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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. — Fall of snow during the month, 4.18 inches. 



BenvicJc, Pennsylvania. — Fall of snow, thirteen inches. 



Philadelpliia, Pennsylvania. — January 18 : Schuylkill river closed with 

 ice, and continued closed the remainder of the month. Amount of snow, nine 

 inches. 



Dyberry, Pennsylvania. — January 31 : Streams are very low and well 

 scaled with ice. The ground is frozen one and a half inch under fourteen 

 inches depth of snow, which is much drifted on the hills. Amount of snow 

 dui-ing the month, thirteen inches ; four inches on the 23d. 



Blairsville, Pennsylvania. — Eighteen inches of snow fell during the month. 



Fleming, Pennsylvania. — Ten inches of snow fell during the month. 



Connclsville, Pennsylvania. — Twenty-four and a half inches of snow during 

 the month ; five inches on the 23d. 



Hor.$ham, Pennsylvania. — Seven inches of snow during the month. The 

 month throughout has been unusually cold, with a great many snow-squalls ; 

 very little of the time that the ground has not been covered. 



Tioga, Pennsylvania. — Twelve and a half inches of snow during the month ; 

 five inches of it on the 6th and 7th, and five inches on the 23d. Steady cold 

 weather all the month ; ground covered with snow ; excellent sleighing ; very 

 favorable for lumbermen, and they are improving it by getting large stocks. 

 Very favorable also for winter grain and clover. Under the snow the ground 

 is not frozen more than four inches deep ; ice in the river fourteen inches thick. 



Wilmington, Delaware. — Eleven and a half inches of snow during the month ; 

 rain on the 23d. 



St. Mary's City, Maryland. — Eight inches of snow in January ; rain on the 

 22d. 



Sykesville, Maryland. — January 23. — The trees and shrubbery bent down 

 with sleet; rain and snow in the afternoon, 24th, best sleighing this winter; 

 the ground was frozen hard when the sleet came, then the snow, and again rain 

 and snow; all froze hard together. Six and three-quarter inches of snow during 

 the month. 



Annajwlis, Maryland. — Three and a half inches of snow on the 3d, and nearly 

 half an inch on the 6th ; sprinkles of snow several times afterwai'ds. 



Hilton Head, South Carolina. — No snow during the month; rain on the 2.3d. 



Beaufort, South Carolina. — No snow; two inches of rain on the 22d. 



Natchez, Mississijipi. — No snow; ice on the 1st; ice on the 24th half an inch 

 thick. 



Smithville, Kentucky. — Twenty-one inches of snow during the month; 3.8 

 inches on the 23d. 



East Fairjicld, Ohio. — Twenty-one inches of snow in January ; three Inchefl 

 on the 23d. 



Cincinnati, Ohio. — Sixteen and six-tenths inches of snow during the month ; 

 three and a third inches on the 23d. 



Kingston, Ohio. — Amount of snow, 13.3 inches; snow on the 23d, amount 

 not given. 



Cleveland, Ohio. — Amount of snow, 13.1 inches ; rain on the 22d. 



College Hill, Ohio. — Amount of snow, twenty-six and a quarter inches ; five 

 inches on the 23d. 



Portsmouth, Ohio, — January 4 : Ice very heavy in the Ohio river. January 

 7, snow from 1 a. m. to 6 a. m., ten inches in five hours. This was the heaviest 

 fall of snow ever known here in so short a space of time ; had the ground been 

 dry the snow would have been much deeper. 15th, some ice in the Ohio river. 

 IStli, ice packed by our merchants six and a half to seven inches thick. 25th, 

 navigation suspended on account of ice; fine skating. Fall of snow dvu-ing the 

 mouth, nineteen and three-quarter inches. The snow, on the 7th, was from eight 



