New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-03

and under 'be corde..s;cn which this loss Of heat
consequent cescent II its volumes reduces H.
Descending these volumes do. in successive and c,
sppinE strata srd charging from south v-s, ~
the belt Of resent the supply ubiform aud nsitp,.
every point though the CONDITION. ~hich nav nav
the tine snd manner Of is precipitation may ~ o.,
regular spc the SOLUTION Of The problems resDecn, -
initiating process and the attending forces extremist -
hcult
P,o,,cf Tor a Geographical Deoarfsp>at Of H. L..
4 Co'grt,, ~ L'eut. Z. B. Heat corpsg Es.,.ns.,
L. y
Having occasion Is an Assistant Of the Coas, s..-
10 make various researches lot" specil points n ~,
Cost G., ogrSphy fousd matter OF great dlBo,,.
costr M various authorities b-srng thereon al "a
difficult ~ make sure tn, | hsd not omitted ~
authorities possibly of the frt imp 'rtsnce II h.,~
CURED IN attempt the collection and meihaSr;.,
Information relative to Maps ard Chats sud a ~
localities where they might h. found Som-ihng ~ a.
i'm this hut u evident ths farm3s,ls ~
fcuy uouo sll rsmsD, in the dispersion Of the .ts-,1
thus rcexeo To remedy its in part. dr.wiass,s
printed G. pies sdded to thu Cost Survey Co-so
though the limited means thus applicable presented ,s,
thing bordering completeness. even in regAri ~,
own Ses coast.
This incompleteness Of system and At the sans tina IL.
absolute necessity Of iul collection of Mao. CA,.'
Drafts SC conveplen' place, for materials and ,As,
purposes suggested g. the prpr-ty Of =stsoh.hc,,
complete special Ge"grsphi al Library TO coas y,
only # material. the sea coast, but 81 ih0ss,.
slng the whole country 10 America II large "A.
whole world The definite plan which me mo-,
worfy Y. 10 be sdrpted !. essentially The fcIo~iug
l. Let a Geographical Department Of the Congress Il
brsrv he established diuct and iOd-peT dent gym
lied DEPARTMENT ~h rs oEn executive officer the ga
.rs erection being by The Joint l. brsry Committee
, Let specsl spproprisuops b. made Tor the DsDvt
ment or lst the Library Committee set apart ,noaS
the general Library appropriations for th- puroo. Oaiur
The period # collecting the great m IS OF existing nrs
rs these appropriations would require 10 De prcPosron
bly, large
tor arranging nGesug ~ all important Geogr spha
mater s> relating 70 the whole world also IN part hs
req 4 =
4 Among the mseri,s thus 20 be collected, tia follow
ing classes may be met oned 1T hrstclss tsrrs.nd
globe I'd Al material Illustrating the early aud rcsa,
Geography II the United States bo - coast and n
terror II cluong traced copies Of all valuable maps d
charts il manuscript and not published The m ,erAhf
Illustrating The psst and present Geography of each Nus
cerrty township and city, shoud be gathered By paf
ohsse correspondence and tracing 81 All macs md
chsris on the remainder If Am-rics. i.h The nrJ
or sea coast charts of all the European sud Other fr@a
State and the detailed topogrip hics survey, # her
tefiors when such have been made 5th The mos; Ap
proved sIs published from private sources, sh-h-r
sasts rsuiirsl charts. or mu'sl maps, including nR1ts
iious r PHI steal Geography guide book railroad msps
and city hand books 9th complete collie ton oi n tho
# voyages Of discovery and goraton espe
caly those urdertsken by th- English and Fren Gov
eruusnt, 7ih. Geographical G-ologicsl snd Nsuicl
manuals and treat with all 'he requisite photographed
aids t" the amplest geographical investigation
3 HAsu org suiZation and appropriations = gath
erfg such mass IT materials IL would BE- OF the first i'm
porsnce 10 arrange. complete and systematic lues or
csts, guey wb'h would alone make known all tho nate
gso best 20 facilitate special res-srch.s
drawing room. in viii materials Tor the collection
c,ua be- copi.d euhr for its dies or 10 answer purc nt
private CALI. would be Indispensable for thu comp
Of this scheme In this compiston coula D. con
Quoted in answer tO congr's lonH calls and M k9Pg
constantly corrected and died out aset ct state mty.on
large scales TO which map publishers should have Tree
Access $3.50
T. compe ent executive officer would be abe 10 NAN
tain corrs poud-nce with havug special geogrpb
ioa kn Wedge and 10 hep lit OF persons who coud
scofes-,d for additional inf rmsion on foreign aud doms
tie loc,liues Also corrrspondng relations should Be
msiutsr ed with foreign Geographical cises snd their
publications procured win promptness
= The head Of this Department could present through
the Library Committee An Annual Report on the tiec
graz heal explorations by and foreign g'ysfh
nett. and by individuals far as their results ga b
leaned making this indeed synopsis OF al the interest
ing ano important geographical facts or publications Toe
the Year.
