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WEATHER REPORT
JANUARY
Maximum temperature
Minimum ’’ 8
Mean maximum "
Mean minimum ” '6.99
Mean ”
Precipitation, inches, 2,68
Snow fall, 14.5
Number of days, clear 4, partly
cloudy 19, cloudy 8, rain or snow 8.
M. I). Snodgrass, Vol. Observer.
The sloop S ar was beat bed in a
seveie storm at Karluk Fel> 8th An
ton Larson had shipped on her ai.d
was swept oveito«idf his l<dy w; s
found the next dry. and was buried
Feb. nth.
Anton was for a number of years in
our Mission. He r. ts a gi od hi y, and
the news of his death beings sadness
to all who knew him.
It is !itt1e short of criminal for a
Steamship Company to send up an
old un«eaworthy err ft like the Faral
lon into these waters for a winter
trip. It would t*e bad enough in sum
mer but in winter it is much worse as
the storms are more fiequent and
much more severe. K
Hy such unsafe steamers our n»a il
service is enqangeied. Wheie mail
is iec> ived only twice a month at
most, it is a nu tter of great import
amt that it should be safe y de'iver
ed.
Within the past six months two
mails at least have been lost in part
Tbe mail on the Ohio, wrecked last
summer, was practically lost. A few
letters were recovered but they were
so watei -soaked that they were scarce
ly legih e '1 he etter mail of the Fa:
allon wassaved owing to the careful
ness of Mr. Thwhites, the mail clerk,
but the second class mail has not been
received, and doubtless is lost.
The loss of mail however is not to
be compared .o the menace to human
life, both to the crew and those who
must take passage in such a worn rut
steamer if they desire to reac h points
west of Kodiak. It is gieatly he ] ed
new and safe steamers will be pul on
this run.