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NORTH AMERICA. 

 Canada continued. 



Fort Severn. Ontario, 1913 continued. 



gable of store, 312 50'.7; west corner of stockade, 

 315 05'.2; gable of outside warehouse, 317 51'.2; 

 gable of powder-house, 326 57'.2. 



Fort William, Ontario, 1913. Approximately a reoccupa- 

 tion of Canadian station of 1910; at southwest corner 

 of Archibald and Bethune streets, 103..5 feet (31. .5.5 

 meters) from center of former and .54.2 feet (16..52 

 meters) from center of latter, 96..5 feet (29.41 meters) 

 north of fence surrounding old "Arena" athletic 

 grounds, and about 140 yards (128 meters) east of 

 Canadian Northern Railway track. True bearings: 

 southwest corner of Y. M. C. A., 4 .54'; factory flag- 

 staff, 101 .57'; schoolhouse flagstaff, 183 40'. 8; south- 

 east corner of schoolhouse, 184 27'. 6; school building 

 flagpole, 320 54'.0. 



Grcr.mmod Rnjyids, Ontario, 1913. On upper .\lbany 

 River, at head of heavy rapids known locally as Green- 

 wood Rapids; near south .side of open .space at south 

 end of portage, about 25 feet (8 meters) from water, 

 and 30 feet (9 meters) southeast of portage trail. 



Jekenakoshis, Ontario, 1913. On west coast of James Bay, 

 2.50 yards (229 meters) north of mouth of .Jekenakoshis 

 River, on second gravel bar back from high-tide line, 

 135 feet (41.1 meters) from line of ordinary high tide, 

 and about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) from prominent sand- 

 bar island. True bearings : north end of sandbar island, 

 37 08'. 7; high part of sandbar island, 41 58'. 7; south 

 end of sandbar isl.and, 43 28'.7. 



Kakapeshe Lake, Ontario, 1913. On prominent point of 

 land on south shore of Kakapeshewenatakamakama 

 Lake, the second lake after the long Windigo Portage; 

 about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) from mouth of Naga- 

 gewa River, 10 feet (3 meters) above water level, 65 

 feet (20 meters) and 80 feet (24 meters) respectively 

 from water line east and west, and 150 yards (137 

 meters) from end of point. 



Lac Seul, Ontario, 1913. Reoccupation of Canadian Sur- 

 vey station, on level spot in Hudson's Bay Com- 

 pany's post; marked by post 6 inches (15 cm.) .square 

 projecting about 4 feet (1.2 meters) out of ground and 

 marked "Xo. 5" on west side and "CMS No. 1" on 

 east side. True bearings: Hudson's Bav Company's 

 flagpole, 472.7 feet (144.08 meters), .34 01'.6; front 

 gable of parsonage, 206 36'. 6; top of bell tower of 

 mission church, 248 26'. 0; south end of small island, 

 at high-water mark, 284 47'. 8. This point is not 

 many feet northeast of Fawcett's station. 



Lake St. Joseph, Ontario, 1913. On north shore of Lake 

 St. Joseph, on south shore of small peninsula about 

 50 yards (46 meters) wide, about halfway between 

 Osnaburgh House and where Root River connecting 

 stream enters lake, also halfway between Alligator 

 Point and two Indian houses. 



Long Reach Bend, Ontario, 1913. On north bank of Albany 

 River, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) above The Forks, 

 at a point w'here river changes its course from north 

 of east to southeast, about opposite middle of long, 

 narrow island, and about 40 feet (12 meters) from tree 

 line. True bearings: west end of long island, 71 

 29'; south point of Long Reach Bend Island, 95 59'; 

 east end of long, narrow i.sland, 327 00'. 



Marliu's Falls, Ontario, 1913. On south bank of Albany 

 River at Martin's Falls, on open space at west end of 

 Hudson's Bay Company's buildings, 58.7 feet (17.89 

 meters) from southwest corner of garden fence, and 

 65 feet (19.8 meters) from northwest corner of fence. 

