Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-06-27
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FORESTRY shsaid Ne Greatly Stimulated
A., pakota.. sad psp.rlsse-.

Forestry sheaid q. Greatly stimulated
b, Dakota. SAD Experience.
FORESTRY, by the sad experience % this
winter should - greatly stimulated In
paic'A A blizzard l. simply strong,
COLI wind. moving unchecked over leagues
~ light, unpackel snow. II sweeps mp
that which has previously fallen, carries
Il away I'm the color ~ vast shaken
fleece, distributes II ~ that almost each
atmospheric atom has it, little particle,
aud drives along all with n steady fury.
Whether frcsh snow l. falling can seldom
h, determined by people out In real blis.
Esrd. A. far ~ the eye can ~ upward,
AVID that Il but a little sTanc, the hurry of
minute pellets hurting Through ether"
actoss an unrvealci ky prevails, anil the
marrying sameness on every side u yaricsl
only by occasional tall ard bending
wua;hs where the wind whirls In shifting
column A confusion ~ the senses, com.
parable 90 none produced otherwise,
arpals one submitted ca the enormous and
hilniilng foruc 10 such . snow fllci wind.
anil tcarv~ly = distinct thought remains
except that the awful cold foTbids crouch
ing tor rvst aud shelter.
To.our personal knowlelgc, one In such
a sicrm kccps with difficulty upon rail.
way track lifted thrce feet above the sur
rounding prairie. aud may bc lost by i've
steps the wrlng way after stumbling
daWn frum the smhankmcnt. which, being
white. bccomes Instantly Invisible. IL 4
pcuniei on good authority that bands ~
tcauslers hating with their horc. have
lssn showed over thirty feet deep 10y
III EIArls. and have survived by heating
Out breathing chAmbcr- ill the Cessation
~ tie storm enabled them 90 dig them.
selves % uppcr air The formation 81 q
drit about a halted man, OF horse, OF
slsigh l. sometimes wonderfully speedy,
and the drift, once established, grows by
virtue a o. ohstruciivcncSs. In some
well authenticated cases Lost persons have
lcrn found by the drifts over them AMI
dug cut alive, IA Others the spring has re
ycrlei c0rpsss stlll unthawcd among the
las, white relies 81 winter In blifEAris
people have often been unable 90 zee acruss
tie street ~ northwest town. and some.
tunes men lose their direction In trying IN
rSleh the opposite side % well built
Why.
Thi, dos no, Indicate that the hllrrAri
wouid prevail n large tracts - wool Oh
stJucied the wind. a, The buildings ~ a
CITY DO The storm IL fully devslop~l
before reaching the town. AMI ragcs
through and over the comparatively small
tulis,i space. Hut extensive forests "a
riAny roadside belts ~ wu,.i would Keep
tho blIElarl down Their fryqusnt occur.
reace Aud the great loss ~ lie from them
enfnrre the psssi. which exists frum other
causes. for systematic tree planting on the
plains To branch cut rusds. ~ they do
over lAkes. rivers and plains In the Qust-c
yru,inoC. l. impossibl. on The trv.lcs-
prairie N0r would The device always
ave travellers. The Mennoniios have
wisely established a post rad many miles
long In southern Manitoba The pu-is
Az about ten inches Ia diameter. nfiesn
feet high. All noi more. a. cur rccollcc.
uon. than nf:y feet apart. Yet travellers
often stray from that ruai In billiards.. -
Tofuuto ololc.