Descriptions of Stations 



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SOUTH AMERICA. 



Brazil continued. 



Barra do Sao Manoel, Amazonas, 1918 continued. 



of slope and 2 meters south of path; marked by 

 wooden peg. True bearings: right corner of house on 

 Espirito Santo Island, 158 47'.6; right corner of 

 house across Tapajos River, 209 19'.5. 



Barreira Branca, Goyaz, 1915. Near south end of a low- 

 water island in Araguaya River above Leopoldina, and 

 in general vicinity known as Barreira Branca (white 

 walls) on account of white clay bluffs of river. 



Barreira Canta Gallo, Matto Grosso, 1915. Near center of 

 small low-water island near west bank of Araguaya 

 River. 



Barreira do Padre, Matto Grosso, 1915. On temporary 

 beach of west bank of Araguaya River. 



Barreira Quicaca, Gayaz, 1915. On sand spit east of bluff 

 banks known as Barreira Quicaca, on Araguaya River_ 



Bella Vista, Goyaz, 1915. Near center of town square, 

 183.6 feet (55.96 meters) southwest of middle of door 

 of church Senhora da Piedade, 231.1 feet (70.44 

 meters) northeast of northwest corner of house of 

 Vincente Bonifacio; marked by cross scratched in top 

 of 6-inch (15-cm.) stone buried flush with ground. 

 True bearings: right edge of house of Vincente 

 Bonifacio, 40 54'.7; right edge of church Senhora da 

 Piedade, 225 57'.6; right edge of post-office, 353 58'.4. 



Boca de Capana, Amazonas, 1914. On west bank of Ma- 

 deira River, at mouth of Capana River, 15 paces east 

 of a path, and approximately 75 yards south of main 

 living house; marked by tack in top of tent peg 

 driven flush with ground. 



Bocca do Acre, Amazonas, 1918. On right bank of Purus 

 River, west of town, about 1 kilometer west of 

 mouth of Acre River, and south of station of Peruvian 

 Boundary Commission; marked by peg. True bear- 

 ing: right corner of house across Purus River, 192 

 41'.2. 



Bocca do Foro Island, Goyaz, 1915. On west shore of 

 Bocca do Foro Island; marked by peg driven flush 

 with ground. 



Bocca do Pauhiny, Amazonas, 1917. On left bank of 

 Purus River, about 300 meters below mouth of 

 Pauhiny River, about 50 meters east of a house and 

 about 5 meters west of top of river bank; marked by 

 a stake projecting about 20 centimeters above ground. 

 True bearings: east gable of house across Pauhiny 

 River, 35 07'. 6; north corner of nearby house, 50 

 meters, 107 47'.2; west corner of house across Purus 

 River, 337 55'.2. 



Bocca do Purus, Amazonas, 1917. About one-fourth mile 

 (0.4 km.) north of mouth of Purus River, on right 

 bank of Solimoes River, about 75 meters northeast 

 of house of Manoel Martins, 15 paces east of river 

 bank, 50 paces north of large tree, 31.5 meters north- 

 west and 21.0 meters southwest of two other trees 

 respectively; marked by a bottle buried with neck 

 projecting about 4 centimeters above ground. True 

 bearing: left corner of house across river, about 3 

 kilometers, 115 03'. 1. 



Bom Futuro, Amazonas, 1914. At barraca of Bom Futuro, 

 on Madeira River, on open ground between line of 

 houses and bank of river, 79.5 feet (24.23 meters) 

 west of bell-tower standing between owner's house 

 and church, 21 feet (6.4 meters) southeast of flag- and 

 light-pole, 20 paces and 23 paces respectively south 

 and north-northwest from large trees; marked by 

 tack in top of tent peg driven flush with ground. 

 True bearing: right window of house across river, 

 half mile (0.8 km), 133 37'.8. 



SOUTH AMERICA. 

 Brazil continued. 

