The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-17
Theory Of the Glorious Climate
of Washington.
CAPT. ElnRIDeg's HYPOTHESIS.
The Tesxlels Mensoon wfneas ~ tlse saraa
seas Have mild coanserrart
On the Americas Coass.

reach OF man tssAn 10 prepare or Ohsaln
pure o. proper water or food. Hence Any
locality where nature has prepared tie
pRvest kind Of SIR Is favored locality.
Extreme heat or extreme cold are both an
comfortable and oppressive 30 maa. a
temperature ranging from ae degrees % y
degrees confevs the greatest comfort % H.
hshitants of the temperate Eulae. and the
localities that vary the least from that
range of temperature are the localities most
TO be desired 70 lire IN.
In no par9 OF the globe Is there less
range OF ensperatare during the year, for
period Of say twenty years, than 10 The
western portion al the state II Washing
ton. Why i thisg There must be =
cause. Ii i caused BY our Winds and by
the topography ol our country. Some per-
sons claim that the eqnabiiity az the cir
mate on the west coast Of North Aneraca
Is produced hy ocean currents, IN the sAssae
manner rs the mild climate 0l the west
coast Of Europe is produced. | do not
agree with them. and viii sreak emily fyona
personal observation and experiences. was
born in Scotland ca the west coast OF Europe
where / lived until old enough 10 50 10 sea-
Having followed the sea for ten years, dur
ing which period ! was in each quarter Of
toe gloee and having been forty yeaSs on
the west coast os North America. and hav-
ing taken some interest in natural geog-
raphy and in ocean winds and currents,
long ago arrived at what considered to 10
a reasonable solution OF the causes OF cur
eaaahie climate.
Navigatofs all know that on the ocean
near the equator the wind blows forever
from east % west. supposed 10 be canssd
by the motion OF the earth revolving on its
axis from west to east. These winds are
called the trade winds. North OF the eqaa-
tor they vary 10 the northeast. and south
OF the equator they vary toward the south
east. and are named the northeast trades
aud the southeast trades As the Southern
Hemisphere is nearly all water, there Is
less obstruction 10 The southeast trades
than shere Is 10 the northeast, hence the
southeast trades blow over larger area
and with stronger and steadier force
than do the northeast trades. The elect
OF these winds on the ocean Is 10 produce
current 20 the westward. Now by look
ing on the map OF the globe, and starting
at the equator on the west coast Of Afsssa.
we can imagine current flowing VEST
ward 10 South America, hat Il cant 80
through South America. nor II can't 20
southeast against the strong southeast
trades 10 get around Cape IL. Rogue. but
forced onward by the constantly arriving
volume Of water and forced 70 the NORTH
ward BY the strong southeast wind, Il
flows along the northern shore Of South
America into the Caribbean sea and the
Gulf Of Mexico This is ils western
limit, bnt forced onward by perpetual
motion, It passes between Florida and the
comparatively narrow space, its velocity Il
increased until IL spreads IN the waters of
the north Atlantic. where being carried by
the prevailing westerly winds 10 the shores
OF Europe, IL flows along the coasts Of
EurDpe and Africa. 10 be again reheated in
the tropics. aud again carried westward BY
the equatorial winds. This warm water
brought from the tropics 70 the shores Of
Europe Is shat causes the mild climate Of
France and England.
Now yiew the Pacific ocean, The same
trade winds blow there and the same eqna-
tossal carrent aows TO the west. but alter
crossing the Pacific Il meets no itnpeneiFa-
be barrier to obstrucf It's onward course IS
Is met on the Atlantic. and instead Of being
forced 20 the north ard carried back across
the Pacific to the coast Of North America.
il continues ia westward course through
the thousands Of islands lying between The
Pacific ard Indian oceans, until II reaches
che coast 81 Africa. IL Is, therefore. arpar-
ent that II there Is a japan current crossing
the North Pacific that some people claim,
Il cannot possibly he composed ct IS warm
water ~ fiows from the gulf stream. and
that Il i not 70 the ocean currents that We
are indebted for our genial climate. far
miider than that on the west coast Of
Earope in he same latitude.
Those who have sailed on the east coast
az Asia CT In the bay Ok Bengal, know web
what ths nnnaoDns are. They are winds
that bow SIX months from the north and
six months ffoaa tie south. The east coast
Of Asia trends from northeast 10 southwest,
which makes The north wind appear %
come frosa the northeast and the south
wine from sbe southwest. and they are
called The northeast and southwest MON
soous. The northeast nonas5olts hlow dRf-
ssg the wsnseF months. and are accompanied
bv rlea5 cold. Beaaslgui weather The
soutss9S5a ns0nsooaS hiCw during tie
summer months and are accompanied with
terrific sIusus 0s wsnd, rain. thunder ard
lightning NaysFatoTs enaeavoF q shan
those wafsfa ia June ald Jgig- iAsse wsnsis
greatly inereAse tho r4Hge 81 atmospheric
ternrefassrs TIE warm winds lfUfa4 the
south making i fnEeh warmer IN snmnlsT
than il otherwise would he vide tie eaia
winas from the north makes e colder 10
winter.
Tsss same wsnds bow on the American
eaast of tie Pacific. bot ~ sha oppgSiae
pessods. The nosth Wind skows dafang the
summer months ard sas sgiath wina during
Us yxfs8fer a the wesk coast q North
Auergra trends from northwest to aouEia.
eat. We call the Winds northwest and soatl4-
EAST. Bas unlike the coast ~ Asia. on tbs
eoasf fseee Eia3s Feaane sfs variations oi
TIE atmospheric Temperature for the cold
bFAesa@ air ffofn ssse fsafsh during strp iaser
eazy.s Il cooisT and rlease0ter than Il other
wise Noasd he .xkiie the warm moist Niss9a
from ste south daring wintsr snasaes e 70
scar TIE same huoaut 81 eigshlIsx 81 TIE
ypay rouud. aaa uaAes NsnteF nhsn y
aDn ; gain TIE Fsens1utess part q he yeAr
Esr sasdoor work it j. sell knoNn that
The safest ST. II Ear eut % tbs oe*&n OF on
tie taps 81 lofty HsonatnAnss a'l aasng tfse
eons3nens of Aaeraea exists she t0issess
rhasn * mountains Ia he NnFl3, funlaing
uArAgies wath she wsat cesst. ard distant
as,out so astses No nsaiarisl Or noxtesas
xapoFs sAas mAy arise o. generate ln TIE
ir.tsfsar 81 tie Continent ean ever csoas
these moanfains. 40 taht he faisa1ssMzsis
q the strip bslsaen tie nso1niasns and tlss
ga hre2the EosAlng bot etF iso1s 500
sassss * oee3n or Erans the lotsy reEsssa q
esesnAl snow. Again. Western W2shlag-
/ ter j. rssTesd b. ttss ocsaa clear - rs fees