46 CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NATURAL HISTORY OF ALASKA. 



MONTHLY ABSTRACT OF DAILY JOURNAL KEPT AT UNALASHKA ISLAND, ALASKA. 



After my return from Atkha Island on the 8tli of September, I placed the instruments in 

 position and began taking observations on the 17th instant. 



SEPTEMBER, 1879. 



September 28 : Solar lialo. — September 29 : Light rain. — September 30 : Moderate rain. 



OCTOBER, 1879. 



October 6: Rain, snow, and sleet fell quite heavily. — October 7: Light rain. — October 9: Light rain. — October 

 10: Moderate rain. — October 11: Light rain. — October 12: Light rain. — October 13 : Light rain. — October 14 : Moder- 

 ate raiu. — October 15: Light rain. — October 1(5 : Snow fell on the mountains. — October 18: Moderate rain ; sleet fel 

 lightly. — October 19: Moderate rain. — October 20: Light rain. — October 21: Gusty gale from the north; snow and 

 sleet squalls; first appearance of fur-seals {Callorhinus ur sinus) from the breeding-grounds at the Pribilof Islands. — 

 October 22: Gusty gale from the north; suow and sleet sqnalls of hard character. — October 23: Snow and sleet in 

 light squalls; ice formed on the shallow pools. — October 24: Low gale from the north; hard sleet and snow 

 quails. — October 25: Moderate rain with sleet squalls.— October 26: Light raiu and sleet squalls. — October 27. 

 Gusty gale from the southeast ; very heavy raiu ; arrival of schooner Unalashka from San Francisco. — October 28: 

 Hard gale from the southeast ; extremely heavy raiu; nearly all the suow has disappeared from the mountains. — 

 October 29: Dashing rain; lunar corona. — October 30: Light rain; frost in the evening. — October 31: Moderate 

 rain, fell as snow on the mountains. 



NOVEMBER, 1879. 



November 1: Frequent showers of rain ; ice formed during the night. — November 2: Heavy snow and rain 

 squalls. — November 3: Rain and snow, the former quite heavy at times. — November 4: Very gusty from SW. to 

 SE. ; light rain and snow.— November 5: Very heavy rain. — November 6: Hard rain. — November 7: Light gale 

 from SW. to NW. ; moderate rain. — November 8 : Gusty gale from the west ; snow and rain of light character ; 

 departure of Saint George for San Francisco. — November 9: Snow squalls; dense fog in the Unimak Pass. — Novem- 

 ber 11: Hard gale from SW. to SE. ; very heavy rain. — November 12: Strong gale from the southwest; moderate 

 rain. — November 13: Gusty gale from the west; light rain and snow. — November 14: Light raiu and snow. — 

 November 15 : High gale from the north. — November 17 : Raiu and hail. — November 18 : Rain and snow, very 

 light. — November 20: Light sleet. — November 22: Hard rain. — November 23: Hard rain; very gusty. — November 

 24: Low gale from the southeast ; moderate rain. — November 26: Moderate rain. — November 27: Very heavy rain. — 

 November 28: Lunar corona; departure of Daisy Rowe for San Francisco. — November 29: Drizzling and foggy 

 clouds. — November 30 : Light rains. 



DECEMBER. 1879. 



December 1 : Moderate raiu. — December 2: Light showers of rain, changed to snow. — December 3 : Very gusty 

 winds; frequent squalls of sleet and snow. — December 4 : Low, gusty gale from the northwest; snow and sleet 

 squalls, very light. — December 5: Light suow and sleet squalls. — December 6 ; Light snow and sleet. — December 7 : 

 Spits of suow and sleet. — December 9 : High gale from the northwest ; violent squalls of suow aud sleet. — December 10 : 

 Gale from the northwest ; violent swirls of snow and sleet. — December 17: Hard raiu. — December 18 : Hard rain. — 

 December 19: Heavy rain. — December 20: Light rain. — December 21: Light rain; schooner Georgie R. Higgins 

 departs for San Francisco. — December 22: Light rains. — December 23 : Heavy rains. — December 24 : Frost. 



JANUARY, 1880. 



January 1 : Heavy frost. — January 2 : General shooting stars this evening. — January 3 : Li^ht spit of snow. — 

 January 5; Heavy frost — January 9: Light snow. — January 10: Light now.— Jauuary 11: Light snow changing to 

 moderate rain. — January 12 : Moderate rain. — January 13 : Rain, hail, and snow. — January 16: Very light spit of 

 8 now. — January 17: Much rain mixed with snow. — January 18: Hard rain. — January 19: Gusty gale to a low 

 a torm rate from the south ; light snow fell. — January 20 : Gale from the northwest ; heavy snow. — January 21 : 

 Heavy snow. — January 22: Light snow. — January 23: Light snow; lunar corona. — January 24: Heavy snow. — 

 January 26: Moderate rain; gale from SE. to SW. — January 27 : Fine snow fell in late p. m. — January 28: Moderate 

 rain and snow. — January 29 : Light snow. — January 30: Light rain and snow; few discharges of hail with rain. — 

 January 31 : Gale from the northeast ; heavy rain and snow. 



FEBRUARY. 1880. 



February 1 : Moderate raiu with snow. — February 2 : Light snow. — February 5 : Heavy snow and light rain. — Feb- 

 ruary 6: Light rains. — February 8 : High winds with snow which drifted furiously. — February 9 : Gusty gale from 

 SE. to SW. ; rain, snow, and sleet fell in moderate quantities. — -February 10: Furious gale from the west; violent 

 drifting of the falling sleet and snow. — February 11: Drifting snow ; moderate snow fell. — February 12: Rain and snow 



