Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-09
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Mnrsxxn IDEAS or Irs vnI0IDTIr OF
cLynArs ConsE1rED.

The following app, sssd n recent 10
81 Of The Boston Globe, and as 70 wss
evidently Vritseu by oue go bas bsep
here and knows snsfeof De spesks,
m ~ s<rvs . good parpose In giving .
0 asecs idea II Paaes Soond cliuats, Of
sbish Vs boost % much.
''ls 10 an idss - eide spread ~ u II
esfons ess that the farthsr north and
81 oes goss Tie more intense becomes
q q cold. tns more biind,ua sveep. tne
blixz ard aud the more tsssttc whisis
tbo escl roe. II snis vere indeed 30. the
territory that bssfs the historic name
Of Washington and lies bet seen the
forty-sx b I'd forty ninth degrees Of
uostn latitude. .ccopyiD the extreme
osshvest corner Of tue coustry, would
os pssctics ilv uniuhsbtssbie. Ibis,
however, h far from being tue fact. Oa
tns contrary, the territory 10 b esscd
siih . climate that 10 1T ooce mild and
sqaabie TO . "a 'prsiua deafs.. Tnis 10
. .stiouisriy tsas u snat portion 81 the
territory lying wsss Of the Osscss Q
nouutsin bordering upon PaRst Sound
and tue pa ido ocean. Here the tbef-
momcscr rarely falls beiov 10 above
no. and sno and los are the exoep-
siop sssher than she rule.
| "rns sstesprI-e OF the Bostouian Who
| made fortune by eyros,ipa warning
pans TO the West ladies cas- Qoaiied Z
tho pluck Of tue retired asu , officer
| sbo established an artins.al Ice fsctofy
IN seattle. HIS aseoont of tbs origin Of
| nis venture In sR,hss amusing.
Il vss.' be said. 'driftt.g about the
| sound. look ing for pr m,siaR business
| ocsuiug. When l happened TO ssrske
Seattle asoh one Of tho wafmest days
IN SUNNI .. dropped into q restaur-
ans 81 refresh my self 9th some sors oil
90 ling beverage. Ny fancy inclined
tovsr mia punch. Asd ordered one
| siih she behest that it contain plenty Of
lee. t. ny surprise the bartender re-
piled With q smiir that see med commis-
efafive Of my igeofAnct; Ice! We
don't hsve Ice, SIR, Ia this part of the
eountsy.'
"'wna,l No ics7'
"'ko s,r; no Ice. There vas no Ice
formed hare Lest viutes. and vs dom,
knov eov 10 make H.
Here Wa my chance. An artificial
Toe machi1e muss Be brought 20 Seat
tie situated at - degrees norsp lsii-
tnde. six degrees furtoes north than
bosion--and she inhabitants educssed
up 3, the lnIafy OF ICED drtnka- ! left
seattle the nett dsv, formed q ssoek
eompauy, eoaehs mschiSe With . Ca
pacisy OF ten tens o day. aud nos We
are sriiins all the lee vc can make tn
seattle aud the Surrounding town y
WIN u ~ considered that tn ve-tern
Wssh,neton the mean Temperature Ia
winter 10 81 degrees, the miidness Of the
shutters Oil be appreciated. 10 eastern
Wsshinston tue mean temper. ture 1. -
degrees. tbs csuse OF che mild winter
IL uainiy attributed to the great current
~ the Fac Is oosan. which. d3vioa
from the tropics, 10 d, fiscsed slosa the
-os-s, pso us,pg az eject similar 20
that cansrd by tbe suit stream in the
Asis ntie ocean wien IL sfriAta the
-oosss o. Easlsnd. TIE Summers are
eosfe~pondiasiy pleasant. la western
Nssnisstoe the nt an temperature IN
snmm,f ~ 81 degrees. vhsls 10 eastern
Wsshlnzsoa % T. - degrees. 10 add
,foa To zoe ocean eurrcnts u 10 erooSb Q
sset tie for ste OF tbs territory aud the
saaounisip ranges which eros. ~ from
oorsn o. ara q have ssms iaa, .uc-
apon the climate, aud account aiso fer
tie tssifs atssrce % bi xssrds and
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