Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-09-01
Ene Gulf Stream.

The warm weather rushes out of the great Mexican
cauldron through the Strait OF Ftorldahavipg tenn
perature 81 degrees equang that OF the bot springs
of Matiouk, anu whose Wid is hundred mes-With
velocity of from three five miles hour. Thence
il pass through the Straits of tie Bat mas, aD right
on the banks CT Newfoundland, spreading :.seif
the western bali Ct the 0rh Atlantic, which is there
by heated in Wnter considerably above the tempere-
it would otherwise have. Arrived at the banks Of
Newfoundland, the Gulf Stream, il is called is sud-
denly deacCd to the east and, becoming divided,
portion makes bend s0uthWard in he diect.On OF the
Azores, aHd finally merges into tha great equatorial cur
rent willie the Other portion ruus \. T., or n. n +,
until 1t pHgts against Lhe western shores OF the Bit
sh Isles where tie effect OF charging the air
with moisture and rendering her winters considerably
mIlder raau those Of tie eastern coasts. The Cult
Stream, IN its the Atlantic brings with it
West India seeds, (Mimosa scandeua, DoichOs urens
SC J AID doubtless portions OF trees THROWING them on
The Of D6vL usira, the west OF Ireland, the He
orues and the Orkney Isles. Ii contributes give to
Ireland its perpetual VeTdUIe, and 10 make Butte the
Isle @. Wignc OF Scotland. 4 awe Of ,ha Greeu Isle
ll 1t faLvy there was something holy in his athe land
or learn Dg that DO lie wae IlCu|n overheard Dy
American captain, ct Cape HoGu IN 1887, which, al
TER Heating abJut tho Atlantic tor some years,
was al last picked uo in a naven his
own shores. Ihe water of the At!autc CO
the south and southwest coast of 1reland
is not only warmed by the Gulf Stream, bat lis tenl-
perature appears to be increased By another stream
Known Kennels current, whCh flows due north from
ern coasts Hence it happens that the water off Kerry
and what further north, a in June and July,
- than that of any part Of tie Atlantic tue
parallel the surface temperature ranging from 81 deg.
or ihe average of ttty seven and hali deg. Ca
the Newfoundland coast, about deg of latitude tucth
sCuth the temperature Ranges ce5Ween AZ deg. and
50 deg averaging 45 deg in the same months. The
influence of lhe Gulf Sueam extends much farther
nortl than Cape Wrath, in Scotland. Slowly contic-
DDg its western course this great genlazer of climate
passes the Orkneys and the netat d the former
pools are said not to be- lrOzen N wintsr. Next it
sweeps along the coast of Norway to Hammerlest I'll
deg north aritude,) the no1tlernmost town in tbs
world where learn from L0Id Duherins Letters
from igh Latitudes, the water July day. in 1856,
was actually 50 deg, exactly the temperature
which be had registered at Sicrnoway, in Scotland in
the previous month. Lord Duierin enabled, by
sailing along the tai OF the Gulf Stre.n to reach
Eogsh Bay in Spitz5e'gen, situated IN north latitude
78 deg. 20 min. lonly about six hundred and thirty
mics from the north pole where he found the temper
ature of the water il August, to be 81 dcg. The nut
like seeds of NJ nosa ecaudens have also been tou1d
thrown Oh the shores OF opllzVer2en.
F,Qsers NagQ=tne.