New-York tribune., 1872-12-03
,oeoorologeal and sks surface observations, ~bicb 81
tend ever the whole lake region

neoorolocal and lsks surface observations, WHOM er
tend over the whole lake regi0n'
gxrLORSTIoss--Tg SIGNAL OFFICE
The geological exploration betweeS tSS
serrn Heyada and eastern slope Of the Rocky Mountains
l proaby be- completed by the close Of the prese"'
sesaon for field oporatons The results of tns VOTE ''
d tho very highest value the departments Of se0ogr'
,opograpby and nlning en- cheering The eKportt'oH
in Sevada Utah, ana Arizona continued Onti De
eernber Of last year when preliminary report " VIZ
resnltl aHor1lng valuable Information Tor mh'DT -
veil a. for military OPERATIONS ana 70 emlHr'"N' VS.
admitted to Congress and published Inc nsi''"ofN'
which in addition " tho usual subjects Of obserVau"p'
T,,ic. tho earefal determination of asironomie~i
base was resumed this summer a. 8on az the appf"p'
alton was available ....A Al 90,
,nihcyt2ip9 The survey and mailing Of the boundary
between territory VI the Gited 2tatss AN snV W. ~ ~
The summit OF the Rocky Mountains, four oibeefs ..
Engineers were detailed for that purpose sno vIuo,.
report to the secretsry Of Ste.e hr d"ty in'
The duties oi the signal once observstens apd re-
been continned ghout he year With gratifying sue
Stations have been malnialDed AZ esSn ~ ~
bulletin reports o reports at the ryer stations synk
the and fall Of the principal nyers o. tns r. ns
yeatber-maps showing. Dy changing symDos tnS ms
teorc changes at the different reports and nnsy,h
designated stations, the exhibition oi day or nsns ign ,
regularly made Since the date Of the last anDua report
10 additional stations have been estsohshsd VIM" '"'
comparison Of the tridaiy forecast. or pro6t6il,
ties" az they have been styled with the mete9fc cCno
ton afterwsrd reported and. 20 aT ss known has ye1
an average Of 60 per cent, verified up 70 Hoy l5I
tIat date 10 the present time lOc y D '"S ''
age Of VerincatiOns has been IS $40 per cent.
Since the date Of the last annual report s,rsn
were made with the Chief OF the Dominion heteotoor
cal Bureau OF Canada for an exchange OF rsporS vln
his office rapidly az the system may ensnn 10 ns 10
mniOn Arrangements Of sinliar descflp.lOn ss oos
tsmplaed exchange Of ObserVatons ~ legrape
with various points In the West I.dis issnas; - an s,1
rangemens will be carried into effect p'S'o'e' "7'
rhe opening Of the stormy Spring sas"n.
WESTERN RIVERS AND LAKEs-WEsr POINT
NEW BUILDING.
Since Jan. /, 1872 statements of the changes
the depths OF water in the principal western n Vers
being in direct relation TO the meteorc changes have
been reported daily from all stsous established upon
those Those reports carefully prepared and
have been received with a marked degree OF interest
II hoped that the number OF stations inereases and
communication with the proper authorities Il ofzanIed
portion Of the great problem OF the protection OF tho
river from Ice and freshets and OF the lower
river evees from breakage and overflow, with the eonse
quent disasters, will be solved.
personal visit to West Point and tnspeetiOn OF tho
operations of the Academy June last and the report
OF the Board Visitors, whose investigations we're very
thorough disclosed satisfactory state OF proneieney
in discipline and study. Since my last annual report
there has been breach OF discipline OF Improperly on
the part Of cadets calling for the exercise OF higher sn
horty than that OF the superintendent aud Academio
staff
The number OF failures master the academic cogrse
including original reecOns, were 81 the number OF al
Academy il 2,O There are IS vacancies caused by fa
ures upon preliminary discharge oil ea1e
sentsves to select suitable candidates for the past sep
tember examination. fhe standard OF Proncien'y IL
the corps OF cadets has much improved.
II matter of great satisfaction that 80 spprop,s
ton liberal N amount 11o sa h,sn IsS1 horton on when s
the OF the War Department Ine necessity iOr
safe depository 9r the yrses p es1 sreeo of tas
building matter Of great interest to the country