Descriptions of Stations 



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SOUTH AMERICA. 



Argentina continued. 



i Inimical, La Rioja, 1917. Practical reoecupation of 

 Argentine Meteorological Office station of 1913. 

 About 400 meters east of railway station, in scrub, 

 about 300 meters northeast of railway line, north of 

 an unfcnced road crossing railway line southeast of 

 a sheet-iron warehouse. True bearings: extreme left 

 edge of warehouse, 57 5S'.4; ornament on south end 

 of railway station, 8027'.9; mast on north end of 

 railway-engine barn, 99 17'.9. 



C/ielforo, Rio Negro, 1917. Exact reoecupation of Argen- 

 tine Meteorological Office station of 1913. About 1 

 kilometer southwest of railway station, on north 

 bank of Rio Negro, near a bend in river, about 50 

 meters from bank and on the outer edge of and 75 

 meters below the beginning of a line of trees and 

 brush on the river bank below bend; marked by a 

 wooden post 8 by 11 cm., projecting about 20 cm 

 above surface, with a brass screw in top. True bear- 

 ings: railway signal-post, 135 26'.4; knob on railway 

 water-tank, 229 17'.1; railway signal-post, 244 09'.9. 



Chilecito, La Rioja, 1917. Practical reoecupation of Ar- 

 gentine Meteorological Office station of October 27, 

 1913, in a paddock in northeast intersection of streets 

 one square north of northeast corner of plaza, at a 

 point 86.2 meters north and 30.8 meters east of mud 

 fences along streets on south and west, and 31.8 

 meters west of wire fence dividing square from north 

 to south. True bearings: cross on church, 4147'.7; 

 extreme left edge of house of Tiro Federal, the right 

 building of two on club grounds, 19927'.3; cross on 

 ridge between two hills, 301 51'.4; extreme left edge 

 of house on street corner, 335 21'.7. 



Cipolletti, Rio Negro, 1919. Exact reoecupation of Argen- 

 tine Meteorological Office station of 1908 and 1913 

 and C. I. W. station of 1917. On grounds of Argen- 

 tine Meteorological Office, about 1 mile (1.6 km.) 

 northwest of railway station, in southeast corner of 

 southwest inclosure, 31.0 meters and 29.3 meters west 

 and north respectively of fences of close-set trees; 

 marked by a wooden post projecting about 10 centi- 

 meters above ground, precise point being indicated 

 by a brass screw in top of post. True bearings: base 

 of small chimney, 39 48'.6; base of telegraph-pole, 

 4541'.6. 



Colonia Las Heras, Santa Cruz, 1919. East of town and 

 just east of fork of two roads branching out from end 

 of main east-and-west street, about 100 meters east 

 of last houses of town and about 200 meters south of 

 railroad; marked by wooden peg about 15 inches (3S 

 cm.) long driven flush with ground. 



Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, 1919. Close reoecupation of 

 June 1913 station of Argentine Meteorological Office, 

 about 2 kilometers north of main part of town, on 

 hill above cemetery, about 50 meters left of winding 

 road to oil-field measured eastward to point on sharp 

 turn and same distance to a point northward; marked 

 by a wooden peg. True bearings: beacon on point 

 of nearby hill, 143 01 '.8; distant beacon on point of 

 hill, 1S127'.4; left corner of left stone house, 189 

 33'. 0; right side of steel chimney, 800 meters, 208 

 14'.5. 



Cordoba, Cordoba, 1917. About 40 meters west of Argen- 

 tine Meteorological Office station of 1913, about 300 

 meters west>southwest of Observatorio Nacional, west 

 of Mr. Rector's quinta, in field belonging to Dr. 

 Duschesquid, 48.5 meters from west fence, and 74.6 

 meters from south fence of field. True bearings: tall 

 chimney at Hospital del Clinica, 174 46'.8; cross on 

 church, 19841'.4; extreme right edge of Mr. Zim- 

 mer's house, 266 57'.2. 



