Descriptions of Stations 



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Ottawa, Ontario, 1906 continued. 



stake 2 by i inches (5 by 10 cm.) driven flush with 

 ground. The flagstaff on tower of the House of 

 Parliament is in true bearing 196 55'. 8. 



Owen Sound, Ontario, 1906. On fair grounds, about a 

 mile (1.6 kilometers) northwest of Canadian Pacific 

 Railway depot and south of principal building, 

 between race track and bluff; 155 feet (47.2 meters) 

 south of building, near line of west side produced, and 

 65 feet (19.8 meters) west of outer fence around race 

 track. 



Pelican Narrows, Saskatchewan, 1908. On hill east of 

 Hudson's Bay Company's store and about 7 paces 

 northeast of flagpole in direct line with ice house, 

 residence, and office building; marked by a 2-inch 

 (5_cm.) birch post 2 feet (0.6 meter) long projecting 

 6 inches (15 cm.) above ground and surrounded with 

 stones; the following true azimuths were determined: 

 Catholic Church spire, center of upright on cross, 

 91 31'. 6; center corner on flagpole, 44 49'. 5; south- 

 west corner of French Company's store, 300 26'.2. 



Penetanguishenc, Ontario, 1906. In a small pasture, about 

 one-fourth mile (0.4 kilometer) east of railway station; 

 114.5 feet (34.9 meters) from south fence of pasture, 

 184 feet (56.1 meters) from the west fence, and 32 feet 

 (9.8 meters) and 34 feet (10.4 meters) respectively 

 from two old apple trees, the first nearly west and the 

 second north from station. The following true 

 bearings were determined: flagstaff on bank building, 

 40 16'.4; west edge of cross on Catholic Church, 

 30 39'.3. 



Peribonka, Quebec, 1906. On right bank of Peribonka 

 River, about midway between steamer wharf and 

 house occupied by the colonization agent. 



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

 west of city, on tract of ground belonging to Mr. 

 Maharj', and about 107 feet (33 meters) south of 

 south side of road, which is a continuation of Charlotte 

 Street; 71 feet (21.6 meters) from fence on west. 



Portage Lake, Quebec, 1909. On north shore of lake, 

 about 150 }-ards (137 meters) from water, on flat 

 clearing between the spruce timber and fringe of high 

 bushes near shore, and directly north of shallow bay 

 formed by a rocky point of land covered with standing 

 dead spruce trees. 



Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. 1908. The station of 1907 

 in the open ground of the Hudson's Bay Company's 

 reserve was relocated only approximately, on a 

 prominence overlooking the city from southeast. 

 This location is almost directly south of the Exhi- 

 bition building and about three-eighths mile (0.6 

 kilometer) east of west boundary of the Hudson's Bay 

 Company's property and almost on a line with the 

 continuation of Ninth Street. The peak of the 

 prominence is about 150 feet in diameter, covered with 

 grass and bushes. The station is marked by cross cut 

 in top of post 4 by 4 by 30 inches (10 cm. by 10 cm. 

 by 76 cm.) projecting 8 inches (20 cm.) out of ground. 

 The following true bearings were determined: tip on 

 city water tower, 81 24'.0; flagpole on Exhibition 

 building, 331 33'.2; smokestack on Hudson's Bay 

 Company's mill, 313 04'.3; north stack on lumber 

 mill, 289 ll'.O. 



Quebec, Quebec. 1906, 1909. The U. S. Coast and Geodetic 

 Survey station of 1905 was reoccupicd in 1906 and 

 1909. It is on the "Plains of Abraham" in the 

 portion formerly used as a race course in line with 

 rear wall of jail, also in line with north corner of jail 

 and a church spire, and is 168.4 feet (51.33 meters) 



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Quebec, Quebec, 1906, 1909 continued. 



from boundary stone at intersection of two fences; 

 marked by a 2>^ inch (6 cm.) stake driven flush with 

 ground in rniddle of a depression about 3.5 feet 

 (1.1 meters) in diameter. The following true bearings 

 were determined: church spire, 321 29'.3: church 

 spire, 27 S2'.9. 



Quill Lake, Saskatchewan, 1908. In open field southeast of 

 town, just east of lacrosse field, on south side of 

 railroad track; 76 feet (23.2 meters) east of east goal 

 of lacrosse field, 162 feet (49.4 meters) south from 

 elevated platform used for loading grain, and 7j.2 feet 

 (2.29 meters) w^est from a red boulder about 2 by 2 

 by U^ feet (0.6 by 0.6 by 0.5 meter) in size; marked 

 by small stake driven flush with surface. Point of 

 belfry on schoolhouse bears 91 03'.3. 



Rainy River, Ontario, 1906. On western side of town and 

 about 600 feet (183 meters) south of main track of 

 Canadian Pacific Railway; in lot lying between first 

 and second streets running south of and parallel to 

 railway, and west of street crossing these and passing 

 cold storage house of Gordon, Ironside, and Fares; 

 199 feet (60.6 meters) west of fence along east side of 

 this street, and about 63 feet (19 meters) north of 

 center line of street on south. The following true 

 bearings were determined: flagpole on .schoolhouse, 

 276 20'.4; pole on McQuarrie and Grimshaw's Block, 

 279 34'.0. 



Red Rock, Ontario, 1909. On right bank of Abitibi River, 

 north of a bank about 20 feet high covered with forest 

 recently burned over; 14 feet (4.3 meters) from edge of 

 river bank and 50 feet (15 meters) below bend in 

 river. Directly across river is a high- water island, 

 near lower end of which is a large red rock in the 

 river near left bank, known locally as Red Rock, and 

 about a mile below station; marked by a small stake 

 covered with a pile of stones. 



Regina, Saskatchewan, 1906. On open ground on south- 

 east edge of city, in the southwestern angle formed by 

 Victoria and Ottawa Streets, about 20 paces south of 

 center of Victoria Street and 19 paces west of center of 

 Ottawa Street. The following true bearings were 

 determined: pole on Alexandra School, 104 02'.2; 

 pole on Windsor Hotel, 144 59'.2 ; spire on Roumanian 

 Church, 164 50'.9. 



Renfrew. Ontario, 1906. Near middle of a meadow situ- 

 ated north of Canadian Pacific Railway station and 

 separated from it by a private roadway and a row of 

 dwellings; approximately 300 feet (91 meters) from 

 fence on west of meadow and the same distance from 

 that on the east; about 320 feet (98 meters) from fence 

 on north of meadow, and about 168 feet (51 meters) 

 from a fence corner at the head of a ravine toward the 

 northwest. The following true bearings were deter- 

 mined: tip on water tower, 31 37'.5; cross on Catholic 

 Church, 2 00'.3. 



Ri-Acre du Loup Point, Quebec, 1906. F. E. Hilgard's 

 station of 1876, for lack of description, could not be 

 located. Present station is on point near steamer 

 wharf, probably about 3 or 4 miles (5 to 6 kilometers) 

 westof Hilgard's station, on government grounds at 

 a point in line between the government flagpole and 

 the spire on St. Patrick's Church in Riviere du Loup. 

 The flagpole is 178 feet (54.3 meters) distant to 

 west-northwest, the east thin wire fence is 36 feet 

 (11.0 meters), and the south fence is 107 feet (32.6 

 meters) distant. The station is marked by a wooden 

 post about 2 by 3 by 24 inches (5 by 8 by 60 cm.) 

 driven flush with ground. The following true 

 bearings were determined: spire on St. Patrick's 



