New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-24

not the attractive scenery and the pure fresh water Of
the lake region but has delicious h with tropical
nuis, nowers trees and shrubs, and climate con-
bnuousy equal that the glide nperccptby into
eseh other Flowers are in perpetual bloom and the
refreshing sea breezes gently and constantly blow
ing, end hearing along the odor OF numberless sweet
scehteh flowers and plants AZ regards the difference
between the temperature of summer and winter
and between each month anil the mean annual range
OF the thermometer, hey West is preeninently and
hVorsoy conspicuous among the most favored spots OF
earth.
Key West is in latitude 24o ~. and Fort Smelling
Iowa, Is In AZ ~ At the former place the mean tenn
peraiure OF winter Is 70o O5 and OF summer slo 80
ony onefencc OF 10 81 while at the latter place the
mean temperature OF winter il l50 49, and OF
sSo ia dihcfeT &c Of 500 CO.. At Fort Smelling the
winter Is $40 10y colder than at Key West yet the
temperature OF summer at Key West. is only 50 Ga
higher than at Fert Smelling The difference between
the warmest end coolest month Fort Smelling is
Go So, end ut Key West only 40 CO. between winter
ard sprng at Fort Smelling, 800 g. and at Key West
only - wy between successive months at Fort Smell
ing, 100 y, and at Key West only % A. The average
minimum temperature at Fort Smelling in January is as
low as 2 otlor ftro, while that of hey West is SO
ADORE and yet strange to say, the tenn
perHtIe oil july at Fort Smelling, Is % higher than at
Key West.
During the period of Fix years, the mercury d. Key
West was never known to raise higher than 500 link
lower than 4o The little difference between the Their
mometricsl phenomena of successive months at Kew
West attributable to the equaizing influences of the
Ocean The annual range of the thermometer at Key
htrt ohiy Nnlc NJ fort Nuellng IL IL itt~; NJ
Hancock Barracks, Maine llso, and at Fort Howard,
Wisconsin, 1892
As regards the mean difference of successive months
and seasons, and Of the warmest and coolest months
Key West has the preference most places in the
world thus the difference of successive months at Pisa
is % ~ at Naples 80 81 Rome A. 39 St Augustine
80 6s'; Key West % A., and ~ Madeira 20 Az and the
mean annual range at Naples is CO. Rome 60; Nice
Geo; ST. Augustine $50 Key West 49, and at Madei-
ra go.
There are more fair days and clear skies and less
cloudy and rainy weather at than any other
locality in the United States 1t is ascertaned by yearly
observations at hey West That the average number OF
fair days in each month for successive years 2l cloudy
days B. rainy days s. thus there about 260 fair days
in each year, while the number of fair days on the
northern lakes Is only III. The annual aggregate othe
fall of ren ascertned by five years observation at
KcyWest, is 3l40 inches.
The communication at Key West with the rest of
mankind is by regular trips of the noble steamship sa
bel twice each month with Charleston and Havana, lex
cep the months of August and Septelnber) This steam
furnishes mail every fortnight, and vegetables fruit
&c. from Havana There also regular sailing YES
sells passing to and from New-York, New Orleans no
bile Baltimore, &c.
his claw and ORDER abiding city, and as free from
"nose and confusion" and disordery conduct of any
kind, as any New-Engand village. There are good
schools for children everybody goes to church on sun
day the children all go to the Sunday schools and
their men, women and children all walk out togeth-
err in the evening.
The residents social and hosptabe and the socie
ty as educated and accomplished any in the Union.
Indeed Key West is most delightful spot for healthy,
quiet person live in and for invalds it Is OF the
most healthresorng and lepreserving places in tine
world. L. c. T.