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 Mount Manitou, Colorado, 1918. Two stations were occu- 

 pied. Station, Eagle Cliffs, is on salient jutting down 

 to Eagle Cliffs Platform, about 200 feet (61 meters) 

 northwest of platform, just above trail leading from 

 Eagle Cliffs to Crest Crags, between 2 large masses 

 of rock 15 to 20 feet (5 to 6 meters) high. True bear- 

 ings: cleft in rocks showing against sky-line, 183 1 1'.2; 

 conical object on top of hill showing against sky, 

 203 07/.2. 



Station, Fremont Experiment Station, is about 300 

 feet (91 meters) west of House No. 2 of Fremont 

 Experiment Station, on gravel pit on north side of 

 road; marked by tent-peg. True bearings: southeast 

 end of ridge of dwelling, 273 21'.8; edge of rock 

 showing against sky, 275 39'.6; flagpole, 28145'.6. 



S r ew London, CoTinecticut, 1917. Reoccupation of C. and 

 G. S. station of 1904 and 1910. On grounds of city 

 almshouse, about 1 mile (1.6 km.) west of city hall, 

 in pasture about 80 by 85 yards (73 by 78 meters) 

 full of granite boulders, on south side of east-west 

 road extending through almshouse grounds, 600 feet 

 (183 meters) west of almshouse water-tank, 59 feet 

 (18.0 meters) south of west post of gate leading into 

 pasture, 44.6 feet (13.6 meters) from nearest point of 

 north wall of pasture inclosure, and 222.8 feet (67.9 

 meters) north of south meridian stone, 6 by 6 by 27 

 inches (15 by 15 by 69 cm.), projecting about 6 inches 

 (15 cm.) above ground; marked by north stone, 6 by 

 6 by 30 inches (15 by 15 by 76 cm.), with top slightly 

 below level of surface of ground, both stones being 

 lettered U. S. C. S. True bearings: weather-vane on 

 private barn, 1S0 32'.4; gable on house, 346 49'.S 

 (from C. and G. S. azimuths); prominent flagpole, 

 190 31'.6. 



Ocean Beach, New London, Connecticut, 1917. On long 

 rocky point of land covered with small bushes, south 

 of and separated from summer resort by inlet from 

 Long Island Sound, 1 mile (1.6 km.) southwest of 

 New London Harbor Lighthouse, 45 feet (13.7 meters) 

 from extreme southeast end of point, and 13.5 feet 

 (4.11 meters) northeast of large solitary boulder about 

 3 by 6 feet (0.9 by 1.8 meters), projecting about 2.5 

 feet (0.8 meter) above ground. True bearings: Little 

 Gull Lighthouse, 2 15'.0; New London Harbor 

 Lighthouse, 216 06'. 3; New London Ledge Light- 

 house, 264 5F.6; Race Rock Lighthouse, 325 50'.6. 



Pikes Peak, Colorado, 1918. Three stations were occupied- 

 Station A is 66.3 feet (20.21 meters) west of automo- 

 bile road, on summit of Pikes Peak, where it is run- 

 ning in a northerly direction, on last curve to auto- 

 station; marked by tent-peg. True bearings: rock 

 on mountain, about 25 to 40 miles (40 to 64 km.), 

 174 06'.0; U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey triangu- 

 lation station, 263 49'.4; right stanchion of hand- 

 rail on observation-tower platform, 271 17'.4; left 

 edge of auto-station, 279 38'.4; right edge of auto- 

 station, 287 43'.7. 



Station B is on summit of Pikes Peak, about 300 

 feet (91 meters) northwest of tourists' observation 

 tower, about 10 or 15 feet (3 or 5 meters) southwest of 

 a line passing through southeast and northwest cor- 

 ners of tower platform. True bearings: southeast 

 corner of auto-station, 43 54'.0; northwest corner of 

 auto-station, 51 03'.0; U. S. Coast and Geodetic 

 Survey triangulation point, 62 48'.3; rock on moun- 

 tain, 173 52'.4; northeast corner of observation- 

 tower stonework, 306 10'.3. 



