Descriptions of Stations 



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NORTH AMERICA. 

 Canada continued. 



Pakhoan Lake, Ontario, 1913, At southwest corner of 

 open point of land on north side of Cedar River and 

 west shore of Pakhoan Lake, lOS feet (33 meters) 

 west-southwest from bare knoll, and 152 feet (40 

 meters) from shore of lake. True bearings: east end 

 of easternmost of twin i.slands, 22S 11'.4; highest 

 point of rock on knoll, lOS feet (33 meters), 254 20'.4. 



Pctlikau, Ontario, 1913. On east bank of Fawn Riveri 

 about 200 yards (183 meters) north of mouth of Petti- 

 kau River, 25 feet (8 meters) from low-water mark, 

 and about 200 yards (183 meters) north-northeast of 

 log house of abandoned winter jiost of Hudson's Ray 

 Company on opposite .side of Fawn River and in line 

 with course of Pettikau River. True bearings: south 

 gable of log house, 25 18'.3; point of bend of Fawn 

 River, west bank, 167 25'. 



Pigeon Portage, Ontario, 1913. On Root River, about 57 

 feet (17.4 meters) east of the trail measiu-cd from 

 point about 37 yards (34 meters) north of highest 

 point of trail at south end of regular camping place. 



Signal RiJgc, Ontario, 1913. On southeast shore of Hud- 

 son Bay, on gra.ssy sand ridge about 1 mile (1.6 kilo- 

 meters) south-southwest of surveyor's tripod signal, 

 100 yards (91 meters) from ordinary high tide, and 

 about 6 feet (2 meters) above high tide. 



Slate Falls, Ontario, 1913. About 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) 

 below the falls on north bank of Cat River, on first 

 point of land west (about 200 yards, 183 meters) from 

 an Indian log house, and about one-fourth mile (0.4 

 kilometer) northwest of Hudson's Bay Company's 

 winter post situated on an island. True bearings: 

 west end of nearest island, 7 06'; east end of Hud- 

 son's Bay Company's island, 290 01'; east end of 

 nearest island, 314 15'. 



Small Otter River, Ontario, 1913. On point of land at 

 junction of Fawn and Small Otter rivers, 60 feet (18 

 meters) from Fawn River bank and 70 feet (21 meters) 

 from Small Otter River bank, and about 1.50 feet (46 

 meters) southwest from extreme end of point. 



The Forks, Ontario, 1913. On north bank of Albany 

 River, opposite group of islands in mouth of Kenogami 

 River, northeast of west end of nearest island of group, 

 and about 30 feet (9 meters) from edge of bank. 



Trout Harbor Island, Ontario, 1913. On southwest ])ro- 

 jection of large island opposite mouth of Trout River, 

 about 40 feet (12 meters) east of high-tide line, about 

 250 feet (76 meters) from extreme end of projection, 

 and 2.24 miles (3.61 kilometers) north-northwest from 

 tripod signal on cast end of island. True bearings: 

 north point of island, 174 12'; tripod signal, 311 17'. 5 



Trout Lake, Ontario, 1913. East of Hudson's Bay Com- 

 pany's post on southeast end of island near north shore 

 of Trout Lake, and about 12 miles (19 kilometers) from 

 outlet of lake; 238.8 feet (72.78 meters) from flagpole, 

 79.4 feet (24.20 meters) east-northeast from southeast 

 corner of stockade, 106.3 feet (32,40 meters) southeast 

 from southeast corner of native dwelling outside stock- 

 ade, and 42 feet (13 meters) from lake shore, 8 feet 

 (2.5 meters) above lake level. 



White Hill Vieie, Ontario, 1913. Ten feet (3 meters) 

 above water and 6 feet (2 meters) from edge of rock 

 ledge on north-northwest corner of island near point 

 where system of river and lakes from Birch Lake joins 

 the system cormecting Wliitestone and Cat lakes, 

 about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) due east of very notice- 

 able white hill or island 100 feet (30 meters) high and 

 covered with standing burnt timber, and about 1 

 mile (1.6 kilometers) west of rock face having rude 

 moose carWngs on moss. 



