The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-02-05
DUB WINTER.
SALT LAKE Cry. Feb. 4, 1881.

SALT LAKE CRY. Feb. 4, 1881.
Editors Herald:
Did you ever, in this valley. see q
January like the one just past
or February like the one just be-
gum I do not recollect one in twenty
five years. The first winter of the
settlement of this region was very
mild one, 80 mild that blowing could
be and was done every month. That
was the winter OF 1878. But l
hardly think January of that year
was 80 mild az January of this year.
Think of the mercury sporting be-
tween 50o and 600 in the shade at
this time OF the year, AMI digging
and tree planting going on. 1t is
something very extraordinary. |
might say wonderful. Too wonder
full to last much longer. apprehend
and rather hope. Not that l like
cold. stormy. snowy, frosty weather,
but it is good for Us at this time OF
the year. To days rain will check
the gardening.
In "the states" the winter has been
40 extraordinarily cold one. Ours
began that way early, but did
not continue later. In England,
particularly in the southern parts.
the people we're experiencing an ex-
trsordinarily open winter q month
ago, or less. Not in England only,
but on the European continent also,
the weather having been milder there
in December than had been known
for q generation. In q letter to the
London Times, Rev. Henry EWbank
wrote from St. Johns Vicarage.
Ryde, Isle of Wight. December 31ss,
in this wsy-"I venture to send you
a nosegsy, the like of which do not
think can often be plucked in this
country on the last day OF the year.
After residence OF twenty-five years
in the Isle of Wight. l am nearly GER
tain that nothing OF the sort would
have been possible during ell that
time. The following are the flowers
OF which / beg your acceptance:
OTocus ImperAti, Crocus Sieberi. Gal
anthus ElYesi, Cyclsmen Coum,
PyTus Japonicus. Gentians Acaulis,
HellsboTus Niger, Helleborus Orient
ala, Anemone Kalgens, Iris Stylosa,
Polysala GHsrnabuxus Purqurea.
LoI Il ara F. ~AnGissima, Erica Cod
onoides, Dspr =, Medicago Arbores,
OoFunillA 9 ma, Triteleia Munysns,
Vinca An, tr;oos, Calycsnthus, Jas
minum Nudlfiorum. Many other
things, such as violets, primroses,
monthly rose5, might be added to the
list. In many years my garden has
not been more forward IN the month
of March than it is now" You will
hardly deny that it must have been
extraordinarily mild weather, for the
season of the year, to force flowers
with such variety OF jaWbreaking
names to break into bloom at Christ
mas and New Year, even in that
genial garden OF Britain, the Isle of
Wight.
In the latter hall of January, how
ever, England, and the continent
also, experienced such storms, hea. y
falls OF snow, and intense cold as had
not been known there for more than
half century. If the latter part OF
our winter shall prove OF a similar
character, it will make many of US
vince. In England the beginning OF
the winter was uncommonly early
and severe, as it was with US, and the
end may afford like parallel. The
New York Tribune. speaking of these
meteorological phenomena, says:
Zone side of the world does not profit
by the other continents misfortune.
The axis itself must be out Of joint.
Surely the astronomers can tell Us
whether the earth is swinging at the
same ANGLE" II the astronomers
have nothing to say of these strange
happenings, the sstrologers might
tell some fearful and wonderful
things, provided their opinion was
solicited. They can throw a mystic
rious light on many occult subjects.
Zadkiel and Raphael, as well as their
humber professional brethren in
Utah, should lift up their voices and
rise to explain. P.