Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-16
Colder Weather Brings
Joy to Ice naIvesters.
And Consumers and Dealers
.M Look 10 New England.



March II. the southern limit of snow
extended from southeastern Colorado
tUDugh the southern portions of Kan
sag and Missouri. thence generally
along the Ohio river and through West
Virginia, central Pennsylvania and
soHtheastern New York to the south
ern New England coast.
Comparison with the bulletin Of the
previous week shows diminished depths
over the Northern portion Of the upper
Lake region and in Minnesota and por-
tions Of the DakOtas. while generally
throughout New England and the
northern Rocky Mountain region in
creased depths are indicated. The low
er Missouri; and central Mississippi val
aeys, Indiana. and Ohio, which were al
most wholly free from snow March 5,
were covered, to depths ranging from
3 to 6 inches at P. NJ, March L..
On March II, 1905, the area covered
was less than ON the corresponding
date. OF this year; the depths were also
less, except in portioDs of the upper
Lake region and New England. where
they were somewhat greater.
The cold weather of the latter part
OF the week ending March Il, l3oo'
caused a slight increase In the tnlck-
ness of Ice at a number OF STATIONS III
newfoundland. the Lake region and the
upper Mississippi valley. All stations
on the upper Missouri river. however
sbow a decrease as compared with the
measurements Of March 5. At +. NJ.
March 12. 1906, ice in the rivers OF
Maine ranged from 10 to IS inches; IN
the upper Mississippi, from inches at
D,huuue. Iowa. to 14.5 inches, at La
Crosse, Wis, and in the upper Missouri
from Q inches at Pierre. 5. d., TO ~
inches at Bismarck, n. d.
The following special reports nave
heen received by telegraph, the teie-
xrarn from Detroit. Mich. relating TO
tha conditions existing throughout the
Great Lakes and being based upon
large number of reports collected at
that station:
Gardiner. Me. March dirie,,s l2mane snp" i,' th. -
river range from open water TO Ice ~
inches in thickness. ., h.,
Lewiston. Me, March E-.-one hrih li''
harvested q. 400 tons of ice. =. +.
Brattlebcro, VT, March lo.-The ice Is
very unsafe. % M, u;,.e. ;s
Albany. N. Y. March 13.-The snow av-
erares inches in depth in the Mohawk
valley; in the Hudson valley the snow
at dlens Falls. There is only floating
and apchcr ice In the Hudson and MO
hawk rivers.
Buffalo. N. r. March l2.-Thsre is is but hut
little dee in the Farbor: outside OF the
breakwater the. lake is covered with Ice
inches in thickness
Erie. Pa. March 13.-At the place OF
measurement the ice Is inches thick.
but the west end Of tho harbor is open.
Duluth. Mimi. March 12.-The lake has
been mostly cleor OF ice since the th:
harbor ice ranges from Is to Il inches in
DETROIT. Mich. March 13.-No ice fields
reported over the western portion of Lake
Superior. but over the extreme east por-
extensive. No change has taken place
during the week at Sault Ste. Marie and
IN Green bay. Lake Michigan is free OF
ice. At Straits of Mackinac ice Is tirmer
a. Il result of the cold of the last two
caSned to the ,sf fa n M a
southern portion fields are broken up and
running into St Clair river. In Lake
firm with cold weather. and boats are US
ing the south passage: over the eastern
portion the fields extend farther west
and ice is Eachsd solid o, o,sd" the b break
Ontario.
om1ha- NED. Marcn 1g.-InCre is Il
large quantity of small ice running in
the river here.
oyanktcn. 8. H., March 12.-'rhere is
ntating ice in the channel OF the river at
this point.
On March II. 1905. there was much
more ice than at this date in all north
crn districts cast of the Mississippi,
but in the Red River of the North. at
some stations on the Missouri and i'll
the Dakota river there was less.