234 Meteorological Journal, kept at Marietta, Ohio. 
at points north of it, to which such a discovery must be of ines- 
timable value. These extend south, quite to the St. Peters, or 
Minnesota, up to which, the transportation would be wholly by 
water. By the route of the Rainy Lakes, and the old Grand 
Portage to Pigeon River, the article could be readily introduced 
into the basin of Lake Superior for mining and smelting purposes. 
The absence of coal and the deficiency of wood in that quarter, 
now drives its ores and mnetallg masses to very distant points to 
“ smelted. 
Washington, Dec. 9, 1854, 
Arr. XXIV. ia abcirael of a adiencdurted Journal, for the Year 
1854, kept at Marietta, Ohio; by S. P. Hitprets, M.D. 
THERMOMETER. S 1 SAR 
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“etl . «+ (8066/69) 2 34/-17| 3/25 Sw. 50-00 28°80 F20 
eens -  .  « (3766159) 14 19|> 9 2133) s.w., 8. &E, 29°80 28°80 1:00 
Mar ‘ . 47°55 73) 19) 20, 1 4)25) w.d& N. Ww. | 5 28°80 0°85} 
April” 66)85| 22) 15 542\w., 8. W., N. E. 29°90 29°00 0° 
Mes oY 6250/95; 84 20, 11) 212) s, x. &E. 0 
June... /20°83}98) 43) 19| 11 3166) w. dN. Ww. 29°55 
Ys ae . ‘ - |7666/98) 56 28] 8 20 w. & N. Ww. 29°60 29°35 0% 
August 73°66/95 50 96 5) 366, y.w.GE. 2955299504 
September, : 7| 42) 9 2/16) w., x. w. ds 8. 29°88 29 120° 
ber, - + |58'18)81} 31/16) 15] 482} w.,y. dw. /29°80!28'85 0 
ek - «  « {41-33/66! 23) .27) 18] 2/991 ww. 29°85 28°55 1:30 
December, + _|8222/55\ 8 13) 18] 3/00} x. w.& w. 29°70 28:90 080 
Moan for te year, -. |6420 231)134'38180! 
Remarks on the year 1854. 
THe year just closed has been one that will long be remem- 
bered for several striking features; the most prominent of which 
were the long continued an excessive heat, accompanied by un- 
exampled drought. No preceding year has witnessed such ; em- 
bracing so vast an extent of country and so unremitting in sever 
ity. It ranged in longitude from the foot of the Rocky Moun- 
tains in the West, to the state of Maine in the East, and in latitude 
the region of country between the parallels of 32 and 42 degrees. 
le he space it was felt with the greatest severity ; but varying 
what in intensity, in different localities. The central pore 
of ome lilinois, Indiana and Ohio seem to have sustained the foc 
of its force. Collections | of aes ec the courses of ies 
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