SOUTH AMERICA. 



Argentina continued. 



Dean Funes, Cordoba, 1917. Proximate reoecupation of 

 Argentine Meteorological Office station of 1913. In 

 small paddock at east intersection of Calle Carlos 

 Pelligrini and Calle Maipu, 48.6 meters northeast of 

 wire fence along Calle Maipu, and 47.2 meters south- 

 east of line of fronts of three small houses on opposite 

 side of Calle Carlos Pelligrini. True bearings: top of 

 railway signal-post, 1126'.3; extreme left edge of 

 large white building, 36 55'.8; right edge of round 

 water-tank, 88 44'.6. 



Dolavon, Chubut, 1919. About 300 meters north of rail- 

 road, just left of fork in wagon road leading past 

 cemetery, 98 paces northwest of small building, and 

 57.6 meters south of south corner of cemetery fence; 

 marked by glass bottle left with neck protruding 

 about 1 centimeter from ground. True bearings: near 

 gable of railroad shed, 721'.0; right corner of small 

 house in valley, 14 10'.5; middle of "M" of "C.M.C." 

 on front of Chubut Mercantile Companv store, 314 

 40'.5. 



Embarcacion, Salta, 1917. Argentine Meteorological Of- 

 fice station of 1913 was not available because of 

 presence of magnetic material. In paddock south- 

 east of Embarcacion Hotel, near edge of brush, about 

 150 meters and 100 meters from fence to northeast 

 and northwest respectively. True bearings: left edge 

 of railway water-tank, 94 16'. 1; ornament on right 

 end of railway deposit building, 15721'.l; left edge 

 of top of Hotel Universal, 172 02'.3; left edge of 

 house, 185 56'.0. 



Florida, Buciws Aires, 1920. Two stations were occu- 

 pied. Station A is in vacant plot of ground 6 blocks 

 west of Florida railway station within square bounded 

 on north by Calle Llavallol and on west by Calle 

 Bias Parera, 308 feet (93.9 meters) south of near side 

 of former, and 260 feet (79.2 meters) east of far side 

 of latter; marked by wooden peg. True bearings: 

 minaret nearest flagstaff on residence, 8 29'.0; spire 

 on residence, 73 59'.9; ventilator on distant house, 

 190 41'.0; spire on church, 256 35'.4. 



Station B is 100 feet (30.5 meters) nearly north of 

 A in line with ventilator on distant house; marked 

 by wooden peg. True bearings: minaret nearest flag- 

 staff, 844'.4; spire on Sr. Wiggin's house, 7601'.7; 

 ventilator on distant house, 19041'.0; spire on 

 church, 256 59'. 1. 



Frim, Santiago del Estero, 1917. Practically a reoecupa- 

 tion of Argentine Meteorological Office station of 

 1913. In open camp, about 314 squares east of rail- 

 way station and \ l /i squares south, 112.7 meters east 

 of wooden fence along west side of Calle La Madrid, 

 and 52.0 meters north of extension of house-line on 

 north side of Calle Mendoza. True bearings: ex- 

 treme right edge of house with blue front, 34 17'.6; 

 extreme left edge of wliite house at northwest corner 

 of calles Mendoza and La Madrid, 76 17'.8; left edge 

 of distant water-tank, 136 40'.2; cross on church, 

 152 13'.3. 



General La Madrid, Buenos Aires, 1917. Close reoecupa- 

 tion of Argentine Meteorological Office station of 

 1913. Nearly south of railway station, in center of 

 pasture east of garden belonging to Senor Robustiano 

 de la Cuadra, 43.4 meters south of wire fence along 

 road, and 80. 1 meters east of fence of wire and cedar 

 trees between pasture and garden. 



Huahuel Niycu, Rio Negro, 1919. About 200 meters north- 

 west of Hotel Argentino, on rise just outside of and 

 overlooking town, 98 paces south of south corner 

 of small brick building; marked by bottle buried neck 

 down so that base is just flush with ground, base of 



