LABORS OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE. 115 



Rain 0.05 on night of the 15th. 

 " 0.40 on " 16th. 



" 0.10 on " 17th. 



Whole amount 0.55 of an inch. 



The windj if my recollection serves me, was at its height 

 on the night of the 16th, N. W., and was still high on the 

 17th, N. 



13. Wilmington, O. (a little north from Cincinnati,) 39 30' N. 84 53' W. 



(From A. JONES, M. D., by Hon. P. G. GOODE.) 



It commenced raining at noon on the 13th of March, and 

 continued rainy until noon of the 16th, at which time it 

 snowed and rained alternately. But a small quantity of 

 rain fell. On the 17th, snow from a half to one inch deep. 

 The wind on the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th, was N. W., and 

 a good part of the time a strong current. On the 17th and 

 18th, very strong current NW. W. The morning of the 18th 

 was clear, and continued so till the 23d, at night, when there 

 was a slight rain. 



Troy, O. (80 or 90 miles N. of Cincinnati.) (From JOHN G. TALFORD, Esq.) 



On the night of the 16th of March, and also on the night 

 of the 17th, we had a slight fall of rain and snow (mixed). 

 The 18th was a clear, warm, and pleasant day, and I find 

 noted, the honey-bee out this day for the first time. On 

 the 16th the wind was N. W., not strong ; and on the 17th 

 and 18th it was N., gentle. The thermometer ranged from 

 26 to 70. 



14. Springfield, 0., 39 30 / N. 84 50 7 W. (From our regular correspondent, 



M. G. WILLIAMS, Esq.) 



Began to rain at 6|, A. M., of the 16th March, changed 

 to snow at 9, and terminated at night, 0.23 inch of water. 

 Wind all day at N. 2, clouds N. N. W. 2. On the 15th the 

 wind was N. W. 3-2 all day, and on the 17th it was N. W. 

 3 at 7 A. M., and at 2 P. M., N. N. W. 4; clouds N. 2, and 

 at sunset N. N. W. 3; cloudy all day. 18th. clear; wind 



