Descriptions of Stations 



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Brazil continued. 



Guapori 4, Motto Grosso, 1914. On sand beach of up- 

 stream end of larger of two islands in Guapore' River, 

 about one hour's paddling up-stream from warehouse 

 of Stofen, Schnack, & Muller Company, known as 

 Pimenteira. 



Guapore" 6, Motto Grosso, 1914. On sand beach on east 

 end of large island, estimated 21 miles (34 km.) down- 

 stream from Cafetal. 



Guapori 8, Motto Grosso, 1914. On sand beach on east 

 bank of Guapore' River, estimated 12 miles (17 km.) 

 upstream from Santa Rosa, and 180 miles (290 km.) 

 down-stream from Mategua. 



Guapore 9, Motto Grosso, 1914. On sand beach on up- 

 stream end of first island below rapids of Forte do 

 Principe do Beira, estimated 3 miles (5 km.) below 

 Barraca Concepcion and the foot of the rapids. 



Guapore 10, Motto Grosso, 1914. On beach on northeast 

 side of small low-water island in Guapor<5 River, 

 about 200 yards (183 meters) long by 30 yards (27 

 meters) wide, and estimated 36 miles (5S km.) down- 

 stream from rapids of Forte do Principe do Beira. 



Humayla, Amazonas, 1914. On open ground between 

 town of Humayta and bank of Madeira River, in 

 line with center of Rua Fonseca Continho, 11 feet 

 (3.4 meters) west of top of river bank, and 95.5 feet 

 (29.11 meters) east of large palm tree standing in 

 center of intersection of Rua Fonseca Continho and 

 Rua Monteiro; marked by track in top of post 3 

 inches (8 cm.) by 4 inches (10 cm.) and 3 feet (91 

 cm.) long, projecting 1 }A feet (46 cm.) out of ground 

 with C. I. W. 1914 on top. True bearings: cross on 

 church tower, 200 yards (183 meters), 143 25'.4; 

 right edge of east wall of forum, one-fourth mile 

 (0.4 km.), 155 17'.9; east tip on pavilion, 50 yards 

 (46 meters), 346 16'.9. 



Hyutanahan, Amazonas, 1917. On left bank of Purus 

 River, northeast of buildings of Hyutanahan, on high 

 ground 160 paces along path from north house, 7 

 meters southeast of path northwest of three large 

 Brazil-nut trees, and about 20 meters south of palm 

 tree; marked by a stake about 1 meter in length 

 projecting 2 centimeters above ground. True bear- 

 ing: north gable of north house, 58 30'.3. 



Iguatu, Ceara, 1919. About half kilometer south of rail- 

 way depot, in a cultivated field 26 meters southeast 

 of road running past new cemetery, about 180 meters 

 south of cemetery, 27.35 meters east of fence-corner 

 at edge of road, and 28.6 meters southeast of fence 

 along road measured in a line toward south corner 

 of house across road; marked by a round wooden 

 stake driven below surface of sand. True bearings: 

 cross on west wall of cemetery, 167 27'.4; cross over 

 cemetery entrance, 200 meters, 186 03'.3; cross on 

 church spire, 900 meters, 196 36'.2; flagpole on rail- 

 way depot, 206 14'. 6; pointed hill to eastward, 13 

 kilometers, 276 25'. 



Incante, Amazonas, 1914. At barraca Incante, on north 

 bank of Madeira River, 42.2 feet (12.86 meters) and 

 48.7 feet (14.84 meters) respectively from southwest 

 and southeast corners of living house; marked by 

 tack in top of tent peg driven flush with ground. 



Itaboca, Para, 1915. Opposite Grande Cachoeira of 

 Itaboca series of rapids, 203.3 feet (61.97 meters) 

 east of middle of door of house of Antonio Jose 

 Araujo, 168.4 feet (51.33 meters) northeast of large 

 tamarind tree, about 200 feet (61 meters) southeast 

 of large lone sumahuma tree, about 250 feet (76 

 meters) south of similar lone sumahuma tree, and 

 about 20 feet (6 meters) west of high- water mark; 



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Brazil continued. 



