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Land Magnetic Observations, 1914-20 



NORTH AMERICA. 



Central America concluded. 



Cristobal, Canal Zone, 1918. About 1 kilometer east of 

 coaling-station, on main road Colon to Gatun, near 

 quartermaster's garage, about 225 meters directly 

 behind the middle one of three houses numbered 

 6001, 6003, and 6005, and about 125 meters south- 

 southeast of a small round knoll covered with palms. 

 Two stations were occupied, station B being 30.9 

 meters east by south from station A. Not suitable 

 for reoceupation. 



Newfoundland (Including Labrador Coast.) 



Battle Harbor, Labrador, 1914. Two stations, C and D, 

 were occupied. C is a close reoceupation of station 

 C of 1905, in a hollow extending northwest and south- 

 east near center of Battle Island, about 500 feet 

 (152 meters) east of English church, about same 

 distance north of wireless telegraph- station, and 

 about 15 feet (5 meters) east of a natural step in 

 rock about 2 feet (0.6 meters) high, marked by a 

 shallow drill-hole in the rock, and three shallow holes 

 for the tripod legs. True bearings: tower of light- 

 house on Double Island, 318 36'. 1; north gable of 

 wireless station house, 336 53'.0. 



D is 75.9 meters northwest of C very nearly in the 

 reversed azimuth of lighthouse on Double Island, on 

 the highest point of Battle Island, 250.4 meters 

 northwest of middle of gable end of wireless operator's 

 house; marked by a 1-inch drill-hole in the solid 

 rock, and also by 3 shallow drill-holes for the tripod 

 legs. True bearings: south gable of two-story house 

 across channel, 67 30'. 1; lone flag pole near edge of 

 island, 118 10'.7; tower of lighthouse on Double 

 Island, 318 46'.3; south gable of wireless station 

 house, 333 25'.3. 



Auxiliary stations for reconnaisance magnetic 

 survey to determine possible local disturbances were 

 established; E, F, G, and H, were on Battle Island to 

 the north-northeast of stations C and D; I, J, K, and 

 L were on Big Caribou Island across tickle from 

 Battle Island and about 700 meters south-southwest 

 of stations C and D; M and AT were on Great Caribou 

 Island on the isthmus east of Cartridge Bight and 

 about 4 kilometers west-southwest of stations C 

 and D. 



Bay of Islands, Labrador, 1914. Close reoceupation of 

 C. I. W. stations of 1905 and 1909; at a place called 

 "Riverhead," near mouth of Humber River, about 

 one-fourth mile (0.4 km.) west of Bay of Islands 

 railroad station, 300 yards (274 meters) from wharf 

 of Reid-Newfoundland Company near base of small 

 point of land projecting into the bay, about 39 

 meters from railroad track, 25 meters from northern 

 extremity of point, and 8 meters from east and west 

 shores. 



Boulter Rock, Labrador, 1914. Two stations, designated A 

 and B, were occupied on Boulter Rock. A is on south 

 end of island, about 10 feet (3 meters) from water's 

 edge, at right-angled intersection of two seams in 

 flat rock. True bearings: northwest end of ridge of 

 house on Old Jeff Island, 100 feet (30.5 meters), 

 41 30'. 3; south end of ridge of house on summit of 

 Boulter Rock, 173 09'. 1; southwest end of ridge of 

 higher of two houses almost in line on flat island, 

 "4 mile (0.4 km.), 215 11'. 7; west end of ridge 

 of house on Stag Island, 500 feet (152 meters), 209 

 ll'.9. B is 35 feet (10.7 meters) north of A. 



Domino, Labrador, 1914. On east side of entrance to 

 Domino Harbor, about 200 feet (61 meters) above 

 sea, and 11.1 meters south 42 east from a prominent 

 stone cairn. True bearings: cairn on Mustering Point, 

 \Yi miles (2.4 km.), 117 29'.4; chimney funnel on 



NORTH AMERICA. 



