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SOUTH AMERICA. 



Brazil continued. 



Castanhal, Para, 1918 continued. 



space near row of small rubber trees, about 10 meters 

 south, slightly west, of west tree; marked by peg. 



Cataldo, Goyaz, 1915. About half kilometer southeast of 

 railroad station, and 62.3 feet (18.99 meters) west of 

 southeast corner of observatory inclosure; marked by 

 cross scratched in top of rough stone buried flush with 

 ground. True bearings: center cross of three promi- 

 nent crosses on hill, 35 31'.2; gable of railroad sta- 

 tion, 140 21'.7; chapel of St. John on hill, 4 kilometers, 

 184 46'. 1; weather-vane pole in observatory inclosure, 

 253 45'. 1. 



Conceicao, Para, 1915. In north corner of Largo Frei Gil, 

 74.3 feet (22.65 meters) southeast of middle of door- 

 sill of bishop's house, 75.9 feet (23.13 meters) west of 

 large lone tree in square. 166.6 feet (50.78 meters) 

 northwest of foot of large wooden cross in square, 

 and about 75 feet (23 meters) northeast of band- 

 stand; marked by cross scratched in top of natural 

 stone about 8 inches (20 cm.) square buried flush 

 with ground. True bearings: left edge of church 

 under construction, 41 07'.7; small spire on west 

 corner of house of Sampulicio Pereira da Costa, 179 

 43'. 9; right edge of church at eaves, 225 33'.7; foot 

 of large wooden cross, 298 37'.5. 



Curralinho, Goyaz, 1915. In Santa Vares Square, 80.3 feet 

 (24 48 meters) east of corner of cemetery wall, and in 

 range with corner of cemetery wall and a tree cross 

 in cemetery; marked by cross scratched in top of 

 natural stone buried flush with ground. True bear- 

 ings: cross on chapel in cemetery, 53 20'.7; tree 

 cross in cemetery, 82 51'.9; right edge of farmhouse, 

 1 kilometer, 123 14'.6. 



Corumba, Matio Grosso, 1914. Exact reoccupation of C. 

 I. W. station A of 1913, on north bank of Paraguay 

 River, about 250 meters west of a sunken iron barge, 

 on land submerged at very high water, about 25 

 meters north of bank, 69.3 feet (21.1 meters) south of 

 a tree stump standing near a water-hole and a pile 

 of stones, and to which a launch is moored by an 

 iron cable which passes at a distance of 38.0 feet 

 (11.6 meters); marked by peg, and witnessed by a 

 large stone planted 4.5 feet (1.4 meters) to south, 

 projecting 1.5 feet (0.46 meter) above surface. True 

 bearings: right edge of black smoke-stack on brewery, 

 37 55' 0; tower on Brazil-Bolivia boundary, 290 

 06'. 6; church spire, 311 11'. 3; point over center door 

 of electric-light plant, 356 30'.9. 



Empreza Acre, 1918. On left bank of Acre River, 84.2 

 meters northeast of nearest corner of triangular tower 

 for telephone-wires, 59.4 meters southeast of east 

 corner of small stucco building, 2 meters from top 

 of high bank. True bearings: right side of right door 

 in "Casa Fecury," 5 03'. 6; point over gable of Hotel 

 Madrid, 18 29'.6; top of wireless mast, 119 21'.3; 

 left corner of square tower for telephone-wires, 

 across river, 351 03'.3. 



Espinhel, Para, 1915. At point known as Espinhel, on 

 left bank of Araguaya River, about 3 kilometers 

 above Sapucaia Island, 20 feet (6.1 meters) south of 

 water's edge, and 50 feet (15.2 meters) north of 

 forest line; marked by stake driven flush with ground. 



Fazenda Cachoeira, Goyaz, 1915. Near town of Ipamiri, 

 in pasture north of farmhouse and cattle yards, 42 

 feet (12.8 meters) northeast of southwest corner of 

 pasture fence, 11.7 feet (3.57 meters) east of high 

 fence, and 168.6 feet (51.39 meters) south of large 

 tree on far side of creek; marked by cross scratched 

 on top of rock buried flush with ground. True bear- 



SOUTH AMERICA. 



