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River closed again at 12.30 p. m. On the 21st gorge broke away a'gain at 

 5.30 a. m , carrying several flatboats down. 



January 22. — Pekin, Illinois. — Crossed the Illinois river on the ice. 



January 23. — Muscatine, Iowa. — Ice on the river eighteen to twenty inches 

 thick; very solid. 



January 25. — Progress, New Jersey. — Ice broke up in the Delaware river, 

 which has been frozen over to within a few miles of Philadelphia so that 

 persons could cross. It has been closed since the 6tli instant, nineteen 

 days. It has not been closed so long during the past six years, my term of 

 observation. Ground frozen seven inches; light sandy soil. 



January 25. — Rochester, New York. — River rising, and the ice going out. 

 26th. Freshet in the Genesee. 2Tth. Genesee river breaks up, and the ice 

 went over the falls this afternoon. 



January 26. — Rutland, Vermont. — Ground frozen three feet. 



January 26. — New Lisbon, Ohio. — Very muddy; creek high; ice broke up. 



January 26. — Augusta, Illinois. — Frost nearly all out of the ground. 



January 26. — St. Louis, Missouri. — The Mississipi river began to break 

 up and the ice to move after having been closed for a period of twenty-three 

 days, and during that time crossed by heavy teams. 



January 28. — Fort Riley, Kansas. — Ice broke up, and rivers rising from 

 the 28th to the 31st. 



January 29. — Sandwich, Massachusetts. — No ice in the pond this morning. 



January 30. — Kelley's Island, Ohio. — Channel between the island and 

 Marblehead, and the harbors, entirely clear of ice. 



January 30. — Urbana, Ohio. — Frost out of the ground in level exposed 

 positions. 



January 30. — Ottawa, Illinois. — Ice breaking up in the Illinois and Fox 

 rivers; their waters four feet. 



January 30. — Richland, Nebraska. — Loup Fork open. 



January 31. — Beverly Philipstown, Garrison's post office. — Hudson river 

 obstructed by floating ice on the 10th of December; closed on the 17th; re- 

 mained closed throughout January; crossing good for teams most of the 

 time; ice a foot in thickness. 



January 31. — Tioga, Pennsylvania. — The ground has been frozen from 

 twelve to thirty-six inches, according to soil. 



January 31. — Jamestown, New York. — Ground is frozen to the depth of 

 twenty inches. 



January 3h — Iowa Falls, Iowa. — The ice on the river is about twenty- 

 eight inches thick. 



Chesterfoion, Maryland. — On the 12th of this month the ground was frozen 

 to the depth of about four inches. The frost was all out of the ground b}' the 

 25th, and in three or four days more the ground was well settled. Chester 

 river was closed to navigation from the 2d to the 20th, which is longer than 

 has happened before for the last four years, the length of my residence here. 



METEORS. 



January 11. — Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania. — Splendid meteor at 7 a. m.; 

 course from northwest to southeast. 



January 14. — North Littleton, New Hampshire. — At half past 9 p. m. ob- 

 served a shooting star from the right forepaw of Ui'sa Major ; course south- 

 east. 



January 16. — South Hartford, New York. — A brilliant meteor was ob- 

 served about 9J p. m. When first seen, at an elevation of twenty degrees, 

 it was falling to the earth from the direction of Gemini, growing continually 

 until it descended below the horizon, distinctly illuminating the trees on the 

 top of an adjacent mountain, behind which it disappeared. 



