The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-12

Nr. E8xfn smith. q the eaest snS "a.
defte snryey, a. IN the city a<s1 Il enrsres1
in de4e-mininx The ~xaes Enftspd< Ara
longitude u s<1sfs<. The~e fsrts srs- Il
eD1rsf. wei enssEA known ~ gu prs,sir.l
rurppses- ban nos suG<seasiY s<rnrssr Tor
the governments snr4ex- af. saith hss
headquarters 81 the zpsernraenf buiSd5sx
In the eusserify xroane< Tsos hrf<k
ysen hare h<en eressed rpea sne =
nsoHnsed fsxssss 81 hixb pe.er. FIR )
heid Instrument. sns up-su The a<ker .
xsnith - meridian t@se>esp<. The lassfr5~
observations utIf he kzAsEe xssb slsx xe.s5sh
~ meridian telescope, which II e~HrnslaIly
m American i-zssrnfrsar.
Two stass wba~e ssszfinxssaEs tsuxrsar
distances fsura TIRE esssxsssr5 are known are
These s<krs sssxsk reach ih< meridian wifnsu
fez sainutex al esrh other. sas< nnysh
sfsd the other ss-zsh o. tar xenzsk- The
half SUM af the OSCILLATIONS viii give ssr,
nearly she deesinsflon ~ the zxss3sfs. and
ne zessish er meridian. 'siese.,J< .ssasu-es
10 obtain me sailtr1s Ar this ssasisa ss-rss
i9n observations vii b. as1e On ssos:
.SSzsry Pairs ~ Stars On several nixtr< s=fs
u IL sstssaafad that The fsfssos.e wiii -
knonn stfhsB fx~ fesss.
Tha tsstrsnks - 1assxttusss ef sng spo
tNfF.tt- ~ t1A7 ~ z A<-1-X rtA41 Isl
iAe eIrsrrnrs Ia o es s-ses fhos@ fxo
points ali tisst l. nz@ -ssass i % deter
mine the tine here By astronomical Oh.
~rvstIsns snd fben obtain by Telegraph
the time 81 Eosne ppsHf whose ionxftp1e Il
dessss s the aies~aer II iaaritrde Be-.
tween this STATEN ard station In sna
Frsuessra ~hs~s istsxstssds - kg.osn
The ssAnaer fr Which fhs time Il deter.
mined 10 20 observe ssfa the s<tfonosascal
- -. - -.
of a uumbr- OF standard Stars over fkr
meridian 81 this place. Comparing ihs-sr
observed fitaes OF passage with the true
times 81 psstaxe ~ zltesa fa the catalogues
Of standard starr. sbs ssyes OF the efspngxs-
sser h oblsined. The sssnr thing IL done
at the station in EaB Francisco. and by
means ef the telegraph signais arr ex-
ehsnrsd hetween the swo stations and the
fae~ tl5aez OF the two efronomesrrs are
compared The eorYvsfio1x. - determined
frssa the starr, hetnx applied. the differ
enee OF longitude IL ebsainci This will
BE- repeated eH several nights. when the
Observer 81 tho two stations win change
places. X A. Mar. Of Portland, will then
take Mr.. smiths place. and similar obs<r.
vstsons viii he made ON several nights
rperc. The object Of the observers chang.
ing places IL 10 eliminate their rer~oyIal
equation or difference of observing. which
l. the most doubtful quantity fhsf cutters
into the determination Of longitude All
these observations are resordesi BY e5es.
trfrity on an instrument called the chrn-
nograph thine writrsi and may b. A.
cnrstriy read OF 10 The handredth part 81
n sergnd.
seattle wiii sisn be- connected with Port
Townsend and both tines. stations will he
connected with waIia wsiia. aud the
latter point will b. connected with Salt
Lake tity. which has already been con
nerted with -an frnacisea. salt Lake
city has also been connected through Va
Tions stations with Washington and
tsrecnwich. and In the future viii have
other connections. This viii give several
determinations 81 each point TN the
scheme and the longitude from Greenwich
OF MI win bse very accurately known All
these latitude aud longitude stations along
the roast and interior viii be connected hy
triAnguistiou with each other aud a great
number OF fsoimts, which VIII give the
basis not ofsiy OF n Most aecnrase survey.
bat also the data for the more accurate de.
termination OF the iszurs OF the earth
Observations were 10 have heeii maic
last sight. but owing 20 an inability % -
cure teiegraphfe connection with Portland
aud elsewhere none were made. A stout
wire could not be made until this evening.
Mr.. smith and otliers connected with the
service VIII be here for several weeks.