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Land Magnetic Observations, 1905-10 



EUROPE. 

 Turkish Empire concluded. 



Rumeli Hissar, Constantinople, 1908, 1909, 1910 co. 

 meters) north and 15 feet (,5 meters) west of former 

 station. Station B is 88.5 feet (27.0 meters) south, 

 84.5 west of station A. In 1908 a secondary station 

 was estabHshcd on the line from main station to 

 kiosk at Aniant Keni. 



Rumeli Hissar, Hill Station, 1909. On hilltop back of 

 Robert College, north of the little grove of 18 cedars, 

 on a nearly level grass plot covering top of the hill; 

 74 feet (22.6 meters) from southeast corner of an old 

 wooden shed west of station, and 55.5 feet (16.9 

 meters) from nearest tree of second row of cedars 

 counting from the east; marked by wooden tent peg 

 driven nearly flush with ground. The minaret of a 

 mosque at Vani Keni bears 346 08'.9. The minaret 

 of the mosque back of Skutari is almost due south of 

 station. 



Tcherkeskioi, Adrianoplc, 1910. In a meadow on the 

 north bank of a small stream about one-quarter mile 

 (0.4 kilometer) north of railroad station; 50 paces 

 north of center of a road on north bank of the stream, 

 about 70 paces northeast of ford by which the road 

 on south bank crosses the stream and joins the road 

 on north bank, 7.6 meters east of a spring, and 30.3 

 meters east of an unknown tree which is in line with 

 the spring. The station is marked by round tent peg 

 driven flush with ground. The following true bearings 

 were determined; tall white minaret in Tcherkeskioi, 

 115 22'.0; west gable of main part of railroad station, 

 350 37'.9. 



NORTH AMERICA. 



Canada. 



Abitibi Crossing, Ontario, 1909. In the clearing just west 

 of Hudson's Bay Company's store, about 20 paces 

 from southwest corner of store, 25 paces north of 

 railroad embankment, and about 15 feet (5 meters) 

 from ditch excavated in making the railroad embank- 

 ment. The flagpole of the Hudson's Bay Company 

 bears 243 S5'.0. 



Abitibi Lake, Quebec, 1909. On the hill on Hudson's Bay 

 Company's reserve, in the corner formed by fences 

 around the garden and the burying ground; 18 feet 

 (5.5 meters) from the east or garden fence, 24 feet 

 (7.3 meters) from the north fence, and about 20 feet 

 (6 meters) north of a foot-path running along top 

 of hill to Company's store; marked by 2-inch (5 cm.) 

 stake driven flush with ground. The following true 

 bearings were determined: French Company's flag- 

 pole across the Bay, 333 43'.8: Hudson's Bay Com- 

 pany's flagpole, 56 03'. 6; pole on church spire, 

 73 Ol'.S. 



Agincourt, Ontario, 1906. Observations were made on 

 the regular intensity and dip piers of Magnetic 

 Observatory of the Meteorological Service of Canada, 

 at an auxiliary station just outside the building. As 

 there was no appreciable station difference found, 

 the results are all given under the designation Agin- 

 court, Magnetic Observatory. 



Algoma, Ontario, 1906. In field south of Grand Central 

 Hotel, about 500 feet (152 meters) northwest of 

 Canadian Pacific Railway track and the same distance 

 southwest of depot; 144.5 feet (44.0 meters) south of 

 the Grand Central Hotel and 11 feet (3.4 meters) 

 east of line of back of main part of the hotel produced. 

 The tip on water tank of Canadian Pacific Railway 

 is in true bearing 265 29'. 1. 



Antoine's Bay, Saskatchewan, 1908. Near a small bay at 

 end of a long island in Reindeer Lake, just before the 

 big open crossing to Porcupine Point. The white 



NORTH AMERICA. 

 Canada continued. 



Antoine's Bay, Saskatchewan, 1908 continued. 



rocks of the Bay can be seen from far down the 

 channel. The station is about 30 paces back from 

 shore and is marked by spruce stake 2 inches (5 cm.) 

 in diameter and 2J-^ feet (0.8 meter) long driven 1}^ 

 feet (0.5 meter) into the ground, and surrounded by 

 a pile of stones. 



Ashcroft, British Columbia, 1907. In a field, owned by 

 H. C. Express Company, in southern part of town; 

 100 feet (30.5 meters) east of bank of Thompson 

 River, and about 1,000 feet (305 meters) from Cana- 

 dian Pacific Railway track; marked by brass screw 

 in top of fir post 3}4 by 3}'2 by 30 inches (9 by 9 

 by 76 cm.) projecting 11 inches (28 cm.) above the 

 ground. Declination o'oservations were also made at 

 a point 58 paces distant in line with spire of Presby- 

 terian church. The following true bearings were 

 determined: Presbyterian church spire, 179 42'. 2; 

 Methodist church spire, 194 36'. 4. 



Badger, Manitoba, 1906. In a field northeast of section 

 house of Canadian Northern Railway, and about 

 550 feet (168 meters) from railroad track. 



Banff, Alberta, 1907. Three stations designated as Park, 

 Sulphur Mountain, and Tunnel Mountain were 

 occupied. The first is in grounds of National Park 

 Museum, 292 feet (89 meters) south-southwest of 

 southwest corner of museum building; 61 }4 feet (20.6 

 meters) from northeast corner of duck pen and 93 H 

 feet (28.5 meters) from southeast corner of duck pen, 

 about 10 feet (3 meters) north of bank of river, and 

 about in line with west side of one-story building in 

 rear of C.P.R.R. Museum on north bank of Bow 

 River; marked by round stake driven flush with 

 ground. The following true bearings were deter- 

 mined: Meteorological Observatory (middle of ane- 

 mometer pole) on Sulphur Mountain, 8 07'. 2; bottom 

 of flagstaff of east tower of observatory of Sanitarium 

 Hotel, 332 40'. 8. The Sulphur Mountain station 

 is about 50 yards (46 meters) west of Dominion 

 Meteorological Observatory and about 25 yards 

 (23 meters) lower (this being the only place in vicinity 

 of observatory free from possible disturbing influ- 

 ences), about 3 feet (1 meter) west of path as it turns 

 in going up to observatory on west side and in path 

 leading down along ridge of mountain. The Tunnel 

 Mountain station is on the highest point overlooking 

 village of Banff'; 43 feet (13.1 meters) from a cairn of 

 stones marking summit, with a rock standing upright 

 in middle, in general direction of Meteorological 

 Observatory on Sulphur Mountain. 



Baskatong, Quebec, 1906. In southeast corner of village 

 church grounds, south of Baskatong Bridge; 100 feet 

 (30.5 meters) southeast of southeast corner of church, 

 30 feet (9.1 meters) from wire fence east of the lot 

 and 15.5 feet (4.7 meters) from fence on the south; 

 marked by pine post 5 by 5 by 16 inches (13 by 13 

 by 40 cm.) driven flush with ground. The cross of 

 church is in true bearing 107 58'.0. 



Battleford, Saskatchewan, 1908. The station established 

 by Canadian observer in 1907 was reoccupied. It is 

 in an open field on property of Royal Northwest 

 Mounted Police, west of buildings, about in line with 

 north side of roughcast dwelling to east, and post 

 near fence on west; west fence distant about 222 feet 

 (68 meters) from station. 



Berlin, Ontario, 1906. About a mile (1.6 kilometers) 

 west of town, on the Petersburg road, in a pasture 

 belonging to Mr. Shafcr and across road from his 

 house; 122 feet and 153 feet (37.2 and 46.6 meters) 

 from south and east pasture fences respectively. 



