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April 9. — Snowed last night. Cold during day. Water ap- 

 pearing on edges of river. 

 At this time last year ice started in river. What 

 a difference this year ! We cannot go anywhere 

 at present without snow-shoes, our cattle are 

 nearly starved, they cannot go about as the 

 snow is so hard. 



10. — Weather still cold, wind variable. 



11. — Storm of snow and wind. 



12. — Hard frost last night. Cold all day. No thaw. 



13. — Blowing hard, accompanied with snow. Day fine 



and snow dissolving. Turned very stormy in after- 

 noon. North wind with snow. 



14. — Still cold. North wind. No thaw. 



15. — Southerly wind, but still cold. Eiver still rising at 



edges. Little or no thaw during day. 



16. — Weather clear, but still cold. Little or no thaw. 



Notwithstanding the late cold weather the ice went 

 off this day. 



17. — Weather same. Very little ice drifting down river. 



18. — Weather still cold. North wind. 



19. — Fine during day. Sun shining bright. Snow melted 



a good deal. 



20. — Day fine, but weather turned cold towards evening, 



Had a slight fall of snow last night. 



21. — Beautiful day. Snow dissolving fast. Little or no 



ice drifting. 



22. — Cloudy and variable, very little thaw. 



23. — Strong south wind. Thawing very much. 



24. — Snowed without intermission the whole day. Wind 



variable, and blowing hard. 



25. — Beautiful day. Warmest we have had this season. 



27. — Cloudy and cold, with slight snow. 



28. — Weather fine and warm. 



29. — Cold and cloudy. Slight snow. 



30. — Beautiful day, but blowing hard. 



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