New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-13


retary of the caslry, ~ .th Rep. %; tic 81
pcrintcl 1cLt 'i Tie Coast survey Prof A.
D. Rlche cr..nl attent.on tos Report ~ Assist
ant scar. G.. Wrlacr on rev process b. Use ia
the Sur,c, &C printing tie dates Of As,--lon.ca.
events
ThsA,URl DTr,krNINr fsn D. l-4'
Sill nave tie honor - iraisni, inr the i..or
en-, Of The c.., survey Prof : s.cse. S.m-prl
eating the Report Of Ihe Assistant charged With Tce
raph operstonsicr l1nstude, sppu alton Of tue
Gaysuc Circuit Ia conGe clion Win al Astronomical
Clock and Telegraph Register. TO determining ana re
..,erng the instant ot the Occurrence. ct any A,rJ
norirsl phcr-mcnou a. This spphcsuons Of impor
lance not only the Coast survey operations but to
practical Astronomy generally. have decmodt bcstto
pcca. report g ito 10, senate, that Il may thu
obtain due .ub.c.Iy
Wy " '.I1'iisi,s' :.c ' q ': ne re..ary
IL Hon e. ~ DALLAS. Wee President 4
CoAsr suHtyl OffIcE WA.u>oro> Dec 49, l-'-
SfE have received tom -tsrs 4. Walker, Leo "a
sistaut ia the coast who Lss charged, vi
der my direction win iEe Telegraph operation. Tor
dirr,ncc OF longitude, report contaIinE ia ana
sgggesfons which deem - suriccni importance T.
prc.rlt 20 you without father delay Tney have grown
out Il The application OF tie Electro Nseneuc Tee
grsph ~ the cttcrinustun 90 d"fftp,e ~ on-hc W
the Coast SURVEY aud ale 20 he use Of ga'ssnic
circuit com, with a. Astronomical cock sni thr
Telegraph kr- .'rr IN producing permanent record
90 regular mt fvt. co tule an1 ~ ay ucuar inter
st ltcn 2 ar.l-.i o. rai, Nr Walker proposes
O. abandon f1n m.f.l LuN n -tr ~ d't Mining Nif
time. 90 occurftncr % celestial phcLomsns sst O. suo
stltl't tnr ir. stcrrg ~ .rtalit fnr7hs when ne
En- ~ las the afstrfts. r accuracy rlniifntss Aho
rapidly. Toe u-iun,r at u.-trvstlons when can %,
made n "a gwen period - many tunes increased. AID
the record oi tle obs, ryHtunsi- permanent Uah.l
Instrument used eccordiug % Nf Walkers psu would
furnish ln night the rr.uts nslsly OBTAIN, 't A
several nights have received from pI Locke, oil
Cincinnati specimens ct recording ~ hi. L'rcuo
Magnetic clock which entirely i.l144s cd the coLdi
lions required - the astronom'r
When the nrst discoveries ~ fIecuo' .is-nrt'siA
made IL IA eht asvs been pronounced 4 l~~st
improbable HAT practical Astronomy Would tcneht y
'nrir development The spy .nt'pu g. described ~
NJ Walker "a new instance Oi muiuA relations T.
tween branches of science apparently unconnecied A'
It's highly o. resting 10 Asc.rnirc point ol Vie" 80 y
will am convinced tr found most imPorsni 70 prAc
ucs! Astronomy Very respectfully yours,
A y BAtliE sept /. : Cast survey
Hon X. J. WALELE secretary If ire If,"uIy
The report OF Assistant Wa.kcr siye'a descup-
ton OF the process Of the invention BY Dr. Locke Of
Cincinnati, snd euumerste. AL ii' advantages
An Astronomical clock without injury 70 is rate
graduates the seconds Of time 10 the 'hsPe o. lines Will
.hor, interruption. at tie end on The running re' OF
paper a Morse Ilcctrc Magnetic lelesrAph II may
be used on line Of any ensih ~ pleasure The c!oc'
and astronomer may De thousand miles apart. Tie
or,ut tie date Of any Asro nocA even, - tapping on
brtak circar key md imyrinis smal. "tdf ercau
.pa on the rrg STERN. .lne 81 'eccn1s-
The report mentions the n4notI % ares tAN may
NV ~ u,-d In transit instrument by tie cosft survey
profess. They Auount - some nine " more tales OF
di.tinct groups OF wires 10 each sch tS-4y .
urntsd gtlc ker su1 better thai angle wire N D.
deserved in the common wsy cata sle " sht as
tensions o stars Ike made out Of ten years sccu
mu ated Ab0rs a. the TOY oosrfTsiofy " rreensieh
can b. turned y the coast survey process eqlAIy
vel 10 one year
Where . .ns e wire per u.snt - used - AZ N4nieh
Bonn AID Nash. gton Is.y nay r. fiuifi 10 iAr
same time and re catalogue 90 r-nt sscen'. - ~.
be- worth some ave times - m-.A 80 Lose q -cins
made - such c.ta- .saneu.s
Toe printed record never ass any e.rficf errors
| Auer tbe nss-t,~ors i. ruishet re o - which .
vJlnt on t.e receiving rct4 o is'riri Ai led away
a. = permanent Boz = - or a.. Yfiftd entries
Ia telegr.uh oo.rstons Tor lonst-ds. stsr pass
.ts -r ts .t,fi p. ard having - zssa.e over lie
re- us.ntst "a the rc.i.,,r 49, even hen they 'rr
srvera thousand M IS art give 30 fi'lct A. We -
Tbs, 81 Grsen~ch and Ps0s afe nov A-e"t .-ei some
| to- centuries " compsr.' IS ,,.
The nstl0ns enterpisr Q. casa. IN ct ~ ~ ui..''
: may L, tbs me o. % e CURE '-1i- IN o. y ne
ordinary value ~ nles.urn. of distance rom nc s1n
throu.s The transit OF Mas Az nei Jfns siAr east
and veal u the mcF.cian .. ., -
80. -. . 80 90 uIaai. o- gsf years work y
tue coast survey method nay take ne place IT to-