Descriptions of Stations 



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SOUTH AMERICA. 



Bolivia continued. 



La Paz, La Paz, 1914, 1917 continued. 



marked by wooden peg. True bearings: right wireless 

 tower at Viacha, 43 32'.8; east gable of stone house, 

 164 24'.8; right side of water-tank, 220 28'.8; cen- 

 tral high peak of Illimani, 290 59'.6; Murillo monu- 

 ment, 296 13'.9. 



Mamort 11, Beni, 1914. On sand beach on Bolivian side 

 of Mamore River, in a very large bend of river, esti- 

 mated 50 miles (80 km.) down-stream from mouth 

 of Guapor6 River. 



Mategua, Beni, 1914. See Guapor6 7. 



Motacusito, Santa Cruz, 1914. East of village, near foot 

 of escarpment, 40 feet (12.2 meters) southwest of 

 south one of two springs which supply village with 

 water, 15 feet (4.6 meters), 12.3 feet (3.7 meters), and 

 17 feet (5.2 meters) respectively from three conspicu- 

 ous trees to east, southeast, and northwest; marked 

 by a tack in top of stake. 



Muque, Beni, 1917. On right side of Beni River, about 600 

 meters west of mouth of brooklet Muque, on beach at 

 point where river makes turn from southwest to north, 

 about 20 meters from present river bed; marked by 

 three tripod pegs 3 feet (0.9 meter) long, driven flush 

 with ground. 



Oruro, Oruro, 1914. Practical reoccupation of C. I. W 

 station of 1912. About 1 mile (1.6 km.) south of 

 town, 67 paces northwest of northwest corner of 

 rifle-club inclosure, 92 paces west of railroad, 71.3 

 feet (21.73 meters) east of cemetery wall, and 109.7 

 feet (33.44 meters) from its southeast corner; marked 

 by a tack in top of stake. True bearings: tip of orna- 

 ment on dome in cemetery, 98 21'. 0; weather vane on 

 cupola in Oruro, 174 14'.4. 



Puquina, Santa Cruz, 1914. About one-fourth mile (0.4 

 km.) northwest of town, on east bank of river, about 

 300 meters up-stream from ford where road to Santa 

 Cruz crosses river, opposite a mud bake-oven belong- 

 ing to house among trees on west bank, 24 paces from 

 river, 21 paces north of lone tree in bushes, and 48 

 paces from a gate into a cultivated field to northeast; 

 marked by tack in top of stake driven flush with 

 ground. True bearing: cross on church tower in town, 

 32852'.8. 



Riberalta, Beni, 1917. On east bank of Beni River, about 

 300 meters west of plaza, in open triangular field on 

 high bank of river, 18 meters east of brink of bank, 

 32 meters west of post in front of small house; marked 

 by stake. True bearings: left wireless mast of radio- 

 station, 800 meters, 21 40'. 2; right wireless mast, 

 26 35'.9. 



Rio Grande, Santa Cruz, 1914. On east bank of Rio 

 Grande, about 50 yards (46 meters) east of point on 

 bank just south of crossing of main trail to Puerto 

 Suarez over river, at a point between two other trails 

 which merge into one just south of junction with 

 main trail about 50 yards (46 meters) from river bank, 

 25 paces south of junction of two branch trails, and 

 1 pace from each; marked by peg projecting about 3 

 inches (8 cm.) from ground. 



Rurrenabaque, Beni, 1917. On east bank of Beni River, 

 300 meters north slightly west of plaza, on level grass- 

 covered patch just above beach, 5 meters east of 

 high-water mark, 16.4 meters northeast of frame for 

 seasoning wood, 4 meters north of north end of short 

 ditch; marked by tent-peg. True bearings: south 

 corner of house across river, 78 06'.6; north corner 

 base of cross 97 04\8. 



SOUTH AMERICA. 



Bolivia continued. 



Samaipata, Santa Cruz, 1914. Northwest of town, in 

 center of a circular grass plot in a gully about 150 

 yards northwest of point one square and 112 paces 

 north of plaza where gully cuts road which bounds 

 plaza on west; marked by tack in top of stake driven 

 flush with ground and covered with triangular stone 

 6 inches (15 cm.) thick and 12 inches (30 cm.) on 

 a side with cross cut in top. True bearing: east 

 edge of base of unfinished church tower in square 

 north of plaza, 319 24'.4. 



San JosC, Santa Cruz, 1914. In southeast corner of block 

 east of plaza, north of road, Santa Cruz to Puerto 

 Suarez, southeast of old Jesuit temple, 23.7 feet (7.22 

 meters) northwest of 4-foot (122 cm.) post that marks 

 corner of block, and 54.6 feet (16.64 meters) southwest 

 of a tree which stands east of road bounding block 

 on east; marked by tack in top of stake. True bear- 

 ings: left end of top of front wall of temple, distant 

 about 100 meters, 84 57'.0; spire at west end of 

 cloister, 94 36'.6; center of top of bell- tower, 113 

 02'.2; cross on church, 125 45'.2. 



San Luis, Beni, 1917. On left side of Beni River, about 

 8 kilometers below junction of Madidi and Beni rivers, 

 about 3 kilometers west of Cavinas, a Catholic Mis- 

 sion and important rubber barraca, at a point 50 

 meters from river, 44.0 meters northeast of north 

 corner of largest house in San Luis, 29.9 meters east 

 of near corner of fence, and 12.5 meters north of 

 north corner of small corral; marked by wooden peg. 



Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, 1914. East of town, on grass 

 plot along west front of town cemetery, 92.2 feet 

 (28.10 meters) west of front wall of cemetery, 53.2 

 feet (16.21 meters) east of pasture fence, and 70.5 

 feet (21.49 meters) north of nearer gate-post of gate 

 at southeast corner of pasture; marked by tack in 

 top of stake driven flush with ground. True bear- 

 ing: tip of cathedral tower on main plaza, 76 38'.6. 



Santiago, Santa Cruz, 1914. About 250 paces east of 

 village plaza, between main path leading eastward and 

 river bank, about 11 paces south of path, and 22 

 paces north of river bank, in a path which leads 

 toward river; marked by tack in top of stake, and 

 witnessed by letters C.I.W. cut in south face of fence 

 post near main path northwest of station. True 

 bearings: sharp point on rock on crown of hill, 199 

 06'. 2; lone rock spire on left end of rock palisades, 

 227 06'.0. 



Sorata, La Paz, 1917. About 200 meters southwest of 

 main plaza, in yard of Mr. G. W. Snyder, 7.8 meters 

 north of south wall, 20.4 meters from southeast 

 corner of wall, 7.5 meters north and 16.3 meters west 

 of large eucalyptus trees near south and east walls 

 respectively; marked by brass tack in top of peg. 

 True bearings: near corner of wall, 91 26'; north 

 corner of small house across valley, 91 52'.7; point 

 above cliff, 350 12'. 1. 



Tarene, Beni, 1917. On east bank of Beni River, about 

 midway between Indian settlement, "Remanso de 

 Taquaral," and San Marcos and about 20 kilometers 

 from each, about 500 meters down stream from junc- 

 tion of Beni and Tarene rivers, on beach on point 

 where Beni River makes turn from northwest to 

 northeast, about 00 meters from low- water mark of 

 river. 



Totora, Cochabamba, 1914. About one-fourth mile (0.4 

 km.) nearly north of town, just east of road leading 

 to Santa Cruz, on level ground east of an Indian 

 brick factory consisting of five dilapidated ovens, 

 103.7 feet (31.61 meters) north-northeast of north- 