NORTH AMERICA. 



Canada concluded. 



Winisk, Ontario, 1913. Southwest of Hudson's Bay Com- 

 pany's post, on northwest bank of Winisk River, about 

 5 miles (8 kilometers) from its mouth, 21 feet (6.4 

 meters) from river bank, 148.5 feet (45.26 meters) 

 from servants' dwelling, and 330 yards (302 meters) 

 from Catholic mission church. True bearings: gable 

 of Hudson's Bay Company's dwelling, 218 26'; gable 

 of near house, 221 32'; north end of east island, 2.50 

 13'; south end of east island, 259 21'. 



Central .Vmerica. 



Colon Harbor, Canal Zone, 1912. The C.I.W. station of 

 1907, 1908, and 1909, was recovered as nearly as 

 possible. True bearings: Colon Lighthouse, 252 

 40'.5; north wireless pole, 255 43'.3; south wireless 

 pole, 256 4r.5; flagpole, house No. 1 at Cristobal, 

 Colon, 271 04'.7. 



Colon Harbor. B, Canal Zone, 1912. About one-fourth mile 

 (0.4 kilometer) south of 1907, 190S, and 1909 station 

 (no longer available), about 100 yards (91 meters) 

 west of boat landing in "sweet-water" inlet near 

 schoolhouse "Numero dos," and 20 feet (6 meters) 

 from water's edge. True bearings: Colon Lighthouse, 

 248 13'.8; large black smokestack in Colon, 249 33'.6; 

 base of north wireless mast, 251 39'. 9; base of south 

 wireless mast, 252 30'.9. 



United States. 



Baltimore, Maryland, 1912. Two stations, designated A 

 and B, were occupied at Homewood, on new site 

 of Johns Hopkins University, about 2 miles (3 kilo- 

 meters) north of Washington Monument, on knoll in 

 sharp turn of Wyman Park Drive, about 400 meters 

 southwest of grandstands of athletic field. A is 183.5 

 feet (55.93 meters) northwest of fence at farthest point 

 of turn in Wyman Park Drive, 116.5 feet (35.51 meters) 

 from same fence to northwest, 112.0 feet (34.14 meters) 

 nearly true .'outh of stone boundary mark, and 502.6 

 feet (153.19 meters) from second stone nearly east of 

 first. True bearings: eastern apex of Cedar Avenue 

 Church roof, 59 49'. 5; cross on south end of roof of 

 Lutheran church, 89 14'.5; top of city water stand- 

 pipe, Roland Avenue, 137 51 '.3; southernmost corner 

 southeast grandstand 238 49'. 2; stone boimdary 

 monument (second stone), 254 16'. 0. B is on exten- 

 sion of line from cross on south end of Lutheran 

 church through A, 64.77 feet (19.74 meters) eastward. 

 True bearings: south cross on roof of Lutheran churcli 

 89 14'.5; church steeple with cross, 99 58'.7. 



Cheltenham,, Maryland, 1913. Observations were made on 

 pier B of the Cheltenham Magnetic Observatory of 

 the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey; this is 

 same station as that ocupied in 1908 and 1910. 



Dcrring Harbor, Shelter Island, New York, 1913. Station 

 of 1910 was reoccupied. Is north stone of true merid- 

 ian line established on 10-acre wooded tract located on 

 bluff at southeast end of Derring Harbor and belong- 

 ing to Prof, Charles Lane Poor, of Columbia Llniver- 

 sity. The two meridian stones are granite posts, 

 dressed 6 by 6 inches (15 by 15 cm.) on top and about 

 4 feet (1 meter) long, dressed portion extending about 

 8 inches (20 cm.) from top. Each is lettered on top 

 "C.I.W. 1910" and has half-inch hole, drilled about 

 2 inches (5 cm.) deep at center; these drill holes mark 

 precise points. The meridian line is approximately 

 in middle part of level portion of tract, north stone 

 being about 15 meters from edge of bluff, south stone 

 57.6 meters from north stone. The following dis- 

 tances were measured from north stone to copper 

 nails driven in nearby trees, which form a triangle 



