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Land Magnetic Observations, 1914-20 



SOUTH AMERICA. 



Argentina continued. 



Puerto. Deseado, Santa Cruz, 1919 continued. 



road station, and about 600 meters east-northeast of 

 a large brick chimney; marked by wooden peg about 

 2 feet (0.6 meter) long. True bearings: left side of 

 elevated tank in railroad yards, 10 20'. 3; left corner 

 of railroad station, 35 05'.9; beacon light near mouth 

 of Deseado River, about 1 kilometer, 37 16'.9; 

 electric lamp on post, 43 09'.0; center of large brick 

 chimney, 76 30'.6; Penguin Islands Lighthouse, 326 

 12'.6. 



Puerto Madryn, Chubut, 1919. Close reoccupation of 

 Argentine Meteorological Office station of 1913, north- 

 west of main part of town, on crest of small rise from 

 shallow valley 300 meters wide and across valley from 

 cemetery, west of house used in 1913 as meteorological 

 station of Argentine Meteorological Office, and 145 

 paces northwest of and in line with small brick house 

 and Russian-type spire of bath-house on beach; 

 marked by a bone about 10 inches (25 cm.) long driven 

 like a peg flush with ground. True bearings: beacon 

 light beyond cemetery, 192 53'.0; spire on large 

 house, 350 42'.2. 



Recreo, Catamarca, 1917. -Practical reoccupation of Ar- 

 gentine Meteorological Office station of 1904 and 1913. 

 In small open space about 300 meters west of railway 

 station, and about 40 meters northwest of principal 

 wandering road crossing scrub, which is continuation 

 of second street northwest of railway station. True 

 bearings: extreme left edge of water tank, 227 42'.3; 

 knob on west end of high gable on railway station, 

 268 21'. 7; first signal-pole south of railway station, 

 28834'.7; distant signal-pole, 31100'.0. 



Rio Colorado, Rio Negro, 1917. Practical reoccupation of 

 Argentine Meteorological Office station of 1913. In 

 middle of open camp between town and river, about 

 1 kilometer north of railway station, in a field belong- 

 ing to Senor J. Aznarez, in line with and about 250 

 meters southwest of bridge leading to Pampa Central, 

 101.4 meters west-southwest of east fence of field, 

 and 76.4 meters north-northwest of south fence. 

 True bearings: knob on top of railway water-tank, 5 

 54'.6; gable on Senor Burnichon's house, 143 46'. 3; 

 gable above sign over door of Policia, Pampa Central, 

 224 47'.3; southwest corner of nearbv house, 277 

 04'.9. 



Rio Cuarto, Cordoba, 1917. About I kilometer northeast 

 of plaza, in first field north of end of Calle General La 

 Madrid, between arroyo and river, near northwest 

 corner of field at a point in line with fence on east side 

 of Calle General La Madrid, 46.7 meters east of west 

 fence and 61.6 meters south of north fence of field. 

 True bearings: tower on college of Calle General La 

 Madrid, 18 25'.3; distant tall brick chimney visible 

 over railroad bridge, 311 48M; water-tank of "Agua 

 Corrientes,"33849'.l. 



Rio Gallegos, Santa Cruz, 1919. Exact reoccupation of 

 1913 station of Argentine Meteorological Office. On 

 beach northwest of town, about 1.5 kilometers up- 

 stream from landing place, and 16 meters north of 

 present bank of draining-ditch; marked by large stake 

 projecting a few inches above ground. True bearings: 

 beacon, 500 meters, 83 37'.4; beacon, 300 meters, 

 297 58'.2; steel chimney, 2 kilometers, 31755'.6; 

 cross on church spire, 1.5 kilometers, 329 21'.2; cross 

 on church, 1.5 kilometers, 329 30'.8; gable of house, 

 300 meters, 353 03'.8. 



