The topographical features of Graham county do not differ materially from those presented by the surrounding counties. Elevation above the sea, about 3,500 feet. The Solomon is from four to ten rods wide, having a depth of water of almost two inches. The channel would drown a Jersey mosquito, if well ballasted with rock. The river is frequently licked dry by hot winds.
Moisture seems to have a grudge against the soil for long periods.
This dryness is not wholly confined to the soil. The weather is subject to sudden and extreme changes of temperature. In the early spring and summer appalling storms of wind with sometimes rain sweep over the country. During the winter months it is not uncommon to have a hot sun, at the same time a certain icy or undercurrent of cold air being noticeable, conditions favoring congestions and inflammations. Pneumonia and tonsillitis follow in successive crops.