The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-09-14

ain measure, certainly. The plan, as
SAID before, has not yet sufficiently ma
tured to enable me, even if | were so
disposed, to become blatant about the
matter. However, l will say that L
draw nv conclusion from natural causes
TO wit: The operations Ct nature on one
hand, and attribute the change OF the
climate mainly to the railroad bars and
telegraph wires connecting the Atlantic
with the Pacific coast. The effect they
have is simply this, thai they conduct
from the high attitudes OF the Sierra
Nevada and Rocky Mountains the Pc
culiar atmosphere thereof, and dispense
il over the more level country, where
the electric fluid is deficient in compare
tive strength. In other words they
draw electricity from the mountain
heights and scatter it through the atmos-
phere of the valleys" Then we are IN
debted to the railroads and telegraphs
for our recent storms, take it?' mot
at all The rains which nave visited Us
of late have been peculiarly devoid OF
the element Of tightening. The heavl-
est thunder storms that have recently
occurred have been purely local in their
character. Again, these storms are oI
far less frequent occurrence with us now
than they formerly were the reason for
which is that the electricity Is freely dis
persed by this great iron network
which DIVORCES in every direction from
the main lines Of the mountain ranges.
Thus are the gatherings of furious
storms prevented and their power scat
tered TO the winds rendering them al
most harmless when compared to the or
thodox cyclones which used to visit Us at
intervals fifty years ago "What have
you to say of the approaching winter"
Nothing at this time; nor will | ven
ture Il prediction until the first of No
ycmber Then | will be prepared to say
what the winter will be-whethcr long
or short, mild or severe. But, of course,
| couldn't tell now; for the views which
! have formed are yet embryonic and
will so remain until have had an OPP
portunity to again test their accuracy
"Would you object to furnishing me
with succinct account Of your investl-
gutions?' 81 can only say u: present
that my conclusions have been arrived
at through the media of natural causes,
and these causes are AS yet too indefinite
to in,clhgcnt!y communicates, until we
have adde greater experience to our
store. These ram storms We have had
Of late were part of the tail of great
storm that had been gathering for u long
time before in the southwest; we came
under its marginal line. and escaped with
very moderate damage This was the
same storm which ovcrsprcad France
and worked such destruction in the beau
tful valley of the Garronc. Il is n mis-
taken idea that the ground Is moistened
to excess by these continuous rains in
summer time, IfyCu dig now beneath
the surface of the cartn to the depth of
five or six feet you will find it quite dry;
while on the other hand, If YOU wait
until after the winter rains and the melt
of the snow, you will find the earth
thoroughly saturated. Thus is the equili-
brium Of the spring regions restored.
You see | have been close observer Of
nature, and | will tell you privately that
| am as much guided in my invcstIga-
tions by the hop toad and ground mole
IT'S by any of the occu t doctrines If
science-in fact, decidedly more so.