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issue of Synopsis and ‘‘ Probabilities’? was commenced by the 
Office, Feb. 29, 1871, thrice daily ; pp. 6-8. 
1871 Myer: Report of the Chief Signal Officer to the Secretary 
of War for the year ending June 30, 1871. By Albert J. 
Myer, Brigadier General, Chief Signal Office. Washing- 
ton, 1871. 8vo, pp. 166. 
1872 Myer: The same for year ending June 30, 1872. 8vo, pp. 
292. (See pp. 190-195 for List of Great Storms, 2 
copies. ) 
1873 Myer: The same for 1872-3. pp. 230 to r10g, and many 
plates. 
1874 Myer: The same for 1873-4. October, 1873 to Sept. 30, 
1874, with rain maps for each month and storm maps. At 
pp. 286 appear the orders turning over the Smithsonian 
System and its observers to the Signal Office. 8vo, pp. 
403, and 64 maps. 
1875 Myer: The same for 1874-5 ; July, 1874, to June, 1875, with 
rain andstorm maps. pp. 475, and 76 maps. At p. 130 
is a full list of Smithsonian observers. At p. 362 are the 
orders of the Surgeon-General turning over the Meteoro- 
logical Observations of the Medical Officers of the army. 
1876 Myer: The same for 1875-6, fiscal year. pp. 509, and 77 
plates. 
1877 Myer: The same for 1876-7, fiscal year. pp. 570, with 16 
plates. At p. 156 list of publications received. 
1878 Myer: The same for 1877-8, fiscal year. pp. 679, and 59 
plates. 
1879 Myer: The same for 1878-9, fiscal year. pp. 782, with 
74 maps, isothermal, rainfall, and storms, also river 
gauges. 
1880 DruM—GREELY (Acting Signal Officers): Report dated 
Nov. 15, 1880, for fiscal year 1879-80. pp. 1120 and 820 
plates. Publications received at p. 245. General Myer 
died Aug 24, 1880. 
1881 HazEN: The same for 1880-1. By Gen. W. B. Hazen, 
Chief Signal Officer, dated Oct. 1, 1881. pp. 1286 and 
many plates. (Refers to death of Gen. Myer at Buffalo, 
Aug. 24, 1880.) 
