northeastward clouds could DO seen
bathed In sunlight and presenting tho view
Of = beautiful sunset. During the period
% observation the moon appeared like =
huge black ball surrounded by = beautiful
circle OF light. and as the sunlight sudden
ly burst forth again chickens srowed a.
though morning had dawned. The astrono.
mical parties, a. lar as heard from. failed
To discover tho planet vulcan, although
able TO discern stars ot the SKIN magni-
tnde. Professor Young reported that lie
discovered no extra red or ultra violet
lines, but thAt NJ 'ne moment OF totaiity
all tho hnes were peau'iiully
reversed. TINS was the most Important
result oi MS Observation anu e9nnrms 'no
observatiohs male IN siam. potn ,ne IL
lines were also reversou, very pright lines
were seen near large ID, winch ooniirms
rio'v 100, In. - .n, .hgi pii,aa.'
.Aw wv o',s :. u..n.
.As'ni',e' 49, w. ~.
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s'eAuy n'v.on ~ ~
iesso. .viosi. .epou,. ~ ua N ~ ISL III
,sha 70 sno" me- ns. ~ ra PAN W h'
heAvsns ,Ay An',o .u,'"v. ,no 'ou'h
malu man .h., n. .ha
tAo'es, W ~ uA ~ :, s'
m r.o : u,anee, =.
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n.as 49,, -aa,""~, ,ainm,a' w ~.
= se,.s "naina ~ .IIs;.nna ~ a,i,n
-no ooo miiss- ali .rouns ,hs ann va,
s~tronslv .tri.teJ. and In tbc dircction of
,he %seiintie the r.ys were nearly .trairbt.
villa ,bovs anil belov that lima ,hev uern
n,arsoJIv .,ir.i iu ,hsir char.cts, anil
100 ~ ,ha iin.. a, ,ha hs.s forn,.i an
snsla ~ NOT iss. th,, ,hir,v dsrrss. Will
-nroin,s.,ion ~ ,ha nm. 80. m.
uo.nr",o 80 5%Is,in.,i, s.y H. p.n'
ss.Snr iinn,S indica,inr . ,hicLn... ",
.on,a q ooo nile. h nso,,,ersnc.s wosa
much H.. nrominent dian Al most Of ,hs
,.cen, s|ci,pse.' Two r.,bsr nal. onss
were seen on he western .iJe Of the moon.
Al, TLom.s .I.o s.v ,ha Iins. Ii7I In,
ali moi ,ee n new ones. The tempers.