The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-04
The Climate and Soil of Eansas-Esce Of the
Country, Productions, &c.

LAWRENCE, X. 7. Jan. &c, 1855.
There perhaps part Of the continent tina,
enjoys tie year round better climate than Kansas The
suu cooled by daily hreezcs from the Rocky
tans autumn is a .? clordes days nights
cold ~ u require he,vv clothing,
10 make ordinary dress Unpleasant; winter is mild
genial almost and stornlezs and spring warm
sbowery verdant Both soil asd climate nature has
lavhed some CT her riches; gifts upon this beautiful Ter
Iiory. Frequency for two three months at time
not eloud Will be above the horizon; sometimes
There will not be Gay six successive months, during
which tho wit be entirely obscured The two winters
previous 10 tins unusually severe in Kansas well
u the Eastern States This however, considered
fair sample Of Kansas winters.
There have been but three prctcnsicns 10 storms
up 70 this date; incipioni snow storm in
December, and t~o slight rains since, one q which
occurred to-day. Between these changes In the
weather, which pleasant from their very novelty,
Mere were no fogs, mis,s clouds OF thrcatcnincs OF
storm. but perfect eearness and midnoss the The
snb rising every morning into the encirong vault OF hes
ven In unoesearod and unobsrucied spenior, spannei
HE oyeTlsning dome without cloud the size OF
mans band beng seen. A gently invigorsing breeze
oftsn strs The air but Il IA rarely cold make
overcoats and gloves desirable. The evenings are ex.
reedrgy agreeable, calm. MILL AID genial; the sky
eOf ard serene, dOtied with The horned and ten
thousand glstening STARE Toe winter here, far has
surpassed la the cesrpess 81 the stu~ yhete and gent
atty Of temperature, The finest Indian sumner the
New England States y not warm here mid day as
1t h East during Indian summer, cold here
during the night II there al that The change
a temperature from midday n midnight very slight
II rarely freezes any At night the Kas or Kansas
has not the slightest particle Of ice In IT, The prairie
grass II Dry and witnerod especially on The elevated
ground, where burns readily; but In the "bottems
cattle stn tnd good grazing. In the neigbborbOod Of
woods horned cattle find good shelter ana covering all
long the open prares they better for hv
ms some kihd OF ARTIFICIAL shelter, at eas, FOR few
nights in the year.
Ihs may be said s M exception 70 The severity Of
kanzas winters such not the case Henry Harvey, an
old Quaker who has been connected with the Qusk
Mis- ion among the shawnee Indians IN Kansas Territory
six miles west Of Wespcft, Me- for the last twenty Eve
years, says that this fair sample Of Kansas winters
three years ago tie winter equally a. nne a. this
and the OF winters Tor the last twenty i've years
hss been fully Up h. this Except during the two laa
winters Mr. Harvey says he never snow that would
more deep Mr. Harvey says the falls dry ADD very
pleasant towards Christmas the wind viii turn " the
north for few days when will be quite cold, with
usually slight fail Of after that the win turns 70
tic south again and there will be warm and beautiful
weather all slnteT, except few cold stormy dsys IN
February What little winter we have begins IN Decem
Der and euds 10 February. The climate II SO mild and
warn that the iCw bher cold days that have in win
ter are felt mort severely During those cod days the
49, tofms IN the rivers sufficient quantities 10 be tax en-
np and stored for summer use The Missouri river
A. almost every winter frozen over for some time the
See forms in the north and Goats down it in such
quantities thaia very few days frost sufficient 10 IN
fesl the floating % ice together f,sten them
20 the shere 50. imncc lately upon the ice beginning 10
run strong in the the boats stop running FOR fear of
reno caught In Tho ice tv cold ereo ara ftand 49,
during the winter This year however. although con
siderable ice has been running The river has never
been blocked ~ but once, aud that December ~
boats have ooutrivcd 10 from 81 LOUIS 10 esvenworth
t1y up the present time The last boat which
up day or two ago, said 20 have received 900 for
che q her freight and passengers Kansas
The wet season begins here IN April During the ast
part Of that month an IN May The rivers overflow Their
banks What b. chiefly disagree able In the wet Is
enc mud The coil s 20 light that rain for twenty -four
hour makes very muddy.
The summer IN Kansas is a most delightful season.