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waters. Inland the temperature is much higher. Schrader' reports 

 the water of the Coville as being 52° F. near where it leaves the 

 mountains. Consequently not only would the accumulation of snow 

 be greater near the coast, but the subsequent melting less. The 

 ground ice should therefore be confined to a narrow belt along the 

 coast. 



October 15, 1906 

 ' Op. cit., p. 129. 



