The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-04
The climate Of idaho.
From the idaho Statesman.


Persons are frequently ut q loss to know
WHY this territory has such Il charm about
! il that when Il change of residence TO some
other country has taken place, there seems
to he such pleasant rccollcctions OF their
former home. Meet IN ldaholau in Cali
iurnia where he is famed 10y the soft
brcrzcs that ripcn the fruits that skirt the
gulf. or who has his habitation in the lovely
valley of the Sacramento, or the willamette.
in Oregon or find one who has settled
among the scenes of his earlier life among
the Atlantic States, and he loves to tell
what :" good time" he had i'll Idaho how
healthy and happy he was, and how he
would like to live the golden days. over
again.
There seems TO have been 4 charm over
the days Of his >0iourn among the granite
mountains that never is lost. and pleasant
memories that never fade. He will tell you
that he had hard work and poor fare !; that
II" drlvcd in mud and water. and lived on
coarse food that he had pine tree for Il
shelter. and single piece of blanket for his
bed: but still he had good luck and splendid
health, and that the happicSt days of his life
were spent thus. -" | didn't like the coun-
try much" he is apt to say, =" but ! did
| like the climate and the people, And here
| lies the secret of this lingering fondnesS for
Idaho.
The climate cannot be surpassed in the
| temperate attitudes. The lowest valleys are
several thousand feet above the tldcwatcr,
while the mining camps are frequently from
| five To eight thousand feet, and but little
under the line OF perennial SHOWS. The
| elaborate ranges OF mountains which lie be-
tween lis and the Pacific ocean milk the
| clouds ere they reach uS, and hence we have
| a Silv that, whether il be spring, summer,
ali tlmn. or winter i seldom cloudy, and
| an atmosphere rs pure anu cool us II Is dry.
| This freedom from moisture is Il sort OF
autidotc for the heat of the sun in summer
and the bitterness of the cold i'll winter.
4 person will sit 50 overcome with the
| heat OF Acapulco, for instance, that active
| exercise would endangcr life, yet the Their
nomctcr will mark only somewhere i'll
| eighty. Here the miner or the farmer Will
| labor without discomfort in the broad glare
OF the sun when the thermometer marks
ninrty-ilye in the shade. Again III winter
| with The cold down to zero, and the
| timber cracking with cold frost, men
| stir abroad in the streets without over
cihthcs OF any kind, and with perfect I'M
punity.
Idaho experiences Il few weeks OF hot
| weather in summer, and rs many generally
| of cold i'll the winter of each year, but it
has ALWAYS been Il noticeable fact that these
| extremes are felt less than in any other
country. our air is dry. pure, and bracing.
| The hcalth.of the individual is good, he is
full of chcCrfulncSS and energy, and when
| he makes change he realizes the difference
! between this deli ghtful, bracing, and elastic
| climate and any other in which he may 20.
In the heat OF summer, when the sun has
set, the cool breath of the mountains comes
down 10 temper the air, and at bedtime we
are ready for blanket covering, and enjoy
the most delicious temperature for sleep.
y person VIII suffer more from sitting hot
nights in the valley Of the Mississippi III one
summer month than he will in Idaho in 4
lifetime. Hence, after residence OF a year
or two in this territory, it is almost uni
verSal that we find the cmiSrant cNtolllnS
the halcyon time that he wandered among
our mountains or dwelt in our valleys. Our
country may be less fruitful on account of
this; irrigation must supply the place OF
showers, and other pursuits than agrlcul-
turc be found. but no harder, weall hier,
or more cheerful race of men can he found
in the world than the jewellers of Idaho.