Descriptions of Stations 



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NORTH AMERICA. 



Newfoundland continued. 



Battle Harbor Labrador, 1905 continued. 



Very's station of 1881 could not be occupied, as it was 

 on the site of hospital, perhaps 75 feet (23 meters) 

 distant from new station. The new station is 58.5 

 feet (17.8 meters) from northeast corner of main 

 hospital building, 34.8 feet (10.6 meters) from center 

 of a spring near the foot of cliff, and 105.2 feet (32.1 

 meters) from hospital flagstaff; marked by cross cut 

 in the native rock, which is exposed at this point, 

 though covered with soil from 1 to 3 feet (30 to 90 cm.) 

 deep in the immediate neighborhood. The southeast 

 corner of southeast chimney on house occupied by 

 agent of Baine Johnson Fishing Co. is in true bearing 

 6 01'. 1. Station B was mainly an azimuth station, 

 11.83 feet (3.60 meters) nearly east from station Bm- 

 Station C is near the center of Battle Island, approxi- 

 mately 500 feet (152 meter?) east of the English 

 Church, about the s;ime distance north of wireless tele- 

 graph station, and about 800 feet'(244 meters) northeast 

 of Bm- It lies in a small hollow extending northwest 

 and southeast. About 15 feet (5 meters) to the west 

 is a step in the rock about 2 feet (61 cm.) high, 

 extending northwest and southeast, while about the 

 same distance to the north a small natural ditch 

 extends northeast and ""southwest. The following 

 true bearings were determined: Double Island light, 

 318 42'.8; north gable wireless station, 337 45'.2. 



Bay of Islands, Nm'foutidtavd, 1905, 1909. The station 

 of 1905 and that of 1909 are identical within a few 

 feet. The obser\'ations were made about one-fourth 

 mile (0.4 kilometer) west of Bay of Islands railroad 

 station, and about 300 yards (274 meters) from the 

 wharf of Reid-Newfoundland Company; near the 

 base of a small point of land projecting into the bay, 

 127.4 feet (38.83 meters) from railroad track, 85.4 feet 

 (26.03 meters) from northern extremity of the point, 

 and 24.9 feet (7.59 meters) and 24.7 feet (7.53 meters) 

 from the shore to east and west respectively. The 

 church spire at Birchy Cove, distant 5 miles (8 kilo- 

 meters) bears 85 01'.3. 



Beachy Cove, Newfoundland, 1909. In a field at end of 

 first point beyond Portugal Cove, nearly in line with 

 steeple of church on hillside at Portugal Cove and 

 belfry on a small school behind the church at Birchy 

 Cove; 38 feet (11.6 meters) from stone fence to the 

 cast, and 71 feet (21.6 meters) from stone fence to the 

 north. The spire of Catholic Church on Bell Island 

 bears 284 34'. 



Brigus, Neufoundland, 1908. Observations were made 

 over a rough stone west of the center of yard of 

 Methodist school next the post office. 



Cape Spear, Neufoundland, 1909. At foot of hill below 

 lighthouse, at mouth of small bay on north side of 

 cape, 42 feet (12.8 meters) from edge of bank to 

 seaward . 



Carbonear, Neufoundland, 1909. In a rocky field south of 

 the head of the harbor, about half a mile (0.8 kilo- 

 meter) from railway station; 48.5 feet (14.78 meters) 

 from north fence, and 67 paces from gate southeast. 

 The following true bearings were determined: top of 

 tower of lighthouse on island in harbor, 259 00'. 1; 

 spire of Anglican Church, 300 52'. 3; spire of Catholic 

 Church, 160 24'. 6; spire of .Anglican Church in town, 

 199 19'.9; spire of the Methodi.st Church in town, 

 215 46'.3. 



Clarenville, Newfoundland, 1909. .^Xbout the middle of 

 the small point of land jutting out into sea opposite 

 and about 150 yards (137 meters) from railway 

 station. The spike on top of railway water tank 

 bears 80 42'.6. 



