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Dubuque, Towa.—Mississippi frozen over on Sth; 12th, high wind all last 
night—snow much drifted. 
Ceres, Iowa.—31st, ground frozen 2 feet ; wells nearly all dry ; snow gone; 
weather pleasant. 
Waterloo, Iowa.— Wells and streams extremely low. 
Marble Rock, Iowa.—The most beautiful winter weather I ever saw closes 
the year. 
Ten miles southwest of Algona, Iowa.—Violent gale from north-northwest 
from 4.30 a. m. to 7a. m., on 6th. On 11th, at 7 a. m., rain, which froze as it 
fell; 11 a.m., snow; 12th, in the night, snow; 13th, snow ali day. 
Algona, lowa.—The latter part of the month remarkably pleasant. 
Boonshoro’, Iowa.—Month unusually mild ; temperature 1° above that of 12 
years past. 
Logan, Iowa—Very bland, pleasant weather all December and all fall; 
ground frozen eight inches ; the Missouri frozen over on the 15th. 
Hermitage, Mo—Month remarkable for the almost entire absence of rain 
and snow, and the high temperature about Christmas. 
Atchison, Kansas.—31st, noice inthe Missouri opposite this te impede navi- 
gation. 
Manhattan, Kansas.——Dry, mild month; rivers not closed; farmers able to 
plough except on three days. 
Council Grove, Kansas.—Pleasant Indian summer weather up to 11th, when 
snow whitened theground. 21st, heavy thunder twice, with frequent lightning. 
23d to 26th, inclusive, Indian summer weather. 
De Soto, Neb—18th. Missouri closed with ice; 31st, river lower than for 
many years. 
Glendale, Neb.—Only 5.55 inches of rain and meited snow since July 18th. 
December very pleasant and dry ; the mean temperature some 11° higher than 
the last eleven Decembers. 
Dakota, Neb.—Missouri river closed with ice on lst; springs and streams 
low, and roads dusty. 
Omaha Agency, Neb.—Month generally pleasant. The river closed early in 
the month. 
Great Salt Lake City, Utah—This fall is unprecedented in Rocky mountain 
history. On the 20th and 21st, snow about three inches; 22d, rain from south 
and west and snow gone; 24th, 6 to 8a.m., rain in torrents with westerly 
wind, melting snow in the mountains and causing floods that have done im- 
mense damage. A settler of 1547 never saw the streams so full. Christmas, 
mild but misty ; 26th, rain; 29th, the ducts which convey water around the 
square in the city choked with ice for the first time this winter. Skating com- 
menced ; no snow around us, except away up in the mountains. 
Wanship, Utah.— A most miserable, rainy, muddy, windymonth. The grass- 
hoppers (locusts) having used ah nine-tenths of the grain, farmers have nothing 
to trade, which makes dull, hard times. 
