Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-07-26
old STORY IS TOLD.
Weather Bureau Chronicles An
other Day Of Extreme Heat.
SAYS THERE. is NO RELIEF in SIGHT.

Light Rains Fall In Some Sections.
But Are Not of Sufficient Magnitude
to Help Grops-Secretary Will
o Is Still Hopeful.
Washington, July 24.-With the ex-
ception of scattered thunderstorms,
the most important of which, SO far
at least as reports to the weather bu-
&reau show, was that at North Platte,
Neb., where eight-one-hundredths of
! an inch Of rain fell, the droughta and in
tense heat continued Tuesday through
out the states of the corn belt. Tenn
peratures again averaged over 100 de-
grees in that area, making the thirty
sixth consecutive day in which the
thermometer has risen to 80 degrees
and higher. Aside from North Platte,
a trace of rain was officially reported
at Des Moines, two-one-hundredths of
an inch at Kansas City, some rainfall
in north central Texas, some ihArkan-
sas, some in south Texas and also
some in northern Minnesota. Official
Forecaster Frankenfield says these
storms brought only temporary relief
and afford little ~sustenance to the over
Parched ground, which after the great
ly protracted period of drought needs
a general rain. According to present
Indications there seems to be no pros
pect of such a d%ownpour for the next
two days at least. Beyond that time
the officials will not make any predic-
tons.
Generally speaking, the tempera-
lures in the superheated area were
not SO high as on Monday, but such
falls as may have occurred have been
due entirely to local changes and not
to any general differences in atmos-
pheric conditions. The hot weather
also continued in the northwest, Bis
marck, N. d., reporting a record-break-
ing temperature of 106 degrees. There
is no prospect of any relief from pre-
vailing conditions in the central val
legs and the middle west, and Forecast
err Frankenfield repeats his forecasts
of continued warm weather, with light
and scattered thunderstorms, for that
section. The only rains indicated are
local thundershowers in the southern
states and Rocky mountain section.
Some of the maximum temperatures
reported to the weather bureau at
various places Tuesday were: Atlanta,
Sc; Buffalo, 81; Cincinnati, 81; Daven-
port, Ia, 1914; Denver, 90; Des Moines,
100; Indianapolis, 90; Jacksonville, 90;
Kansas City, 1O2; Little Rock. 1902;
Memphis. 104; New York. 90; North
Platte, %; Omaha, 1902; Pittsburgh, ss;
St. Louis, LOG; ST. Paul, 100; Springfield,
Ill, 100; Washington,D c., 90; Spring
field, Mo-, 1O6.
Secretary Wilson Hopeful.
New York, July PA dispatch to
the Tribune from Washington says:
Mr.. Wilson, secretary of agriculture,
has favored the Tribune with a talk on
the effects of the long-continued
drought on the growing crops of the
west. He does not take so gloomy a
view of the agricultural prospects be-
tween the Allegheny and the Rocky
mountains as do some of the ~so-calied
experts who are not connected with
the government service. Nor yet does
Mr.. Wilson attempt to minimize the in
jury already done and that will in
crease unless there is a great p%recipita-
ton of moisture during the next few
weeks in the vast stretch of country be-
tween the continental mountain
ranges. While he acknowledges that
the hard wheat belt of the northwest
has been damaged, ne yet does not,de-
spair of an average yield Of corn in the
corn belt, which he defines as extend
ing east from the Missouri river to the
Alleghenies, embracing the states OF
Iowa, Wisconsin, the northern part Of
Missouri and all of Illinois, Indiana
and Ohio.
Estimates Crop Losses.
New York, July 24.-The Journa
of Commerce, which telegraphed t.
a large number of bank president.
in Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri and Kan
sas, prints a special report which
says:
There is every reason for believing tina
the early reports of damage to the corr
crop by the drought nave not been exag
gerated. On the contrary, it is quite evi
dent that the situation is very much wors.
than at first reported, and that now much
of the injury is beyond repair. The regior
of worst damage lies within an irregular
circle of about 600 miles in diameter, Will
st. Joseph, Mo-, as an approximate center
The following question was sent to TIL,
bank presidents: Kindly wire your opin
ion of percentage of damage to corn ant
live stock by drought in your vicinity.
The answers indicate very serious losse,
In the region specified. In Kansas man,
report Is per cent. damage to corn; in Mis-
souri, the majority of reports are between
SO ana, 70 per cent. damage; in Nebraska, tn
reports are generally between 80 and S
per cent. damage, while in Iowa the injur,
is generally between Is and 80 per cent.
ut would seem from the returns Civ
that a loss of so per cent. in this distric
would be an exceedingly moderate esti
mate. This would indicate a loss OF a
least 312, 1000 bushels in the regions:o
greatest drought, and probably conside,
ably more. 1t should be borne in min
that these figures refer only to the sma
district Of greatest damage. No attemr
has been made to ascertain the injury else
where. The damage to live stock is cor
siderable In Missouri and Kansas, but yer
slight In Iowa and Nebraska"
Kansas Still Suffering.
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