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6 W. W. Mather on the Meteorology 
26. Rain last night and this morning; pleasant afternoon. 
27. Pleasant day; wind west and n.w. 3; calm in evening. 
28. Pleasant day; wind w. 3; calm i - evening 
29. Pleasant day; wind w. 6. Run Pio Harbor in af- 
ternoon, about-thirty-five miles 
30 to Sept. 3. Pleasant weather ; winds not noted, except 
on 2d in afternoon, a strong current of water set out of the bay 
at Copper Harbor, and one of our yoyapenre in a light bark ca- 
noe came near being driven off the land. A heavy blast of 
warm air from the land blew at the same time out of the harbor, 
and the water fell in the Bay about one foot. 
Sept. 3, 4. Heavy wind and rain storm from the north, both 
days 
5. icrri88 with. warm land breeze from the south. 
6. Stormy, and strong west wind. Blew violently with heavy 
rain through last night. Embarked on board steamboat Julia 
Palmer ; but-she did not leave harbor in consequence of the vio- 
lent storm. In the afternoon, blew very heavily and in gusts from 
the south. | 
7, Blew a gale with hard rain all night and till noon to-day 
from. the west, and then hauled to x.w. and north, and continued 
rough most of the night with equal force. 
_ 8. Pleasant, calm morning and day. Light breeze from s.£. 
— east. Lesa at 10 p.m. at the Ontonagon River. Boat 
nearly swamped among the breakers at the mouth of the river, 
and with difficulty recovered the chann 
9. Cloudy and rainy most of the day; 3 N.B. sgkth. Cleared off 
in the afternoon. A moderate land breeze with strong pufls of 
warm. air blowing off shore. Water rose suddenly 13 feet, and 
in receding carried off some boats. Heavy, squall approaching 
from n.w. At 104 p.m. the thunder-gust came on, blowing a per- 
fect gale, blowing down the tents, and wnroofing a house, and the 
steamer had great-difficulty. in keeping off the lee shore. Rain 
fell in torrents, and the lightning was almost Conajant. Heavy 
wind and rain from n.w. and north continued all n 
10. Wind still heavy from north, but otherwise a. pleasant day, 
11. Pleasant day, but very windy, and lake very rough. Calm 
evening. Beautiful aurora borealis in the evening ;_ stripes of 
light ot varied colors passing with rapid motion. Calm panne? 
the night.» 
12. Calm, bright, beautiful day. Went to ait ge River. 
13. Boisterous day, but sun-shone. . Wind west. 
14. Severe thunder-storm last night, and eal through the ar 
from the north and n.w. 
15. Pleasant day; wind not noted. 
16. Pleasant morning, with.strong west wind. Went, to the 
Portage. Voyageurs said we must land—“wind too much.” 
