Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07
ICE And SNOW.
Ice Gains More Than In
Any Previous Week.
But Decidedly Less Total Than
This Time Last Year.
Snow Now Generally Found In All
the Usual Sections.

| Washington, Feb. 6.-The Weather
| Bureau issues the following bulletin
under date Of Feb. A. regarding the
depth of ice and snow:
The central and northern Rocky
Mountain regions and the northern
districts to the eastward were cover
ed with snow at p. NJ, Feb. 3, 1905
the greater part of the Lake region
and New England and the mountain
Gus portions of the Middle Atlantic
States having depths generally rang
ing from to IL inches, and limited
areas in the Lake region from IL to
90 inches. The greatest depth. 81 inches,
was reported from Humboldt, in the
Upper Michigan Peninsula. Except on
the middle Atlantic coast, where there
was somewhat less snow than was
reported on the 9th. there has been q
general increase since that date, a
large area embracing the upper Mis-
souri, Valley and part of the north
ern Rocky Mountain region, which was
free from snow on the 9th ultimo, be-
ing covered to depths ranging from ]
inch to 7 inches. The southern limit
TO the eastward of the lower Missouri
Valley was generally farther south
than on the eth, and over the greater
part of the area eastward of the upper
Mississippi Valley the depths were
from to 10 inches greater than were
reported last week. The increase over
the northern Rocky Mountain region
generally ranged from l inch to 6
inches.
Westward Of the upper Lakes and
over the greater part Of the New Eng
land coast there is now much less
snow than there was at the correspond
ing date of the preceding year, but
considerably more in the lower Lake
region and over the interior portions
Of the Middle Atlantic States and
New England.
At P. NJ, Feb. 8, 1908, ice in the
Missouri river generally ranged from
Is to 90 inches and the river was
frozen throughout nearly its entire
length, G inches being reported from
Kansas City. Mo. The Mississippi was
frozen northward Of Hannibal, Mo,
where the ice was inches thick. the
greatest thickness existing between La
Crosse. Wis, and ST. Paul, Mimi.
where it was about IS inches. Floating
ice was reported from all stations on
the Ohio river from Pittsburg, Pa. to
Cairo, H., and ice was Is inches thick
in the James river at Richmond. Va.
AT stations on or near the Great
Lakes, ice generally ranged from 8
to IS inches, II inches being reported
from Duluth Harbor. and in the rivers
of northern New England from 10 to
II inches. % inches being reported
from Moosehead Lake.
With the mean temperature gener-
ally much below freezing throughout
the week in the extreme northern dis
tlicts. the formation of ice was great
er than in any previous week of this
winter. AS compared with the meas
ulenents made at P. n. on Monday
o. the preceding week, nearly all re-
porting stations show an increase. and
the difference generally ranges from
inch to 10 inches in the Missouri; from
inch to inches in the upper Missis-
sippi river and in the Lake region, and
from 3 to 9 inches in northern New
England.
The following special reports have
been received by telegraph:
Albany, n. Y, Feb. 4.-The snow
averages inches in depth in the Mo-
hawk valley; in the Hudson valley 1t
ranges from inches at Athens to y
inches at Thurman. The ice averages
II inches in thickness in the Hudson
river and IL inches in the Mohawk.
Harrisburg, Pa. Feb. 3.-The west
channel Of the river is frozen over,
but the main channel is still open.
Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 3.-There Is
heavy running ice in the river.
Parkersburg, w. Va, Feb, 4.-There
is heavy running ice in the river.
Cincinnati. Ohio, Feb 3.-The river is
two-thirds full of heavy ice.
Louisville, Ky, Feb. 4.-There is
light running ice in the rver.
Evansville, Ind. Feb. 4.-There is
light running ice in the river.
dubuque. Ia, Feb. 3.-The ice meas
ures Il inches above the drawbridge,
but is only 5 inches thick below the
bridge, where measurements are usu-
ally made.
Hannibal. Mo. Feb. Am ice gorge
formed on the morning Of the Cd.
St Louis. No, Feb. S.-The river is
full of light floating ice.
Cairo, H., Feb. 4.-Heavy ice con-
tinues in the Mississippi river and the
ice in the Ohio is becoming heavier.
Omaha, Neb.. Feb. 1.-THE river
closed on the I'd instant
Sioux City, Iowa. Feb. 4.-The cham
mel OF the river has closed.
There is now decidedly less ice than
there was at the corresponding date
Of 1907 in northern New England. the
upper Lake region, the upper Missis-
sippi river north of Davenport, Iowa,
and the Missouri northward Of Kansas
City, Mo-, but in the rivers of the Mid
die Atlantic states and at stations on
the lower Lakes and Ohio and central
Mississippi rivers there is somewhat
more.
The following reports are made on
the thickness of ice:
Maine-Bangor IA inches; Eastport
IA; Gardiner 10: Greenville 90; Lewis
ton 16.
New York-Albany 10; Buffalo rs:
Oswego S; Rochester s.
Pennsylvania-Erie 9.5: Philaae,-
phia ).
Rhode Island-Providence 3.