The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-04
TO BENEFIT MARINERS,
The Agriculture Department win InAuEu-
rate a New scheme.

WASHINGTON, Oct, alt is the po-
Icy OF Secretary James Wilson TO ex-
tend the operations OF the department
of agriculture along all uselInes author
ized by law. Recently, after a consulta'
ton with the chief OF the weather bu--
reau, he decided to make use OF some OF
the great fund Of meteorological lntorlh-
alton contained in the weather bureau
by having monthly marine meteoToio-
gical chart issued for the beneht OF lhe
mbariners Of the great lakes. lie was
OF the opinion that by study ~ the rec
ords OF past storms. much uselul m
formation might be collected ana pun
iished, showing a month "a advance
The first OF this series OF monthly
charts was mailed from the central of
fee OF the weather bureau yesterday II
giyeslnformatlon relative 10 the present
month OF October. II shows the princl-
pal Trucks pursued by storms In cross
ing the lake region. The track OF great
est frequency Is eastward across the
center OF Lake Superior. The storm
track next In Importance Is line
drawn from Milwaukee northeast 10 Al
pena. The next IN order OF frequency is
a line drawn from the southern point OF
Lake Michigan northeast 10 Port HUI
ron; and the least frequented OF the four
storm tracks IL represented by line
drawn from Port Arthur southeast TO
Petoslte, Mich. In other words, II, dur'
ing the coming month mariner notices
by the daily reports u storm center IN
the region OF any one OF these tracks, no
can very accurately determine what VIII
be its future course and steer accord
ingly, NJ
The chart shows the normal wind d.
rectlon for the coming month at each
one OF the weather bureau stations ana
about the number OF toggy days thar
may be expected on different portions OF
the several lakes as determined by tho
records of the past twenty-seven years.
The text printed on the back OF the
chart shows the location OF all the dan
signals OF the weather ourehu-aDout
one hundred and twenty-five IN mum,
ber-and much other Information usetu'
20 vessel masters.
A typical cyclonlc storm Is SHOWN III
one corner OF the chart with the con-
yerging OF the winds towards the cen
ter and wind barometer table OF the
lake region is included In the text
A little study OF the diagram OF the
storm center in connection with the
wind barometer table Will enable cap
taIns who have left port TO determine
the probable course of storm centers
last noted on the weather bureau charts
on shore. !,
on che average. five storms pass d.
rectly over the lake region in October
majority OF which, however can be
safely weathered by the larger craft.
Occasionally In october storms OF unu-
sual severity sweep over the lakes. en-
dangerlnE the safety OF the strongest
vessels. In the last twenty years, not
more than a half dozen such storms
have occurred In the month above nam
ed, The storm Of October 1924, 1851
was probably one OF the most wide
spread and seVereior the season that
has occurred within recent years.
October IS u month OF transition
from warm to cold. generally one OF the
most pleasant in the year, The change
TO winter conditions is first noticeable
ON Lake Superior, where light snow
gtornts may occur at any time after tile
hfteenth. Snow falls in the vicinity OF
Marquette Il little earlier than at other
polnts to tho westward. II has been OBJ
served as early as September IL, both nt
Marquette and Sault Ste Marie. on
lower Ike Michigan snow has fallen as
| early as October 6, but the average rate
for snow there is about IL month later
The average date OF snow at the east
ern end Of Lake Erie-that Is October IS
Is about ten days earlier than at the
west end.