 True bearings: tree line of farthest point on south 

 shore, 88.4; west point of large rock in river opposite 



NORTH AMERICA. 



Can AD .\ continued. 



Martin's Falls, Ontario, 1913 continued. 



station, 158 12'; northwest corner of garden fence, 

 250 14'; flagpole, 289 40'; dwelhng-house gable, 293 

 32'; rod supporting ball of church spire, 295 15'.9; 

 southwest corner of garden fence, 306 37'. 



Mouth of Root River {Perch Rapids), Ontario, 1913. On 

 bushy piece of ground on south side of Root River, 

 about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) from mouth of river, at 

 point known locally as Perch Rapids, 140 feet (42.7 

 meters) from edge of bank and 37.5 feet (9.91 meters) 

 northeast of wooden track connecting wharf with 

 warehouse, measured from point on track 283 feet 

 (86.2 meters) from wharf and 296.5 feet (90.37 meters) 

 from warehouse. The point is used for pitching a 

 single tent, the general camping ground being on south 

 side of track. 



Naytahunga {Sandy Point), Ontario, 1913. On west coast 

 of James Bay, 17 miles (27 kilometers) north of Raft 

 River (known locally as Wabishe River), 2 miles (3 

 kilometers) north of a sandbar island, about 1.5 miles 

 (2.4 kilometers) north of mouth of small brook, and 

 40 feet (12 meters) back of high-tide mark. 



Ochichoo Chooena Rapids, Ontario, 1913. On Indian candl- 

 ing ground on north bank of Cat River, just above 

 falls near entrance to Lake 0|5igikon, 10 to 12 feet (3 

 to 4 meters) above the river, 69 feet (21 meters) from 

 water's edge, and 66.5 feet (20.3 meters) from largest 

 overhanging birch tree at edge of water. True bear- 

 ing: largest rock at head of rapids, 344 25'.7. 



Opinnagau, Ontario, 1913. On south bank of Opinnagau 

 River, about three-fourths mile (1.2 kilometers) from 

 its mouth, 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) down stream from 

 Opinnagau trading post, about 35 feet (11 meters) 

 south of high- water mark, 3 feet (1 meter) above high 

 water, and about 2.50 yards (229 meters) west of 

 channel 4 feet (1.2 meters) wide cut in mud bank to 

 depth of river bed and running several himdred feet 

 southward. True bearings: clump of trees in river 

 in front of trading post, 99. 5; north end of island at 

 mouth of river, 244 13'; south end of island at mouth 

 of river, 261 56'. 



Osnaburgh House, Ontario, 1913. West of Hudson's Bay 

 Company's post and on same ridge as church, esti- 

 mated 200 feet (61 meters) south of church, 68 feet 

 (21 meters) west of root cellar, 24 feet (7.3 meters) 

 southeast of a trail on lower ground and 22.5 feet (6. ,86 

 meters) northwest of trail on same level; in range with 

 root cellar and north side of storehouse at wharf. 

 True bearings: drop in trail towards boathouse, 81 

 feet (24.7 meters), 49. 1; church steeple, 210. 1; flag- 

 pole, 271.4; rod on steeple of Hudson's Bay Com- 

 pany's office, 271 ".5; entrance to root cellar, 292.8; 

 gable of house about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) distant, 

 :321 10'.4. 



Ottawa, Ontario, 1913. Observations were made on south- 

 ern of two piers in magnetic hut of Dominion Astro- 

 nomical Observatory, in corner of experimental farm 

 nearest town. 



Pakayapon, Ontario, 1913. At mouth of stream emptying 

 into Pakayapon River from west, about 300 yards 

 (274 meters) above Payesk Rapids; on hare rock at 

 end of point formed by north bank of small stream 

 and west bank of Pakayapon River, 23 feet (7 meters) 

 east of extreme end of point, 14.8 feet (4.51 meters) 

 and 10.7 feet (3.26 meters) respectively^ from north 

 and south edges of point. True bearings: nearest 

 point of nearby island in Pakayapon River, 259. 9, 

 point of land between the two streams, 320.4. 



