New-York tribune., 1869-05-29
NORTH CAROLINA.
To the Edttor Of TAe rrt6ums.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: In publishing my fve-column article, OF
the 18th inst. on "North Carolina fair and fer
tile field Of the South for the immediate influx Of
Northern and European emTants," you were so
generous Of your space that hardly feel at liberty
to ask you so soon for an additional hearing Yet
closely connected with what said in that article.
there are numerous other facts favorab, to the Old
North State, few of which facts, with your permS
son shall now have the pleasure TO present to your
readers.
AS for the captiOus question Of your correspondent
Mr. Tor Miss or Mrs, know not which, b. Wood. in
reference to the low puce at which North Carolina
bonds are now selling in Wall-st, must in candor.
admit that of late much of our State legislation has
been marked by glaring incompetence and corrup-
tion-Our Legislature unfortunately, being com
posed in great part Of ignorant and vena negroes
on the one hand, and of illiterate and mercenary
white men on the other. In this as it seems TO me.
is to be of the bad results of the black and
unlettered basis upon which the State was recon-
struced, and against which (being myself mere Re
publican and not a RADICAL felt it my duty to vote
Still, our State is rich enough in materal resources
and more than honest enough in principle and pur-
pose to IpaY off, and will pay off in the course OF
few years if we only have peace and Justice aud
an enlightened administration of public affairs from
this time forwardl every dollar and every cent for
which she is, or may be, under legal obligation.
DESIRE especially tO invite the attention Of Your
readers to the fact that the climate Of Western North
Carolina, taken all the year round, is perhaps the
most healthy and the most genial that can be found
in the United States. More important, however.
than any opinion or statement of my own, on this
subject is the testimony of Northern man. who for
many years. has been close observer Of the clmar
Biography. as shown by the range Of the thermome-
ter of many parts Of our own and other countries.
The following extracts from a letter recently ad-
dressd By DR.. II. P. Gatehe Of Kenosha Wisconsin,
to Dr. +. A. Lodge of Detroit, Michigan, are, think.
peculiarly interesting, and worthy to be read and
acted on, far and near in point Of temperature
Ashevile, the town Of which DR.. Gatchen particu-
larly speaks and where resile may be accepted rs
indicating the average temperature of all the coun-
ties in North Carolina west of the Blue Ridge. Dr.
Gatchell says:
IF one changes his climate with view to health, IL
seems 10 me the part Of wisdom 20 secure location fuy
corresponding TO his special need, and not 10 make q
compromise between health and minor considerations.
The altitude OF Knoxville Iehnesstr Is 3ny s, ao.us
900 feet above level about l5O feet above te eros
Of the State ot Michigan about 59 ieet b'o% & he sai
level Of the western reserve lh ONO, au - 'o"
the level OF Logan and Champaign Counties IN ONO
1t IN strong contrast with Asleyie NOrth carolina,
225O feet above tide water, altitude nearly lg per
cent greater than that OF Knoxville and yet the Winters
"A \
Summers are subject TO less extremes ~ neat Ihus ia
three years for which have statistics Tor A,heve the
ma xirum heat was 80. while the least maximum have
for Knoxville IS over 90 and as illustrating the great
fluctuations 40 Knoxville, year gives - Tor Nay. al
another 97 for September; and when II Is remembered
that the atmosphere is by no means dry one u VIII be
seen that this Is very undesirable temperature, As
showing more fully the mlducsS Of the climate ar Asue-
VILE the average O the maXma for three years exceeds
bv but tlrpe degrees the average or the maAlmd az
MacNnac Michigan, for the same number o years. wlie
the mean Winter Macklmc Is 49, far colder tban tnt
OF AsheTile While the hottest month reported at hhoX.
Vile shows Of go that at Asheylle the hot July of
! last Summer, shows mean or "a 80
L Last Summer among 90 points east Of The Rocky
! Mountains. only three reported maximum a. loN a.
Ashevie and Of IL points reported IN Wisconsin, seye.
raj Of them Lake Michigan, only three reported a. oS
mean for July as Ashcye. or these three one. Bay
neld ON Lake Superior, reported mean little lower
| uut q maximum OF 10 higher. While Asheyllie has
mean Summer temperature nearly the same az that Oh
ST. Paul it has maXima from 10 10 ID lover ana While
It's Summer Is barely one higher, rs HiuteIs are u
warmer As Illustrating tie uniformity OF TIE climate 20
Ashevile the mean temperature, OF the Summers r.
parted differs but Lf degree, last summer being tds
much hotter tic previous TWO having mean of TO- last
1 Summer mean OF Jos.
| Compared with Milan. IN Northern Iialy, and V1nne
the center OF famous Wno region lh Eastern rance s
/ temperature Oi the seasons Is as follows: