104 HISTORY OF OHIO. 



killed the leaves on the trees, the wheat, &c., in Kentucky, 

 along the Ohio river. It destroyed all the fruit, far and wide, 

 and extending its ravages beyond the mountains, to Pennsylva- 

 nia, New Jersey and New York. There was ice at Louisville, 

 Kentucky, an inch in thickness, two mornings in succession. 



November is often one of the most pleasant months in the 

 year, and such weather often extends nearly through De- 

 cember. February is frequently a pleasant month. The 

 quantity of snow that falls in the southern parts of Ohio, is 

 quite inconsiderable, never enough for any good sleighing. 

 Hoar frost is often seen on a pleasant winter's morning. 



Snow has been known to fall two feet deep at Fort Wayne, 

 while rain only, fell in the southern parts of Ohio. All the 

 snows which we do have, in the Scioto valley, below Big Wal- 

 nut creek, generally follow, a rain, and melt as they fall. 

 The southwest wind brings the rain, which being turned aside 

 by the northern current of air, the latter lets fall its light load 

 of snow upon us. 



Northeastern and eastern winds are scarcely ever known 

 here. From their rage, the Alleghanies interpose a barrier 

 which effectually defends us from all their violence and fury. 

 While all the Atlantic cities feel the direful effects of those 

 storms which sweep across the Atlantic, from Europe, we in 

 this valley of the Mississippi, feel not even one gentle puff of 

 air from the east. This whole valley, on such occasions, 

 smiles in peace. When we have often crossed the Allegha- 

 nies east and west, we saw little difference in summer in the 

 forwardness of the crops, in the same latitude; but in winter, 

 we always found more snow on, east of the mountains, than 

 Avest of them. And near the eastern base of the moun- 

 tains they have occasionally, cold currents of air from the Al- 

 leghanies sent down to cool the courtiers and courtezans, who 

 visit Washington city every wmter, which we neither need 

 nor wish to have, in Ohio. 



As to humidity, our atmosphere has undergone a wonderful 

 chancre for the better within the last ten vears. 



We have mentioned two several tornadoes which have oc- 



