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dition over the entire basin, and it will probably be covered witli tbe admirers 

 of this charming exercise. — Portland Argus, Decemher 4. 



Decembers. — Lyons, Iowa. Grossing the river on foot. 9th. Ice out of the 

 river, 16th. River frozen over. 



Dece7nher 4. — Theresa, New York. River closed. 



Decemher 4. — South Hartford, New York. Lake Champlain permanently 

 closed from Burlington to Whitehall; navigation entirely suspended by the 

 7th. Champlain canal closed partially on the 4th. Boats continued to run, 

 breaking through the ice, until the 6th, when, being unable to move further, the 

 water was withdrawn, leaving a collection of one hundred boats near Fort 

 Edward. 



Decemher 4-15. — Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 4th. Milwaukee river clear of ice. 

 7th. Slightly covered again with ice. 15th Again closed. 



Decemher 5. — Dubuque, Iowa. The Mississippi river closed with ice on the 

 night of the 5th. Clear on the 7th. Closed again on the 15th. 



Decemher 6.— Passaic valley, New Jersey. Ice on the Morris canal for the 

 first time this season. 



Decemher 7. — Williamsbm-g, Maine. Sebec lake is frozen up, except a few 

 small places five miles south of my place. This' lake is twelve miles long, and 

 in its widest part about one mile. It is considered warm water for this part of 

 the country. 



Decemher 8 — Sandwich, Massachusetts. Sandwich pond frozen over for the 

 first time this Avinter. 14th. No ice on the pond. 21st. The pond again frozen 

 over. 



Decemher 10. — Rochester, New York. Eric canal closed by ice, and naviga- 

 tion suspended. 14th. Canal free of ice. 16th. Closed again. 



Decemher 11. — Williamsburg, Maine. Ground frozen thirteen inches deep, 

 with about one inch of snow. 



Decemher 11. — Lisbon, Maine. The mail-carrier crosses the Androscoggin 

 on the ice with horse and wagon ; ice four inches thick. Re-crossed the next day. 



Decemher 11. — Roxbury, Massachusetts. There was a large company on th« 

 Washington skating park this afternoon. The ice was clear and strong, and 

 skating was never l)etter. j\Iany were there from Boston, Cambridge, and other 

 adj oiuin g to wn s . — Newspaper. 



Decemher 12 — 30. — Kelley *s island, Ohio. 12th, temperature of Lake Erie 38." 

 19th, first appearance of anchor ice near the shore. 24th, lake skimmed over with 

 ice. 25 di, lights in light-houses discontinued; navigation virtually closed for 

 the season. 29th, ice again broken up so that the schooner Zonan succeeded in 

 getting out of Sandusky bay and reaching the northeast point of the island. 

 30th, schooner Zonan left again for Sandusky; very little ice near the shore. 



Decernher 12. — Buffalo, New York. Erie canal closed. 



Decemher 17. — Ottawa, Illinois. Rivers frozen over. 



Deccynher 18. — Muscatine, Iowa. River froze over last night. (Ice com- 

 menced running November 28.) 24th, first team crossed the river on the ice. 



Decemher 18. — Madison, Wisconsin. Lake Mendota (largest) closed to-day. 

 Lake Monona closed on the 11th. 



Decemher 18. — Arkansas. A remarkable fiict indicating the unusual severity 

 of the season west is that on the 18th of December our cavalry crossed the 

 Arkansas river on the ice in about latitude 34.° — Neiospapcr. 



Decemher 19. — Muscatine, Iowa. The Mississippi river closed last night 

 with ice. 25th, a team with a load crossed the river to-day. 



Decemher 20. — Fishkill Landing, New York. Much ice in the Hudson river; 

 navigation closed. 



Decemher 23. — Progress, New Jersey. Rancocas river frozen over. Dela- 

 ware so filled with floating ice that navigation ceased. 



Decemher 23. — Urbana, Ohio. Ice four inches thick. 



