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No Bnow 01* rain recorded on or near the 23d. January 11 : In consequence of 

 the frozen rain adhering to the track of the raiload, communication by rail was 

 delayed full twenty houra. Two powerful engines were thirteen hours in ae- 

 oomplishiug the distance of twenty-three miles, from Whitehall to Fort Edward. 

 January 21 : Ice trade on the Hudson river at Fort Edward commenced, 



Vermillion, New York — Thirty -three inches of snow dm-ing the month ; 

 three inches on the 23d and 24th. This January has been the coldest for five 

 years. 



• Cazenovia, New York. — Fifty-seven inches of snow during the month ; twelve 

 inches on the 2d, ten and a half inches on the 7th, six inches on the 23d, and 

 five inches on twelve other days. The mean temperature of the month is more 

 than four degrees below the average of the last thirteen years ; only two Janu- 

 aries were colder, those of 1856 and 1857. 



Depauville, New York. — Depth of snow at the end of the month, three feet 

 on a level; no frost in the ground below the snow. 



Buffalo, Neio York. — Amount of snow during the month forty-six inches. 

 This January was colder by six degrees than the same period for seven years, 

 with three times the amount of snow. There have been but twelve entirely clear 

 days in four months. Lake Erie was closed by ice on the first ; there was good 

 sleighing the entire month. Amount of snow thus far, this winter, eighty-three 

 inches. 



Auburn, New York. — This has been the coldest January since 1857 j there 

 there have been four weeks of good sleighing. 



Oneida, New York. — Thirty-five inches of snow in January. 



Greenwich, New Jersey. — Six inches of snow fell during the month ; rained 

 on the 23d. 



Newark, Neto Jersey. — Ten and a half inches of snow during the month; 

 rain on the 23d ; flurries of snow on the 24th. 



Mount Holly, New Jersey. — Eight inches of snow. 



New Brunswick, New Jersey.— January 5, roads in good sleighing order ; 

 19th, temperature at 7 a. m. 4° below zero ; the coldest morning in four 

 years ; ground frozen about six inches. 



Burlington, New Jersey. — January 2 : Delaware river froze over last night ; 

 the second time this winter. January 31 : The Delaware has been frozen over 

 at least four times this winter, and teams can now cross on the ice to Bristol. 

 Although the greatest depth of snow falling at one time has been but two 

 inches, the snow has not disappeared at any time during the month ; whole 

 amount of snow seven and a half inches. 



Passaic Valley, New Jersey. — Eleven and a half inches of snow fell during 

 the month. 



Progress, New Jersey. — Delaware river froze over the night of the 17th. 

 Amount of snow during the month seven and three-fourths inches. 



Moorestown, New Jersey. — Amount of snow during the month seven and a 

 quarter inches. 



Haddovjicld, New Jersey. — ^Eight and a quarter inches of snow. The wiu- 

 ter thus far has been more uniformly cold, and more snow has fallen and has 

 remained longer on the ground than in the previous winter. The crop of wheat 

 will promise better from the protection thus afforded. 



Ganonsburg, Pennsylvania. — Seventeen and a quarter inches of snow fell 

 during the mouth ; four inches on the 22d and 23d, 



Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. — Amount of snow during the month, nine and a 

 half inches ; three inches on the 21st, and three inches on the 23d. 



Fallsington, Pennsylvania. — January 4. — Delaware river closed the third 

 time this winter. 10th, river broke up the third time. 18th, river closed 

 the fourth time. Amount of snow during the month, eleven inches. 