Itaboca, Para, 1915 -continued. 



marked by peg driven flush with ground. True bear- 

 ings: tamarind tree, 47 ll'.l; middle of door of house 

 of Antonio Jos6 Araujo, 96 45'.5. 



Jacusdo Rapids, Para, 1915. On flat space on large rock 

 among the riffles, exposed in dry season, about 100 

 yards (91 meters) from west bank of Araguaya River, 

 27.5 feet (8.38 meters) northwest of larger and nearer 

 of 2 loose boulders, and 18.5 feet (5.64 meters) south- 

 west from center of large rift in rock; marked by 

 cairn of rock. 



Labrea, Amazonas, 1917. -About 400 meters southeast of 

 plaza and church in large open space east of town 

 in line with wireless mast and south gable of tile- 

 roofed house. True bearings: wireless mast 101 

 12'.6; cross on church steeple, 129 45'.8. 



Logo Barreira do Viado, Goyaz, 1915. On sand spit on 

 west side of Bananal Island; marked by peg driven 

 flush with ground. 



Lake Gaiba, Motto Grosso, 1914. On right bank of Para- 

 guay River, below Lake Gaiba, near a number of old 

 deserted sheds and ruins of an old large wooden 

 house, beside path running northeast from landing, 

 about 75 yards (69 meters) northeast of nearest shed, 

 and about 5 paces from edge of river; marked by 

 a tack in top of a wooden block 8 by 24 by 24 inches 

 (20 by 61 by 61 cm.), projecting 1 foot (0.3 meter) 

 above ground. 



LeopoMina, Goyaz, 1915. On church property east of 

 Araguaya River, 31 feet (9.5 meters) from nearest 

 point of bluff bank of river, 276.6 feet (84.31 meters) 

 northwest of middle of doorsill of San Jose Church, 

 110.4 feet (33.65 meters) northeast of northwest 

 corner of house of Maxeina Corvalho; marked by 

 cross scratched in top of natural stone. True bear- 

 ings: right edge of house of Maxeina Corvalho, 16 

 13'.2; trunk of lone tree in lot, 240 47'.6; left edge 

 of house of Severina Maria Concessao, 295 07'.4. 



Manaos, Amazonas, 1914, 1917, 1918. Two stations 

 designated / and //, were occupied. Station /, 

 occupied in 1917 and 1918, is about 150 meters south- 

 west of station of Brazilian Commission of 1903 and 

 C. I. W. station / of 1910, and about 75 meters south- 

 west of C. I. W. station / of 1914. About three- 

 fourths mile (1.2 km.) southeast of main business 

 district of Manaos, at foot of avenida, near top of 

 hill, on east side of small stream about 100 meters 

 southwest of house marked "Villa Cavaleante 1912," 

 31.4 meters northwest of south lamp-post, 21.2 

 meters west of next lamp-post; marked by wooden peg 

 driven flush with ground. True bearings: square 

 church tower, 130 05'.0; opera-house dome, 1 mile 

 (1.6 kilometers), 152 23'.3; west side of reservoir, 4 

 kilometers, 179 54'.6. 



Station II is exact reoccupation of C. I. \V. sta- 

 tion // of 1913, in vacant square south of Institute 

 Benjamin, west of garden wall on east side of street. 

 This station is affected by proximity of electric-car 

 fines. 



Maraba, Para, 1915. Northwest of town of Maraba, 

 about in line with southwest side of street Fifteenth 

 of November, 86 feet (26.2 meters) northwest of 

 passage cut into bluff at foot of street, 30 feet (9.1 

 meters) from edge of steep descent to low water, and 

 204.7 feet (62.39 meters) from largest tree in clump 

 to northeast. True bearings: gable of house of Sergio 

 Prado, 100 yards (91 meters), 38 00'.3; point of 

 Quandangu Island, 91 37'; tree beyond a house on 

 opposite side of river, 3 kilometers, 161 56'. 6; largest 

 tree of small clump, 238 32'. 



