The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1893-12-29
phoenix. Arizona.

u Phoenix. Arlzonia.
Ed. News: While the storms
90 bowling and roaring and surg.
ng over the North and Central
States, causing suffering and dis
tress to untold thousands, and
dancing around thermometer
that reads from zero TO 40 below,
here in PhGnix, Arizona, Dec.
l5th) the weather is so perfect that
the days seem TO have been made
to order, every one Of them.
The weather here is a great
oatch.o The days roll in mellow
and gentle, rlpens and sweetens
with a golden sun kissing the bios
som OF the rose, the pink, the ole
ander and the chrysanthemum
marching out with the rumbling
drumming note of the cricket; clad
in golden splendor, that none but
God himself can paint, and inspires
one TO u realization Of the fac., that
God moves In mysterious way
His wonders to perform;
lie plants his footsteps In the sea,
Aud rides upon the storm.
The peculiar climatic conditions
Of this valley are a study. PhG
nix is a 1850 feet above sea and
yet the surrounding country is so
muoL higher that We are in hole
or basin, as II were. On going out
of this valley 10 any direction you
might choose TO 60 you have in
one hundred miles or less attained
an elevation Of five to seven thou
sand feet. Many miles southwest
Of here the valley IA cut of by the
sierra Nevada mountains; the river
passing through canon. There
fore the death dealing cyclone is
not admitted here. The breezes
are so gentle that no farmer need
have Tears oil losing his high oats,
There are no fogs, no dew, no ma
l.ria armed with the scythe Of time
/ eeping into every household tc
zee il the crop is golden. The un
forlunates " no may be afflicted with
bronchial or pulmonary troubles
,, could mol find n better climate thar
the Salt river valley Of Arizona
California has for years enjoyeC
the reputation Of having the best
, climate for those thus affected
The climate on the coast in south
! ern California is delightful, lesl
ebangaLleihan mos, any part oil tn,
/ United States, but they have yer!
heavy fogs-so much so that III,
water will drip of the leaves lik
unto a shower of rain. Fog OF dev
is a thing not known in THE vale.
The greatest trouble here is III
r change OF temperature betweeI
/ day and night. The days are war;
and pleasant, the nights cool. Tn
: thermometer yesterday shove
Il 20 degrees and last night at coldei
hour A; difference of 20,
o tweAty-four hours. Still, hundred
!, Of men here roll up in their blanl
% els and sleep out Of a night in pref
erence to indoors. The summer
y are very hot in this valley. o!te
e, e going TO 100. Still the people her
say "well, we do not suffer wit
heat an, more than we did east
- This is to me like the people of Il
northwest saying they do not su
Q, fer with cold when tie thermem
0s tor goes 40 below. You must tai
Il. many things you are told he
Id with a good allowance Of sa'
It What is most peculiar Of this Vi
y ley is that you can go out here al
see snow at all points Of the col
no pass, and at the same time see 1
~ climes peddling all kinds Of gar
ar en- vegetables, water meloI
)r. peaches, &c. We had on the di
cd ner table to-day (Dec, 10Th, NJ
peas, radishes, tomatoes, and wi
er MELONS. While we are in
n temperate zone we have a tropiI
climate. Many people who do n
care to spend the summer In
s valley noye 10 the north whe
within $50 miles you have a climl