Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-25

number of stations now in operation As
will be remembered, the service started
with twenty-four stations on November /,
1870, and at the close of the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1886, General Greely re-
ports 452 stations, 100 of which send re-
ports daily by telegraph.
1t was early seen that stations on the
Pacific slope would be useful, and they
were established and reports commenced
as follows: San Francisco, February .,
1871; Portland, Or, and San Diego, Cal,
November l, 1871; Sacramento, Red Bluff.
Los Angeles and Visalia, July l, 1877.
Since that time there has been quite a
number of stations established all along
the northern Pacific coast, and several in
California. twill be seen that from the serv-
ice of giving general warning of the APP
proach OF storms in 1870 it enlarged in
scope until ill 1886 the approach of floods,
frosts and cold waves we e announced.
Also forewarnings were given as to the di-
rection from which severe gales were to be
expected along the Atlantic coast and the
Great Lakes. Special reports for the in
terests of the cotton belt region have been
added and a sea coast telegraph line, as
well as other telegraph lines in the Terri
tories. The United States Signal Service
also co-operates with more than twenty
State weather services, and thus the in
creased benefit derived from the Signal
Service now, as compared with that of six
teen years ago. is extremely great and still
increasing.
THE SACRAMENTO STATION
Was opened and Geographic communica-
ton with Washington, d. c., commenced
at 4:35 A. NJ, July LIST, 1877, by Sergeant
r. B. Watkins. The office was located in
the St. George building, southeast c,rner
of Fourth and J streets. Mr.. Watkins
was relieved on April IL, 1879, by Ser
geant Marion NJ. Seeker, who moved the
office to Traits block, southeast corner of
Second and X streets, on November IS,
1879. Mr.. Sickler remained in charge Of
the station until March Is, 1881, when he
was succeeded by Sergeant James A. Bar
wick, who has remained continuously in
charge since that date. The Office was
moved to the Arcade building, on Second
street, between and X, June l, 1882, and
from there to its present location in the
Lyon & Curtis building, III Jstreet, better
known as the old Masonic building and
will in all probability remain there until a
place is prepared for its removal to the
United States Postofiice building, in which
all Government Offices in the city are to be
established. 1t may be stated that Mr..
Barwick is also meteorologist for the State
Agricultural Society of California.
THE INSTRUMENTS USED.
The signal Office at Sacramento is
supplied with two mercurial barometers,
two standard or exposed thermometers,
two wet, two maximum, two minimum
thermometers, two thermometers for OBJ
tanning the velocity of the wind, one self
register for the thermometer, two rain
and one snow gauge-the latter very
seldom used These instruments are all
carefully compared with the standards at
the chief signal Office, before being sent
out to the different Signal Service stations
Six observations are taken daily-st 4
9 and II a. NJ; y NJ, sunset and +. NJ