Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-12-09

ers and "streaks OF sunshine" and rainy
or as Sam Slick would say, "regular
juicy days" Commencing with Octo.
Der 5, 1852, the first day after my arri-
val in Oregon, west Of the Cascade
Mountains
1S52-October, 8aE
Clear. 567s9 1O11l2 I3 90 25-1l
Cloudy. IA Is II 81 % "a 29--7
Showery, 16 l8 10 &c 2S-5
Rainy, g 81 80 31-4
1852 November. sa
Clear, II 30 28-4
Cloudy. $3.50 1919 % "a 25 1910
Showery. 4 Q l6 18-4
Rainy, 6 III 12 13 IA Is 2l 23
26 27 29-l2
l852-Dece Der,
Clear, 3 4-2
Cloudy, II 22-2
Snow. Ia Is Is l8 20 20 81 23 "a
25 26 IL
Rainy. | 2 S Z 8 8 10 1l2l3
81 % % 80 3l-16
1s53-Jannary,
Clear. 8 l3 ii Is 16 1s 10 90 81
% 90 "a 25 26 2s 29-16
Cloudy, 9 1913
ShoMery. IL II 27 -3
Rainy 2 3 4 5 6 z 10 80 al--9
1S53-Fe February,
Cifar,2 3 4 5 G 7 50 10 III l2 10
II l8 l9 Il 23 2i-ls
Cloudy.
Showery. II Is IS 30 % Is 26-7
Rainy, 81 ss -
Mar.h.
Clear. 23 SO 9 10 IL Is l6
II Il. 25 26 -.6
Clnnfy, l3 10 81 31-4
Shnwery. l2 - 30--3
Rainy. | IA % % 2f 81 % 2s-s
Afril,
Clear. % s s 7ss IL II l2ls
Ii IS Is II - 81 70 : Is
Cloudy. ] 23-2
ShoNery, 4 Is 10 % "a 25 26 27
~29 %
Rainy, 3o--1
Msv,
Cl-ar. IS 8 9 u, rs Is 10 e3
"a 25 2s 81 es 20 80 3l-19
Cloudy IS 60 21-3
Show-ry. L 3 l2 II 90 5
Rainy, 2 III ID li-4
June.
Clear "a s 6 z s 16 II ls 10
% % 81 3n-l5
Cloudy, 2l1 IL 13 IA Is 20 al 23-9
Showery, 10 % 26 81 2s-6
Rainy
July.
Clear 9 i567S l314l5ls1 10 20
2l % % "a q5 26 81 2s 80 3o-23
Ixy l I
Showery. 10 17-2
Rainy. 10 l1--2
August,
Clear. l234569 l2i314l5
1921 22 % "a 25 26 q 28--22
Cloudy, 20 80 3l--3
Showery. 8 II ls 29-5
Rainy, l9--1
September.
Clear. l34567 sslO11 1918 10
20 2l % 26 q 2s 20 30--2l
Cloudy. 25-l
Showery. 2 13 24-3
Rainy. IA l5 l6 II 23-5
October.
Clear, 2 234-4
TorAL. - Clear, 189; cloudy, 4s;
showery. SO; rainy. 65; snow, 1I-365.
OCTOBER. 1882 First part Of the
month clear, with sharp frosty nights.
10Th, rainy season set in.
November, so. foggy mornings, aud
rainy days, seldom saw the sun
December, 80, the Big Snow" storm
set in on the l4th. and continued with
little intermission until the 26th. 1
was camped among the Foot Hills Of the
Coast Range Of mountains, lat. as deg.
10 min. North, snow fell to the depth
OF 36 inches, and think the average
depth North of lat. A deg. 80 min.
may be put down at 80 inches. Near
the head Of the Willamette, and in the
Valleys of Umpqua, Rogue's and Kali
moth rivers. the snow was comparative.
ly light. and remained on the ground
but short time Great numbers Of
horses, mules, cattle, etc. were frozen
and starved to death. The Columbia
river, mile and qusrterin width, was
frozen over in lat. As deg. IS min.
North. s.s sssi s 3t8@I
January. '53. In the frs. part Of the
moathtthe streams were very high, swol-
len by the melting snow. and the grea
quantity Of rain which fell. Bridges,
farms, stock, and all kinds Of property
were swept away. Latter part Of the
month pleasant; on the 30th saw straw
berry blossoms; the first Of the season
February. Weather mostly pleasant
Frosty nights succeeded by foggy morn.
ings, and after 8 or 10 o'clock clear
days. f, a
March. as March always 10. clear
cloudy, showery aud rainy. with occa.
sional snow squalls. On the 5th
found lilies. and on the 9th yiole,s..
April. A fair proportion OF bright
pleasant days.
May. Oregonians begin to talk abou
.'Oh, the next time it clears up We ma!