Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-16
An Increase in the For
mer in All Sections.
Hudson and Mohawk Rivers
Report About Eight Inches.
The Snex With Present Storm Will Also
Shew a Large Increase.

Washington, Feb. 15.--At p. NJ,
Feb. II, the area covered with snow
was much smaller than that shown by
the preceding bulletin, snow having
wholly disappeared from large part
of the Central valleys that was covered
to depths ranging from / inch to s
inches on the 9Th instant. On the 5th.
however there was much less snow in
the Middle Atlantic states and New
England, the depths on the 18th in
slant ranging from inch to more than
II inches greater than were reported
ON the earlier date. There was also
less snow Oil the 5th over the extreme
western portion Of the upper Lake re-
gion and at some stations In the north
ern Rocky Mountain districts than
there was on the 18th.
As compared with tho corresponding
date Of 1906 only the interior portions
of New England and Middle Atlantic
states and an area extending from the
UPPER Michigan peninsular westward to
the upper Missouri valley had more
snow than in that year. On Feb. Il.
the southern limit of snow ok ended
into northern Texas; the middle Rocky
Mountain slope. the Missouri and the
upper Mississippi valleys, and the
whole Of the Lake region being cover
ed to depths ranging from 3 to more
than 20 inches, and like depths existed
over the Middle Atlantic states and
New England.
During the period from Feb. to IL.
there was a material increase in the
thickness of ice generally throughout
ha ictr infc
the latter date ice in the Missouri
river ranged from As inches along the
shore at Omaha, Nebr., to "a inches at
Bismarck, n. Oak. although the chan
mel was open in places as far north as
Yakton, S. OAK; in the Mississippi ice
ranged from 16 to II inches northward
Of Dubuque, Iowa, with shore ice at
Davenport, Iowa, and floating ice as
far south as Cairo, ILL.,; i'm the rivers of
northern New England ice ranged from
to Is inches. the increase over the
measurements made on the 9Th instant
generally ranging from 1 inch TO 1
inches.
The following special reports have
been received by telegraph:
Gardiner. Me, Feb. 12.-The ice harvest
commenced on the kennebcc today
About 5000 tons will be housed daily.
Albany, N. Y, Feb. 13.-In the MONA VIZ
valley the snow depth averages Is inches
In the Hudson valley it ranges from II
inches at Athens to - inches at Mechan-
tcsville. The ice in the Hudson and Mo-
hawk rivers averages about eight inches
Washington. d. c.. Feb. Every thin
fee Is found on the shore of the river
Parkersburg. w. Va. Feb. officiating
Ice Is observed in the river.
Duluth. Mimi, Feb. l2.-The harbor is
frozen solid. the ice being II to q inches
thick: large detached fields extend p
miles lakeward. The ice mt Bayfield, is l.
inches thick, with the field reaching four
miles.
Davenport. Ia. Feb. 12.-Some shore
ice is seen. but the channel OF the river
Is clear.
Hannibal. Mo. Feb. 12-Heavy floating
ice is observed in the river. Some finch
ice was harvested from the bay today.
st. Louis Mo-, Feb r. Heavy floating
ice is observed in the river.
Cairo. ILL.,, Feb. 12.-The Mississippi is
nearly full of moderately heavy floating
Omaha. Neb.. Feb. 1c.-Shore ice is 4 !
inches thick. with a small amount OF
running ice in the river channel.
Sioux City. Ia, Feb. 13.-Thc ice is
nine inches thick at the place of meas
urement. but the channel of the river re-
mains open In front of the city.
Yankton. S. D.. Feb. 1e.-The river chan
mel Is still open here, although it is frozen
over within half Il mile above.
Notwithstanding the general increase
In ice formation during the past week
there is. as compared with the cor
responding date Of 1905. decidedly less
ice throughout the northern portions of
the country. except in the upper Mis-
souri, in the vicinity of Bismarck and at
a few stations in the northern portion
Of the upper Lake region. where a
slight increase is shown.
The thickness of ice is reported from
various places as focows: Maine
Bangor Is inches, Eastport Is. Gardi
ner IL. Lewiston 15.5: New York-Al-
bany SIS inches. Buffalo As, Oswcgo g.
Rochester s: New Hampshire-Con-
cord 9.5: North Dakota--Bismarch "a
Humboldt. Mich. reports AZ inches
Of snow.