Rosario. Santa Fe, 1917. Proximate reoccupation of Ar- 

 gentine Meteorological Office station of 1914. On 

 Isla Espernilli, an island in front of port, almost in 

 line with Calle San Martin, about 1 kilometer north 



SOUTH AMERICA. 



Argentina continued. 



Rosario, Santa Fe, 1919 continued. 



of wharves, just above ordinary high-water mark, at 

 edge of trees and brush covering island; marked by a 

 rough stake. True bearings: white pole beyond 

 wharves, 20 57'. 2; red tank of "Agua Corrientes," 

 50 46'.8; clock-tower of Central Argentine Railway, 

 6335'.2; spire on cathedral, 35628'.l. 



Rosario de la Fronlera, Salta, 1917. Practical reoccupa- 

 tion of Argentine Meteorological Office station of 

 1913. One square west and 2J/ squares north of 

 northwest corner of Plaza Principal, near edge of 

 barranca descending to river, in line with fence on 

 north side of field north of east-west street 2 squares 

 north of plaza, and 4.5 meters east of line of east 

 fence of small corral to northwest. True bearings: 

 extreme left edge of white house, 31 19'.4; center of 

 windmill, 267 09'.4; center of railway signal-post, 

 294 06'.2; cross on church, 353 16'.9. 



Rufino, Santa Fe, 1917. Practical reoccupation of Argen- 

 tine Meteorological Office station of 1913. On open 

 ground belonging to Viuda di Rufmo, about 700 

 meters west of church, about 350 meters south of 

 rails of Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway, 79.6 meters 

 north of wire fence on south side of extension of street 

 two blocks south of church, 0.5 meter east of line of 

 wire fence on east side of north-south street. True 

 bearings: extreme right edge of house across railway 

 tracks, 168 43'.7; right edge of round water-tank, 

 235 14'.S; church tower, 275 02'.2. 



Saavedra, Buenos Aires, 1917. Practical reoccupation of 

 Argentine Meteorological Office station of 1913. In 

 quinta belonging to Martin Soubelet, 4 squares from 

 railway station, near center of pasture west of Senor 

 Soubelet's house, about 160 meters southwest of and 

 directly in front of dark-brown brick building about 

 80 meters southeast of wire fence forming one side 

 of pasture. True bearings: distant windmill, 28 53'. 0; 

 signal pole, 173 03'.4; signal-pole, 184 01'.6; right- 

 hand edge of dark-brown brick building, 230 08'.3; 

 extreme right-hand edge of Seflor Soubelet's house, 

 257 09'.3. 



Salta, Salta, 1917. Two stations designated A and B were 

 occupied; both are practical reoccupations of Argen- 

 tine Meteorological Office station of 1913. Station A 

 is near northeast corner of leveled area used as a 

 public meeting place on mountain slope east of city 

 at end of Avenida Cerda, 3 meters and 4.5 meters 

 respectively from north and west margins of area. 

 True bearings: cross on small dome of distant church, 

 4843'.8; center of large dome at plaza, 79 46'.5; 

 right of twin spires on church, 101 44'.0; prominent 

 smoke-stack, 137 37'.2. 



Station B is at a spot north-northeast of leveled 

 space, in line with station A and cross on small dome, 

 east of and in line with fronts of distant houses on 

 north side of Calle Santiago del Estero, and 18.9 

 meters east of extension of fine of benches running 

 along east side of leveled space. True bearings: cross 

 on small dome on distant church, 48 43'.8; ornament 

 on center of large dome on church at plaza, 78 51'.9; 

 right of twin spires on church, 10037'.9; prominent 

 smoke-stack, 136 08'.5. 



Sow Antonio, Rio Negro, 1919. About 2 kilometers from 

 Argentine Meteorological Office station of 1913, about 

 175 meters northwest of railroad track, about midway 

 between two piers, at a point sometimes below water 

 at high tide; marked by large tent peg. True bearings: 

 northwest corner of brick building, 250 meters, 60 

 31'.4; base of small chimney, 250 08'.6. 



