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Remarks at 5 A. M. — 4. Snow 8. inches deep.. 5. Much drifted. 6. Snowing. 9. Fell 1 inch snow. 10. Snow 

 fell 6 inches. 11. Snow fell 4 inches. 12. Snowing a little. 13. Snowing. 15. 2 inches snow fell. 18. Hazy. 19. 

 Hazy. 20. Foggy. 21. Some foggy. Sap runs. 23. Snowing. 27. Foggy. 28. Foggy. 



Remarks at 3 p. m. — 3. Snowing. 4. 4 more inches of snow. 5. Ground is frozen about 8 inches, bare. 8. 

 Smoky. Sap runs. 9. Snowing. 12. Raining. 13. Snowing a little. 14. Snowing a little. Sleighing. 19. Rain- 

 ing. Turned to snow. 20. Rain. Thunder and lightning at night. 21. Little rain. Sap runs. 26. Foggy. 27. 

 Lowry. 31. Mud and snow mostly disappeared. 



