Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-20
SNOW and ICE.
More of the Former and
Less Of the Latter.
Gradual Increase in Cold Wealth.
err and Ice in the North.
Lake, Ohio and Mississippi Regions
Report Less.

Washington, Jan. Feast of the
lower Missouri valley the area cover
with snow at l.. NJ, january il. 1907
WAS practically the same as on the 9th
instant, the date Of the preceding bull
letin, but to the westward a large area
that WAS free from snow on the 9th
Was covered To depths generally rang
ing from ! to 3 inches on the 18th. In
the upper Mississippi valley. upper
lake region, New England, and por-
tons Of the Middle Atlantic states
there WAS more snow on the 18th than
on the 9th. but considerably less in the
Ohio valley and lower Lake region.
At the corresponding date Of 1901
there was much less snow in the Mis-
souri, ana upper Mississippi valleys ana
generally throughout the middle and
northern Rocky Mountain districts, bat
there WAS more in the Lake region
Middle Atlantic states, and New Eng
land.
There has been n general increase in
ice formation during the past week in
al northern districts, the most de-
cided increase being shown in the Lake
region and in the upper Mississippi ana
Missouri valleys. The Missouri and
mississippi rivers are frozen farther
south than ut any previous time this
winter, with ice ranging from to 20
inches in the former and from TO II
inches in the latter. AS stations along
the Great Lakes ice now generally
ranges from to Il inches and in the
rivers Of New England from II TO %
inches.
IA frl1nyrino al have
been received by telegraph
Gardiner, Me, January 16.-Weather
favora bile for the ice harvest. About
one-fuurth Of the crop housed.
Albany. y. Y. January lin Mo-
hawk Valley SHOW ranges from 6 inches
at Little Falls to inches at Schenec
tAdy: in Hudson Valley from 8 inches
at Glens Fails to l inch at Castleton
and inches at Athens. Ice in Mohawk
River ranges from inches at Little
Falls to 10 inches at Schenectady; in
Hudson from 1G inches at Glens Falls
10 10 inches at Stuyvesant and Il inches
1T Athens.
Harrisburg. Pa. Jan. 16.-Depth Of snow
in Junala and Susquehanna valleys av-
eragas about three inches. River has be.
come icebound again at Wilkesbarre and
NiliamSport. No cfa;ige reported in
eor2es River at Harrisburg covered with
floating ice.
Pittsburg. Pa, Jan. 16.-Running ice i'll
Allegheny river.
Cincinnati. Ohio. Jan. 16.-River two
thirds fun Of heavy floating ice.
Evansville. Ind, Jan. 1..-Heavy float
ing ice.
Cairo H., Jan. 1s.-Mississippi river
back Of Cairo solidly gorged and frozen
over. Thickness of ice ranges from three
nine inches.
Memphis. Tenn. Jan. l6.-Light floating
ice.
St. Louis. Mo, Jan. 11.-Ileavy floating
ice reported gorgcd above Chester on 10Th.
Water hacking from gorge on 1.th.
Hannibal. Mo. Jan. 16.-Chdnnel onel,
below bridge. Ice harvest commenced.
Kansas City, Mo, Jan. 16.-Kiver open
in places.
Duluth Mimi. Jan. 16.-Rathcr large
detached fields in lake.
Throughout the Lake region. Ohio ana
upper Mississippi valleys. the extreme
northern portion of the upper Missouri
valley. and the greater part of the Mid
de Atlantic states there is row consider
ably less ice than there was at jhe CORE
Spending date in 1903. hut i'll the central
and lower Mississippi valleys and iii
northern New England there is more.