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tion as explained In the previous report.* The true meridian 

 was in nearly all cases obtained by pole-star observations, but the 

 great number of cloudy nights made it necessary in some cases 

 to observe at other times than at elongation. 



A description of the stations where observations were made 

 is here given, the numbers being continued from the previous 

 report. 



Station 101 — Kirkwood, St. Louis Co. Lat. 38° 36'; 1011.90° 24'. 

 In the orchard of H. W. Leffingwell, 128 feet from the street fence on 

 the south, and 150 feet from that on the east. Polaris observation on 

 elongation. 



Station 102— Gray's Summit, Franklin Co. Lat. 38° 29'; Ion. 40° 

 49'. On the Union road about half a mile to the S.W. from the railroad 

 crossing, and in the second depression, 20 ft. from the road, and on the 

 N.W. side. Polaris obs. on elongation. 



Station iot,— Newport, Franklin Co. Lat. 38° 36'; Ion. 91° 06'. In 

 the "old town" on the summit of a small ridge, 128 ft. N.W. from the N.W. 

 corner of the church. A large elm to the N.W. across the small water- 

 course is said to be at, or very near, the N.W. corner of the S.E. qr. of 

 sec. II, tp. 44, r. 2 W. Polaris obs. on elongation. 



Station 104— On the farm of August Goebel, near Neivport. Lat. 38° 

 34'; Ion. 91° 06' . The station was within a few feet of the middle point 

 of the line dividing the E. half of the S.W, qr. from the W. half of the S.E. 

 qr. of sec. 15, tp. 44, r. 2 W. Polaris obs. on elongation. In this imme- 

 diate vicinity Dr. Goebel, grandfather of the present owner of the farm, 

 had established two magnetic stations, where he made extended and care- 

 ful observations. The original records of this work were given to the U. S. 

 Coast Survey some years since by his son, Mr. Gert Goebel. 



The earlier station of Goebel is found by going from our station in a 

 line bearing S. 93° 34'. 5 , E. 255 ft. and thence N. 83 ft. This station of 

 Goebel's is 61 ft. W. and 14 ft. N. of the S.W. corner of the house of Au- 

 gust Goebel. The observations here were made in the year 1839. The 

 declination was 9° 21' E. 



The other station of Dr. Goebel was occupied in the year 1849. ^^ is at 

 the S. window of a now abandoned stone house, the N.W. corner of which 

 is 158 ft. W. and 193 ft. S. of our station. The house is a one-story struc- 

 ture, having the dimensions of N. and S. sides 18 ft., and E. and W. sides 

 24 ft. The window where his observations were made is in the middle of 

 the S. side. His value for declination in 18^9 was 9° 05' E. Our value 

 determined June 22d, 1882, was 7° 36' '. 



Station 105 — /« Franklin Co. Lat. 38° 41'; Ion. 91° 20'. The sta- 

 tion is on timber land of Elijah Ruck, 315 ft. N. and 15 E. of the well in 



Trans, iv. 3, p. 454. 



