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motion, retained its position in the same way as the Bar does, the waste on the 
South-west being constantly replenished from North-east. 
The wind at our house was blowing strongly from a little East of North-east, 
a moderate gale somewhat gusty and irregular in force. The movement of the 
yapours on the Fell side showed that there a furious blast was raging. 
Wishing to observe the condition of things under the Bar, I walked towards 
the South-west to a point about 200 yards beyond the River Eden. Every step 
westward found the wind decreasing in force, until about half-way, there began 
to be slight puffs in a contrary direction : the smoke of a chimney by the main 
road side was blown from North-west, but the currents at that point were unsteady. 
I got under the North-east edge of the Bar a little before reaching the Eden, and 
found that it was gradually advancing towards the Fell. Standing on the wooden 
bridge across the Eden, I found a steady breeze from North-west blowing up the 
river. I went about 200 yards further, and met a steady gentle breeze from the 
West,—-the usual feature of a Helm witha regular Bar, but which I was anxious 
to test when the Bar stood far away from the Fell, as in thisinstance. I stayed 
here a few minutes to make observations; the whole sky westward was 
obscured with clouds, of which the Bar formed the eastern edge ; overhead the 
cloud, which was low, was so dense and compact that its motion could not be 
discerned, although the rapid drift at the edge showed that a strong current was 
passing overhead. The loud roaring of the wind on the Fell could be distinctly 
heard, resembling the sound of a heavy train on the railway,—indeed, but for its 
continuity, a stranger to the Helm would have judged the sound to be that of a 
train. On returning homewards I found that, as the sun got higher, the Bar was 
advancing towards the Fell, and growing less dense. I had the wind from the 
West at my back all the way home, but on reaching the house met again the 
North-east current, much decreased in force since I went away, the North-east 
edge of the Bar being now nearly over the house,—this would be about 7 a.m. 
On making the usual observations at 9 a.m., I found the Bar closed up to 
about half-way between Kirkby Thore and the Fell; the clouds overhead were 
much thinner, and their speed decreased to that of a moderate breeze, the direction 
__ being still from East-north-east. The ground wind was now a light breeze from 
the South. As the day advanced the dense vapours of the Bar were dispersed, 
and broken into fragments of cirrus cloud, at a higher level ; the wind lessened 
in force, and the Helm Cloud drew back towards the Fell top, leaving the 
principal part of the slopes clear of vapour. 
APRIL 21st, 1888. 
Krrksy THore. Mr. R. W. Crospy. ga.m. Strong Helm. Fell tops 
thick. Overcast. Surface wind West-south-west, force 2. Upper wind 
North-east, force 5. Temperature 40°. 
Mr, W. Dent, of Street House, told me that as he left home about 9 a.m. for 
