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

 belonging to Prof. Charles Lane Poor, of Columbia 

 University. The two meridian stones are granite 

 posts, dressed 6 by 6 inches (IS by IS cm.) on top and 

 about 4 feet (1 meter) long, the dressed portion ex- 

 tending about S inches (20 cm.) from the top. Each 

 is lettered on top "C.I.VV. 1910" and has a half-inch 

 hole, drilled about 2 inches (5 cm.) deep at the 

 center; these drill holes mark the precise points. The 

 meridian line is approximately in the middle part of 

 the level portion of the tract, the north stone being 

 about 15 meters from edge of bluff, the south stone 

 57.6 meters from north stone. The following dist- 

 ances were measured from the north stone to copper 

 nails driven in the nearby trees, which form a triangle 

 about the station: north oak tree, 4.65 meters; east 

 dead twin trees, 5.64 meters; west dead tree, 4.22 

 meters. The following true bearings were deter- 

 mined: tip of tower of Union Chapel, Shelter Id. 

 Heights, 94 41'. 3; middle of top of tall chimney, 

 Greenport Water Works, 120 23'. 6; flagstaff at 

 Grcenport Schoolhouse, 144 18'.0; middle top of tall 

 chimney of Greenport Hygeia Ice Co., 151 18'. 7; 

 tip of spire of First Baptist Church, Greenport, 

 154 IS'.l. 



Eastport, Maine, 1906. Two stations, A and B, were 

 occupied. The old station at Fort Sullivan, estab- 

 lished by the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, could 

 not be relocated with certainty, owing to removal of 

 buildings used as references. Observations were 

 therefore made at a point designated A as near the 

 original station as could be approximated, this point 

 being 90 feet (27.4 meters) south of the southeast 

 corner of powder magazine and 50 feet (IS. 2 meters) 

 west of the southwest corner of Mrs. Kernan's house. 

 Station B is about one-sixth mile (.3 kilometer) 

 northeast of the Eastport stand pipe, wfiich stands on 

 a hill north of town; on a rocky knoll in a pasture 

 belonging to Mr. J. R. Roche and about 181 feet 

 (55 meters) from the foot of the more easterly of two 

 rocky points known as the "Batteries," about 450 

 feet (137 meters) from fence along road leading from 

 tow-n, and about 260 feet (79 meters) from fence 

 marking the south side of Mr. Roche's field. The 

 following true bearings were determined: left edge of 

 Stand pipe, 282 11 '.6; spire on Congregational 

 Church, 316 23'.9; spire on Unitarian Church, 

 333 OO'.S; lighthouse on east point, 348 43'.8. 



Gardiner's Island, New York, 1909. At the western 

 extremity of the island, about 100 feet (30 meters) 

 back from the shore, on level ground about 5 feet 

 (1.5 meters) above the water; marked by granite 

 post 6 by 6 by 30 inches (15 by 15 by 76 cm.) pro- 

 jecting about 6 inches (15 cm.) above general surface, 

 and lettered on top C.I.W.1909, with small drill 

 hole defining exact point. 



Goat Island, California, 1905, 1908. The station is the 

 U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey station of 1904. 

 It is on a military reservation of the United States 

 Government near the center of the plateau just west 

 of the hill at the extreme eastern end of the island, 

 is nearly in line with the top of the hill and the smoke- 

 stack at the naval training station, and about 50 feet 

 (IS meters) north of the line of the wireless mast on 

 highest part of island, and the flagpole on the southern 

 part of the lawn in front of the officers' quarters; 

 marked by small hole in top of a rough stone 6 by 6 

 by 12 inches (15 by IS by 30 cm.) with a flat top which 

 projects slightly above the general surface. In 1908 

 three secondary stations were established. The first 

 is 74 feet (22.6 meters) true north 56 08' east of main 



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Goat Island, California, 1905, 1908 continued. 



station. The second and third, used for ship instru- 

 ments, were about 45 feet (14 meters) west of and 

 35 feet (11 meters) northwest of main station, re- 

 spectively. 



Greenport, New York, 1909, 1910. Two stations, A and B, 

 were occupied at this point. Station A is identical 

 with the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey station of 

 1904. It is in the northern part of the school grounds 

 just south of the row of large maple trees, marked by 

 a marble post lettered on top " U. S. C. & G. S. 1904," 

 with a hole at center marking the precise point. 

 The Presbyterian Church spire is in true bearing 

 203 22'. 2. 



Station B is 52.7 feet (16.06 meters) from station A 

 in the line from A to spire of Catholic Church. The 

 Catholic Church spire is in true bearing 45 27'.4. 



Havre de Grace, Island, Maryland, 1908. In an inclosed 

 field on the large island in the Susquehanna River, 

 north of Havre de Grace; about 350 yards (320 

 meters) south of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge, 

 and almost due north of water tank in Havre de Grace; 

 26 paces east of wire fence running along the wood, 

 62 paces north-northeast of a large stone at south 

 corner of the wood, and 81 paces south-southwest of a 

 large spreading poplar; marked by an oak stake driven 

 flush with ground. The following true bearings were 

 determined: middle point on draw span of Pennsyl- 

 vania Railroad bridge, 352 37'.0; church spire, 

 13 57'.6; water tank in Havre de Grace, 35'.5. 



Havre de Grace, Lighthouse, Maryland, 1908. In the 

 grounds of the Havre de Grace lighthouse, close to 

 U. S. Coast and Geodetic Surv-ey station of 1899, 

 the marking stone having been removed; about in 

 line between the lighthouse steps and doorsteps of 

 lightkeeper's house, 55 paces west-northwest of light- 

 house door, 24 paces southeast of doorsteps of light- 

 keeper's house, and 10 paces south-southeast of 

 dovecote; marked by tent peg driven flush with 

 ground. The middle point on draw span of Pennsyl- 

 vania Railroad bridge bears 176 48'.6. 



Juneau Hill, Alaska, 1907. The U. S. Coast and Geodetic 

 Survey station of 1900 and 1903 on the hill east of 

 town was reoccupied. It is marked by a nail in a 

 spruce stump about 6 feet (2 meters) in diameter. 



Juneau Island, Alaska, 1907. The U. S. Coast and 

 Geodetic Sur^'cy station of 1900 and 1903 near 

 northeast end of island was reoccupied; it is 2)^ 

 feet south of a large and very prominent dead 

 spruce tree and marked by the central one of three 

 large copper nails driven in a row in the central one 

 of three large roots diverging from trunk of tree 

 toward the south. 



Juneau School, Alaska, 1907. The U. S. Coast and 

 Geodetic Survey station of 1903 was reoccupied; 

 in southwest corner of native school yard 6.6 feet 

 (2.01 meters) nearly southwest from southwest 

 corner of school building and 4.2 feet (1.27 meters) 

 northwest from an electric light pole. 



Key West, Florida, 1905. The U. S. Coast and Geodetic 

 Survey station of 1896 and 1903, on the shore, in 

 grounds of Key West barracks, at the extreme north- 

 east of town, was reoccupied. It is in line with the 

 cast side of hospital, and 79.2 feet (24.14 meters) and 

 98.5 feet (30.02 meters) from outer edges of piers 

 under the northeast and northwest corners of the 

 hospital porch respectively, and 66.4 feet (20.24 

 meters) south of north fence about the barracks; 

 marked by a hole chiseled into the rock which at 



