. Camps in the Rockies [microform] : being a narrative of life on the frontier, and sport in the Rocky Mountains, with an account of the cattle ranches of the West. Camping; Hunting; Camping; Chasse. 4IO Appendix. hardly borne out by the fnct thnt the two severest winters ho noted in the West were those of 1H57-8 and 18H0-1. On the former occasion the mean temperature for January was 1J° Fahr., or 30^° of frost: 1875 being also a bard winter. The average snowfall for the four winter months for eight years was not more than 24J inches. With the exception of the severe winters, cattle and sheep
. Camps in the Rockies [microform] : being a narrative of life on the frontier, and sport in the Rocky Mountains, with an account of the cattle ranches of the West. Camping; Hunting; Camping; Chasse. 4IO Appendix. hardly borne out by the fnct thnt the two severest winters ho noted in the West were those of 1H57-8 and 18H0-1. On the former occasion the mean temperature for January was 1J° Fahr., or 30^° of frost: 1875 being also a bard winter. The average snowfall for the four winter months for eight years was not more than 24J inches. With the exception of the severe winters, cattle and sheep owners experienced no losses to speak of. In one respect Moiitauu has the advantage over Western and even Central Wyoming, for being less of a high table-land, there are more sheltering moinitain ranges against the very severe blizzards, or winter storms, which in Wyoming rage with a violence nobody who hag not lived through one can possibly Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Baillie-Grohman, William A. (William Adolph), 1851-1921. London : S. Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington
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