Descriptions of Stations 



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SOUTH AMERICA. 



Ecuador concluded. 



Salinas, Guaymas, 1908 continued. 



village of Salinas. Marked by woodfii peg. The 

 following true bearings were determined: lighthouse 

 tower on Santa Elena I'oint, l.i() .'5'.4; flag.stalT on 

 cable office, 163 25'. 0; ornament on seaward end of 

 gable of quarters, 243 IS'. 5. 



Santa Rosa, Guaymas, 1908. In a field owned by Sr. Don 

 Jose Segundo Paredcs, about a mile (1.6 kilometers) 

 (JUt of Santa Rosa, on road which goes to Zaruma, 

 and on southwest side of road. 71.5 feet (21.8 meters) 

 east of an ebony tree, and 35 feet (10.7 meters) south 

 of corner post of fence about an old Indian house. 

 Marked by a wooden peg. 



Ttilcan, Carchi, 1908.- In large yard at back of houses on 



northeast side of main plaza of the town; 47 feet 

 (14.3 meters) from northeast wall, and 48 feet (14.6 

 meters) from southeast wall of yard. The soil consists 

 largely of highly magnetic volcanic .sand. Tower of 

 distant church of Carlosama bears 168 03'.0. 



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Albino, Dutch Guiana, 1908. hi an open lot about 100 

 yards (91 meters) north of post office and custom- 

 house, 52 feet (15.8 meters) west of top of river bank, 

 60.8 feet (18.5 meters) southeast from southeast 

 corner of small stone building, and 77.0 feet (23.47 

 meters) northwest of northeast corner of small frame 

 building belonging to J. J. Smith. Marked by a 

 stake. The following true bearings were determined : 

 north gable of shed on Albina pier, 333 39'.9; west 

 end of shed on St. Laurent government pier, 252 

 46'.2; east end of shed on St. Laurent government pier, 

 254 03'.4. 



Arakaka, British Guiana, 1908. On the government 

 reservation, near extremity of a promontory, at bend 

 of river in front of hospital, near north side of strip 

 cleared for a roadway along top of hill. 15.5 feet 

 (4.72 meters) from center of trench around garden 

 at north corner and 53 feet (16.2 meters) from center 

 at east corner, 50 paces from east corner of hospital, 

 43 paces from foot bridge over trench at west end of 

 hospital, and 33 feet (10.1 meters) from center of 

 roadway leading down to warden's landing. Marked 

 by an oak stake. The south edge of flagpole in front 

 of warden's house is in true bearing 311 56'.2. 



Barima Mine, British Guiana, 1908. In the path which 

 passes to the east of the manager's house and north of 

 the office, near a tall stump about 150 feet (46 meters) 

 southeast of the manager's office. 



Bartica, British Guiana, 1908. At the hospital landing, 

 on hank cf river, nearly in front of the registration 

 office of hospital, and at end of an avenue of large 

 mango trees, 66 feet (20.0 meters) west of the last 

 of trees along south side of road, 72 feet (21.9 meters) 

 northwest of fence corner on west side of street, 116 

 feet (35.4 meters) northwest of fence corner on east 

 side of street, 17 feet (5.2 meters) south of a native 

 plum tree 4 feet (1.2 meters) in diameter, and 36.5 

 feet (11.12 meters) west of a sandbox tree 3 feet (0.9 

 meter) in diameter. The following true bearings 

 were determined: north gable of hospital, 63 03'. 7; 

 north gable of registration office, 18 37'.7. 



Brownsweg, Dutch Guiana, 1908. At south end of a 

 meridian line laid out by officers of the Dutch Navy 

 in 1905, about 0.5 kilometer south of railway station. 

 Stake marking north end of the meridian line is in 

 true bearing 180 00'.6. 



SOUTH AMERICA. 



Guiana continued. 



Cayenne, French Guiana, 1908. In a public roadway in 

 the Botanical Gardens, in eastern portion of the town; 

 236.5 meters due south of garden gate, 9.8 feet 

 (2.99 meters) east of edge of a ditch, and 31.5 feet 

 (9.60 meters) west of edge of a ditch. Marked 

 by a cluster of copper tacks in top of a wooden post 

 6 by 6 by 36 inches (15 by 15 by 91 cm.) projecting 

 slightly above the ground. The east edge of the east 

 pillar at the gate is in true bearing 167 05'.4. 



Frankville, British Guiana, 1908. On the property of Mr. 

 Frank Barnes, on the Corentyne River, nearly 

 opposite the south end of McLennan's Island, in a 

 cleared space just north of site on which a new sawmill 

 is to be erected, and between the house occupied by 

 Mr. Barnes and that occupied by the overseer. 



Georgetown, British Guiana, 1908. Near center of D'Urban 

 race course, east of town and south of Botanical 

 Gardens, in a graded roadway which crosses the course 

 back of the "Round Stand." 81 paces south of the 

 annex to the round stand, 37 paces from the drainage 

 canal along inner edge of course to the south, 10 feet 

 (3.0 meters) from center of ditch along east side of 

 roadway, and 22 feet (6.7 meters) from center of 

 ditch on west side of roadway. Marked by a seasoned 

 post 6 by 6 by 24 inches (15 by 15 by 61 cm.) marked 

 C. 1.1908 and projecting about 2}^ inches (6 cm.) 

 above ground. The following true bearings were 

 determined: spire on Catholic Church, 105 11'. 5; 

 ball below weather vane on Botanical House, 128 

 34'. 5; south gable of round stand, 194 57'.5. 



Groningen, Dutch Guiana, 1908. In an open space on 

 west side of road in rear of hospital, 38 paces from 

 gate of hospital grounds (measured at right angles to 

 fence), 34 paces southwest of nearest corner of a row 

 of sheds, and 7 paces to right of center of road running 

 from police station to quarantine hospital west of 

 landing. The spire on the Moravian Church is in 

 true bearing 33 08'. 2. 



lie Royale (lies du Salut), French Guiana, 1908. On the 

 southeastern side of the island, 84.5 feet (25.76 meters) 

 southeast from the southeast corner of present coal 

 shed, 172 feet (52.4 meters) from the southwest corner 

 of the old portion of the coal shed, and 38 feet (11.6 

 meters) from outer edge of sea wall. This point is 

 probably not very far from the station of Harlcness in 

 1865. The following true bearings were determined: 

 post supporting tide gauge on St. Joseph Island, 341 

 46'. 6; nearer rod supporting a red light on end of a 

 breakwater, 47 01'. 8; corner of coal shed formed by 

 southwest and southeast faces, 160 54'. 1; outer edge 

 of sea wall on northwest side of St. Joseph Island, 

 290 07'. 6. Declination was also observed at a 

 point, designated as B, 50 feet (15.2 meters) nearer 

 the coal shed. 



Kaieteur Falls, British Guiana, 1908. On open plain near 

 head of falls, about 100 yards (91 meters) from where 

 path leaves forest, and a few feet within the fork of 

 the path formed by one branch leading to a boat 

 landing and camping place above the falls, and another 

 to a point below, from which the falls may be observed. 



Kangaruma, British Guiana, 1908. Just above Pakatuk 

 cataract and about 8 miles (13 kilometers) from 

 Potaro Landing, near storehouse and camp of a 

 rubber company. In clearing just above a few 

 Indian huts, 12 feet (3.7 meters) south of center of 

 path, and 88 feet (26.8 meters) from nearest corner 

 of storehouse, the cast side of which produced passes 

 9 feet (2.7 meters) west of station. 



