New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-16
TIE CLIMATE or NORTHWESTERN
AMERICA.

To the ESito, Of Tie ~ y. Tribvne
SIR: TIE brief reference in TuE TRIBUNE of today,
to some statements made before the Board Of Trade Of
Toronto, respecting new ard valuable tracts OF
culivsble country In the west Of BIitirh America, re-
yiyes pwpose often entertained by the writer Of cell
irg attention to the northwestern parts OF the CONT
nent, east as well wet Of the Rocky Mountains
There are extensive tracts on the Upper Missouri -
mild in climate as st. Paul in Minnesota; OIL the vcsns-
ty Of the south branch Of the Saskatchewan River.
lust roth cf tie boundary Of the United States, 10
equally mild, ard the north branch Of the Saskatoh-
avian is almost equally favorable. The entire prairie
telt bordering the Rocky Mountains the east, from
tie sources Of he Yellow stone and Missouri Rivers at
The south latitude IS deg. north, longitude lOS deg.
vts, 10 The urces Of the Ahabasca River, latitude
"a deg north. is a cultivabe and mostly rich dis
iic' With climate singularIy ~ according 70 our
stms,e cf what is Cue to such aiitudes a. We make
Il up from experience in the Eastern State aud Can
eds SomcthiI may be judged Of the difference u
cEmste ard cu,Iyabe capacity between that belt ano
the Hudson Bay region from the fact that wheat may
be grown on MackeI zies Rivsr nearly to tAe 6sh
raroiei; oil The portion OF the Continent lying %
tween Diagonal line running parallel to Aacke.xcs
River and TO the principal courre Ct the Rocky Nun
taips at go to 400 miles eastward, aud The facinc
O,eap being gre atty soensd In climate, and habit
able even where that the mountsins are not formidable
II The mountains were removed the vhols area would
correspond in climate 10 the west OF Europe, very near.
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a. abable as part Russia IT, The mountains mar
row this lie ard cut communication with the interior;
Int ere IL stl wide bt Of mild climate a1d cuitiv.
able eel east ofthe Mountain from the sources Of
ii Missouri TO the OF the Mackenzie, latitude
SO rorh West If the mountains there is much more,
End there is for empire In be region, artif
,islly made obscure by the Hudsons bay Company,
a. naturally somtwhht difficult Of access. Sir john
Rjcherdsops recent volumes en- this part OF British
America describe fora and fauna belonging TO cul-
tyable regions, and his Genealogical observations
confirm the evidence.
Tie comparison Of climates for the United states
shows rapid increase Of heat 10 going westward on
aby lire Of latitude fiom points in MhDesots AID tbis
eve when TIE elevation increases. II Is warmer ct
Fort Benton the Missouri, in Longitude llOi cog.
west ard latitude al deg. north, for every season.
tban at st Pau Minnesota. The kothemal lines,
even for winter. curve very largely nof'hwsm oves
this srace ard indeed they curve most for this season.
making then more difference In the Temperature than
at any Other psIt Of tie year. The mean Winter tom
Ierature OF Fort Benton IL - deg and the % ne -
ii at OF Chicago ToroLto Albany and Portland, Aaine
At s.. Paul 1t is but Is deg, or ten degrees less
not 20 cold this the main south branch OF NE
Saskaicbawtn. AT Snks, on the Pscifc coat IN hus-
.ian An erica the mean Winter temperature Is El deg,
tie latitude 81 deg rerb This 10 than Ct 81.
Louie, Washington City, atd Philsdelphia.
Beg ming at The coolest side Of the continent, We
have not yet ssoertaibed the value OF tie wet s'de
viii no. sfme vigorous colonisfs from Csnads or Neg
York uske inoprion into the new Gsul and Britain
Of tie North vet, sfer the manner Of the Romaasf
la ihose savage regions. there IL room aud OIL
mate for populous States, and the business csps cfs
Of tie vbo'e region are beyond all cacustioo Ore-
CON- TIE Missouri River, the chsin OF Grsat Lskes,
end NewYork constitute the central line Of tbs hsb.
tbe coptI enf and proper activity now Would 81 ooce
oJeD extensive tracts 10 occupation and commerce. In
that quarter. -
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