Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-23
New England Still Holds
The Championship.
|e Harvesting IS New Confined
To Thai. Section.


Washington, March 22.-The depth of
snow at p. NJ, March 10, 1906, was
decidedly greater than it was at the
same hour on March n from the lower
Missouri and central Mississippi valleys
eastward to New England. but as a
whole the area covered was not ma
terially greater. Over the central val
leys and Middle Atlantic states the
southern limit Of snow in places was
from so to 100 miles farther south than
on the 18th, while there were several
areas between the upper Lake region
and the northern Rocky Mountain re-
gion free from snow on the 10Th that
were covered on the 18th. A feature of
the accompanying map is the unusual
depth, generally ranging from to 10
inches, shown over a comparatively
narrow belt, extending from the Rocky
Mountains through the central valleys
and northern portion Of the Middle
Atlantic states to northern New Eng
land, while farther north there is gener-
ally much less snow. Over the upper
Michigan peninsular. where great
depths are not unusual at this season,
somewhat diminished depths have been
reported since the 18th. The heavy
snowfall covering portions of Washing
ton, Oregon and Idaho on the 18th near
~ all disappeared during the week.
On March 10, 1905, there was much
less snow than on March 19, 1906, in
all Northern districts.
During the week ending March 10.
1906, cold weather. which began during
the latter part Of the previous week,
caused a general increase in ice forma-
ton throughout the Northern portion
Of the country. At P. NJ, March 10,
1906. the Missouri river was frozen as
far south as Omaha Neb., with inches
of Ice at that place. the river having
been open above Yankton, S. D., on the
18th. While the Mississippi was not
closed to any considerable distance
farther south on the 10Th than on the
18th, the thickness of ice on the 10Th
ranged from 0.5 inch to inches great
cr than on the 18th. Stations on or
near the Great Lakes generally report
ed an increase ranging from l inch to
inches and those on the rivers of New
England, from to inches.
The following special reports have
been received by telegraph, the tele-
gram from Detroit. Mich, relating to
Great Lakes. and being based upon a
large number of reports collected al
that station:
Gardiner, Me-. March l9.-Ice from t.
16 Inches in thickness is being harvested
with much difficulty and at great cost.
Albany. N. y, March 2O.-The snow av.
erages about s inches in depth in the Mo-
hawk and Hudson valleys. The Hudson
river Is mostly open as far north as
Troy: there is but little ice in the Mo
Buffalo, n. Y. March la.-Icc in til,
covered with ice as far as can be seen.
Erie. Pa. March 2O.-Ice is inches
thick at the place of measurement. but
the west end of the harbor is open FielC
Cleveland Ohio, March 19.-The harbo'
is free from ice; there are extensive ict
fields in the lake, with an average thick
Duluth. Mimi. March 19.-Extensiv'
fields, with the ice ranging from 3 to
Inches in thickness. were observed from
of the 18th. The lake is now clear. bu
the harbor is solid with ice 10 to 1
inches thick.
er during the week ending March ~ ha:
increased the area of ice in all of thu
Great Lakes with the exception of LAX
Ontario. In Lake Superior the ice field
extend from Keweenaw Point to White
fish bay. Saint Marys river is solid II
Green bay the ice has increased in thick
ness end small fields are reported as fa
south as ths extreme southern portion o
Lake Michigan. At the Straits of Mack
mac the ice is solid and more extensive
In Lake Huron the ice fields are confine'
to the southern portion of the lake ant
extend beyond vision The ice fields il
Lake Erie are solid over the west end
and extend along the southern shore from
Sandusky to Buffalo. No Ice fields are re
ported in Lake Ontario.
Omaha. NeD.. March 19-The river her
fs entirely closed. the channel being full
of thinly frozen slish ice
YanktOn. 8. d.. March 19.-Slush ice ii
the channel of the river here is packe
and th!nly frozen over. making a meas
urcment imrracticable.
In the upper Mississippi and uppe
Missouri rivers there was considerab bl,
more ice on March 1896, than ther
was at the corresponding date of 1896
but on the Great Lakes and in th
rivers of New England there was de
cidcdly less.