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the daily observations, on file at the Washington university. This 

 work, as also the working out of all the average values, has been 

 done by Serg't G.A.Weber, of the Signal Service, now acting as 

 assistant in this office. In the following list of stations, those 

 reporting to this office are indicated by the initials M. W. S. fol- 

 lowing the name of the station or observer. In case of M. W. S. 

 observers, where the gauge is not described, it will be understood 

 that the Iowa gauge was used. Other data has been republished 

 from Mr. Schott's paper in the " Smithsonian Contributions to 

 Knowledge," vol. xxiv. Such stations are indicated by an S. 

 following the name of the station or observer. The latitudes and 

 longitudes are only approximate. The word '■^ grade" preceding 

 the word "elevation" means that the altitude given is that of the 

 railroad track at that point. 



Allento?i, St. Louis Co.. Mo. S. Lat. 38° 39' ; Lon. 90° 45' : elevation 

 482 ft. *V. Fendler obs. 



Ashley, Pike Co.. Mo. S. Lat. 39° 20'; Lon. gi° 12': elevation about 

 850 ft. Jno. C. Watkins obs. 



On Big- Creek, Lincoln Co., Mo. Lat. 38° 57 ; Lon. 90° 59'. F. L. Jabin 

 obs. M.W. S., Jan. 1878 to Apr. 1882. E. J. W. Pollien obs. M. W. 

 S. after Apr. 1882 to Jul. 1883. — Mr. Jabin's gauge w^as about 56 rods 

 s.w. of the n.e. corner of sec. 28, tp. 48, r. i w. of the 5th principal 

 meridian. The top of the gauge was 24 in. above the ground. The 

 nearest objects were, a clump of cedars 14 feet'high, 25 ft. e. ; smoke- 

 house 16 ft. high, 75 ft. s.; hen-hause 12 ft. high, 50 ft. n. The latter 

 stood about 4 ft. below the level of the top of the rain-gauge. 



Bolicar, Polk Co., Mo. Lat. 37° 35' ; Lon. 93° 30' : elevation 1,000 ft. 

 J. A. Race obs. S., Dec. 186S to Dec. 1869. J. W. Farmer obs. >L W. 

 S., Jan. 1878 to Mar. 1884. 



Boonevilh, Cooper Co., Mo. Lat. 38° 54' ; Lon. 92° 46' : grade elevation 

 about 700 ft. Chas. W. Hazell, Signal Service river observer, Aug. 

 1875 to Dec. 1887. The signal service standard gauge was used. T. 

 A. Johnson, of Kemper School, obs. ^L W. S., Jun. 1878 to Feb. 1881. 

 W. M. Hoge, of the same school, ^L W. S. obs., Mar. 1881 to Dec. '84. 



Bruns-vick, Chariton Co., Mo. Lat. 39° 27'; Lon. 93° 14': grade ele- 

 vation 655 ft. G. W. Kennedy, .S. S. river obs., Jul. 1874 to Apr. 1883, 

 with S. S. standard gauge. 



Carrollton, Carroll Co., Mo. Lat. 39° 22' ; Lon. 94° 22' : grade elevation 

 6S0 ft. J. B. Conkling, ^L \V. S. obs., Aug. 1879 to Mar. 18S1. 



Carthage, Jasper Co., Mo. Lat. 37° 36'; Lon. 94° 22': M. Wilson obs. 

 M.W. S., Jan. 1878 to May 1880. D. Matthews obs. M. W. S., July 

 1880 to Feb. 1885. D. R. Goucher, M. W. S. obs. Mar. 1885 to Dec. '87. 



V. — 3-4 IJune II, 1889. 



