Excerpt from View of the United States, Historical, Geographical, and Statistical: Exhibiting, in a Convenient Form, the Natural and Artificial Features of the Several States, and Embracing Those Leading Branches of History and Statistics Best Adapted to Develop the Present Condition of the North American Union The substance of the meteorological observations referred to.in Col. Long's Expeditions, and also the observations of -mr. Haines, are embodied in Chap ter X. I always regard with peculiar respect the evidence of an actual observer, experienced on the subject which his testimony is requisite to support; and, therefore, consider the evidence of Col. Long, in the case of the climate of the United States, as going far towards a decision of the controversy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.