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Further north, the previous months had also been excessively 
cold. A, W. Johnson, Esq., sent the minima for January 
from White Sand, Assiniboia, in the latitude of London. 
Three days they were above zero, actually struggling to 14° on 
the warmest day. The average was 16° below zero; and 
40° below, when mercury is as solid as lead, was reached on 
the 8 th. 
J. EDMUND CLARE, 
Note. —The following cutting from the Yorkshire Herald of 
March 4th, of a meeting held on the 2nd, is noteworthy :— 
Richmond District 
Snow Cutting.—* * * 
Highway Board.—£400 Spent in 
* * * * qq ie estimate for the ensuing month was £419 
10s., and of the large estimate on the previous month about 
£400 was chiefly spent in snow-cutting, and with a balance in 
hand of £187 9s. 6d., a cheque was given for £232 0s. 6d. 
Such a snowstorm had not been known for many a year. The 
western mountain roads were still blocked, and the cost of 
cutting would exceed the value of the material conveyed to 
and from Swaledale. In order to reach Wensleydale a detour 
had to be made from Reeth and district round by Brompton 
and Bellerby. Mr. John Barker said he stopped the cutting. 
When it was effected the roads were overblown, and the men 
could not stand out in the drifting snow. 
