| Show OREGON AND awo washington the climate cilo clio aate of oregon and washington territory is a surprise to the tourist aud and difficult to be understood by dwellers in the At atlantic lautic states pho phe rho climate la is very remarkable and will al always ways remain an attractive feature even in the coldest kwintera there is practically no obstruction to navigation from iee ice vessels can enter ente rand and depart depar tat at all times and the winters are so BO mild that flowers which in the latitude of bf philadelphia on the atlantic coast we are obliged to pi ce coin in the hothouse bot hot bouse house are kire left out in fit the open garden without being injured official 1 observations covering a period of six years yearb allow show the average temperature on puget sound to be as aa follow winter 40 de ded dew spring 48 summer 62 and autumn 51 average for th year sear 61 the diffene ce in temperature between summer and winter it will be seen is only 22 12 1 deg the average rain fall during the bame same period was 53 inches distributed as follow follo wf spring 1119 pummer rummer 3 85 autumn 15 1585 85 winter wilater 2262 2263 22 63 62 62 tile the productive capacity of the soil of the puget sound region is if great both as to quantity and quality the quality and yield of wheat da the pacific slope are well known to be good and in this regard pug t bound is no exception to the rule all the other cereals except corn are grown to perfection oats are particularly plump and heavy pork ie usually fattened fattens d upon peas wheat and barley and it is ia claimed can be made as cheaply wi as upon corn in the western states fruits of all kinds hinds except the peach and grape are raised in great gront profusion and are remarkable for their size and flavor western washington will rival edgland england in its itts turnip yield with access to the worlds markets the dairy interest of this sec coln boin will bacome become a great and branch of industry and trade chief engines engineer r Po roberts berts IV N P S B JR the egyptian plague pingue or of grasshoppers and locuss locus s was tiie tile territory of dakota at last accounts the devouring insects appeared in dense clouds that oh obscured the sun and after alighting covered the ground an inch thick whenever they left a spot it was stripped of every vestige of green the methodist book concern in N w york have a new set of books and new now book keepers the teller is to check the cashler cashier the cashier is to watch the apers bookkeepers book keepers the agents are to watch the book keepers cashier and teller and a special committee to watch over hem them all who watches tho the committee |
