Descriptions of Stations 



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NORTH AMERICA. 

 Canada continued. 



Frog Portage, Saskatchewan, 1908 continued. 



used for camping gmund; marked by 3-inch (8 cm.) 

 poplar stake 23^2 feet (0.8 meter) long, projecting 1 

 foot (0.3 meter) above ground. 



Glacier, British Columbia, 1907. On hotel grounds, in 

 clearing east of buildings; about 400 feet (122 meters) 

 from track of Canadian Pacific Railway, and about 

 250 feet (76 meters) from the Glacier House Annex; 

 marked by head of brass screw in top of wooden peg, 

 which is about 13-2 by 1 J-^ liy 17 inches (4 by 4 by 43 

 cm.) projecting about 2 inches (5 cm.) above surface. 



Gladstone, Manitoba, 1908. Near fair grounds southeast 

 of town, almost in line with fence on south side of 

 street leading to main entrance to fair grounds and 

 with fence on east side of street running north and 

 south on east side of fair grounds; 66 feet (20.1 meters) 

 south of fence corner across street, and 43.5 feet 

 (13.26 meters) east of fence inclosing fair grounds; 

 marked by small post driven flush with ground. The 

 following true bearings were determined: flagpole on 

 schoolhouse, 234 22'.6; spire on Presbyterian Church, 

 241 26'.9. 



Goderich, Ontario, 1906. Ab"but one-third mile (0.5 kilo- 

 meter) north of Grand Trunk Railway station and 

 239 feet (72.9 meters) west of fence bordering railway 

 on west, on a piece of land known as the "common"; 

 315 feet (96.0 meters) north of a fence along south 

 side of " common." The tip on depot tower is in true 

 bearing 343 44'.1. 



Grindstone River, Quebec, 1910. 25 paces east of small 

 tributary of Grindstone River and one-fifth mile 

 (0.3 km.) from mouth of tributary, in first of camping 

 places at beginning of the first of the "Deu.x Port- 

 ages"; 14 feet (4.3 meters) north of portage path. 

 A stake showing about 2 inches (5 cm.) above ground 

 marks exact spot. 



Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1905. As the old station in the 

 Admiralty Dockyard was not accessible, a new station 

 was selected on Point Pleasant, about 2}^ miles (4 

 kilometers) south from city, as near as possible to 

 place occupied by Prof. Dixon in 1904. It is west of 

 the fort in a small open place between the road and 

 beach, and 65 feet (20 meters) from road. The light- 

 house tower is in true bearing 306 38'.5. 



Hawkesbury, Quebec, 1906. In field about one-fifth mile 

 (0.3 kilometer) back of Hawkesbury Hotel and about 

 one-fourth mile (0.4 kilometer) northwest of Grand 

 Trunk depot. 



Height of Land, Quebec, 1909. On point of land on north 

 side of small lake called by the Indians " Au che que 

 she che wan," meaning "water flowing the other way "; 

 about 60 feet (18 meters) from extreme point and 

 about midway of east and west shores; marked by 

 stake driven flush with ground. 



Hudson Bay Junction, Saskatchewan, 1908. In open 

 space between Grand View Hotel and Canadian 

 Northern Railroad tracks, being 50 feet (15.2 meters) 

 from the hotel and 190 feet (57.9 meters) from the 

 tracks; marked by l>i> inch (4 cm.) spruce stake \]4 

 feet (0.5 meter) long, projecting one inch (3 cm.) 

 above ground. 



Husky Portage, Northwest Territories, 1908. At the 

 beginning of the last portage before reaching the Lake 

 of the Huskies, on a hill 30 feet (9 meters) high rising 

 from river bank. The soil is sandy with a few large 

 rocks embedded here and there. The observations 

 were made over a cross mark chiseled in a 6 by 12 inch 



NORTH AMERICA. 



Canada continued. 



Husky Portage, Northwest Territories, 1908 continued. 



(15 by 30 cm.) stone projecting about 2 inches (5 cm.) 

 above ground and about 15 feet (5 meters) back from 

 edge of hill. 



Husky Post, Northwest Territories, 1908. At Hudson's 

 Bay Company's reserve, on northwest bank of Gravel 

 Ridge Lake, known as Husky Post or Fort Hall; 

 about 35 paces back from edge of bluff and 40 feet 

 9 inches (12.42 meters) from northeast corner of new 

 loghouse residence, and is marked by a 2}^ inch 

 (5 cm.) spruce stake projecting one foot (0.3 meter) 

 above ground. 



Hyde Park, Ontario, 1906. On a small hill in a pasture 

 about one-fourth mile (0.4 kilometer) southwest from 

 the junction, 26 feet (7.9 meters) north of fence along 

 north side of highway and 49 feet (14.9 meters) from 

 west fence of pasture. 



Ignace, Ontario, 1906. In an open field southeast of 

 Canadian Pacific Railway Company's roundhouse; 

 near southeast corner of field, 53 feet (16.2 meters) 

 from east fence, and 52 feet (15.8 meters) from 

 south fence, about 600 feet (183 meters) from round- 

 house and about 500 feet (152 meters) south of main 

 track of railroad. The following true bearings were 

 determined: pole on Ignace Hotel, 144 32'.6; tip on 

 Canadian Pacific water tank, 118 3S'.0. 



International Boundary, Yukon Territory, 1907. Station 

 A is located on the boundary line near south bank of 

 Yukon River. It is in line with two boundary monu- 

 ments, a white monument on north bank of river, 

 and a bronze monument erected in 1907 on south 

 bank. The distance between these monuments is 

 about 500 yards (460 meters), the station being at a 

 point 61 feet (18.6 meters) south of the bronze or more 

 southerly one. The station is marked by brass rifle 

 shell lettered on the end "W.R.A.Co. 30-40" and 

 driven into the top of a wooden post 2 by 4 by 24 

 inches (5 by 10 by 61 cm.). The post projects about 

 2 inches (5 cm.) above the general surface. The 

 apex of the white monument was used as a mark and 

 assumed to stand due north. 

 Station B is near what was said by those resident 

 in the region to be Ogilvie's station of 1887; on a 

 ledge on north bank of Yukon River, about 2 miles 

 (3 kilometers) cast of boundary; about 50 feet (15 

 meters) above the water, and about 50 feet (15 meters) 

 north of a skeleton pyramid of spruce logs erected 

 above a wooden stake, reported to be the site of 

 Ogilvie's station. The new station is marked by a 

 round wooden stake perhaps 2 inches (5 cm.) in 

 diameter, projecting about 6 inches (15 cm.) above 

 surface. 



Island Rapids, Ontario, 1909. On left bank of Abitibi 

 River below the fourth island in the rapids; these 

 rapids are not named but they are a few miles down 

 stream from the fourth portage from New Post. The 

 station is 55 feet (16.8 meters) from edge of bank, and 

 6 feet (1.8 meters) southwest from a large outcropping 

 stone; marked by 0.8 inch (2 cm.) drill hole in a flinty 

 stone. 



Jack Fish Lake, Northwest Territories, 1908. On flat 

 grassy point at narrow part of Cochrane River, about 

 300 yards (274 meters) from its entrance into Jack 

 Fish Lake or Lake Brochet; about 30 feet (9 meters) 

 from water's edge on a sort of grassy plateau which is 

 the only good camping ground near; marked by a 

 2 inch (5 cm.) spruce stake 2J^ feet (0.8 meter) long 

 projecting IJ^ feet (0.5 meter) above ground and 

 surrounded by pile of stones. 



