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the eastern to eleveu iuclies at the western border of the settled por- 

 tion, at 97° west longitude. At Fort Kearney, on the Platte, two de- 

 grees farther west, the quan^ty for summer is also eleven inches, with 

 a quantity in May even more abundant. Indeed, at all these stations, 

 while the lirst three mouths of the year are very dry, A]m\ begius to 

 be profuse, and May to July are always profuse iu rain-fall. The abun- 

 dance of rain is simply attendant on the advance of the season, and in 

 Northern Texas, where March and April are the growing months, the 

 rains are then most profuse. In the Indian Territory Marcli begins the 

 season; in Southern Kansas April ; and in Nebraska May. The follow- 

 ing table, giving the best results of observation of rain-fall, may be given 

 here as a more convenient i)lace for reference than elsewhere* 



