The Red Cloud chief., 1885-07-31
ThuH0ER-STORms.
sopethin. Nbou, th.ir Actions a. Iesr,~I
from Bailosa inyr-tiKatio.-

so~nethin. Abou, th.ir Actions a.. Iesrn~I
from Haii""p ia~vS-;iEs,io"-
The form Of the ~.oui-ma.s as " see
i, from the grouau 5. not well shown;
tu; - described by Vie. the oroaaui,
from h ba.lo n voyage male th.rtr 90
ior;y wears = = mas SOMEWHAT 'ha
shape q a cr-a. hour sla,. the dark
.hadowed cloud, entering i a they
form 4; the base. and presumably r>ug
through the central construction e. sap
gly tie white. -un-lil mas TIA: = roll
Iuy out - the top wi;h the appearances
% : va, "a II snow. boiling AMI no
hcaylng from internal contul,ioa. /i--
rag of lightning dart from one cod
mas - another. or blaze out in tie
gloom between the clouds and earth.
o. even f!a>h from the clouds ln,n he
open. empty Ky; but a." origin e.:
these violent electrical man.i-,;a;..u>!-
almost n much = mystery - ever Z
WAS The condit ons under which c.rc-
trc sparks. large or small. are DIS
ch .rgrd j. fair : well dc.-rm ned. but
tn" ultimate origin uf atmO>r h.r.c
electricity = "a quest on on which rhy-
sicians are not Vet ar ed When a
Northumberland : viewed a. nigh:
through a narrow raiial slit IL 4 rap
id~lv-reyolyIny d.-A L = fouui Ia cou-i>,
Of several discharges separated by IN
~t-ryal, 100 short 70 hc noticed is TIE
unaidei eve. but d>rovcrab.e ii this
cNuer ment by the fact that the slit
To- - 4 a.,
cnt attitudes when iilum mated by
AN apparently single. !n>tautanc-
Gus tia,h. The apparatus NAV bc
easily constructed and u>,~i by any high
school boy or girl. AMI the fast that Il
discovers j. ; remarkable one in the
physics OF thUndrr-lorm> that need,
more explanation than j; ha- Vet r.
ccIvcd. Fhotogrtphin- lightning
il.>hc, AZ night j, another interest n
experiment that NAV b- jrct - adyan-
taco IN these modern DAYS of amateur
photography and instantaneous platr~
some yer, successful views have been
taken. showing Il composite Hash IL
consist f several separate lines of light.
very n very Irregular. tut all closely
parable! 20 one another, tine. thread
ike branches axe gwen OF IL ti!lcrrnt
pc ntS and disappear a tUcy divide INTO
fainter and fainter iibcr> in the dark
,ky. Returning L. the high cloud mas,
{ any VcntuTc-Omc balloonI~t ever Is
ENDS through th. IA. NJ vortex 10 ~
massive summit he would haN.. oppur-
unity L prove or Il >prpy' the >upPp-I-
TouS that hav. been made ~ To the
nrchan >m ot the storm. Suppu-Iny
INN bold enough u b"giu hi a~ccu! an
Ter the center ot the storm. >, = prObJ-
Ole that he would rise slowly at first.
Tor i j though: that the falling "a n
!rpp> cause 4 downward current II ar
acre winch would rcttrd HI, upward
light. this current. chilled Us the rain.
most likely the origin If tie cool gust
II Wind that prrccdr, and arcompanir,
.ni, heavy rainfall III the storm
center. Mounting Well into TIA
clouds. f|ur,l.rr ascent would Their"
Dr aided by the up" ard current. II
which In" formal on of the cloud and
form j. ihou-ht To b. dur. Only the
arGcr drops oi ram can fall through
Il-h an a~c"udIn" current. the liner
water art Giles ma hc carried higher
Iutl they are frozen int, miHUtr hal
tones. most OF which melt before rry"l-
n the ground - tlcE fall 10 ~ side
II the uJ-d If; but il il happens bat
.hcy gro" Ia Il considerable size ~ az
,rctipu they may fall fast enough -
reach IL uumelt,d- Going hIghc. still.
he Varur that j. Condensed u, thee
r-catcr attitudes. whcr. the tcmucTa-
.urc even IN midsummer j. t-low ircrz-
n. forms lakes. and of these tho
boiling summit masses oi the storm Are
supposed t. consist. The HEIGHT -
which th"-e superb clouds aScru. =
not well determined. but IL Is yrry
probably Owe i've miles. and NAV L.,
over ten. Il little observation WI settle
the matter. for 10 take a prlct cal ease.
II \ thun lerstprm passes centrally over
Nediord and Maiden. ~
would b. known ~ the d%rcnrhing Rim
recorded by observers there. the angular
altitude Of il whit" c!oud-iop, could br
bv observers In other towns
to the north and south at certain hours
Is provided for IN the plan yrn-
posed by the Meteorological Society
anl then & would be easy enough
10 calculate the height but 1t mus. d.
borne in mind that tie csp a~natinu
If the storm : actiOn here gwen might
not - generally accepted. AID & i vith
the oh Get Of learning more precisely
the facts of the ease are that the
> ~~sryatinns above referred ~ are io be-
undertaken Tn c>,gnt al point, Of the
in"fhOi a; first are the select ON Of a
number Of simpi" Phenomena. such a.
the time when the ran begins. the dire
ton II the WIND and 50 on. wnIrh can
b" observe oy any intelligent person.
even without meteorological lu~fru-
the undertaking : thus brought
" thin the rca h Of that large cla,. 81
oar bus population VINO are Intsr--:si
and wiling enough TO give some as>!s
n such worS. provided IL doc not
much time and needs no spc~iai
technical in>tru tons or outfit. Scholar
n our high schools are abundautly pre-
pared % 10 effective vor~ N such a
school a. this second. when n ,hun
der-storm appears in SIGH; or p~urs;In.
II - important to know III. conditions
q! wind. rain. etc. and the sam" mo-
m"n; IN n Dunb-r IL different pa e.:
and to gain this knowledge oh-eTs AZ IONS
are 10 b. male q: ceria u even hou-.
wli- the storm lass bf ourSr ob~r--
vatoDs At other times and u greater
detail than here mentioned vIl o. OF
VI ne. bu. these simple on-s are she
mos. essential To accomplish tl- de-
>rcd rrSult volunteer OI.erycr- are q
b. appointed IN The NV England
the earl 90. wcl-se o-urn. ni.d
a pIcant- being gwen the prefe-eD p
when 4 number apply from one Pla.e
-HostO. yoHrsG,.
All Right. Thank You