NORTH AMERICA. 



Newfoundland continued. 



Gambo, Neufoundland, 1909. At foot of hill on north 

 side of railroad; about 200 yards (183 meters) from 

 railway station, 100 paces from road running parallel 

 with railroad, about 14 feet (5 meters) from line of 

 fence on near side of road leading to railroad, and 

 about 42 feet (13 meters) from a mound of granite 

 rocks. The wind vane on railway water tank bears 

 284 23'.8. 



Hawk Harbor, Labrador, 1908. On a low rocky peninsula 

 southeast of whale factory storehouse and office; 

 13 feet (4.0 meters) from southwest extremity of a 

 ledge of rock, 29.0 feet (8.84 meters) from south edge 

 of a rock in range with Sailor's Hotel, and 38.8 feet 

 (11.83 meters) from a rock in range with flagpole on 

 office building and storehouse; marked by the highest 

 point of rough upper surface of a white granite rock 

 weighing about 30 pounds, partially embedded in 

 ground and covered with smaller rocks. The follow- 

 ing true bearings were determined: northeast edge of 

 Sailors' Hotel, 166 39'. 5; flagpole on office building, 

 147 45'.8. 



Millertown Junction, Newfoundland, 1909. On low hill 

 southeast of post office, near depot; 81 feet (24.7 

 meters) and 59.5 feet (18.14 meters) from paling 

 fences northwest and northeast respectively. The top 

 of railway water tank on south side of railroad bears 

 126 50'.9. 



Norris Arm, Newfoundland, 1909. In field west of Jubilee 

 Hotel and south of lake; 45 feet (13.7 meters) from 

 south fence and 86 feet (26.2 meters) from west fence 

 of the field. The bottom of flagstaff on courthouse 

 bears 71 24'.2. 



Placentia, Neufoundland, 1909. In a rocky field at top 

 of a cliflf on far side of small hill west of railroad 

 station, at a point 70 feet (21.3 meters) from west 

 edge of cliff. The spire of Roman Catholic Church 

 in Placentia bears 352 13'.2. 



Placentia Junction, Newfoundland, 1909. In triangle 

 between main railway line and Placentia branch, 

 114 feet (34.7 meters) from main line and 38 paces 

 from foot of a low hill. The center of near gable of 

 railway station bears 245 24'.9. 



St. Georges, Neufoundland, 1909. On Turf Point, about 

 a mile northeast of city, in center of an old railway 

 roadbed to the Point. The ground is deep peat and 

 very unstable. The following true bearings were 

 determined: Sandy Point Lighthouse, 150 52'. 5; 

 cross on St. George Catholic Church, 27 54'.4; spire 

 of church in Sandy Point, 129 17'.3. 



57. John's, Newfoundland, 1905, 1909. The station of 

 1881 was established in a large field in northwest 

 corner of grounds surrounding Government House 

 and marked by a sandstone post with "V 1881" 

 cut on south face; station reoccupied in 1905. The 

 stations of 1909 are in the same locality. Station 

 C is 85 feet (25.9 meters) from center of stone marking 

 the 1881 station, 86 feet (26.2 meters) from north 

 fence, 129.9 feet (39.60 meters) from west fence, and 

 169.3 feet (51.60 meters) from northwest corner of 

 the fence; marked by a sandstone block lettered 

 C.I.VV.1909 on top, a hole at the center defining 

 the exact position. The following true bearings were 

 determined: Congregational Church spire, 5 10'.2; 

 Cochrane Street Methodist Church spire, 315 58'. 1; 

 nearest top corner of Lieut. \'er>-'s stone, 115 11'. 

 Station A is located near station C and 16.5 feet 

 (5.03 mete.-s) southeastwardly from stone marking 

 the station of 1881, 36 feet (11.0 meters) from north 

 fence, and 92 feet (28.0 meters) from west fence of 



