Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-04-19
Thursday, April r9, 1888.
GLORIOUS CLIMATE"
Very Fine, indeed. During Certain Months
of the Year.

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of the Year.
And first of all will try and tell some
thing about this GLORIOUS climate
(which could be much more appropriately
called Slippery, of which SO much
has been said and written. The fact is
that the climate of California is a climate
differing almost with every county, and
70 speak Of the climate Of California as a
whole is greatly to mislead people, for
you caLhot say it is perfectly fine OF de-
testably mean, although both could be
said with truth by any one interested in
saying the one or the other.
The climate, for example, Of San Fran
cisco during certain months of the year
b beyond measure fine. Our eastern
friends. leaving the frosty air and diving
vegetation ushering in their long cold
winters, ride right into our mild Indian
summer, filled with full ripened fruits,
luxurious flowers and perfect vegetation;
or, leaving the frost and SHOWS of Christ
mas, find here bright, warm Italian
winter, flowers in full bloom. fruits in
plenty, ETC., and tourists taking their
trip at that Time Of the year are apt TO
return ilome and convey the idea of some
wonderfully glorious, warm. delightful
climate. But what about the cold fogs.
that lie nearly half Of the year like
beavy pail over the city, commencing
early in the afternoon and disappearing
only late in the mornings? What about
the clouds of dust swept down by the
cold winds from the oceanl What about
the long, dry, dusty summer months,
when everything is withered and parched,
and all are fairly choked with dust and
want of rain, and sickness and death are
on every hand from unfinished sewers,
etc.I What about the long, wearisome
rains, although the rains are really the
least disa,Teeanle feature of all the ills
Of the San Francisco clmatei
While all this is true Of San Francisco,
yet, right across the bay, in what might
be called the suburbs (yet really San
Francisco has no suburbs. an objection
able feature for commercel. the climate
is milder-lcss fogs, less chilling winds,
less dust, ETC.. and, still again, as YOU
leave San Francisco and travel southwark
the change in climate is more noticeable.
One can write most tIuthfully Of the
climate Of California and yet contradict
ones self at every ulher line. From all
this the conclusion can justly he drawn
thar each one can find the climate they
most like by proper selection of county.
The climate al san Diego is written Of
az mill and cquahle and delightful, and
many poor cunsumptives are enticed
here, only 10 meet with disappointment,
like one poor man ian example of many
who, arriving in San Diego, expecting TO
find in It's mild and salubrious air
length Of life, If not "A permanent cure,
was met, on descending from the ears.
by such clouds of dust, such cold and
piercing fog and wind, that, overcome
by weakness and disappointment, he
dropped on Ia the first scat, shiyering
and crying. Yet a few miles from san
Diego, had hc but known il, is a good.
fine climate for cmumrtives. a friend
of ours, young man. for whose life no
hope was felt and vho was carried 10
this part Of the state, is now happy in the
enjoyment OF almost perfect hsalth. 49,
California Cor. Boston transcript