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Show PIONEERS KEPT WEATHER DATA SALT LAKE. July 24. Some Interesting Inter-esting climatic elata of tbo early da i in this region, part of it bearing on j tho experiences of the "Mormon" pioneers pio-neers as they entered this valley, j have been gathered by Metorologlst-J. Cecil Alter of the local weather office I The data has been collected from diaries kept by President WllforU P draff, William Clayton and Orson ! Pratt I 1 he notes of. President 'Woodruff tells of a thunderstorm toward the evening of July 24, 1M7, with rain falling over most of the valley There was also much rain during the night 'for which," President Woodruff remarks, re-marks, "we felt thankful, au It vvus tho opinion of some that It did not ' rain in tho valley during thu turn- j mcr." Jn his diary William Clavton notes that on July 12, that year, it was cloudy and cool at Evanston. Wo., I but loliowcd by light thundor eiiow-1 eiiow-1 crs. while the following day, a mcct- Ing eifL tho Saints In i amp was el 1m-I 1m-I ptT6od by showers Tho mosejuitocs also wero truu blesme. On Julv ir i there were showers, with morw, and j thundor, July 10 on the- lsth It was i hot. on tho inth. clear warm v.eath-j v.eath-j cr. eamo on tho 20th. when tho emigrants emi-grants picked gooseberries on the road toward this Llley, on the 2ist, Bl-j Bl-j dor Clayton climbed to a rldgu from which he for tho first time saw this valley. On tho 22nd, It was cloudy, threatening rajn Thoro were light showers at 6 p. m, lasting two hours With thunder. On Saturday, July 24, It was rathe-r hot, but a cool breeze blew later, with saiwora falling at 6 p. m. and continuing some hours later. On July 26. H was cloudy and pleasant Prom notations made by tho late Kldoi a 1 i ill. t her.' u an gul'.i ,i heavy frost on the morning of July 17, and the following days, Sunday and Mondaj, were cold and frosty In East canyon. Thore were murkod ranges of temperature between night and midday. On July 21 there wua a heavy dew. On July 23. Friday, tiic mercury reached degrees at J p m., with not a cloud in sight, and the ground dry and parched, while Shelter from Ihe sun's rays was found under tents and wagon covers. A ram strjrm followed the Intense heat. On Julv 24. 1802, the records held bv Mr Alter note considerable damage dam-age having occurred earlier In the month from hail to agricultural products, pro-ducts, the hail hamg accompanied heavj thunder storms During the laat of July. 153, vegetation here had grown unusually fast the three weeks previous, with heavy rain on July L'3. much water falling on the city, and Cottonwood also.'1 A boy, "grandson "grand-son of 'ld Man Morill," was killed by lightning. There was n drouth during the middle of July, 1S51, but it docs not appear tu havu been verj severe. oo |