Helena weekly herald., 1886-12-30
WINTER WEATHER.
A General Visit of the Beautiful"
Throughout the Territory.
A Blizzard at Heron and the River
Tight as a Bottle at Benton.

The Christmas storm is pretty far reach
ing j. its extent, Judging from our tele-
grs.pl. advices. Tidings of snow and ice
are received from all directions, and even
across the water in England storms have
interrupted telegraphic communication and
impeded traffic. In Montana the storm is
general. There are numbers of Helena's
citizens interested in all parts of the Ter
ritory and in order to relieve the anxiety
they must feel as to the extent and nature
of the storm in other sections, the HERALD
has sent to several points for special tele-
graphic advices with the following result ::
NORTHERN MONTANA.
ESPECIAL TO THE HERALD.
FORT AssINABoINE, December q, IL a.
m.--CIear cold weather with southeast
wind. The temperature is rising slowly.
1t is now above zero. Last night the
minimum temperature was % and the
night before 81 degrees below zero. Twelve
inches of snow now on the ground.
ESPECIAL TO THE HERALD.
FORT SHAW, December 81, IL a. NJ
Seven inches of snow on the ground.
Weather cloudy and warmer. Tempera-
ture now is one degree above zero. ..--.Gsxs
ESPECIAL TO THE HERALD. ~
FORT BENTON, December 81, 1880 a. m.
-Werther cloudy, calm and cold. There
are about three inches of snow on the
ground. Temperature this morning 5 be-
low zero The river is frozen solid and
teams are crossing on the ice.
TO THE EAST OF US.
SPECIAL TO THE HERALD.
MILES CITY, December 81, II m.-Storm
commenced a. m. on the 25th, showing
little all day thermometer about 10 below
zero. On the 26th, clearer, calm weather
was experienced with the mercury IL be-
low. This morning it is cloudy, calm, and
warmer, the thermometer being 20 above
zero. Six to eight inches of snow on the
ground.
SPECIAL TO THE HERALD.
BILLINGS, December 81. 12 m.-Weather
for the past two daysas follows: December
25th, 6 a. nl, snow storm prevailing with
northeast wind. Mercury 2 above zero.
December Goth, snow storm with north
east wind and degrees below zero with
four inches of snew. To-day is calm but
it is still showing. Mercury above and
nine inches of snow on the ground.
ESPECIAL TO THE HERALD
BOZEMAN, December 27.-There is foot
of snow here. A little fell last night. The
lowest temperature was Christmas night,
when the thermometer registered 10! be-
low zero 1t is warmer to-day.
THE OLDEST INHABITANT SURPRISED.
SPECIAL TO THE HERALD.
LIVINGSTON, December 27-230 p. m.-
The greatest quantity of snow ever known
in this locality has fallen during the past
forty eight hours. 1t is now fifteen inches
deep on the level and still showing hard.
The weather is moderate. StOckmen are
anxiously watching the result, as stock
will suffer unless high winds clear the
ranges soon. The railroads will have to
rustic to keep their tracks clear unless a
chinook reaches us before heavy winds. IN
WESTERN MONTANA.
SPECIAL TO THE HERALD.
HERON, Dec. 27.-12 ma stiff snow
storm set in last night at 6 o'clock with
southeast wind Thermometer then regis
tered II above Zero This morning at
o'clock it was still showing and drifting
under stiff breeze from the southeast.
Mercury 10 above. 1t is now cloudy, IA
above zero, with an east wind. There are
twenty inches of snow on the ground.
MIssOULA, December Pip NIT has
been showing steadily for the last twenty
four hours, and there are about nine inches
on the ground. Snow is still falling. The
thermometer is 10 above zero.
ATHELENA
Sergeant Lenoir, in charge of the signal
service station here, kindly furnishes the
HERALD with the following weather
record
Snow began falling the evening of the
oath and has continued without decided
ever since. The minimum
has been, December oath, IA
below, December 25th, Is below, and
December Goth, 8 degrees below zero. The
is now rising. The precipita-
ton, or snow fall, since the 22d inst. has
been 1877 inches The wind has been from
he north and northwest during the storm.
January Atlantic.
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