Annual Reports of the War Department, Volume 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1873 |
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... feet above the sea - level . As no one could be found willing to contract to sink a well to water in this unexplored soil , the tools were purchased by the United States , and a skillful and experienced person was employed to direct the ...
... feet above the sea - level . As no one could be found willing to contract to sink a well to water in this unexplored soil , the tools were purchased by the United States , and a skillful and experienced person was employed to direct the ...
Page 182
... feet . The sinking of two more of same depth , at a cost of $ 1,100 , has been authorized . Congress , on June 8 ... feet , ( 76 feet having caved in , ) and after expending $ 8,195.38 thereon without any promise of suc- cess , work was ...
... feet . The sinking of two more of same depth , at a cost of $ 1,100 , has been authorized . Congress , on June 8 ... feet , ( 76 feet having caved in , ) and after expending $ 8,195.38 thereon without any promise of suc- cess , work was ...
Page 183
... feet by 15 feet , with kitchens , 20 feet by 15 feet , at Fort Saint Philip , La . , were destroyed November 15 , 1872 . One set of officers ' quarters at Fort Stockton , Tex . , were destroyed , together with a few articles of ...
... feet by 15 feet , with kitchens , 20 feet by 15 feet , at Fort Saint Philip , La . , were destroyed November 15 , 1872 . One set of officers ' quarters at Fort Stockton , Tex . , were destroyed , together with a few articles of ...
Page 241
... feet square , was so great as to cause fire , smoke , & c . , to be carried in spirals to a very great height . At a point on South street , which is on the south or lee side of the fire , and about 200 feet from it , the induced ...
... feet square , was so great as to cause fire , smoke , & c . , to be carried in spirals to a very great height . At a point on South street , which is on the south or lee side of the fire , and about 200 feet from it , the induced ...
Page 251
... feet . No change has been made in the location of the office during the year , nor is any considered necessary at present , as it would be difficult to find another possessing the same advantages . Reports from twenty - nine regular ...
... feet . No change has been made in the location of the office during the year , nor is any considered necessary at present , as it would be difficult to find another possessing the same advantages . Reports from twenty - nine regular ...
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08 Hazy 08 Stratus 1-4 Cumulus 1st lt 32 Hazy 32 Stratus 4-4 Hidden Cloudy 4-4 Hidden Nimbus 4-4 Hidden Stratus Amount of rain Army assistant barometer above sea-level Base Summit Base Capt charge Chief Signal-Officer Clear Commen'd Cumulus 3-4 N. W. Cumulus 4-4 cumulus clouds duty Elevation of barometer enlisted feet Fog Hidden Foggy Fort Whipple Hazy Cirrus Hazy Cumulus 3-4 Hourly observations HYGROM Infantry July June 30 Light fog Light rain Light snow melted snow Meteorological record midnight military Mount Mitchell Mount Washington N. W. Cloudy N. W. Fair N. W. Stratus Nimbus 4-4 Hidden northwest Official Number Place of observa posts quartermaster rain or melted RAIN OR SNOW record for June reports SAINT PAUL Sergt signal-service signals Station Stratus 1-4 Cirrus Stratus 1-4 Cumulus Stratus 4-4 Hidden stratus clouds Stratus Stratus Summit Base Summit telegraph temperature Tenn THERM thermometer tion weather wind