CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NATURAL HISTORY OF ALASKA. 47 



of moderate character. — February 13: Light snow. — February 14: Faiut halo and parhelia. — February 17: Fine solar 

 halo, brilliant parhelia, and well-developed lunar halo. — February 18: Hard rain for few minutes, later very light. — 

 February 19 : Rain, hail, sleet, and snow of moderate character ; arrival of Daisy Rowe from San Francisco. — February 

 20 : Northwest gale of light character. — February 21 : Gusty northwest gale. — February 22 : Gale from the northwest ; 

 moderate rain with snow. — February 23 : Moderate rain. — February 24: Light rain. — February 25: Low storm from 

 the southeast; hard rain, little sleet. — February 20 : Gusty gale from the northwest, snow and sleet. — February 27 : 

 Hard rain with snow. — February 28: Snow and sleet squalls. — February 29: Solar halo and parhelia. 



MARCH, 1880. 



March 1: Pale halo around the sun. — March 2: Pale solar halo. — March 3: Gusty gale from the west; light 

 rains. — March 4 : Light rain. — March 5 : Gale from the west ; rain, snow, and sleet, with thunder and lightning. — 

 March 6: Gusty gale; rain, snow, and sleet. — March 7: Light rain. — March 8: Light snow. — March 9: Moderate 

 snow. — March 10: Hard rain and snow. — March 11: Light snow. — March 12: Light rain. — March 13: Light gale 

 from the southeast; very heavy rain. — March 14: Light rain. — March 15: Hard storm from the southeast; heavy 

 rain. — March 16: Light rain ; pale solar halo. — March 17 : Hard rain and snow. — March 18 : Light rain. — March 19 : 

 High gale from the north ; much snow and sleet fell and drifted. — March 20 : Gusty gale from the northwest ; sleet 

 and snow, drifted as it fell. — March 21 : Light rain and suow. — March 24 : Light rain. — March 25 : Arrival of Mathew 

 Turner from San Francisco. — March 26: Solar and lunar halo. — March 28: Light rain. — March 29: Light rain. — 

 March 30 : Very light rain. — March 31 : Light showers of rain. 



APRIL, 1880. 



April 2 : Rain and snow of lightest character. — April 3: Light rain and suow. — April 4: Light snow. — April 5: 

 Sleet squalls. — April 6: Light rain and snow. — April 7: Gusty winds from SE. to NW. ; moderate rain. — April 8: 

 Strong storm from the north ; little snow and sleet ; arrival of Unalashka from San Francisco. — April 10 : Light gale 

 from the southeast; rain with hail. — April 11: Light snow. — April 12: Light rain, hail, and snow. — April 13: Rain, 

 snow, and sleet. — April 14 : High gale from the west ; light snow and sleet. — April 15 : Large flakes of snow fell 

 lightly. — April 16 : Gusty gale from the southwest ; moderate rain with snow. — April 17 : Gusty gale from southwest ; 

 rain, snow, and sleet of lightest character. — April 18 : High storm from NW. to N. ; moderate snow and sleet; hard 

 freeze last night. — April 19 : Heavy snow squall. — April 21 : Moderate gale from the northwest ; violent sleet squall. — 

 April 23 : Light rain ; solar halo. — April 24 : Light rain. — April 27 : Light rain.— April 28 : Very light rain. — April 30 : 

 Spring-like weather. 



MAY, 1880. 



May 1: Removal of my office to room adjoining office of the Western Fur and Trading Company. — May 10: Sola 

 halo. — May 12 : Hard rain.— May 13 : Hard rain. — May 14 : Misty. — May 15 : High winds ; hard rain. — May 16 : High 

 winds from the northwest; bard rain; later misty. — May 17: Hard rain. — May 18: Strong gale; hard rain. — May 

 19: Light rain. — May 21: Light snow and rain. — May 22: Snow and rain of moderate character. — May 23: Misty. — 

 May 26 : Heavy frost ; solar halo. —May 27 : Showery, of light character. — May 29 : Preparations for departure to Attu 

 Island, Alaska, for the purpose of taking a series of meteorological observations at that place. 



ABSTRACT OF DAILY JOURNAL KEPT AT ATTU ISLAND, ALASKA. 



JULY, 1880. 



July 21: Placed instrument in position. — July 22: Began taking meteorological observations; fine weatber,with 

 clear, warm days and no precipitation for the remainder of the month. 



AUGUST. 1880. 



August 4 : Gusty gale from the northwest ; moderate rain. — August 5 : Hard gale from the northwest with violent 

 rain. — August 6; Low gale from the northwest; very hard rain. — August 7: Very hard rain with low gale from the 

 northwest. — August 8 : Light rain ; natives assert that the gale which prevailed for the three past days is an unusual 

 occurrence for August. — August 14: Misty. — August 15: Light, misty rain. — August 16: Light rain. — August 22: 

 Light rain. — August 23: Light rain. — August 26: Hard rain. — August 27: Light rain. — August 28: Misty. — August 

 29 : Hard rain.— August 30 : Moderate rain. — August 31 : Light rain. 



SEPTEMBER, 1880. 



September 1 : Light rain. — September 6 : Very light rain. — September 7 : Drizzly. — September 10 : Light rain. — 

 September 16 : Hard rain. — September 18: Hard rain. — September 20 : Frost; lunar halo. — September 21 : Showery; 

 lunar halo. — September 22: Light rain. — September 23: Moderate rain. — September 24: Dashing rain; gusty gale 

 from S. to SE. — September 25: Stiff gale from the southeast; hard rain. — September 28: Little hail fell in p. m.— 

 September 30 : Dashing rain with gusty gale from the southeast. 



