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his senses keenly efficient. The readings of all the known meters combined furnish a vague and deficient idea of climate. [[six stricken lines]] It is recognizable but elusive to description. [[+ symbol]] To my [[feeling?]] there are four distinct climates and [[ | his senses keenly efficient. The readings of all the known meters combined furnish a vague and deficient idea of climate. [[six stricken lines]] It is recognizable but elusive to description. [[+ symbol]] To my [[feeling?]] there are four distinct climates and [[endless?]] differentiations in crossing this continent. That of the Atlantic slope of the Alleghenies, of the Mississippi Valley, of the Valley of the Rio Grande and of the Pacific Slope. Color helps to [[describe?]] them. For the Atlantic slope I would use different shades and tones of blue, for the Mississippi Valley of yellow, or the Rio Grande of violet and the Pacific Slope of orange. A climate map of the continent correctly expressed in colors would require no legend. | ||
About the end of November orders were received from the War Department to transfer the Cavalry School of [[tactic?]] to Carlisle Pa. The garrison consisted of Colonel | About the end of November orders were received from the War Department to transfer the Cavalry School of [[tactic?]] to Carlisle Pa. The garrison consisted of Colonel May, Surgeon Joseph J.B. Wright, Captain C.H. Tyler 2d Dragoons, Lieut Merrill 2d Dragoons and Lieuts Dubois and [[?]] Rgt Mtd Riflemen. Dubois & Merrill were sent with all [[recruits?]] to Fort Riley. The ladies of the garrison were Mrs. May and Dr. Wrights three daughters. We had a "Permanent Party" of forty picked men, sergeants, corporals and a few recruits who had not been sent to regiments and a band of about thirty [[picass?]]. The new steamboat "Sir William Wallace" which had never made but one | ||
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his senses keenly efficient. The readings of all the known meters combined furnish a vague and deficient idea of climate. six stricken lines It is recognizable but elusive to description. + symbol To my feeling? there are four distinct climates and endless? differentiations in crossing this continent. That of the Atlantic slope of the Alleghenies, of the Mississippi Valley, of the Valley of the Rio Grande and of the Pacific Slope. Color helps to describe? them. For the Atlantic slope I would use different shades and tones of blue, for the Mississippi Valley of yellow, or the Rio Grande of violet and the Pacific Slope of orange. A climate map of the continent correctly expressed in colors would require no legend.
About the end of November orders were received from the War Department to transfer the Cavalry School of tactic? to Carlisle Pa. The garrison consisted of Colonel May, Surgeon Joseph J.B. Wright, Captain C.H. Tyler 2d Dragoons, Lieut Merrill 2d Dragoons and Lieuts Dubois and ? Rgt Mtd Riflemen. Dubois & Merrill were sent with all recruits? to Fort Riley. The ladies of the garrison were Mrs. May and Dr. Wrights three daughters. We had a "Permanent Party" of forty picked men, sergeants, corporals and a few recruits who had not been sent to regiments and a band of about thirty picass?. The new steamboat "Sir William Wallace" which had never made but one