Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-09
Nothing Of a Cheering
Nature for Ice haTyesters.
Floating Ice Only in the Aud-
son and Mohawk Rivers.
Existing Conditions in New England Are
Far From Favorable.

Washington, March S.-The lower
Missouri and central Mississippi val
!eys. which at s i. NJ. FED. &c, We're
covered With snow ranging IL depth
from To more than l. inches, We're
free from snow at p. ~. March ).
1906, while on the latter date a large
part of the northeastern Rocky
Mountain slope. which was free from
SLOW Feb. &c. WAS covered TO depths
ranging from to inches. over the
northern portion of the upper Missis-
sirpi Valley and UPPER Lake region de
cidedly increased depths We're report
"a on March ) as compared with those
Of Feb. &C. and 4 slight increase WA ;
general" reported Ill the lower Lake
region ant northern New England. As
usual 1T this season, the greatest
depths exist over the Upper Michigan
lo.linSGla, from 20 IL 60 inches being
reported along the southern shores Of
Lake Superior
NJ thu oorreGron ling period Of 1905
there wai much more snow in New
England than there is at this time.
hut over The Upper Michigan pcnin-
sula there was less. Portions of the
Middle Atlantic states. now free from
snow were Their covered to depths
ranging from l inch to 3 inches, while
the northeastern Rocky Mountain
slope, now covered to depths ranging
from / inch to 8 inches, was without
SHOW.
At most reporting stations in north
crn New England the ice measure
ments at p. NJ. March 5, 1906. as
compared with those made at the
same hour on Feb. 26, 1906, indicate a
slight Increase While a slight in
crease is also indicated at some sta
tons in the Lake region, other sta
tons in that region report diminished
| thickness. In the upper Mississippi
river 4 slight decrease is reported.
while in the upper Missouri the con-
Gitions remain practically unchanged.
In the rivers OF Maine ice generally
| ranges from ~ to II inches in thick
ness; at stations on or near the upper
L; kes, from to 20 inches; in the up
per Mississippi river. from S inches at
Dubuque. iowa, to IA inches at La
Crosse, Wis; and in the upper Mis-
souri,, from ~ inches at Pierre, s.
Oak, to &c inches at Bismarck. n.
/ -.
Oak, ard floating ice at Omaha. Neb.
| The following special reports have
been received by telegraph. The tele-
gram from Detroit. Mich, relates to
the conditions existing throughout the
Great Lakes. and is based upon a
large number Of reports collected at
| that station:
| RrattlebOro. Vt. March 5.-The ice har-
vest is completed
| Albany, n. v. March G-There is no
| snow in the Mohawk valley. except Il
trace at Fort Plain: in the Hudson val
| ley the snow ranges from a trace ut
Athens to inches ut Corinth. Ice in the
| Hudson river is mostly broken and 1Ioat-
| ing as far north as Glens Falls: there
| is only floating ice in the Mohawk river.
| Bnnalo. n. y, March j.-There is no ice
in the harbnr: broken ice outside of the
! breakwater is inches thick.
| Detroit. Mich. March Elm Lake Supe-
| riOr there is very little field ice Che
quamcGon bay is solid. In Whitefish bay
wind. In Lake Michigan there arc prac-
| tically no ice fields and ice is confined to
Green hay and the straits and is not
heavy In Lake Huron ice fields are con
broken up ana moving. There is not
| much ice in Lake Erie. the fields being
| confined to the extreme eastern and west
crn portions. and those in the western
|
| the wind. There arc no ice fields in Lake
| Ontario except in the west end. As a
whole there is less ice in the Great Lakes
| than there has been for many years at
| this time.
| Duluth. Mimi. March "a thrce-mile
| field ice pack is beginning to move lake
| ward. ice in the harbor ranges generally
from II to 70 inches in thickness.
Omaha, Ncb., March 5.-Thc river Mt
| this point is nearly fnll of floating ice
| Sioux CITY. Iowa. March 6.-rhe river
| here is clear of ice
fankton. s: D.. March 5.-Slush ice
janmed on the 2Gth ami has frozen over
| thinly during the past few days; the
| thickness is not obtainable.
| At the corresponding date Of 1905
there was much more ice than at this
time in all northern districts eastward
OF the Mississippi. and also at some
stations or the upper Missouri river.
but in the Red river Of the North and
tie Dakota river there is somewhat
/ NJ ic