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Southtvest winds: — The southwest wind from our point of ob- 

 servation was always a land wind, and the fact that it always came 

 from stretches of solid earth, whispering through grasses, rustling 

 through leaves, or roaring through trees, made it impossible to 

 mete out to it the same measure of judgment as is given to the 

 other winds above mentioned which came across stretches of water. 

 It is frequently mentioned in the notes as noisy, or howling, and 

 was associated with the moaning or roaring winds which presage 

 the coming of winter. This, however, was merely accidental, and 

 from the opposite side of the lake would apply with still greater 



Cutter Drill, Culver Summer Naval School. Lake Maxinkuckee covers an area of 1,854 

 acres, which is ample for Naval drills, and yet small enoush for safe supervision. 



force to northwest winds. Disregarding the point of observation, 

 however, southwest winds have certain pretty constant character- 

 istics. They are generally a good deal stronger than those from 

 the southeast or south, and in the notes taken at the time of obser- 

 vation are usually referred to as "winds" instead of breezes — light, 

 brisk or strong, as the case may be. They are frequently asso- 

 ciated with clouds and rain, often with heavy storms. They are 

 not limited to any pai'ticular time of day but are liable to spring 

 up at any time. They do not have the persistency of the northeast 

 winds and usually do not last much more than a half day or day. 



