The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-04-10
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How Her Climate Has Been Slandered,
Minnesota Correspondent Of U.e Boxton Clo1s.
Every 81 ttIer 10 Minnesota feels it
'iuty just DOW to take up his pen and
help to correct the exaggerated stories
which were circu 'ated not only through
American, but also through the Eu-
ropean press, concerning the re-ults OF
the great snow storm of the past win
ter. The St )rm is treated as though
the only fatal results we're 10 our State,
when The facts are that it extended
from Kansas to British America, and
that numbers of men perished in Iowa,
Nebraska, and Kansas as we'll as in
Minnesota A circular has been issued
oy those interested in procuring immi-
%raots to Nebraska, giving teriib1e ac-
counts of the result in Minnesota.
What, now, are the facts
The storm Was the most severe one
known in the west for fifty years, &C.
cording to the records kept at Fort
Smelling The thermometer indicated
ftvm fifteen to twenty degrees below
zero, and the wind blew gale, driving
the binding snow over the prairie at a
furious rate. Hundreds of persons
we're caught out, ard those who bad no
lasd marks to guide them perished be-
tore they could fad shelter. After the
storm, Gov Austin sent out as agent
to ascertain the facts, aud re reported
between forty aud fifty persons lost in
the State. The first reports we're that
fifty persons perished ic the neighbor-
hood of St. james alone, when the fact
is, that only about eighteen persons
perished 10 all of southwestern Min
nesota. We are jus. now making some
comparisons which are worth consioera-
tioD. We claim that more men died
by heat last su" mer during OH '.hot
spell' in New York city, than have
perished by cold 10 Minnesota during
the whole winter. We noticed recent
ly cable telegram stating that one
HUNDRED persons had tr Zen to death
in England during single cold snap,
twice as many as perishel in Miuneso-
ia by the late sto:m We claim furth-
er that more men have died annually
from malarious influences in any one
II the ague States suuth Of Us than
bave frozen to death 10 Minnesota DUR
ing the last decade.
Minnesota is supposed to be an ex-
tremely cold region. But let us look
al the facts for moment. The lowest
point indicated by the thermometer
here the present winter Was thir,y.two
degrees below zero, while at the same
time 1t was thirty-two below at West
Salem, Ohio, forty below at Marrow
bone, ILL.,, and forty below at Usage,
Iowa. It is true Wrrthinstoo is as
far south OF the Red River country as
Kentucky is sooth of Lake Erie, but
the above record shows there we're even
points south of Chica 20, where it was
colder than here. The lowest, [ be.
lieve, indicated at St. Paul was thirty
degrees below zero, the same as in
Central Michigan. All we ask of the
press and public is justice. We do not
wish to be understood as claiming mild
winters here but what We do claim is
that our winters are uniform, and not
addicted to thawing and freezing by
turns that at the worst our winters
are but few degrees colder than those
of the best agricultural States of tae
west; that 10 this dry atmosphere men
can bear thirty degrees below zero as
we'll as they can bear zero in the damp
climate OF the coast and that out door
work can be prosecuted in Minnesota
ln wiuter with less discomfort and with
lever interrur tt. rs than 10 the freezing
and ,hawiog States.
HOW THE BOY ARISES.