MUSCATINE COUNTY IOWA

REGISTER OF
OLD SETTLERS
BOOK ONE



Source: REGISTER OF OLD SETTLERS , BOOK One, Inside Front Cover
submitted by Lynn McCleary, January 26, 2008

THE RIVER CLOSED

The ice bridge was found spanning the great river this morning ---ceased moving some time during last night. This meets the Journal’s prediction that there would closing on the ice before Christmas last year the river closed December 19th , and we note on turning to the Journal issue of that date, that the ice stopped running at 10:40 a.m. and 29 persons had crossed between that time and the hour of the Journal going to press. With such bracing …..gather as to-day’s there ought to be good crossing by to-morrow for foot passenger.

River Record.

    The following table shows the dates at which the river has closed and opened each season since 1838, with the
    number of days the river remained closed:

Season Closed Opened Days Closed
1838 Feb. 17 Mar. 15 27
1839 Dec. 4 Feb. 20 70
1840 Dec. 31 Mar. 1 68
1842 Jan. 2 Feb. 24 56
1843 Nov. 26 Apr. 8 133
1844 Jan. 23 Feb. 23 24
1845 Dec. 27 Feb. 18 52
1846 Dec. 1 Jan 29 61
1847 Jan. 6 Mar. 19 73
1848 Dec. 16 Feb. 13 63
1849-open river      
1850 Dec. 17 Feb. 19 70
1851 Dec. 17 Feb. 21 72
1852 Dec. 16 Feb. 24 74
1853 Dec. 31 Mar. 1 33
1854 Dec. 31 Mar. 1 33
1855 Jan. 22 Mar. 7 45
1856 Dec. 26 Mar. 29 94
1857 Nov. 25 Nov. 30 5
1858-open river      
1859 Jan. 7 Feb. 21 45
1860 Dec. 8 Feb. 29 83
1851 Dec. 12 Mar. 2 80
1862 Dec. 12 Mar. 26 104
1863 Feb. 5 Mar. 26 49
1864 Dec. 19 Mar. 2 73
1865 Dec.19 Mar. 1 72
1866 Dec. 12 Mar. 9 87
1867 Dec. 18. Apr. 1 104
1868 Dec. 18 Apr. 2 105
1869 Dec. 25 Mar. 29 94
1870 Jan. 9 Mar. 23 73
1871 Dec. 21 Feb. 25 66
1872 Nov. 30 Mar. 14 106
1873 Nov. 30 Mar. 14 106
1874 Dec. 23 Mar. 16 62
1875 Jan. 2 Mar. 29 86
1876 Nov. 29 Dec 21 24
1877 Dec. 6 Feb. 9 65
1878-open river      
1879 Dec. 19 Mar. 8 86
1880 Dec. 18 Jan. 8 21
1881 Nov. 27 Apr. 12 136
1882 Jan. 29 Feb. 6 9
1883 Dec. 23 Mar. 9 76
1884 Dec. 19 Mar. 23 74
1885 Dec. 22 Mar. 27 105

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The following is the adjustment of chronological eras most generally accepted, taking the year 1885, which commenced at 11 o’clock last night, as the latest date:

    Christian year, A.D. ….1885
    Roman year, A.U. C….2638
    Anno Muni, Jewish account ….5645
    Anno Muni, Alexandrian account ….7377
    Anno Muni, Constantinean account….7393
    Mohammedan era, A. H. ….1401
    Indian period ….6598
To get over the complexity caused by this confusion of chronological periods, Christians and Jews alike have adopted the creation of the world as set forth in the old testament history as the commencement of the universal era.


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