Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-08

Values in many cases are best


preciated by the exercise of compar-
isons. Some things are only good
or bad in when compared with other
things that are better or worse. This
il especially scswith regard to cn-
msts. IL al the world were Of one
temperature, and winds and storms
Of every kind were alike everywhere,
there would be no such thing as
good and bad climate. Such ex-
pressions of agrecableness as are
now commonly INDUCED in would
not be istelligible. But all parts of
the earth's surface are not alike in
this respect. While we of the Pa
cific coast are enjoying the most tenn
perate climate under the skies, news
comes from Chicago Of hurricane
that visited that city on the 5th, do
ing damage to property roughly esti-
mated at $3.50, 600, and destroy
ing severed lives. The dispatch says
that the wind came in rotary hori-
xontal column, and carried roofs
from houses, steeples from churches,
aud piled hacks and carriages up by
the dozen In the streets. While this
tempest was spending its force ON the
wicked city by the lake like high
carnival of the winds was being held
at Leavenworth, Kansas. The storm
included rain, lightning, uproarious
thunder and all the usual accompa-
niments of first class tornado. The
Odd Fellows hall lost its roof, other
large buildings were knocked into
smithereens, and several lives were
lost The damage is set down at a
quarter Of million, making, when
added to the loss at Chicago. a total
for one wind frolic of 100000. We
have no information of damage done
at other places intermediate between
Chicago and Leavenworth. There
was perhaps none TO report. What
took place IN these two cities is quite
sufficient in the line Of storm news
for one day. 1t quite surpasses the
doings of cur own gentle zephyr in
its most playful moods. True, last
winter the zephyr succeeded in de-
molishing above fifteen houses in Vir-
ginia City, but they were of fiimsy
build. Had the solid structures of
Chicago or Leavenworth stood in the
road Of Its march they would
be standing there still. So
that even though the jewellers
BY the Comstock have their eyes
filled with gravel now and then, and
occasionally watch departing stove
pipe sailing majestically away on the
wings Of the gale toward Twenty-one
Mile Desert, they are especially ia
vored when compared with their
brethren Of the East. Such storms
IS that of Saturday are Of common
occurrence on the other side of the
Rocky Mountains. On this coast
they are not known. The most tran
quill atmosphere on the whole CONT
nent is just now in California. There
also is the mildest temperature. 1t
lacks the eneryatiug qualities so soon
experienced by the visitor TO the
Sandwich Islands. and is vet just as
delightful in every respect IS the
climate there. This is the one thing
of which California may boast with
out stint and always be within the
boundaries of facts. We Of Nevada
have to meet the rigors of winter and
have occasionally to brace ourselves
against pressing gust Of dust-laden
wind, but We never experience ssch
frightful ealsmities as befell the cities
named above on Saturday. Since,
then, matters of this kind are good
or bad only BY comparison. We
should, after reading the misfortunes
of Others, realize all the more keeniy
the benefits Of our situation.