The Red Cloud chief., 1895-02-01
THE RED CLOUD CHIEF, RED CLOUD. NEBRASKA. FRIDAY, FEB. l. 1885
Weather Bulletin.
Copyrighted, 1895, by W T. Foster.l

storm wave to cross the continent
from January l to February 4 and
February 9th to 10th. The next
will reach the Pacific coast about Feb.
llth, cross the western mountain
country BY clo.e of 18th, the grea,
central valleys from 18th to 18th and
the eastern states about the 10th.
This disturbance will be at its
greatest force west Of the Mississippi
rive and the greatest precipitation will
occur east Of that river.
The wsrm wave will cross the west
ern mountain country about the 18th,
the great central valleys about 18th
and the eastern states about 18th.
The cool wave will cross the west.
ern mountain country about l4th, the
great central valleys about 10th, and
the eastern states about 18th.
SPRING DRoUTH.
The spring drouth will begin a lit.
tie later than it did in 1894. All the
country east Of meridian 100 and
north of the 4Otb degree of north
latitude. alSo the country east of the
Mississippi and north Of Tennessee
and North Carolina will experience a
drouth in April and May. Not every
locality IN the country will be dry,
but a large portion of the country
mentioned.
10 a large portion Of the country
east of the Mississippi river and south
of Kentucky and Virginia an excess
Of rainfall will occur in April and
May.
Readers must not construe the
above to mean that a universal
drouth will occur in the north and a
universal food in the south. 1t sim.
ply means that q deficiency will occur
In the northeast as a whole aud On ex.
cess in the southeast as a whole.
l have not yet determined what
will be the rainfall for April and May
between the Rockies and parallel 100.
That country is in doubt.
The above forecast is MT reliable
for any one small locality and 1t can
only serve as an indication rs to what
the general effect on crops will be
from a deficiency northeast and an
excess southeast. Farmers and plant.
ers can make their own estimates and
determine what crops will pay best
with such weather conditions In the
two spring months.
The crop season of 1895 will be one
OF the most remarkable and uncom.
mon that has occurred for years, Cor
respondents should always enclose
stamps.
THE DIP NEEDLE.
Another very important evidence
in support Of the theory that the
North American north magnetic pole
is moving westward is the record of
the magnetic dip needle, and this rec.
ord is of more Importance than that
OF the mariners or surveyors com.
pass, because it indicates that the
north magnetic pole is moving almost
due southwest.
II, as the writer believes, the North
American north magnetic pole con.
trolls the climate Of North America,
the movements Of that pole is of vast
importance to the American people. q.
The prevailing winds are certainly
controlled by that magnetic pole, and
as these winds in the northern Rocky
mountain country are now from west
to east, the heaviest p%recipitations
are on the west slopes of the Rocky
mountains. Should the magnetic
pole change its position so as to cause
the prevailing winds to be from east
to west, the heaviest precipitations
would be on the east side Of the
Rocky mountains and the climate of
tue great central valleys would be ma.
tcrially changed.
In order that readers of popular
literature may better understand this
subject it becomes necessary to ex.
plain the magnetic needles. They are
electro magnetic and the same force
acts upon each. The difference is
that one Is swung horizontally and the
other vertically. The dip needle is so
orranUed That - am o,lv s-;,- u..A: