Meteorological Journal at Marietta, Ohio. 191 
snow is 45-7, in., making about seven inches more than the 
100 
again on the 29th January following, with thick strong ice of ten 
or twelve inches, strong enough to bear loaded teams. In the 
mean time there fell ten inches of snow. It continued shut up 
until the 19th Feb., when it again gave way to a rise from rains on 
the head branches. The river now remained open, but encumbered 
with floating ice, until the 26th of the month, when it again froze 
Over, and so continued until the 7th of March, closing and open- 
ing three times during the winter, while the usual habit of our 
Winters is to shut up the rivers the last of December, and open 
_ early in February, when the severe cold ceases. _ 
pring months.—The mean temperature for spring is 519-51, 
which is nearly two degrees below last year. ‘The season was 
later than usual. Peach trees not in bloom until the 2lst April. 
ever more prolific. . J 
Summer.—The season of summer was temperate, with a few 
hot days, the mean being 72°-20. The mercury rising above 90°, 
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