9 Anorg the duties which would belong to this Do
psrn.bi oud be- that OF cs'ng attention u points Do
nsI dry examin alton localities needing explo 'ton
Aso would be- able 10 furnish the preliminary niornt
ton for uch exploration or To Indicate the sources whence
il ud be- derived.
R.rort,dfo The T,5urc byJ. Keel
An Iure,ngatoa of H. st,m duced from he rcr
hon ,ri,f,Sg hir,en he 1i,ecftoH ot ne rtaa md ~
rps and tal ~ the Baromter by Prot j. III CJ'ra
Of Lsfsyette college, Pa
In his p.per the suthor showed from .@rs,d
ebservanor' taken IN various P'rts Of Europe Asa and
America and on the Atlantic and ptcihr Oceans.
let That every where re horizon IL divided oy ntas
into well defined portions the winds from o",wssa
the the eide being All ztrNurh sH
a rise IN the barometer, snd in the other with tHl im
Is found true At all the stations where there ara oe
servsons Even where they are taken TOR thFyt~
points If the compass there Is no inter mnslng
That in the Northern h-m-phere ono OF these poinn
lies south SesterDy direction and the other IN morn
essteTly.
% That if wa take the mean rate Of rss an in 10
barometer during the prevalence of wods from any dr~
ton the Of which produces such ~
snd resolve fh forces into tao siugls ices, s
showing the point Of maximum re. the Their of IN" nv
imum tail then wind in The Northern hemisphere ARM
v from it, dreCtIOt Away hnds the point Of man
while the reverse is true in the southern hsmisphers
9Th That the l'ne Of the winds approach grnNav
nskss angle mere or less acute siih Hoe ort"a"As
point If maximum pressure. Ia all the ooservN"a ~
cut h. hut exception 20 this rule aAd m1
eIceediLgly Slight and doubtful. -.
These facts beipg established and the following tizsnm
granted VIZ lst That Storms generally travel 10 ihs@
r.ciis Of mean atmospheric current I'd lnat tns ov
meter sLks on the approach Of Storm and n es A1
ward 81 That the amount OF the fall and supsTesaa
RE. dnIishes rec.d4 from the central RACK OF
storm END 9Th Thai the changes OF the barometer N
tim. Of Sorus sufficient 10 control the general resa
So hat found to b. true IN the later may oe '''u
10 be 80 in the former the author showed that nssa @
oit'ons could all be Satisfied N only two ways w hsa
by a rotary motion IT the air sr'und the center ~
storm from ri at 10 left IN the northern hemsPheS
from .fi 10 night in the southern, the ar a. Inc sans ~
beng drawn splrsly inward or by an anomalous ~.
meBt Shth he .1plaDed by disgrtm Inc ia's, ~.
REJECTED inadmissole b. proceeded 10 discus ns%
uer sno shOsed that, At any given place ths Ahssss
I'd by the spiral with rsd crswn . the csnter "L
DETERMINED BY the direction of the wind c0mpHeu -
the direction Of the line Of maximum and nin'stA
prssrure. , ,ad IA
BY an elegant analytical process, he then dsduee'~
following Polar Equation Of the Spiral We
--=Nap Log
in which and k are any two radii OF TIE sPtN "a
given angle which the Spiral mske' with them sns b