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water 3 inches above low- water mark, 2ytli ; floating ice in the river 3 

 inches thick, 30th. 



Andahtsia, III. — Mississippi River quite low; froze over 28th; earlier 

 than for twelve years previous. 



Oquaicica, III. — Mississippi River closed 29th ; the tirst time in No- 

 vember since 1842. 



Hennepin, III. — The last week of the month smoky, with little snow- 

 falls. Water (stock) scarce. 



Aurora, III. — The coldest November in seven years. 



Augusta, III. — First snow 22d. 



Mount Sterling, III. — First snow of the season, immediately succeed- 

 ing a heav}' rain, 19th. 



Milwaukee, Wis. — Milwaukee River covered with ice, which was 

 broken by steam-tugs 23d. 



Rocky Run, Wis. — A year of extremes in droughts and floods. The 

 ground has never been washed and gullied so badly before since the 

 settlement of the countrv as this year. 



Embarrass, Wis.— Snow 6th, 9th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 23d, 2oth, and 2Gth ; 

 rain 13th ; ground frozen hard 16th ; wells and brooks very low ; Wolf 

 River frozen, men crossing on the ice 26th ; cattle foddered throughout 

 the month. 



New Ulm,Minn. — Minnesota River frozen over 21st; average depth 

 of snow 4 inches 30th. 



Algona, lon-a. — The coldest November since the settlement of the 

 country. 



Council Bluffs, Iowa. — Missouri River closed 23d ; ground frozen one 

 foot deep 2Sth. 



Oregon, Mo. — Prairies burning northwest and southwest 6th ; driz- 

 zling rain 7th and 12th ; showers ITtli and 18th ; snow ISth, 19th, 23d, 

 and 28th. 



Rolla, Mo. — A little snow 19th and 22d ; a flue mist all day 26th and 

 27th. 



Mount Vernon, Mo. — Hard frost 10th ; drizzling rain 13th ; flrst snow, 

 melting as it fell, 17th; snow to the depth of 6i inches 23d; coldest 

 weather for November in several years; ground froze to the depth of 

 three inches 26th to 30th. 



Nevada, Mo. — AVinter unusually early for this latitude ; mouth goe» 

 out with moderating signs. 



le Roy, Kan s. — Snow 21st; mouth wet and cloudy; colder toward 

 the last than usual. 



Burlingame, Kans. — The last thirteen days of the month the most 

 severe known to the oldest inhabitants ; wind all the time from north- 

 west, with slight snow 20th, 26th, 27th, and 29th; ground frozen 

 four inches deep 30th. 



Lawrence, Kans. — The coldest November on record ; tirst eighteen days 

 warmer than usual, the last thirteen colder; Kansas River closed 27th; 

 never before in November. 



Omaha Agency, Nehr. — Winter has set in unusually early; sleighing 

 from tlie 18th to 30th. 



Be Soto, Nchr. — Missouri River frozen over 22d. 



Netv Castle, Nchr. — Greatest snow-storm in five years 17th, ISth, and 

 19th; pleasant 21st. 



Emerson, Kehr. — Coldest November on record'. 



Santee Agency, Nebr. — Rain and first snow 12th ; floating ice in the 

 river 11th ; snow-lall of 14 inches ISth ; Missouri River closed 19th. 



Barrishurg, Utah. — Wide cracks in the ground cfiused by drought, 