 Braganca, Para, 1918. About 200 meters north of rail- 

 road station, in open space west of street leading 

 north from station, 19.6 meters north of northeast 

 corner of small mud house, 30.3 meters west, 29.3 

 meters southwest respectively of northwest corners of 

 two buildings east of street, 8 meters southeast of 

 path, and 19.3 meters southeast of tree; marked by 

 wooden peg. True bearing: left side of top of door- 

 way of mud house, about 200 meters, 173 48'.0. 



Cabedello, Parahyba, 1919. On beach east of old fort, 

 halfway between high-tide line and bushes along 

 beach, and 60 meters east of north bay of fort; 

 marked by wooden stake driven below sand. True 

 bearings: east corner of north bay of fort, 51 47' 8; 

 east corner of church across harbor, 110 45'.0; tip 

 of lighthouse, 235 06'.5; west spire of Cabedello 

 church, 335 21'.2; east corner of round tower of fort, 

 344 43'.2. 



Cafe Island, Goyaz, 1915. Near center of southeast shore 

 of Cafe Island in Araguaya River, about 30 feet (9 

 meters) northwest of water's edge. 



Cafetal Matto Grosso, 1914. See Guapore 6. 



Cameta, Para, 1915. On west side of Tocantins River, 

 80.9 feet (24.66 meters) east of church, Our Lady of 

 Mercies, measured from foot of wall directly under 

 first low window near southeast corner, 58.3 feet 

 (17.77 meters) southwest of west corner of private 

 residence fronting on S:io Joao Baptista Street, 51.9 

 feet (15.82 meters) east of lamp-post about 240 feet 

 (73.2 meters) north of northeast corner of large 

 house belonging to Horatio de Linas, and about 200 

 feet (61 meters) west^northwest from corner of re- 

 taining wall at river. True bearings: left edge of 

 house of Horatio de Linas, 26 49'.7; left uppermost 

 edge of church, Our Lady of Mercies, 103 23'.7; foot 

 of large wooden cross in square, Largo do Merces, 

 153 59'. 7; left edge of house fronting on Sao Joao 

 Baptista Street, 203 23'.5; upright in hut across 

 river, 6 kilometers, 302 22'.3. 



Camocim, Ceara, 1919. Northwest of Matriz church, in 

 Matriz Praca, 62.2 meters northwest of base of 

 cement cross in front of church, 44.6 meters south- 

 west of 6-inch iron pipe planted upright in ground, 

 30.8 meters northeast of row of houses measured from 

 line dividing red from yellow houses on west side 

 of praca, and 19.9 meters north-northeast of large 

 tree; marked by a stone 10 by 10 by 40 centimeters, 

 sunk 8 centimeters beneath surface of sandy soil. 

 True bearings: southwest corner of house at north- 

 west corner of praca, 154 24'.4; west corner of house 

 at northeast corner of praga, 192 47'.0; south corner 

 of railway depot, 267 42'.4; north side of chimney 

 at upper edge of third section from top, 307 52'.0; 

 cross on church spire, 313 23'.8; northwest corner of 

 house at southwest corner of praca, 342 57'.4. 



Campinas, Goyaz, 1915. Near center of church square, 

 83.4 feet (25.42 meters) west of base of large wooden 

 cross, 211.9 feet (64.59 meters) southwest of southeast 

 corner of house belonging to Jose Rodriguez de Moraes 

 on north side of square, 214.5 feet (65.38 meters) 

 northeast of northwest corner of house belonging to 

 Jose Rodriguez de Moraes on southwest corner of 

 square. True bearings: right edge of de Moraes 

 house on south side of square, 48 58'.3; right edge 

 of de Moraes house on north side of square, 207 

 20'.8; right edge of church, 291 51 M. 



Conga Island, Goyaz, 1915. On temporary sand spit near 

 center of east side of Canga Island in Araguaya River. 



Castanhal, Para, 1918. In southwest part of town, about 

 300 meters south of schoolhouse, in T-shaped open 



