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have a marked influence in dissipating the winter's snows and ice 

 when these are not particularly heavy. I did not find the August 

 heat quite so intense on the mountain tops as I had been led to 



suppose that it would be, but there was quite enough of it to satisfy 

 an ample vegetation and to make heavy garments in walking more 

 than a luxury. Unfortunately, my thermometer was away from 

 me at this time, and as sensation in this dry northern climate is so 



