Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-06-04

CORRESPONDENTS.


NCMtNNVtlLG, HMM, May ~, e9.
fRrnNp ToNAs 81 have already referred
| to the society and character of the soil, 0.
this bench OF the Cumher'Hnds, "ss the ele.
waited plateau occupied in rar, by warrra
County, is usually termed. and nov come TO
the climate. As l have nlr~sdy remarked,
this plateau has an elevation Of sbou, seven
hundred feet above the valleys Of The Guns
hcrlaud and Tennessce rivers This is .
very important consideration in the hot
months Of the year, - those Who have re-
moved from the lover valleys to this poin,
are rcady TO testify. Their unanimous as
scr,ion is that /, is not only cooler here, bat
that the atmosphere 10 pnrsr. more exhilara,
ting, and far more agreeshl. in alnos: every
respect; while IN wiaser the cooler nouns
tain ~iads are escaped and much Agreeable
~ea her is e.joyei. While on The summit
OF the Camberlands. the thermometer, al enc
time last winter. indicated deNrccs be'asr
zero. at McMinnvillc the loves; Indication
was DEGREES ADORE zero. Thus ,hi. h'a>
,eau possesses the happy mean in climate
which avoids excessive heat in summer and
severe cold in winter In winter ice some,
times forms iu ponds to the depth q frem
two to four inehes, bu, running water never
freeses. Snow occasionally falls. but only
to melt quickly away. The fello~ing arc
the THERMOMETERS. observations for the
months Of January aud February, 1875;
From Jan. lst TO sin, fress So to 40 degrees
above zero from the b to so.h, from Is to
81 j; from the seth TO TO 3lss, from 5 70 ~.
Feb. Let, Is degrees. The remainder Of the
moaih, With the exception Of the s,h, when
the Indication was Is, vas from IS 70 IS.
Just contrast this With the Independence
record and you will a. once appreciate the
difference. After the &,h Of March follow
ing, the thermometer did not once fall below
20. This year ian exceptional one,) frost
vas experienced in April and the conse-
quence 10 very few peaches. Winter aver
ages but two mon,hs, spring coming on with
March, and autumn ending about the hcii>
days. Ny personal experience ef tAe eli.
mate is Of but mo.th's duration. SO FAR !
an greatly pleased With it. The air has .
delicious sof,ncss which ! never experisn>
ced elsewhere. Ii is equally pure with that
of Northern Iowa, tpurer it could no, be,
while free from i,s many hardshirs. As the
summer heats advance, may find it differ
ing from the representations made Of it. If
so shall surely report it. The purity u the
swift running water. renders the prevalence
Of malaria almost impossible. Epidemics
and local diseases are unknown. lu fact, II
common evidence is TO be credited, there Is !
no more healthy section IN be found than
this mountain bend of Middle Tennessee.
THIS does not imply that nobody sickens or
dies. People sometimes take cold here and
have mild levers (sometines . shase alsol
and other diseases incident to every locality
in the country but this locality has the rep |
u;a,ion, and the people have the appearance,
of being far healthier than the average.
Northern people neei have no fears Of COM
ing here in tie summer. When the ,her> 1
mometer indicates l00e in the shade. ct In /
dependence, it viii generally stand at ?Oe to
a5aas McMinnville. So say the figures.
Gardens are made Ia Fehruary and March
peaches blosAom in March, apEles in April,
corn is planted from the middle Of April to
the FIRST Of June At this date, strawberries
are ripe, apples are larger than walnass aud |
peas are ready for the table. This, hover. |
er, 10 very LATE season.
More soon.
]. L. LOOMS.