44 CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NATURAL HISTORY OF ALASKA. 



ABSTRACT OP DAILY JOURNAL KEPT AT UNALASHKA ISLAND, ALASKA. 



SEPTEMBER, 1878. 



September 2 : Gale from the northwest. — September 3 : Gale from the west. — September 5 : Light gale from E. to 

 SE. ; moderate rain. — September 6 : Ligbt gale from the southwest ; hard rain. — September 7 : Misty in a. m. ; mod- 

 erate rain-fall. — September 11: Moderate rain. — September 13 : Light rain. — September 14: Light rain. — September 

 15 : Light rain.— September 1C : Moderate rain. — September 17: Moderate rain. — September 18 : Hard rain. — Septem- 

 ber 19 : Moderate rain. — September 24: Gusty gale; light rain. — September 25: Light rain. — September 28 : Light 

 rain; gusty, high winds. — September 29 : Light rain ; snow on the mountains. — September 30 : Moderate rain ; gusty, 

 high winds. 



OCTOBER, 1878. 



October 1 : Moderate rain-fall ; heavy snow on the hills. — October 2: Light rain. — October 3 : Light rain; snow 

 falls every night on the hills. — October 4 : Light.rain and sleet. — October 5 : Light frost during night. — October G: 

 Hard storm of wind ; light rain from the southwest. — October 7 : Fearful storm from the southwest; moderate rain. — 

 October 9: Gusty, gale from SW. to SE.*; moderate rain. — October 11: Light rain. — October 14 : Gusty gale from 

 the southwest. — October 15: Moderate rain, fell as snow on the hills. — October 16: Light snow; heavy squalls of 

 sleet. — October 17 : Heavy squalls of sleet. — October 18 : Snow squalls. — October 20 : Moderate snow fell. — October 

 22: Moderate rain. — October 23: Moderate gale from the southeast; heavy rain. — October 24: Moderate rain. — 

 October 25 : Heavy rain; high, gusty winds from the southeast. — October 26: Very hard rain. — October 29: Light 

 rains; solar halo. — October 30: Moderate rain. — October 31: Light rain; snow has fallen quite heavily on the 

 mountains. 



NOVEMBER, 1878. 



November 1 : Heavy frost ; lunar corona ; solar halo ; heavy snow on the hills. — November 2 : Light snow squalls. — 

 November 3: Heavy snow. — Novembers: Light snow squalls. — November 6 : Moderate rain and snow. — November 

 7 : Light rain. — November 8 : Gusty gale from SE. to SW. ; light squalls of snow and sleet. — November 9 : Strong- 

 gusty gale from the west ; heavy snow and sleet squalls. —November 10 : Gusty gale from the southeast; heavy rain aud 

 sleet. — November 12: Slight earthquake reported at 2.30 a.m. — November 14 : Moderate snow fell. — November 15: 

 Slight spits of sleet. — November 16: Moderate snow; solar halo. — November 17: Moderate snow. — November 18: 

 Heavy snow. — November 20 : Snow squalls. — November 21 : Snow falling lightly. — November 22 : Heavy snow. — 

 November 23: Light snow. — November 24: Heavy snow. — November 25 : Moderate snow. — November 26: Moderate 

 snow. — November 28 : Rain, sleet, and snow quite heavy. — November 29 : Light rain. 



DECEMBER. 1878. 



December 1 : Light snow. — December 2: Light snow. — December 3: Strong gale from the southeast ; snow chang- 

 ing to rain, quite heavy. — December 4 : Hard rain. — December 5 : Moderate rain. — December 6 : Rain, snow, and sleet 

 in heavy squalls. — December 8: Hard rain. — December 11 : Moderate rain, sleet, and snow. — December 12 : Moderate 

 snow. — December 13 : Strong, gusty gale from the southeast ; moderate rain. — December 15 : Moderate raiu. — Decem- 

 ber 16 : Moderate snow. — December 18 : Heavy snow. — December 19 : Heavy snow squalls. — December 21 : Fearful gale 

 from the north ; much drifting snow. — December 22 : High gale from N. to NVV. ; falling snow drifted. — December 23 : 

 Snow fell and drifted from high winds. — December 24 : Misting, later heavy rain. — December 25 : Fearful gale from 

 the southeast ; dashing rain melted nearly 3 feet of ground-snow. — December 26: Heavy rain. — December 27: High 

 gale from the southeast ; very heavy rain. —December 28 : Terrific gale increased to storm from the southeast ; heavy 

 rain-fall. — December 29 : High, gusty gale from SE. to SW. ; heavy raiu with snow. — December 30 : Rain and snow of 

 moderate character. — December 31 : Fearful hurricane from SE. to E. ; very heavy rain-fall. An aneroid barometer 

 in the office of the Alaska Commercial Company read 27.84 at 4.20 p. m. ; all the snow melted from the mountains. 



JANUARY, 1879. 



January 1 : Moderate rain. — January 2 : Light rain. — January 3: Light snow. — January 4: Moddate rain aud 

 snow. — January 5 : Light snow. — January 6 : Light snow. — January 10 : Light rain. — January 11 : Misty. — January 

 12 : Light snow. — January 16 : Snow squalls, 1 of hard character. — January 17 : Snow and sleet, drifted furiously. — Jan- 

 uary 20 : Snow and rain of light character. — January 21 : Gale from the southwest ; heavy snow. — January 22 : Gusty 

 gale from the southwest. — January 24 : Heavy rain. — January 25. — Moderate rain. — January 26 : Hard gale from the 

 southeast; hard snow squalls ; snow drifted. — January 27 : Fearful gale; hard snow fall. — Januaray28: Gusty gale 

 from the southwest ; snow squalls. — January 29 : Awful hurricane from the southwest; snow fell aud drifted furi- 

 ously ; aneroid barometer in the office of the Alaska Commercial Company read 27.70 at 4.20 p. m. — January 30 : 

 Terrific gale from the southwest ; snow fell and drifted furiously. — January 31 : Lunar halo. The natives predicted 

 that this month would be one characterized by its extreme mildness ; the report shows that each day was busy and 

 replete with atmospheric disturbances. 



FEBRUARY, 1879. 



February 1 : Heavy rain. — February 2: Moderate snow. — February 5: Gusty gale from the southeast; solar halo 

 from drifting snow. — February 6 : Moderate rain. — February 7 : Gusty gale from the southeast ; moderate rain. — 



