The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-17
INTENSELY COLD.
A Region Where the Thermometer Reaches
"a Degrees Below Zero.
Editor The Times:

Editor The Times:
Were you to shut yourself up In the coy
Pullman and neither locked out OF the win.
dow nor communicated with any one. pro-
vided you were fast sslecp and so overheard
no remarks upon the weather. that never
falling topic which comes to the rescue OF
many an embarrassed young man and shy
young maiden who want TO get up n chat
but don't know how 10 begin. allghtng from
the west bound Clnch Valley train which
reaches our depot at s A. NJ. and at th!s
time OF year. that hour Is not quite sun
up among these yer mountains" you
would wonder whether yen had not been puo
down at "A little of-the-way station on
railway In Nova Scotia. As you drop from
the car steps into sixteen inches OF snow, and
feel the keenly cutting wind as II blows
from the northwest across the narrow val
ley in which Tazewell depot. or Kelley
postofiice. as II is called. IL situated, you
thank your stars that you were persuaded
20 bring overcoat your greatest onel. muifier,
gloves. ear laps, arctics. blanket and shawl.
and all WOODEN armor needed In the tight
with Jack Frcst out here. and you almost
wish you had't left your cosy home IN Rich.
mond, where all Is bright aud warm and
snug. A hurried walk (but a few steps be-
hind the depot brings you 10 tho citiied-
looking street car. which Is found &c be warm
err than many OF your own town. for II has
one OF the cutest little stoves yon ever saw.
heated red hot and doing its best to convince
strangers that though formerly In the back
weeds. Tazewell land no longer Tazswell
Courthouse) Is 'up to the times" While
you have your comfortable trip OF lttls
over mile to town. where you will find
hearty welcome ut either hotel let me tell
you about our unusual winter. Many PEG.
PIE say thy never knew what winter was
out here before. The "odest inhabitant."
that important individual but forgctful old
sodl, says such winter. such deep snow.
such cold weather, has not been experienced
here for years. Just before the holidays
the snow came TO give us an "ol1fashioned
white Christmas" but on Saturday. the last
day Of the year. a steady rain. which con-
tlnued to do it's silent bur efectual work
until late Sunday morning. washed away
nearly every vestige OF snow except few
drifts along the fences and I'm the gullics be-
tween the Hills. That night however New
Years day had not closed before snow flakes
were in the air. and hardly day has passed
since then that some snow did not fall The
hills. rocks, forests, town AMI all are buried,
or more poetlcay. wrapped IN snow, which
on the level Is at least from twelve 10 SIX
teen inches deep. and from two 90 four feet
I'm the drifts. Wednesday morning. the nth
instant. was the coolest OF any. the mercury
registering at % degrees below zero right
here in this town, and at Blueneld. but
twenty-five miles further east. II was 20
degrees below Ccal Is IN great demand.
and numerous wagons are kept busy moving
between depot and town, bringing tons OF
coal to keep Tazewellltes from freezing 20
death. The best coal we get here il from
down the Clinch Valley railroad. and as
IL.
most. and | am not a stakeholder or land
owner. eitber