Cañon City record., 1904-01-14
A DELIGHTFUL CLIMATE
The Winter Temperature Of The
Arkansas Valley Of Astonish-
ing EquabiIity. In Marked
Contrast With The Sub
Arctic Weather Of The
Eastern States.


sharm OF the winter climate OF Canon
City Is a constant source OF admiration
70 visitors, who never tire ofcommend-
ing II TO their friends the triteness OF
its discussion failing to appeal to the
"tenderfootr with the same force that
IL does to those who have lived here
long enough TO become acquainted
with it's characteristics.
During the last two months. which
are reckoned about the most disagree
ahlis. of the winter throughout the north
terSnperature zone, the weather has
bseen more like autumn in New England
xhan anything eiss We can liken 1t TO.
The nights have been chilly. but the
days for the most have been warm and
delightful the genial sunshine adding
q glow 10 the atmosphere that is cheer
full and delightful in the extreme The
charm OF the climate at this season OF
the year is indescribable, and is due m
much To the light, dry atmosphere as to
the briiiiHncy Of the sunshine which
suffuser itself with joyousuess and
vigor into the very warp nd wool OF
sil living thing-.
In commenting on the weather few
days ago gentleman remarked to the
writer that he never experienced such
ideal winter conditions before. and,
he continued. II do not know where
could find them sgain " l were 10
leave Colorado without going TO 'eni-
troprical laii,udes, WHERE generous
sunshine l. followed 10y enervsiion, in
stead OF exhiieration as is the case In
this mountain country
People who have resided in the Ar
Kansas valley for any considerable
length of time seldom advert to the
splendid weather which marks the
winter months IL is to them n thing To
b. expscted ard Il locked upon as -.
matter of course. They remind one OF
Daniel web.t.r's eulogy of Massschu-
se,ts when asked by friend what he
thought Of the Old Bay State As they
serc looking down upon the city Of
Boston from the top of Bunker Hill
monument. Sweeping his arm around
the horizon to give emphasis TO his
statement. Webster replied. There
she stands, .he speaks for herself"
While the Atlantic and Middle states
have been congeaicd with cold the last
few weeks the weather in Southern
Colorado has been equable and alluring,
the contrast between the two sections
bring so striking ns to hc almost in
comprehensive. During portion Of
,he Christmas holidays the harbor at
Salem, Massachusetts. was reported to
be frozen over To such an extent as To
preclude the inpress and cgress Of
marine craft OF any kind, while the
thermometer in some paris OF Pennsyl-
vania l. said to have utterly refused TO
chronicle the temperature owing TO the
solidifying Of the mercury under the
Intense cold.
In Iowa, Illinois. Michigan and others
Of the central group OF states the
weather has recently been almost
Ieelandic in it's severity, and Colorado
people who were sojourninR there dur
ing the holiday period cut their visit
rhort and returned to the land OF sun
shine NJ rapidly as their transportation
facilities would permit. A temperature
Of twenty. five degrees below zero Is as
foreign to the experience OF the Colo
rndoan as snow 10 the natives OF the
tropics and his migrations to those
sections where IL prevails is made to
conform as far as possible to the time
Of year when the Ice King is getting in
his work in the region Of the aurora
australis.
How many cloudy days there has
been in Canon City during the last two
months we have no means Of knowing,
but they can hardly have exceeded
half dozen in number. and the con-
ditions during that period have not
materially differed from the CORES
pondng season in long series OF years
The men whose business It is to sprinkle
the streets get In their work with n
regularity that would be surprising in
any other climate than our own; there
having been only few days since the
nrst OF last September when the
humidity was Sufficient to render such
. course unnecessary.
Ice IL seldom seen on the streets in
the wake OF the public sprinkler, as
would be the case in any OF the Eastern
states, the soil here absorbing it as
rapidly as its falls. There is proverb
10 England to the effect that the devil
rides on the east wind, due probably
70 the fact that the winds
from that quarter arc heavily
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