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Land Magnetic Observations, 1905-10 



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Newfoundland concluded. 



St. John's Newfoundland, 1905, 1909 continued. 



the inclosure. The following true bearings were 

 determined: Cochrane Street Methodist Church 

 spire, 3 16'. 8; Congregational Church spire, 314 

 32'.8. Two auxiliary stations, B and D, were occu- 

 pied in connection with the testing of the ship instru- 

 ments, B about 50 feet (15 meters) north-northwest, 

 and D about the same distance west-southwest of 

 principal station. 



Seldom-come-hy Harbor, Newfoundland, 1908. On Fogo 

 Island, northern side of harbor, in a clear space be- 

 tween the church and Mr. Newell's house; about 

 20 feet (6 meters) from water's edge at high water, 



4 feet (1.2 meters) south of perpendicular face of 

 rock bluff about 10 feet (3 meters) high, 18 feet 



5 inches (5.61 meters') from east end of bluff, 8 feet 

 (2.4 meters) from first right-angle bend west of 

 station, and 24 feet 5 inches (7.44 meters) from 

 second and last bend; marked by small cross cut in 

 top of rock projecting about six inches above ground. 

 The tip of lighthouse on Cann Island bears 12 14'.3. 



The Narrows {St. John's), Newfoundland, 1909. Two 

 stations were occupied at the Narrows, one on North 

 Head and one on South Head, approximately in line 

 of the same azimuth marks, the flagstaff at the light- 

 house at North Head and the southeast corner of 

 the building intended for a smallpox hospital. The 

 station at North Head is below the hospital, 30.5 

 feet (9.30 meters) from the rock face below the build- 

 ing, and 44 feet (13.4 meters) from the crown of the 

 rock to seaward, the measurements being made along 

 the inclined surface and in line joining the southeast 

 corner of hospital and flagstaff at the lighthouse on 

 South Head. The station at South Head is about 

 half way up the hill between the sea and the flagstaff 

 by the lighthouse, on a small path leading up the hill; 

 about 2 feet (0.6 meter) east of the line joining the 

 flagstaff and southeast corner of hospital building at 

 North Head. 



West Turnavik, Labrador, 1905, 1908. The U. S. Coast 

 and Geodetic Survey station of 1881 and 1896 was 

 reoccupied in 1905 and 1908. It is a little east from 

 the center of the smallest of the islands called Offer 

 Turnavik, approximately half way between house 

 occupied by Mr. Bartlett and that occupied by his 

 men; a line from the flagpole southeast of Mr. Bart- 

 lett 's house produced 17 paces past the northeast 

 corner of the house terminates at the point; a remark- 

 able glacial cut running nearly east and west is about 

 20 paces to the north. The point is marked by a 

 deep drill hole In the native rock, which is here entirely 

 bare of soil. The vertical bar in only window of an 

 old house seen just south of house occupied by Mr. 

 Bartlett's men bears 110 54'. 5. An auxiliary station 

 was established in 1908, on account of the large 

 amount of pig iron and scrap iron lying not far from 

 the primary station, in a small valley across the harbor 

 from the village and about half a mile (0.8 kilometer) 

 north by west from the primary station. It is in a 

 clear space on tundra among the rocks on the west 

 side of the valley, near the northern limits of the 

 valley, and is marked by a small bottle buried flush 

 with ground and covered over with rocks. The 

 flagpole east of Mr. Bartlett's house bears 328 30'. 3. 



United St.^tes. 



Baldwin, Kansas, 1905, 1906, 1907. Observations were 

 made at the absolute magnetic observatory of the 

 United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. The true 

 bearing of flagpole on Science Hall is 131 39'.4. At 

 the end of 1906 a secondary station, designated as 



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United States continued. 



Baldwin, Kansas, 1905, 1906, \907 continued. 



lent, was occupied at a point about 50 feet (15 meters) 

 from the absolute observatory, in line with flagpole 

 on Science Hall of Baker University. 



Berkeley, California, 1905. The station of the U. S. 

 Coast and Geodetic Survey of 1904, on the grounds 

 of the University of California, was reoccupied. It is 

 west of and in line with the north face of South Hall, 

 261.5 feet (79.7 meters) from its northwest corner, 

 31 feet (9.4 meters) west of center of path leading 

 from gymnasium to North Hall, 46 feet (14.0 meters) 

 north of the path leading from South Hall to Center 

 Street entrance to the grounds, and 54 feet (16.5 

 meters) from edge of driveway; marked by a granite 

 post 8 by 8 by 24 inches (20 by 20 by 60 cm.) set 

 flush with ground and lettered U. S. C. & G. S. The 

 following true bearings have been determined: west 

 edge of gymnasium just above porch, 44 34'.4; 

 northwest edge of North Hall, 194 46'. 1. 



Bowie, Maryland, 1908. In an old field in northern part 

 of town, 350 yards (320 meters) north of railroad 

 station, 130 feet (39.6 meters) south of Episcopal 

 Church, and 45 feet (13.7 meters) west of path leading 

 to Episcopal Church; about in line with water tank 

 tower and cross on Episcopal Church, and marked by 

 an oak stake 3 by 4 by 24 inches (8 by 10 by 61 cm.) 

 set almost flush with ground. The following true 

 bearings were determined: cross of Episcopal Church, 

 174 53'.2; water tank tower, 2 47'.2. 



Calais, Maine, 1906. The U. S. Coast and Geodetic 

 Survey station of 1895 was reoccupied as nearly as 

 could be determined. It is in a pasture belonging to 

 Mr. William Murchie, the point being about the 

 middle of a large rock, roughly circular, 6 to 8 feet 

 (2 meters) in diameter and rising about 1 foot out of 

 ground. It is the more southerly of two similar rocks 

 and near the middle of the pasture. The fences to 

 the northwest and southwest are 202 feet and 279 

 feet (61.5 meters and 85 meters) distant respectively. 

 The transit pier is 1,381 feet (421 meters) nearly due 

 north, on top of the ledge back of the high school. 

 The following true bearings were determined: transit 

 pier, 179 2T.6; flagpole on the high school building, 

 1813S'.2. 



Cheltenham, Maryland, 1908, 1910. Observations were 

 made on the pier designated as Bi at the Cheltenham 

 Magnetic Observatory of the United States Coast and 

 Geodetic Survey. Besides the results given in the 

 tabulation, other observations have been obtained by 

 the Department at this Observatory, but these are 

 not entered, as they have been used in the determi- 

 nations of the constants of the instruments. 



Chestertoum, Maryland, 1908. The station of 1897 was 

 reoccupied. It is in the southeast part of grounds 

 of Washington College, 130 feet (39.6 meters) north 

 of the south edge of grounds, 97 feet (29.6 meters) 

 northeast of an elm tree, and 123.2 feet (37.6 meters) 

 from corner of a board fence inclosing field of Mr. 

 White; marked by a blue marble post 5 by 5 by 24 

 inches (3 by 3 by 61 cm.) lettered on top "C.I. 1908" 

 and sunk flush with ground; the period after the 

 letter "I" marks e.xact point. The following true 

 bearings were determined: cross on Catholic Church 

 27 26'.8; cross on Methodist Protestant Church, 

 8 15'. 5; cross on the Methodist Episcopal Church, 

 145'.6. 



Derring Harbor, Shelter Island, New York, 1910. The 

 station is the north stone of a true meridian line 

 established on the 10 acre wooded tract located on the 

 bluff at the southeast end of Derring Harbor and 



