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August 13, 1861
The National Republican
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
In August 1861, a correspondent hiking in New Hampshire's White Mountains discovers a massive snow field in Tuckerman Ravine, estimated at 25,000 cubic feet, enabling a rare August snowball fight near Boston.
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A SNOW FIELD OF TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND CUBIC FEET IN AUGUST.—A correspondent of the Boston Transcript, writing from the White Mountains, says:
We had now ascended some 5,000 feet, and, catching a glimpse of a small snow-bank, I pushed on in advance of my companion, and he was soon dodging behind the rocks to avoid my snow-balls. What a grand thing it is to have a snow-ball fight in August! And that within a hundred miles of the "Hub." Verily, times are changing. Up, up we go, and at last what a sight greets our vision! There, far away, high up the steep precipice, lay the snow in one broad, vast field. The dimensions must have been at the least 1,000 feet by 500 in width and height, while in many places the depth was over 40 or 50 feet. If piled together at a depth of 10 feet, it without doubt would have made a field of a square form 500 feet on a side. Thus there must have been 25,000 cubic feet of snow in Tuckerman Ravine on the 2d of August, 1861.
We had now ascended some 5,000 feet, and, catching a glimpse of a small snow-bank, I pushed on in advance of my companion, and he was soon dodging behind the rocks to avoid my snow-balls. What a grand thing it is to have a snow-ball fight in August! And that within a hundred miles of the "Hub." Verily, times are changing. Up, up we go, and at last what a sight greets our vision! There, far away, high up the steep precipice, lay the snow in one broad, vast field. The dimensions must have been at the least 1,000 feet by 500 in width and height, while in many places the depth was over 40 or 50 feet. If piled together at a depth of 10 feet, it without doubt would have made a field of a square form 500 feet on a side. Thus there must have been 25,000 cubic feet of snow in Tuckerman Ravine on the 2d of August, 1861.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
Journey
What themes does it cover?
Nature
Exploration
What keywords are associated?
Snow Field
White Mountains
August Snow
Tuckerman Ravine
Snowball Fight
Where did it happen?
White Mountains, Tuckerman Ravine
Story Details
Location
White Mountains, Tuckerman Ravine
Event Date
The 2d Of August, 1861
Story Details
A correspondent ascends 5,000 feet in the White Mountains, discovers a small snow-bank leading to a snowball fight in August, then finds a vast snow field measuring at least 1,000 feet by 500 feet in width and height, with depths over 40 or 50 feet, totaling 25,000 cubic feet.