Station C is about 350 feet (107 meters) northeast 

 of tourists' observation tower, and about 30 feet (9 

 meters) lower than summit, on a small flat on salient 

 jutting down towards northeast. True bearings: 

 southeast corner of hotel, 26 14'. 8; northwest corner 



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Pikes Peak, Colorado, 1917 continued. 



of hotel, 42 39'.5; stanchion of railing around me- 

 morial, 103 22'.3; rock on mountain, 173 41'.8. 



Pine Island, Connecticut, 1917. On uninhabited island, 

 just east of entrance to New London Harbor, about 

 midway of western end of island, on bluff 50 feet 

 (15.2 meters) above high-water mark, 30 feet (94 

 meters) east of edge of bluff, and 10 feet (3.0 meters) 

 east of large boulder about 3 by 6 feet (0.9 by 1.8 

 meters), projecting about 4 feet (1.2 meters) out of 

 ground. True bearings: end piling on pier at Osprey 

 Beach, on west side of entrance of New London Har- 

 bor, 94 25'.2; New London Harbor Lighthouse, 100 

 59'.7; Race Rock Lighthouse, 351 38'.8. 



Point Lookout, Maryland, 1919. On shore of Chesapeake 

 Bay, about 1 mile (1.6 km.) north of Point Lookout 

 Lighthouse, on a cleared area, about 50 feet (15 

 meters) west of high-water line, 21.5 feet (6.55 meters) 

 south of most southerly of a group of about 20 small 

 cedars at water's edge near remains of a station for 

 tarring fish-nets, and about 30 paces from high-water 

 line measured through cedars in direction of Point 

 No Point Lighthouse; marked by an oak tent-stake. 

 True bearings: center of Point Lookout Lighthouse, 

 6 58'.9; north gable end of farmhouse near bank of 

 Potomac River, 49 17'.1; Point No Point Lighthouse, 

 196 44'. 1. 



Point No Point, Maryland, 1919. On point midway be- 

 tween sand beach and several trees, 50 yards (46 

 meters) west of high- water mark; marked by a stake 

 in very loose sand. True bearing: Point No Point 

 Lighthouse, 296 12'.6. 



Raspberry Mountain, Colorado, 1918. On top of mountain, 

 on prominent high point of serrated narrow ridge, 

 about one-eighth mile (0.2 km.) south of highest 

 point. True bearings: pole on highest point, 200 

 35'. 3; outer edge of automobile road line, 302 59'.7; 

 sharp point on mountain, 346 15'.6; rock on Sentinel 

 Mountain, 350 16'.2. 



San Diego, California, 1916. Close reoccupation of C. I. 

 W. station 777 of 1905 and 1906, on north shore of 

 San Diego Bay, on a low beach northwest of Dutch 

 Flat, and near southwest corner of Point Loma golf- 

 club course, 300 feet (91 meters) north 23,Mj east 

 of a triangulation signal on sand spit, and 8.6 

 meters east of a concrete tide-post; marked by blue- 

 gum peg 18 inches (46 cm.) long and 1 inch (3 cm.) 

 square, left within 1 inch (3 cm.) of surface of ground, 

 on either side of which are two hardwood slats pro- 

 jecting 2 feet (0.6 meter) above ground and driven 3 

 feet (0.9 meter) into the soil, each slat 2 inches (5 

 cm.) wide and 1 inch (3 cm.) thick. True bearings: 

 triangulation mark, 23 29'; old lighthouse, Point 

 Loma, 23 52'.3; low dome on School of Theosophy, 

 6332'.3; exposition tower, 276 52'.2; south tower 

 Coronado Hotel, 336 54'.8. 



San Rafael, California, 1916. Exact reoccupation of U. 

 S. Coast and Geodetic Survey station of 1897 and 

 C. I. W. stations of 1905 and 1908, 1.1 miles (1.8 km.) 

 west-northwest of county court-house, on eastern 

 slope of hill about 375 feet (114 meters) east of water 

 company's reservoir; marked by marble post 8 by 8 

 by 48 inches (20 by 20 by 122 cm.) projecting about 

 24 inches (61 cm.) above surface of ground, and let- 

 tered U. S. C. & G. S. on its west vertical face, 

 MAG. STA. on its south face, and 1897 on its east 

 face, with a cross on the upper face marking exact 

 point. True bearings: meteorological station on 

 Mount Tamalpais, 26 58'.4; flagpole on countv court- 

 house, 289 46'.3. 



