Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-03-16

Last year the Inter Ocean published
the Gather predictions for the year 1877
prepared by Mr.. G. c. Blake. of Decatur
Ill Tie predictions be made were SC
fully verified as to excite considerablea
tention. Last week it published a very
fulrsynopsis of Mr. BIake's predictions
for the present year, AM our readers, by
preserving the record, viii ne allie totesi
their correctness for themselves swhen
the year has ended. Mr.. Blake does not
pretend to be intalble. and says ~ shall
not be disappointed if | meet with any
thing like the success of last yeaS" Mr..
Blake bases his calculations on sciea6fic
grounds, and predicts az follows:
March, 1S7S-1yih s'sofae 4, like a.
sheep, and go out like a lamb. Tie first
OF March will be moderate, anu gradual
| ly grow warmer until the end Of the
month; though there will doubtless be
two or three moderate cool spesis during
the month, but none that might be Deem
ed cold. The equinoctial storm will be IA
rather warm one. The precipitation for
the month will be full average, and In
the form OF rain except in high ATTITUDES.
April, 1S7S-Rather dry aud warm,
though in places a full average of local
storms.
May. 1S7S-warm; heavy showers in
places; on the general average slot a. wet
month,
June, 1S7S-Hot and dry, except as re-
lieyed by a moderate number soi local
storms; cooler about the 10th.
July, lS7S-Hot and dry local storms
will give relic! only in places.
August, 1S7S-Hot and dry; but some
severe local storms.
September, lS7S-Hot and dry part or
month; severe local storms and variable
weather In places; rainfall for the month
rather less than the average, kept. IN
Southern states; some danger OF cyclones
in the Southern states, also III Indian
Ocean. t
October. ls7e-Cool; rainfall less than
aver tge; a heavy frost the last OfSeptem-
Der or first OF October.
November 1873 Quite cold anu dry;
probably more SNOW than rain.
December. 1S7S-ColG aud siFss; moler-
ate amount of SNOW; little, If allys raul
north OF Galesburg, Iii. s ~ :.
January, 1S79-F'irst part OF month
rather mild; last part moderately cold;
precipitation for the month, in rain AMI
snow, about an average foa january.
FEBRUARY, 1S69-Moder;iely cold and
dry.
March, 1S79-Full average of storms
aud precipitation, though not severe
month; the equinoetid about the 22d OF
March 1879, viii be quite severe, though
rather warm.
He comes to the conclusion that the
',yeai 1878 will be a very suspicious one.
so FIR as weather is coi.certares. .ff1e Sea-
son generally will be rather dry and
warm. There will be few heavy storms
and tornadoes, and very few general
storms that will extend over any consid-
erabie portion of the United States. Therl
will be reasona bic number OF heaJ
showers, but they will be local, and, in
places, accompanied by heavy*~khunder
aud lightning, on the ga aner'i average
thunder and lightning will be scarce.
The general amount OF rainfall for the
year Qrom April L, 1873. to April /,
1879 will be about 30per cent. below the
average for the whole United States;
while for considerable part of the year
it will be 80 per cent. below the average,
and in places as high as 20 per cent. be-
low the average. The fail months will
be quite cool; though there will be 10
serious frost till Oct. l, 1873 ut which
time there will probably be heavy frost
in most OF the higher attitudes. From
that time on ii will be cool to cold Will
ter will start in quite early, aud continue
MS long, steady, cold, but not excessive
ly cold, winter.