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few hundred feet fiom the station; while toward the southw^est 

 the main valley extends for over a mile to the foot of the rid{?e in 

 that direction. A deep and narrow valley opens toward the north 

 throu{,di the hills near the station. 



The theiTiiometers are exposed in a window shelter built on the 

 north side of an unheated wing of the academy. The bottom of 

 the shelter (which is closed) is 11 feet above the sod. Its height 

 is 5 feet, depth 2 feet, and width about 3 feet. Both front and 

 sides are louvred, and its top is slanting. The thermometers are 

 mounted near the center of the shelter and are read from the 

 window w^hich is kept closed). 



The rain-gauge is in an open field, well removed from any ob- 

 stacles to a free air circulation. The height of the top of the 

 gauge^ above the ground, is 3 feet. 



This station was in the charge of Prof. J. P. Slocum until the 

 summer of 1897, when the transfer to Mr. Weaver was made. 



WESTERN PLATEAU — CATTARAUGUS COUNTY. 

 ^Station, Franklinville — John W. Kales, M. D., Observer. 



Established ia October, 1896; latitude, 42 deg. 20 min. ; longitude, 78 deg. 29 min. ; 

 elevation^ 1^598 feet. 



Franklinville is situated in a valley about IJ miles wide, hills 

 rising on the east and west sides to heights of 500 and 300 feet, 

 respectively. 



Maximum and minimum thermometers are placed in a shelter 

 of the standard Weather Bureau pattern, located to secure a 

 good air circulation, and which is also exposed to the sun's rays. 

 The bottom of the shelter is 6 feet above the sod. There is no 

 building within 20 feet of the shelter. 



The rain-gauge has an open exposure. Its top is 2^ feet above 

 the ground. ' 



