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EASTERN PLATEAU — DELAWARE COUNTY. 

 Station, Bloomvillb — Mr. F. J. Campbell, Observer. 



Established in August, 181)5; latitude, 42 deg. 20 min. north; longitude, 74 deg. 49 mln. 

 west; elevation, 1,550 feet. 



Bloomville station is situated on the flat lands lying on the 

 western side of the Delaware river; and is one-fourth of a mile 

 from +he terminus of the U. and D. railway. It is surrounded by 

 high hills, excepting toward the north and northeast. 



The maximum and minimum thermometers are placed, at a 

 height of 5^ feet above the ground, on the northern side of the 

 house. They are sheltered by a hood 3 feet wide and 4 feet long. 

 Neither the thermometers nor the adjacent walls are subjected to 

 the sun's rays or to artificial heating. 



The rain-gauge stands on level ground 50 feet from the nearest 

 building (which is about 20 feet high). The top of the gauge is 

 4 feet 3 inches above the ground. 



The winter climate is not considered severe in this vicinity, the 

 ground seldom freezing to a greater depth than 1 foot. 



EASTERN PLATEAU — MADISON COUNTY. 

 Station, Brookfield — Mb. D. B. Stillman, Observer. 



Established December, 1889; latitude, 42 deg. 48 mln. north; longitude, 75 deg. 20 min. 

 west; elevation, 1,350 feet. 



The town of Brookfield is situated in the deep valley of Beaver 

 creek, a small stream flowing southward into the Unadilla river. 

 The hills rise abruptly on the eastern and western sides of the 

 town to heights ranging from 200 to 800 feet. 



The meteorological station is located at Mr. Stillman's house 

 which stands a few hundred feet east of the creek, the ground in 

 its vicinity rising gradually toward the eastera hills. 



The dry and wet bulb, and the maximum and minimum ther- 

 mometers are supported by a horizontal board facing the north 

 window of an unheated hallway in the second floor of the building. 



