The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1888-11-01
Spokane Falls Letter.
SPOKANE FALLS, WASHINGTON !
TERRITORY, Oct. ~, 1898. {

SPOKANE FALLS, WASHINGTON
TERRITORY, Oct. II, 1888.
i FRIEND CAss: The weather in
this country is the most changeable
of any country | was ever in. One
day it may hot in the morning and it
may be cold before night. The wind
I have known to change from south
west to every cardinal point Of the
compass, and be back again by night.
We have very little heavy wind
here and the most of that comes
from the southeast over the noun
tains There is most always light
breeze blowing, which is very COM
Portable in the summer.
We had our first warning of the
approach Of winter last Wednesday
in the shape of a genuine snow
squall and with a hard freeze at
night. Previous to this we had not
had frost enough to kill melon or po-
tato vines up on this prairie. Peo-
pie are very busy getting out their
potatoes now, and some are COM
mencing to plough. Others say they
prefer to wait for more rain. The
ground is just as mellow and rolls
over just like ashes, and the dust
soon darkens persons complexion.
Potatoes are huge in size; quite
good many will weigh pounds, the
average is I pound. Very few peo-
pie have cellars under their houses to
store their vegetables in; some have
outdoor cellars, and others simply
dig pit 5x6 and S feet deep, put in
their potatoes, cover with boards,
then with earth, and the potatoes
come out in the spring just splendid,
the GROUND being SO dry as to take
up all moisture, making drains for
pits useless. I never saw or ate any
finer apples, there's not wormy one
among them. And such plums Of
one kind I remember in particular:
the egg plum, two of which would
fill a common tumbler; and the
prunes are simply immense. There's
nothing like seeing for believing
We have had some wet weather, as
they call it here, but back in Wiscon-
sin you would laugh at the rains we
have; they are not enough to wet
jacket through if you were out an
hour in them.
| The damp weather has caused all
the smoke to disappear and the pines
and frs have taken on a deeper
green and look just beautiful. We
wouldn't think it was fall but for the
birches and willows on which the
leaves are already quite yellow.
The Seattle, Lake Shore and East
ern r. R. have the rails laid some
miles out of. Spokane Falls and are
busy crawling the road bed. It is
only a matter Of time when it will
connect with the Manitoba at Hele-
ma, Montana, and thus make another
through line to the northwest.
| Horses are drug in the market
now. A week ago there were great
many simply given away at auction.
| Take for instance team that will
bring $3.50 back there; it would be
hard to sell them here for Sis cash.
Saturday is great day in Spo-
| kane Falls; it seems as if the whole
country had come to town, and the
streets and sidewalks are simply
crowded with teams AID people
Since | wrote last | have had the
pleasure of meeting with Mr.. Eugene
Pierce, formerly we'll known in Ke-
nosha and vicinity He is success
full merchant here and has fine
store on Howard street, well stocked
with goods. He is the only Keno
sha man | have met out here.
CHAs. E. BRANDE.