The Delta independent., 1899-01-20
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Of the Climate and Crop Service Of the
Weather Bureau that it y feasible to
make for the ensuing year fair estimate
oe the amount and duration Of the
wstsrfiou in the di1srsnt streams whose
main source OF supply vas melted snow.
While il 10 true that more snow usually
falls after Jan. lst than befors that date.
agriculturists Of Colorado and abutting
territory attach great importance to the
amount received early in the winter.
for thsss snovs solidify. and consequent
ly do not melt until late In the season.
furnishing . vstsr supply after the
SHOWS Of spring have melted and passed.
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In the following report OF the sssson's
snowfall in the fountain region Of this
state, information has been collected
from several hundred points on the
upper drainage sIss OF the Arksnsas,
South Platte. Rio Grsnde. Gunnison.
Yampa. snd Animas rivers. Comparisons
OF this seasons snowfall with that oeths
corrsspohding months Of last year and
With the average for number Ct years
have been kindly made BY the CORE
spondsnts. many OF whom are specially
qualified to do % by reason Of long res
idsncs in the mountains- The tables,
10 addition to the amount on ground 1t
station on Dec. 3lst. show in majority
Of instances the depth st timber line
and above timber line. as vol - the
correspondents opinion - 70 whstsr the
6ov will b shove or below the average.
The snovfall has bssn large. In fact
in many places it 10 reported grsstsr
than has been experienced for many
yssrs. Abnormslly cold weather hav.
ing characterized the past three months.
the loss by evaporation and melting has
been slight. High winds have been .
feature. and in consequence the depth
in many places represents more than the
actual fall. The principal effect OF the
wind hss bssn 10 increase the smount
in gulchss. timber and other sheltered
places. whore it will remain for . long
time. while the slopes above timber line
are practically bare. Several correspon-
dents report that much Vt the snow
.h;.h ri, .hov. timber lin. on the
western slope has acsuslly been transfer.
red by the prevailing high westerly
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