The Wilmingtonian., 1888-02-11
Canon City's Climate.


Dc. j L. Preutiss thus describes the eli
mate of Southern Colorado:
The first question that presents itself in
this consideration as, what are the elements
| Of a goud chmatep This may be summed up
under four heads, viz: an abundance of sun
shine, dry atmosphere, an equab.e temper
ature and an absence of M .larla. That spot
has not yet been fouud upon the face of our
globe where all OF these elements are COM
bined in their greatest state of perfection
The world renowned climate of Italy is pei
haps the nearest approach to it, but even
there we find the range of temperature from
zerOto ninty-six above, with rainfall OF
I from Forty TO sixty Inches per i,aaum, aud 4
corresponding humifity of the atmosphere.
| California has attracted thousands by ad-
vertsing her equable temperature, but alas
her foggy days and humid atmosphere has
shed a gloom over the land and bred dissat-
isfactiou among those who have goue thei e
/ expecting Co find a paradise ON earth.
Thousands have been attracted to the sun
ny shores of Florida with the hope of find
ing the elysium of the Uuitec States but after
the wint. / mouths had passed, the scorchng
sun and miasma OF the INLAND swamps com,
PEELED them to flee to mountains, or seek
Eome other mole copgenial CLINE. Many otl :
er localities have been represented as having
perfect climates, bnt alas they all fail in
some essential point.
In presenting the advantages of our eli
mate, we make no claim of perfection, but
believe that we can suhstanti; to the assel-
tion made, that we have the finest climate,
month by month and year by year, upon the
American continent.
Why is it, in this naturally d.y and arid
valley, at an altitude of $3.50 feet, surround
ed by these fountains and under the very
shadow of theso snow clad peaks that we
should be especially favored? There is a
reason for everything under the sun, and for
an important factor to this condition We
refer you to the map of the worlds temper a.
ture by the eminent Prof. Arnold Guyot,
giving the iso;hermal lines of equal mean
temperatures that belt our globe, and you
will e d that the line which traverses lower
Italy strikes the United States just north o
Charleston, So 18th Carolina, passes nolthwes
and crosses the Rocky mJu ntains to tn,
north of Salt Lake City aud thence rum
south through San Francisco.
r These lines are based upon an estimate
. where they cross the great back-b ne of th
5 col tinent the local influence Of alt tude vii
have to be eliminated, in ri | to correct tn
: isothermal-line.
: Such correction in Colorado will thro,
: the iue which traverses lower Italy, al
l. proximltely along The A kansas valley q
n the base Of the Rocky mou@:ains.
! THUS you Sec that we we a rea on base
a upon an established law "f temps aturc f,
! the facts that exi t. WI al loI to tn
: there aro local influences 10 invite yor
70 consideration This beautiful valley, no
= dotted with orchards and viney ards, W;
l. once tue bed of lake covering au area
e over 10000 acres, fed by the sparklr
u waters of the eternal SHOWS, surrounded {
u three sides by rock-liobed walls of graui
!" that stoop as barriers to the wind and storr
IN it lay basking in the sunlight for age
u. gathering to its bosom the slit and debris
W the mountain sides, aud finally bursting |
is barriers on the east sped its way to the Sc
Us leaving this beautiful sheltered valley cove
'n ed with the accumulated slit aud loan
ages- The system Of iriigating bitches, ia
IL en- from the Arkansas river as t emer
De from the Grand Canon, has made this nat,