476 



Eighth Annual Keport of the 



TABLE 21. 



Dates of opening of namgation on Lake Ontario at Oswego^ from 

 1835 to 1892, and dates of closing navigation from 1871 to 1892. 

 Records from 1835 to 1871, from New York Regents' Report. 

 Remaining records from the collector of customs, Oswego. 



YEARS. 



1835. . 



1836. 



1837. 



1838. 



1839. 



1840., 



1841. 



1843. 



1843. 



1844. 



1845. 



1846. 



1847. 



1848. 



1849. 

 1850. 

 1851. 

 1852. 



18.53. 



1854. 



1855. 



1856. 

 1857. 

 1858. 

 18.59. 

 1860. 

 1861. 

 1863. 



Navigation 

 opens. 



April 



April 



April 



April 



April 



April 



April 



March 



April 



March 



March 



March 



March 



Jaruary 



April 



March 



March 



March 



April 



March 



January 



January 



February 



January 



February 



Ap'il 



April 



April 



April 



March 



April 



April 



15 



28 



24 



25 



8 



5 



28 



21 



20 



1 



12 



19 



18 



27 



3 



13 



1!» 



6 



1 



1 



9 



1 



YEARS. 



1863 



1864 



1?65 



1866 



1867 , 



1868 



1869 



18T0 



1871 



1872 



1873 



1874 



1875 



1876 



1877 



1878 



1879 



1880 



1881 



1882 



1883 



l^<84 



1885 



1886 



1887 



1888 



1«89 



189) 



1891 



1892 



Average 



Navigation 

 opens. 



April 



April 



April 



Blarch 



April 



April 



April 



April 



March 



April 



April 



March 



April 



April 



April 



Blarch 



April 



March 



April 



March 



April 



April 



May 



April 



April 



April 



.'Vpril 



March 



April 



April 



March 



5 

 1 



17 

 6 

 1 



10 

 6 



20 



13 

 7 



31 



13 

 5 



14 



11 

 9 



10 

 2 



22 

 6 

 5 

 2 

 1 

 9 



14 

 4 



25 

 4 

 5 



28 



Navigation 

 closes. 



December 

 December 

 December 

 December 

 December 

 December 

 December 

 Decmber 

 December 

 December 



19 



13 



12 



6 



4 



9 



28 



26 



10 



16 



Januarj', "81 24 



December 



November 



December 



December 



December 



December 



December 



December 



Dereitiber 



Januarv. '91 17 



DfCf-mber 28 



December 21 



December 16 



5 



.30 

 11 

 12 

 15 

 7 

 6 

 11 

 18 



