Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-09-29
PUGET SOUND CLIMATE.

A small pamphlet was recently printed
at Seattle, upon the subject ot Puget
Sound, its climate and resources Copies
were distributed in large numbers among
the railroad guests recently visiting the
Sound. The former Part Of the work i.
devoted largely to the erroneous idea
heretofore prevalent among eastern pro-
Pile that our climate is rigorous aud our
sil sterile, as indicated by our latitude;
it also explains scientifically the reason
why the warm Japan ocean current affects
our climate g, f4vorahly. 1t SAYS: Per-
haps no other portion OF the Pacific Coast
is intlu, need to the same extent in its eli
matte conditions by the Japau,ss Curren,
~ the districts bordering the waters oi
Puget Sound. This interior b ,dy of tide
water extending inland nearly two hun
dred miles, having fifteen hundred miles
of shore line. covering at lesst two thou
sand square miles OF surt; CO, of great
depth, and ram;ti-l hy bays, channels and
inets in every direction, has an average
tid,l rise and tall oi about ~ tlvc I ct
The extremes being eight and twenty-five.
Calculating the area OF the Sound it
will I've found that fifty million cubic
il every ,say 10y the tide. In midsummer
when the other conditions would produce
\ ten peralure .t 30 degrees inls vast body
at 81 degrees is poured in daily, and being
IS degrees colder than the surrounding
atmosphere at once absorbs portion of
the surplus heat and thus aids the north
west bre re in keeping the summer aver
Age down to CT degrees. In winter the
same volume OF water at 80 degrees parts
with its surplus caloric whenever the at
mosphcric 10 npcralu,e is Below that fig
urc, and thus aids the warm sou,herly
winds in keeping the average down to 80
deg ees. Hence. it will ne perceived that
Puget 90 md acts MS AN immense heater
to moderate the rigcra of winter, and as
u Refrigerator to cool the air iu summer
II! is body ot water is changed at each
ebb and flow of the tide. The inshore
current which sweeps past the mouth
of the Straits of Fuca carri's The outflow
off to the northward and each flood tide
brings int the Sound fresh supply OF
water Of uniform temperature with the
Japan Current.
Thus 1t will lie seen that the climate oi
PUGET Sound because of its clnability, its
low rate of temperature between extremes
IT'S consequent immunity rom disease. is
one of the most delightful, giving
and soul-inspirng of any locality on earth.
Here will man find all the clemens at
health, wealth ana happiness combined
with natures resources surrounding him
On every hand, waiting the electric touch
oi labor to spring into the active indus
tries of commercial world.
Here are combined all the elements of
an agricultural, mechanical and CONNER
cial greatness. all that is necessary to make
Puget Sound the entrepst of the COM
merce of the world, the mart ct exchange
Tor the Orient and the Occidcnt.
Here, with tie g,andest scenery sur
rounding him en- all sides, with the ole>
ments propitous, with the ti'cs bringing
heallhful life with their food and the white
wings of commerce at the same time, with
the steel hand of railroad already ringing
~i,h the throbbing business of CONT
cent, with the ocean highway OF the
| world at bis feet, and tls Gods smiling on
his Efforts, man should be contented ANA
happy.