New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-27

,ha; II has PLAYED sarse part the destruction oi
cliffs. or The spliiire Of mountain nts-e
Tie inoce Of observation a. me Monument j. 'ri~
On ether SIDE atoU, .tree quarters o. cG ..ca ron
TIE center. vncer he n2eA o.; il' .., 100 slender
L..6ie- have been crF.n mt re i"of leaving -'t
more itau lie st~icer-A o. an inca a'oFe Ai>t
arc :. fe ~ srCs. 10 pteTrC card 90 TIM Cr"-
lrsIa.er. which s kep, irom TarpnC o. slender
tars q lead When fixed 'a- Norm a-d >outl am
Ia, ard We, .lnes are transferred 20 rcnciI-rarA
ircu The fCor 20 ,nC p-lCr. Ai;cr bringing ;ao oa-
- TCs.. ID wh.Ch the observer is AIDED o. q rChil
vance euat nc him 20 steady hs hands dot : made
with 2 penc,l lrIncdia,elF under the 'nteN-poin''
ilch : tout ;.e sxieeIta 90. II ilch above -nf
pacer Ai me C.OsC @. ne Gay. me ard previously
lai.d removed. and anohef ia.ts ~ place Tor t-t
orscrvstI,us cf the next day. Arrange tnenfs nave
tecn u-aCc tCr ccscry-tiols through me season @.
tie Monument Cxh4t-iion
Itisa eraie "a du.y 10 si5te NAT ihe expense oil
the euece.sary fixtures ttle Monument Tor me zen
cu.um experiment oi "t.cA - 1l..a-e Ha> 80 80
taken IN the observations here referred 10 has been
incurred o. tle Ms.ssac huseii> Variable MECHANICS
Association I le e. iehfeIcd Ilsralty Of me Di-
rectors Of his Association Is olly cGualed oy nc
generous anC oFCient cooperation o. the officers o!
ibe Bunker Hi Monument Association.
Araper On the Ipyarc,i Go:.oas # FJsnrfs Of rsr-
tan oolo7s. was read by Prot LooNs. Of Newly ork
Ills cxrerments were curious, showing the eject OF
combined colors upon the reyna.
Prof @. v Morris, Of New-Yor read paper
on the Qpqrhfy Of Ran af Dgsreqi Hgats, from OBJ
servatou, made a. the Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb N New-Iork. 1hS communicate aboUnded
N faurcs interesting 10 mCtoCrOlOgSts It's contents
NAV be summed up thus
The Ram Gauges are the conica gauges formerly
used IN Tie Academies ot tins stare.
The Lower Guage IS fre feet acove the surface o.
the ground. the Upper Seyenty-one feet above
The time embraced : hve years from Jan. l.
1916. 10 Dee 3lst, $50.
The results are c.aSset as follows
The quality FOR each month. with the dlhereh'e
and The average Ner sear ana Wnu'i.
The quantity, average. and difference for each
season.
The quantity. difference. and average for the Six
warmesj and the SIX coolest months.
The quantity ard difference 70. the warneSi and
the coolest month
The greatest and least quantities m one month.
The greatest ana least difference IN one month
The months IN which were the creates, quantity
ard greatest difference.
Tie months N which were the lcNst quantity ana
least difference.
Lieut. Z. h HUsr, "a brother Of the Goyemor)
CofTs L 8 Tne neers read Proposal sor Trigo-
uota,'yllal Surreg of Var York. for which purpose
he suceestod these measures
Lei base ,be measured IN Western Ncw-l Ork,
and made the starting line for a system OF primary,
secondary and tertiary tudnguldtlOu, extending 10
ward Pennsylvania and New England. conncc-
ton VIII he obtained in tho Hudson valley with the
coast survey trlangulaICn. giving the desired yerh-
cation. Pianc-tablIug should extend hrst over The
ground around The ctos and large villages so IS
soon 10 furnish good maps OF the principal cities and
villages and their NIcinlilCs throughout the state.
excepting such are already covered by The Coast
Survey operations. The work should then be extend
GO 50 as 10 Obtain the elements for complete county
mars. to he published IL tie general order OF popu-
lauon Of counties. or per square mile Inc hydro
graphy OF the interior lakes should also enter The
scheme \ general state aap would follow these.
IN regard to harhors the Lake Coast. Is que>-
non whether their surveys should not be leit 20 me
General Government, the data beng furnished from
the state survey. In point OF accuracy and style.
the work should not fall essentially belo" that of
the Coast survey. and might perhaps well be assni-
lated 20 tie operations for single section OF the
Coast.
Theiollowng resolutions proposed by Lieut. Hunt,
were adopted unanimously
atthe President films Association be requested ap
uona Committee ofseven members {" prepare memorial
the sf ths Association, - be- addressed TO the
Governor and LEGISLATURE Of New York, urging the speedy
couLn,Lcemeut Of geegaI heal survs Of that state and
UreSunC matured project If that KIND of survey deemed
most desualle with careful estimate Of ats cost This
memorial to he duly presented possible, before January
next.
1ha, this Committee De requested TO consider the
cal subject Of State Geographical surveys and 20 report
thereon al tlc next annual meeting.
The following Committee were subsequently dp-
pointed Prof BAcHE. Prof. GILLESPIE, :. Il. RUG
GLEs. Esq. Prof. HAcKLEY, Prof MITCHELL, Prof.
LooMIs, Lieut.. HUNT lours, A. ~