The Dickinson press., 1884-08-02
Hard to Find Spot to Beat This
Country.
DICKINSON, d. r., july %. 1894.

OVuutIys
DICKINSON, ID. IT,, July %, 1884.
Ihere are so many conflicting
statements made about this country
and climate that it is hard for stran-
ger to sift the truth from the mass.
"A few months of close observation is
necessary to enable one to get at the
truth. The Bismarck Daily Tribune
OF the 25th inst. settles the exacger
ated tales of extreme temperatures
by giving the extremes for the past
five years, ending last New Year, talk
en- from the signal service record of
that place. The coolest was the
morning of Christmas, 1879, when it
was 3S degrees below zero; it was
clear and calm and one could not real
ize that it was so cold. The highest
was July LIST, 1881, lO2 degrees. The
lowest in 1882, February 81, was "a
degrees below zero. The hottest
weather usually ranges between so
and 80 degrees, and an atmosphere of
9o degrees, in this eNhiliarting at
mosphere, is not oppressive even
with woolen clothing, while the low
est temperature of winter, in the
calm, clear weather, is comfortable
weather to be out. 1t is the windy.
wet weather of April which is the
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Schatfner told me that he felt the
cold more last April than in the cold
est days of winter, yet farmers were
at their seeding. The growth and ex-
cellence of all kinds of crops lin view
OF the mass of poor culture) often
causes surprise and leads one to
think what the capabilities of this
country will be when we'll improved
and farmed. l saw on July lst on
ions from Mrs. Bream's garden that
measured five to seven inches in cir.
cumference. Mr.. B. has fine loca-
tlon north of Taylor, an excellent
spring of water in a thick grove of
oak, ash aud elm, with an abundance
and great variety of wild fruit. On
the same day l visited Mr.. Living.
stones farm, a mile further north.
and saw large dent corn four feet
high, with stout, vigorous stalks, that
will make a heavy crop. Mr.. L. has
fine spring in large, thick grove
and plenty Of wild fruit. Mr.. Bald
win, a mile east, has a fine farm and
large crop of grain and will have a
large piece of this years breaking to
seed next spring. Mrs. Bates, near
Gladstone has Il remarkably fine,
large garden and a stalk of early corn
planted April lst, that was in full
tassel on July Goth. Her sons have
some pieces of corn that promise a
large crop. This will be good corn
country if people have the will to
plant and cultivate it we'll. For
grain, vegetables and grass it is all
that could be desired. For health,
vigor and comfort, take the whole
year around, it will be hard to find a
spot that will beat this country. 1t
is a superior resort for invalids, es-
pecially for pulmonary troubles and
nearly all chronic complaints. The
winters cannot be rigorous, when cat
tie come from the ranges as fat as
the best stall fed beef, lin the spring
months) yet such is the fact. There
is seldom anything rigorous about
the cold, OF oppressive about the
heat. This might be hard to explain
to an eastern reader, yet if they
come and stay year they will find it
as above stated. We get no devastat-
ing storms, they go farther east, one
hears of them a long way off. Thun-
der storms are wonderfully frequent;
have seen more thunder showers in
June and July than ever saw before
in eight or ten years; all warm show
ers and l had feared they would in
jure the crop, but my fears have not
been confirmed. Crops are excellent
and the soil able to hold more rain
without damage, yet there is plenty
now in the soil to keep it in order for
fall plowing and more coming.
s. PELTON.