230 CLIMATOLOGY. 



June 1. Spring barley in ear. 5th. New potatoes raised from 

 tubers, left all winter in tbe ground, fit for table. 

 7th. Oats in flower. 10th. Spring wheat coming 

 into ear. 17th. Bramble-berries ripening. 23rd. 

 Gooseberries, currants, and raspberries ripe. Thun- 

 der. 26th. Blackberries ( Vaccinium) ripe. 



July 4. Humming-birds scarce this season. 19th. Barley fit 

 for the scythe. 22nd. Winter wheat ripe. 28th. 

 House-flies numerous. 



Aug. 3. Oats ripe. 7th. Field-peas harvested. 9th. Foggy 

 mornings, followed by a clear sky and excessive 

 heat. Dewless mornings succeeded by rain. 12th. 

 Salmon season usually ends. Several cases of ague 

 occurring. 27th. Moschetoes very troublesome. 

 Geese arriving from the north. 



Sept. 7. Hail and thunder. 12th. Buckwheat harvested. 

 13th. Ague prevalent. 19th. Mowed baidey that 

 was sowed an the 16th of June — a fair crop. 22nd. 

 Peas sown on the 19th of June, on alluvial land, 

 that was flooded in winter, now ripe. 



Oct. 27. The Columbia or Oregon river unusually low, the 

 greatest depth opposite the fort being less than 

 fifteen feet. 



Nov. 8. Potatoes killed by the frost. 18th. A little drift 

 ice in the river. 20th. Rain and sleet. 



Dec. 26. Snow at this time two inches deep, being the greatest 

 fall this season, and less than usual. 



