Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-22

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caverns aud chasms. each 10 repea, its own
lecho. DAVID p lIHOUSE
| The Ohio rirer has been down since May,
and impassable since that time for steam boats.
twenty-five OF which are said 10 be Wing be-
| tween Louisville and its mopth. This fact
| speaks loud to the understanding of all consi-
| derate aud rejecting men: il proclaims the
necessity OF place of deposit at the mouth of
! the Ohio. The Mississippi is always deep e.
noush tor large vessels from thence to New
Orleans, and is always tree from ice. Steam
boats OF any class may run, therefore, winter
ana summer, without interruption between
New Orleans aud the mouth OF the Ohio; and
II place OF deposit was established at this lat
Ter point, the heavy boats would always unload
| fhere IN the seasons OF low water and of ice
| a smaller class of vessels wonid be ready to
ply al all times III the Ohio and its Branches (:
bringing down freight tor the large vessels, "a nd
carrying on the cargoes which they had depo-
| ted This division in the navigation Of the
rivers Is founded IN the nature of things, and
VIII eventually be adopted. Owners OF boats
will find il losing business to have their YES,
sells lying idle eight months in the year a loss
which could be easily obIiated by having a
place OF deposit. which would Sson become a
commercial city, at the month of the Ohio or
| i'm its neishborhood. The large boats which
run on the Mississippi and small ones which
ply on tue thtO and its tributaries would meet
at TINS point, exchange loads, aud by keeping
| III me water adapted TO their size, neither
The progress of the western trade demands
tins place OF deposit The ruinous trade across
The mountains is now at AN eud Ii has drain
| ed the western states of money aud involved
them III enormous debts and to pay these
debts anu recover circulating medium they
must trade 10 New Orleans. They must TAX
| their products there aud barter them tor the
commodities of foreign countries not 70 there
to raise money Tor the Atlantic states.
81. Louis Eng.
COMMUNICATION
CLIMATE Or THE MISSOURI AND up
PER MISSISSIPPI
! huhidity u the characteristic Of the climate
! In an parts OF the United States, the Missouri
anu Upper Mississippi excepted. In these
dryBess and sunshine predominant and give to
tie HeavenS deeper blue, aud an ASPECT
more h'tu ana serene than is found in any 9th
er part oil North America This agreeable
feature i'm the climate of the Missouri and Up
per Mississippi is owing TO their great extent
the champaign face of the country, and its
freedom from forests, swamps lakes and seas
winch send up vapOr into the air To come down
In Tie shape OF rain or snow alSo TO its re-
moteness from high mountains which chill tile
atmosphere about their lott, SUBMITS, and at
n'ct tue neighborlng countries with unnatural
seasons and premature winter. In all these
respects the valleys of the Missouri and I'm
per mississippi are most happily situated bay-
ing no mountains nearer than the Allegheny
10 tile east (six hundred miles, aud the Rocky
Mountains TO the west (niDe hundred)-nor any
Mexico to the south, and the great lakes TO
ill.," north, all which are too far off 10 load
with their vapor, the air OF The Missouri and
Upper Mississippi. Forests, so powerful a
cause 10 me production of rain and cold, have
gwen place in these great valleys TO Druiries
or natural meadows, which having omen The
face OF the earth 10 the beams of the sun dry
anu sore" the air ia The same manner that "a
cu;'lVationof twenty centuries has ameliora-
tad the climates of France aud GERMANY
mus the absence of the positive causes which
produce unnatural seasons, leaves the climate
OF tile Missouri and Upper Mississippi to lake
us features from the influence of The snn.-
The successive seasons of Spring. Summer
Autumn, and Winter appear therefore zach
I'D the Natural order. The suns station i'm
the Heavens determines the period of their
approach aud departure. The vernaI and am
, , equinox being IN the spriug aud TALL
the summer aud winter sostice mark the COM
ineuccment of the seasons WHICH their names
announce; and the weather during the contin-
nahce OF each IS operated upon bN 10 other
Intrinsic cause than the blowing OF the winds
neSe may be counted upon with much GER
taiuty, and have great effect upon the tate of
| The atmosphere. They come from the sonth.
gong round by the west TO the north, and
PACK upon the same points. They are nearly
the same III all seasons of The year The west
ana northwest winds coming from the Rocky
mountains and from the frozen ocean are e>-
ceealhgiy refreshing in summer bat in winter
they Gull the atmosphere to am excessive de-
gree. ne son'n wind prevails principally in
the spring and fall. When il comes M, in the
winter IL sOftenS the air, but seldom brin.y
ram, the vapors with which IL set ont from the
guilt oil Mexico being dissipated and lost be-
fore they arrive in the valley of the Missouri
and Upper Mississippi. The west and north
west winds are always dry owing to the I'M
mense plains over which they are blown: bnt
tie same winds carry rain and snow into the
New England states. III consequence Of the Va
pors which they gather from the lakes after
crossing the valley of the Mississipui Fast
winds seldom prevail. Those Which blow
from the Atlantic ocean are arrested bN the
Allegheny mountains. The humid, chilly and
distressing north-edSter is unknown TO the peo-
pie OF the Missouri and Upper hIlssissipni-
in The absence OF all wind the weather is d.
dapted 10 The season, aud such as shunld be
expected from the degree of latitude aud the
localities OF the country: the spTRg coUl and
refreshing; the summer warmer than on The
sea coast OF The A tiaDric states the autumn
mud aud tie winter softer by several de-
SrceS than IN corresponding iaiiIudes III the
eastern part OF the continent. IN all seasons
'le cledrnesS OF the atm sphere, the deep b.ue
o. the iieaVeHS, and the brilliant suliSitue
give 10 this Climate preference over all 9TH
ers ~ Norm America. NO authentic obscr,a.
ions nave yet determined what quantity of
Iaih Ih,iS W'ihlH ihe year on given space in
Tue valley OF the Missouri or Upper Nississiu-
pI butI may be assumed IA "A general ur1-
position that the climate OF these vaIInXs is
less humid by one haiti than the more southern
and eastern parts OF the United States aud
mat 10 all other titles of bre-eminence which
belong to The Missouri and Upper Mlssjs-ippi.
They may justly add that Of pos, essing the In
rest air aud the beallhiest climate of Nortb
America + H. "
AN OBSERVER.
SCIENTIFIC