The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-16
Suow eg, thc 5'Iuins-.E1traorttina Sc
verify cf iisc MISUNDERSTANDING Among
thS a'copIc--gEc E;tf.ilOcs Tanned by
I.ic StOrIIS,

| 4 CORRESPONDENT of the New York Times,
writing from Solomon, Kansas, says:
| The scycrc-t Storm OF snow and >lcct III the
| memory OF The inhabitants has just visited
! the "PErin~." On Friday Il storm of cold
inand snow, accompanied hya strong north
| wind set in and RACED until Sunday mnrn-
! inc, when the rain and snow ceased. but the
wind aoa;cd very little Of It's Jury. y
"nnrtinr" ON the plains is a terrible event.
To h,,ow lis full severity il mus: In felt.
wien any story of hardship and suffering re-
! stltiug tcrciroin i readily understood and
| shly"r.a1iy appr, cilted. 1t blows through
woolirn garments IL readily :lS through hazel
| bush. n thick nu!llcr is known to the Wcarer
Il IN acti ally Only from lis weight, not from
| is warmth. Fur alone is proof against Il
"northcr," and aS few people who settle on
th" plains are Fortunate enough TO Dc pose :
5 ,r> thereof. much suffering cnslicS As a
rule, men on the f. n icr are acquainted more
! with rcrcr>rs han 81 cccss, more with suffer
! luz tGan c"lrtpIt no inattcrahout tie reason
ri il ItSt now. f. L il woull not reflect t.
| their honor l"r industry and energy. III
| north wind, aS he hulrl,S away to the south,
! '"ni> tie enemy OF man, and his fury pirrccs
| quickly 10 the heart and DESTROYS the life.
! The story OF the plains. in this Thanksgiving
| i:;dr, i one of SORROW ;tId death. Droyci>
| frtZcn To Death in the saddle. tcanstcrs dyr z
~. G!.c rnuI,ana women and children SiI!is III e
! puu dliu@ in Tie ci!li -ranl caup>. and even i'll
| Tic lIoli~cS "n the homestead c!ai,nS poor mise
| rail-" structures lhtt let III the wind and storm
ike sieve. lult:iu" Tie hardship II the resi-
! dents this weather, when the cattle, domestic
| AMI wild. are dying from cold. The Texas
| nerd. arc losing severely. On the second uight
! ~ In" SiurEl Ill" herds lost from one TO five
| y ., H., A..
| fit, .s0DJGondiionct!, or poor. Since then the
mortality has increased. The cattle are with
n,t shelter. except such rs they can find
in the bends Of the river or in the gulcIrcS
under tie blues. Alany ui them arc poor
au,i plicisly become :" chilled they will not
c>it lay when furnished 10 them. and Suhsc-
ptniltIy die. Especially i this Ia, case when
storm comes on with rain and ti'cn freezes.
! ttttr Tie loir march from Teas TO points
| on the kansas Pacific railroad where
! ltc at ones ar, shipped, ii.c lean cattle media
| favorable winter Il carry them through. The
cold lr< suddenly and early cone upon lis
this wear. and with such oh>tinacy holds on
| i!a. IL" herds are losing not only the lean
| uur~. but Il ktr-c per cent. OF the "mouc-
ratcEy Ey-r"udiiiQncd' cattle. The Texas cat
| Il" tad" i discouraged, and from appear
allcps il j. Gir 10 suppose that Hereafter slip
meats will hr made from points further
! ~,iIi, and nearer 10 tn" great Texas plains
! than points on the Kansas Pacific railroad.
! Trains h!yc been DELAYED more or less for i
| week ls!st hy >noW-c;iillS in Western Kansas.
and i,,la:,f a;;ic experience" III IL Snowcd-ur
! train reveal The suffering anolg the buffalo
! herds on the plains.
| At iiruu!,yllc HE train was caught i'll 4
! ianh: il coiild neither back outnor 20 ahead
Tie wires were tapped aHd dispatches scut
- t,iil l.i,nt 4uHy!rr~ i"r men and >.inScl>
Wli1. thy uaili T:.S waiting" iii" 1uii.,I"c>
..,tlhr,rt; iro;u thc plains 10 tlic lcv std t"l
~'.riirr. i any enc icit disposed hr ni.,hl
ljrru his scat in the c;tr pop ll;"n over viii
: :i- rcl3Iyrr The rest Woliltl not mov"
, 'ii,y rnrl not hc driven aWiN hy engine
wi,i,tlinr or thc human Voice, hut crowded
thrif SHAGGY h;dc> close up "a the car~, and
thor. stood. witi bowed heads, for the ,t"rn
- la,,~. Many "cre seen I" fall down in
! their irar- dead from the cold, and When at
ll-r In" train WAS dug out aad moved oil. TIC
track was liucl with these hugc, shaggy
frozen carya,,.S. We thiuk 4 rur" Il luxury
| in winter. So il i. Imagine the severity o
, tI.c weather whcn III" animal which l'u'n>hc,
the roi,c !rgrZcs 10 death under his natural
. protection.
! This Is the season for hu'ia,o hunts, and
irIIE p3rir< are uui. hllt tic extreme severn!
Of tho weather hats inr Il time broken up II,
/ c.ulls and set Iii" mon 10 building tltS it
preserve iilc. Many l'ntrrs nave been found
| 'rn1cu IL the camps, and their ponies, sad
| lied AMI hTi,ilod where they di>mountco
from lht in. are found shark and stiff. The
piercing air ut The plains makes freezing t'
death IN the saddle a very simple matter, ;> /;
very Little experience III riding while the
! nnl.ih MIND hlnMs Miu demonstrates.