Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-10-17
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER II. 1894.
ACROSS TIE CoHrlsEHT.
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We haYe enjoyed quite . variety Of
climatic changes sinee we have landed
in this state. Fine clear fall days pre-
vailed until we reached Jamestown.
Here Dakota zephyTs swept up th'
gravel OF the streets and every hOust
became an aeollan harp. From It,
angles, corners and crevices the long
sweep Of the prairie winds swept Wag-
merriam strains and made the disbes
rattle on the tables. jamestown bat
wide regular streets and they have t'
be graded and grsveled about once
year, as the filling 10 carried away bS
the velocity Of the wind. The street,
are followed out between crossv AXIS al
most like q saucer and st places where
the contractors were careless gIeai
holes were gouged out. The wind,
with cold gray scudding clouds lasted
three days. Then we had three day
Of rain and mist. 1t was accompanied
with a great deal Of blnster and the
boys came home from school with the
glad news that they had actually
found several puidles Of water iD Il g
road. Ifa Dakota farmer could See
mud puddle In the roads about once 8
month In the fore part Of the summer
he would be the happiest man 10 tie
world.
In 1893 . great many sheep herds
were started ia this section and l am
told that sheep do well here without
any water ia summer. The mutton H.
better than where there Is wstei
for the fiOcks. They crop the young
Russian thistles which hold more
water than any plant that grows here.
The next change In our weather was
three clear, bright, stimulating days
winding up Saturday night with
calm, soft warm breeze softly kissing
our faces as we rode of to farewell re-
ceptIon given two families who were
leaving after a successful struggle for
ten years with climate and soil never
intended for general farming. Before
10 O'Clock the wind had whipped into
the northwest, we had 10 ride home at
midnight In q storm Of rain, mud and
snow Of about equal parts and before
Sunday morning the first blizzard Of
the season was on. Farmers were out
rescuing their stock from the pastures.
Storm driven herds driven by the
wind, with heads down, were seeking
the shelter Of sod barns, hay and straw
stacks while the snow covered them.
ThestOrm howled and droveeverything
before 1t. Many people but few miles
from home were detained at our jolly
hosts house until Sunday noon, before
they dared set forth across the prairie.
home had their vehicles blown Of the
dump where roads are thrown up 10
cross slOughs. The snow lay on two
days. Monday drove twenty miles
10 the county seat II was not cold.
The sun wAs out. But four thickneases
Of blankets aud laprobes could not keep
our limbs from stifisneninR "a We faced
that wind. Iseturning, We had II ~
our backs, and ths horses travelled
most u the way with ths wagon driven
by the wind. oDs hoFss slipped down
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