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Our North Land. 



PORT BURWELL — CAPE CHIDLEY. 



Lat. 60° 22' north, Long. 64° 48' 12" west. 



December . . 5° Fah. below zero. 



January 10° n n 



February .... 8° n n 



March. 4° n n 



N.B.— This is an approximate estimate 

 only, and may not be strictly accurate. 



April 23° Fah. above zero. 



May 32° 



June 38° 



July 38° 



August 35° 



September . . . 33° 



October 26° 



November ... 22° 



In the above approximate mean average temperature tables, I. 

 have placed eight months in the left hand column in each case, and 

 four months in the right hand column. I will adhere to this 

 classification throughout, on the claim, which I shall endeavour to 

 support by facts and arguments, that the Hudson's Bay route is 

 navigable during the first-mentioned eight months, but impracti- 

 cable during the last four — not, however, on account of the ice, but 

 the intensity of the cold, which during December, January, February 

 and March will render out-door operations in those parts difficult 

 and unprofitable. 



Those who expect to find such a very low temperature record in 

 the Hudson's Bay region should remember that, so far as reliable 

 observations have been secured, the severity of the winters there is 

 not so much greater after all than in Manitoba. The records of the 

 meteorological office of the Dominion afford the following comparison 

 as to lowest temperatures on any day during the year at Winnipeg 

 and York factory for the years named : — 



