Descriptions of Stations 



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Central America continued. 



New Haven, British Honduras, 1907 continued. 



of bay, and S4.2 feet (25.06 meters) from southeast 

 corner post of Methodist Chapel. The cast edge of 

 Wilson's Cay is in true bearing 8 OO'.O. 



Perspire, Honduras, 1909. East of town, at south end of 

 a bow-shaped hill, in a meadow inclosed by a stone 

 wall, on northeast corner of intersection of road 

 leading from San Lorenzo to Tegucigalpa and that to 

 Perspire; 57 paces northeast of northeast corner of 

 house in the inclosure, and marked by 2-inch (5 cm.) 

 round stake driven flush with ground and covered with 

 earth and stones. The following true bearings were 

 determined: spire on dome of church, 113 OS'.O; 

 flagstaff at southwest corner of municipal building, 

 116''54.'5. 



Point Patuca, Honduras, 1909. At northern end of native 

 village, about 1.5 miles (2 km.) south of bar on 

 west bank of Patuca River, between three native huts 

 and a vcr>' small stream flowing into Patuca River; 

 34.5 feet (10.5 meters) south of small stream; marked 

 by 2-inch (5 cm.) round stake driven flush with 

 ground. 



Port Burchard, Honduras, 1909. In southern part of a 

 rectangular field south of the Commandant's office; 

 77.5 feet (23.6 meters) southeast of a small orange 

 tree, 74.5 feet (22.7 meters) east of a large orange 

 tree, 73.5 feet (22.4 meters) northeast of a large 

 trumpet tree, and about 250 paces from the southeast 

 corner of Commandant's office; marked by pine stake 

 driven flush with ground. The following true 

 azimuths were determined: flagstaff on Commandant's 

 office and guardhouse, 187 32'. 3; south gable of 

 Commandant's office and guardhouse, 190 27'.3. 



Prinzapolca, Nicaragua, 1909. At southern end of town 

 on east bank of Prinzapolca River; 27 paces southeast 

 of south end of crossing over small inlet of Prinzapolca 

 River, and 10 paces east of a path leading south; 

 marked by pine stake driven flush with ground. The 

 following true bearings were determined: flagstaff on 

 north gable of Jose Aramburn & Co's. store, 161 

 33'. 1; projection on east gable of Silverstein & Kelt- 

 ing's store, 179 53'.9. 



Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, 1909. At northeast end of 

 town on a small point of land running out into the 

 sea; 28.7 feet (8.8 meters) southeast of a cocoa palm, 

 15 feet (4.6 meters) east of a cocoa palm, 28.7 feet 

 (8.8 meters) northeast of a mango tree, 16.4 feet 

 (5.0 meters) northwest of the southwest corner of 

 the frame of church building, and 57 feet (17.4 meters) 

 northwest of cocoa palm standing near entrance of 

 building occupied by Chinese; marked by peg driven 

 flush with ground. The following true bearings were 

 determined: gable of bay window on north side of 

 roof of Commandant's building, 35 46'.3; flagstaff 

 at northwest corner of Commandant's building, 

 36 27'.9. 



Puerto Cortez, Honduras, 1907. About 250 yards (229 

 meters) west of United Fruit Company's wharf and 

 about 110 feet (34 meters) from the shore line on 

 north side of bay. The swamp is approximately 

 35 feet (11 meters) north of station. The east gable 

 of custom house is in true bearing 273 36'.S. 



Punta Dominical, Costa Rica, 1907. About 110 feet (34 

 meters) east of high w-ater line somewhat south of 

 the mouth of Rio Dominical and to the east of extreme 

 northwest point of the promontory in the harbor, 

 which becomes an island at high water; somewhat 

 southeast of a small grove of cocoanut trees, about 

 half-way between them and the base of a prominent 



NORTH AMERICA. 



Central America continued. 



Punta Dominical, Costa Rica, 1907 continued. 



knoll partly clearetl and under cultivation, and 

 roughly in the line joining northwest end of prom- 

 ontory and point midway between the two extreme 

 southern trees of the cocoanut grove. 



Punta Gorda, British Honduras, 1907. In north side of 

 grounds of district commissioner's house; 49.5 feet 

 (15.09 meters) east-southeast of flag and light mast, 

 13.8 feet (4.21 meters) from fence on the north, 41 feet 

 (12.5 meters) from fence line on the east, about 45 

 feet (14 meters) from shore line eastward, and 58 feet 

 (17.7 meters) from wattle fence to the west; approxi- 

 mately in line with the sea side of commissioner's 

 house extended, and marked by a copper tack in 

 wooden stake driven flush with ground. The follow- 

 ing true bearings were determined: Wesleyan church 

 cupola, 209 59'.6; west edge of Moho Cay, 247 02'.2. 



Puntarenas, Costa Rica, 1907.- In the grounds sur- 

 rounding the church of Puntarenas; 107.2 feet (32.68 

 meters) true north 28 04' east from southeast corner 

 of buttress on north side of east or main entrance to 

 church, 124.8 feet (38.04 meters) from northwest 

 corner of buttress on east side of north entrance, 

 186.0 feet (55.69 meters) from northwest corner of 

 buttress on north side at northwest corner of church, 

 94.'9 feet (28.93 meters) from southeast corner of 

 buttress on east side of northeast corner, and 45.1 feet 

 (13.75 meters) from inner edge of inner curbstone of 

 pavement to north; marked by copper tack in top of 

 oak stake. The following true bearings were deter- 

 mined: flagstaff on soldiers' barracks at roof, 

 300 32'.4; Puntarenas Church steeple, 22 33'.9. 



Roatan, Honduras, 1909. In eastern part of town; 39 paces 

 northeast of eastern corner of Christopher Fox's 

 house, 38 paces southwest of western corner of 

 Joseph Kelly's house, 16 paces northwest of path 

 leading to Joseph Kelly's house; marked by stake 

 driven flush with ground. The following true 

 bearings were determined: flagstaff on office of 

 Independent Steamship Company and Vaccaro & 

 Brothers, 38 32'.9; flagstaff on oflice of Commandant, 

 51 06'.8. 



Salamd, Guatemala, 1907. On a knoll nearly surrounded 

 by channel of the river Orotapa, somewhat southeast 

 of the Hotel Oriental; about 350 feet (107 meters) 

 from river on the west, about 100 feet (30 meters) 

 to edge of an abrupt fall of ground to river bed on the 

 east, and about 65 feet (20 meters) to brow of hill to 

 the south. The following true bearings were deter- 

 mined: central tower of El Calvario, 73 45'. 5; tower 

 of city building, 129 29'. 7; tower at entrance to 

 church, 141 05'. 1; dome of church, 149 S3'.0. 



San Carlos, Nicaragua, 1909. At eastern edge of town on 

 western end of plain west of custom house and pier, 

 and at foot of a hill on top of which is what is appar- 

 ently an earth fortification; 53 paces northwest of 

 banic of San Juan River, 116 feet (35 meters) southeast 

 of foot-bridge at fork of road leading to southwest 

 part of town, and 19 feet (5.8 meters) west of path 

 leading down from custom house road; marked by 

 stake driven flush with ground. The edge of south- 

 west corner of custom house near top is in true bearing 

 251 23'.6. 



San Felipe, Guatemala, 1907. On ground of Ferro Carril 

 Occidental de Guatemala, west of freight shed and 

 southwest of passenger station and office building; 

 67.6 feet (20.61 meters) and 70.3 feet (21.43 meters) 

 from the northwest and southwest corners respectively 

 of foundation of freight house, 44.3 feet (13.50 meters) 

 from fence line toward southwest, and about 95 feet 





