390 TRANS, ST. LOUIS ACAD. SCIENCE. 



Near Profetn, Taney Co., Mo. The station is in Arkansas, in tp. 21, r. 



17 west of the 5th principal meridian. Silas Turnbo obs. ]M. \V. S., 

 Sept. 1881 to Dec. 18S7. 



Richland, Pulaski Co., Mo Lat. 37° 51'; Lon. 92° 24': elevation 1,134 

 ft. .S. L. Goodwin obs. S., June 1872 to June 1874. 



Rolla, Phelfs Co., Mo. Lat. 37° 56'; Lon. 91° 32 : elevation 1,150 feet. 

 Station 3^ miles west of the city. H. Ruggles obs. S., April 1866 to 

 June 1876. 



Salejn, Dent Co., Mo. Lat. 37° 38'; Lon. 91' 31': grade elevation 1,070 

 ft. W. IL Lynch obs. M. W. 8., Mar. 1880 to May 1882. 



Savannah, Andreiv Co.., Mo. Lat. 39° 57 ; Lon. 94° 49' : grade elevation 

 1,145 ft. R. Van Buskirk obs. M. W. S., Nov. 1879 to Dec. 1S87. The 

 gauge is on a post 4 feet high. A building 75 ft. s., a tree 20 ft. high 

 45 ft. w., are the nearest objects. 



Sedalia, Pettis Co., Mo. Lat. 38° 42'; Lon. 93° 16': grade elevation S95 

 ft. C. L. Mitchell obs. M. W. S., Jan. to May 1878 ; C. G. Taylor obs. 

 M. W. S., May 1878 to Dec. 18S7. The top of the gauge is 18 in. above 

 ground. The nearest objects are a wood-shed 8 ft. high 16 ft. ea-t. a 

 building 24 ft. n., and a tree 27 ft. n.w. of the gauge. 



Shelbina, Shelby Co., Mo. Lat. 39° 41'; Lon. 92° 03' : grade eleva'ion 

 795 feet. J. S. Chandler obs. M. W. S., Nov. 1879 to Dec. 1S87. The 

 top of the gauge is 12 ft. above ground. The nearest objects are a tree 

 15 ft. high 20 ft. w., a barn 20 ft. high 18 ft. s.s.w., and a house 15 ft. 

 high 30 ft. n.w. of the gauge. 



Sfrinfcjield, Greene Co.., Mo. Lat. 37° 12'; Lon. 93° 18' : grade elevation 

 1245 ft. A. Milton Lapham obs. M. W. S., Feb. 1877 to Dec. 1877; 

 O. IL Barker obs. M. W. S., Jan. 1878 to Dec. 1880; U.S. Signal Ser- 

 vice obs., Jan. 1S82 to May 1883; Prof. E. M. Shepard, M. W. S., 

 obs., May 1884 to June 18S7 ; E. F. Coff, M. W. S. obs., July and Aug. 

 1887; U. S. Signal Service obs., Oct. Nov. and Dec. 1887. The top 

 of Mr. Shepard's gauge is 18 in. above ground. The nearest objects 

 are a tree 15 ft. high 30 ft. s.w., and one 25 ft. high 40 feet n.w. Mr. 

 Coff" has a U. S. Signal Service standard gauge; the top of the gauge 

 is 15 ft. 7 in. above ground, the gauge being on the roof of a building. 

 The nearest object is a tree 20 ft. high 48 ft. distant. The Signal Ser- 

 vice observer has a standard gauge; it is on the roof of a building 74 

 ft. above ground. Mr. Barker's gauge was at the surface, the top being 



18 in. above ground. 



St. Charles, St. Charles Co., Mo. Lat. 38° 45°; Lon. 90' 30' : grade 

 elevation 520 ft. J. R. Mudd, M.D., obs. M. W. S., Jan. 1S78 to Dec. 

 1887. The top of the gauge is 5 ft. above ground. The nearest ob- 

 jects are two trees 10 ft. high about 10 ft. s.e. and n.e., a one-story 

 stable 27 ft. w., and a house 9 ft. high 10 ft. n.w. of the gauge. Trees 

 were set about four years ago. Previous to iSSi the gauge was ex- 

 posed on an open space with no object nearer than 40 or 50 ft. 