Brazil continued. 



Fazenda Cachoeira, Goyaz, 1915 continued. 



ings: trunk of large tree, 182 17'; left edge of rail- 

 road switch-house, 221 28'.4; right edge of farm- 

 house, 316 18'.2. 



Fontura's Village, Malta Grosso, 1915. On sand spit on 

 south side of river branch, opposite Caraja Chief 

 Fontura's village. 



Forlaleza, Ceara, 1919. About 1 mile (1.6 km.) east 

 of Cathedral Plaza, near beach, in a field bounded 

 on east side by an open road meeting beach at right 

 angles being second road from beach after leaving 

 customs pier, at a point exactly in line with west 

 seminary (Praiana) spire and north cathedral spire, 

 about 60 meters southeast of palm house of Francisco 

 Marcellino, 42 meters south of wire fence near top 

 of beach bank measured from a point 12 meters east 

 of northwest corner of field, 57 meters west of fence 

 along road at east side of field, and 14.2 meters east 

 of fence between two fields; marked by a tent stake 

 driven about 10 centimeters below surface of sand. 

 True bearings: north gable of palm house near center 

 of field, 100 meters, 41 31'. 6; east seminary spire, 

 900 meters, 79 17'.2; west seminary spire in line 

 with north cathedral spire, 79 24'. 1 ; flagpole on school- 

 house in fishing hamlet about 500 meters east of 

 custom-house, 900 meters, 107 25'. 1; east corner of 

 house of Francisco Marcellino, 133 13'; east corner 

 of iron triangulation tower, 100 meters, 321 45'.6. 



Fumasa, Matio Grosso, 1914. On Fumasa hacienda, on 

 trail between Sao Luiz de Caceres and Matto Grosso, 

 west of a short arm of Rio Jabura, in pasture south 

 of owner's house, 52 paces east of corral, 26 paces 

 north of fence, and 34 paces south of an exceptionally 

 large tree; marked by tack in top of tent peg pro- 

 jecting 2 inches (5 cm.) above ground. True bearing: 

 southwest corner of whitewashed house, 150 yards 

 (137 meters), 140 13'.7. 



Goyaz, Goyaz, 1915. In Fountain Square, 103.3 feet 

 (31.49 meters) southwest of north corner of public 

 fountain, 277.3 feet (84.52 meters) northwest of north- 

 west corner of police station, 162.9 feet (49.65 meters) 

 south of middle of door of Portuguese consulate; 

 marked by peg driven flush with ground. True 

 bearings: left edge of drinking fountain, 25 47'.4; 

 cross on chapel of Santa Barbara on hill, 1 kilometer, 

 149 37'.6; left edge of police station, 343 38'.0. 



Grande Rapids, Para, 1915. Near lower end of rapids, 

 called Cachoeira Grande, about 200 feet (61 meters) 

 southwest of Carajasimbo Rapids, middle one of three 

 channels by which river descends, a few feet southwest 

 of portage path, 33 feet (10.1 meters) northeast of 

 far edge of nearer of two large rocks, 44.4 feet (13.53 

 meters) northeast of far edge of farther rock, and 

 about 2 feet (61 cm.) northwest of point in range 

 with middle of two rocks. 



Guajaratiiba, Amazonas, 1917. -About 50 meters north 

 west of main house of Guajaratuba, about 4 meters 

 east of bank of Purus River; marked by peg pro- 

 jecting about 15 centimeters above ground. 



Guapore 1, Matio Grosso, 1914. On west bank of Guapore 

 River, estimated 65 miles (105 km.) down-stream from- 

 Matto Grosso; marked by tent-peg driven flush with 

 ground. 



Guapore 2, Matto Grosso, 1914. On small grass-covered 

 sandy point on west bank of river, at mouth of 

 small tributary, estimated 18 miles (29 km.) down- 

 stream from plantation known as Tacuari, and 140 

 miles (225 km.) down-stream from Matto Grosso. 