Newfoundland concluded. 



Domino, Labrador, 1914 continued. 



house near Rocky Point, Spotted Island, 13-^ miles 

 (2.4 km.), 149 38'.6; school flagstaff at Spotted 

 Island Harbor, 198 13'.4; wireless pole, Domino 

 Harbor, 356 55'.8. 



Gready, Labrador, 1914. The station of 1881 by S. W. 

 Very was reoccupied; it is now within 7.3 meters of 

 a new house, but there was not time to establish 

 a new station. True bearing: flagstaff, 94 18'.2. 



Great Island, Labrador, 1914. Near northwest shore of 

 Great Island (about one mile (1.6 km.) northwest 

 of Battle Island), 7 feet (2.1 meters) east of large 

 rift in rock, and about 50 yards (46 meters) south- 

 east of sea end of rift; marked by shallow cross cut in 

 solid rock. True bearings: gable of house on opposite 

 shore of Lewis Sound, 140 33'.9. 



Green Island, Labrador, 1914. On the cliff on east shore 

 of island, 22 meters southeast of a cairn, 2.5 meters 

 northwest of a rift in rock, and in range between 

 the cairn and station Battle Harbor D. True bear- 

 ing: Battle Harbor D, 2S6 13'.5. 



Gull Rocks, Labrador, 1914. -Two stations, designated A 

 and B, were occupied on larger of two rock islands 

 in Lewis Sound, 3 miles (4.8 km.) northwest of station 

 Battle Harbor D. A is in middle of 15-foot (4.6 

 meters) rift in solid rock, 20 feet (6.1 meters) north- 

 west of a cairn built on highest part of island. B is 

 1.6 meters southeast of cairn, in range between cairn 

 and station Battle Harbor D. True bearing: Battle 

 Harbor D, 301 34'.0. 



Hopedale, Labrador, 1914. On point of land about 200 

 yards (183 meters) east of the Moravian mission, 

 near highest point of exposed rock. True bearings: 

 base of pole of beacon west of mission, 94 44'.2; 

 pinnacle of Moravian church, 104 23'.9; beacon on 

 hill, 136 20'.5. 



Port BurweU, Labrador, 1914. Practical reoceupation of 

 station established by Gordon and Stupart in 18S4-S5, 

 and reoccupied by British Navy in 1905, and by 

 "Artie" Expedition in 1909 and 1912; on west shore 

 of Port BurweU, on neck of land between harbor 

 and a salt-water pond; covered by wooden beacon 

 anchored by mass of broken rock inside the structure. 

 Two points, designated A and B, were occupied in 

 1914. A is 3.8 meters from beacon and in line 

 between it and a low beacon on other side of harbor. 

 True bearings: beacon at west end of pond, 75 05'.3; 

 beacon on brow of hill on east end of point of land, 

 219 4S'.4; low beacon east of point of land, 225 55'.3. 

 B is about 70 meters south of A; marked by charred 

 stick covered by cairn of stone 1.5 meters high. 

 True bearing: low beacon on rock east of point of 

 land, 218 10'.8. 



Sangmijok, Labrador, 1914. On south shore of raised 

 beach on neck of land between 2 hills, 12 feet (3.7 

 meters) above high water, and 5 feet (1.5 meters) 

 south 78 west (magnetic) from a cairn 4 feet (1.2 

 meters) high; marked by charred stick projecting 

 6 inches (15 cm.) above ground. 



United States. 



Applegarth, Lower Hooper Island, Maryland, 1919. In the 

 middle of graded road running southward from present 

 shore line toward the schoolhouse, about 20 paces 

 south of shore, which is rapidly advancing under 

 action of the water. Line to Hooper Straits Light- 

 house passes across small landing wharf immediately 

 in front of crab cannery. Marked by oak tent peg. 

 True bearings: top of schoolhouse cupola, 12 50'.8; 



