380 Geographical Notices. 
tinguished, recapitulates the sources of information in pe, 2 
mate; fourth, vegetation; fifth, minerals; sixth, furs; seven i 
heries. Our limits only allow us, in this brief way, to cal 
attention to thissurvey. In respect to the climate, we transcribe 
a striking tabular statement, compiled at the request of Mr. _— 
ner, from the archives of the Smithsonian Institution, by one 
the collaborators who visited Russian America under the aus- 
pices of the telegraph company. 
Sa SER ree 
en renee ene gnc 
: . i or 
Mean Temperature in de-||Precipitation in Rain 
grees Fahrenheit. Snow. Depth in inches. 
Spring. 
Summer. 
Autumn 
Spring. 
S Winter. 
: 
63° 28 45" N 
Fort Youkon, Russian Am.|14.22! 59.67/17.37123.80 16.92) | 
near) 67°, 
Tat preussian America. |19,62/49.82/36.05| 0.95 24.57 
tg rs Bugsian America, 39.65 
es Sound, Wash. Ter. /48.88/63.44/51.80|39.38|50.75|| 7.52 
— tone 51.16/61.86/53.55| 42.43/52. 13||16.43 
awe 
Lat. 57° 10,” rns sina to 
Montreal, Canada East. |41.20/68.53|44.93116.40149.77 7.66 
|40.12/63.75)/45.75| 21.52/42. 78) 
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