Descriptions of Stations 



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SOUTH AMERICA. 



Chile continued. 



Chondral, Atacama, 1917 continued. 



tery, 10.5 paces east of cemetery fence, 120 paces 

 north of large boulder near prospect hole about 1.5 

 meters square and 7 meters deep, in line with east 

 edge of boulder and steel post beyond, also in line with 

 south corner of cemetery fence and west edge of most 

 westerly prominent rocky point in sandy ridge across 

 bay, 3.92 meters east of boulder about 80 cm. in diam- 

 eter, and 9.38 meters northwest of slightly larger boul- 

 der; marked by peg driven flush with ground and 

 covered with pile of small stones. True bearings: west 

 edge of base of brick chimney, 16 22'.9; cross on 

 church, 27 06'.5; west edge of top of large brick 

 chimney, 32 17'.7; west edge west steel chimney, 

 66 19'.5. 



Conception, Conception, 1918. Practical reoccupation of 

 C. I. W. station of 1913. In low pasture land on east 

 side of grounds of agricultural college, 32.6 meters 

 south of wire fence along main road near entrance to 

 school grounds, 33.7 meters west of fence along road 

 to east, and 17.8 meters northeast of near corner of 

 small bridge. True bearings: near corner of small 

 bridge, 4822'.l; right-hand vase-like ornament on 

 distant house, 91 10M; post at northeast corner of 

 inclosure, 240 05'. 1 ; telephone-pole on hill slope, 270 

 09'.2. 



Copiapo, Atacama, 1917. About one-fourth mile (0.4 

 km.) southeast of railroad station, in pasture sur- 

 rounded by high mud wall, southwest of Calle Car- 

 rera and between Calle Alamada and Calle Rancagua, 

 at a point 30.9 meters northeast of southwest wall, 

 6.0 meters northwest and 8.0 meters southwest of 

 irrigation ditch which forms an angle east of station, 

 and 9.S meters northwest of stump; marked by tent- 

 peg. True bearings: cross on church, 4149'.3; small 

 chimney on house on road by mountainside, 255 

 30'.4; point on east end of row of mountains, 357 

 36'.2. 



Coquimbo, Coquibmo, 1917. Practical reoccupation of 

 C. I. W. station of 1913. Southeast of town, north- 

 west of cemetery, on beach at a point about 42 paces 

 south of road to Serena, about 100 meters northeast 

 of and in projected line of east side of wall around 

 small two-story house, and east of and in range with 

 southeast corner of one-story stone house and north 

 side of door in house beyond; marked by wooden peg. 

 True bearings: cross on highest peak back of Co- 

 quimbo, 147 59'.9; cross on distant round-topped 

 hill, 29732'.3; pole on large house, 30445'.8; tip 

 on large dome in cemetery, 347 00'.9; west side of 

 west tank toward cemetery, 347 28'. 1. 



Coronel, Conception, 1917, 1918. Three stations, desig- 

 nated A, C, and D, were occupied, in vicinity of 

 United States Coast and Geodetic Survey station of 

 1907. Station A is a close reoccupation of C. I. W. 

 stations A and Bof 1912, on sandy plain about 1 kilo- 

 meter southeast of town, about 200 meters northwest 

 of slaughter-house, approximately in line with slaugh- 

 ter-house and chimney of soap factory, about 100 

 meters west of wagon road, on small flat knoll about 

 1.5 meters high and almost bare of vegetation, and 

 nearly in line with fence at west side of second street 

 east of soap factory; marked by peg. True bearings: 

 smoke-stack at Lota, 24 26'.6; chimney at Lota Light- 

 house, 2602'.0; Puchoco Lighthouse, 104 34'.0; 

 chimney of soap factory, 150 06'. 1 ; north gable of 

 slaughter-house, 335 03'.7. 



Station C is an exact reoccupation of C. I. W. sta- 

 tion C of 1913, 18.76 meters south 32 42' west of 

 station A of 1917; marked by peg. True bearings: 

 chimney at Lota Lighthouse, 2601'.l; chimney of 



SOUTH AMERICA. 



Chile continued. 



Coronel, Conception, 1917, 1918 continued. 



soap factory, 15141'.l; north gable of slaughter- 

 house, 332 00'.3. 



Station D is about 80 meters south-southeast of 

 U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey station of 1907 and 

 C. I. W. stations of 1912 and 1913, which were found 

 unsuitable for reoccupation, on southeast end of 

 highest and most easterly one of a group of sandy 

 knolls, about 200 meters northwest of slaughter- 

 house. True bearings: middle corner of middle house 

 on hill above Lota, 1936'.l; west edge cornice at 

 top of soap-factory chimney, 155 04'.0; brick chim- 

 ney east of town, 201 47'.9; north gable of slaughter- 

 house, 320 17'.7. 



Eslacion Central, Tacna, 1914. About 300 meters south 

 of Arica-La Paz railroad, at end of a short ridge be- 

 tween two gullies, west one of which starts immedi- 

 ately behind a row of houses east of railroad shops; 

 marked by a tack in peg flush with ground, witnessed 

 by an iron rod 5 centimeters to south, projecting above 

 surface about 15 centimeters. 



Huasco, Atacama, 1917. Close reoccupation of H. M. S. 

 Egeria station of 1897. Northeast of town, about 

 400 meters east of shore-line, on flat sandy plain near 

 commencement of large sand hummocks, about 700 

 meters northeast of large chimney of smelting works, 

 about 150 meters northwest of reed swamp and small 

 stream, 13 paces northwest of strip of bushy ground 

 free from sand hummocks, 100 paces southwest of 

 and approximately in range between first of larger 

 hummocks and chimney of smelting-works, 13 meters 

 south of top of hummock, 13 meters north of 

 top of smaller flat hummock, and about 200 meters 

 east-southeast of hummock through notch in top of 

 which is visble right end of outer rocky islet; marked 

 by wooden peg. True bearings: near corner of large 

 chimney of smelting-works, 47 54'. 2; church spire, 

 56 48'.4; light bracket on shore end of railroad pier, 

 73 42'.2; new harbor light on post, 87 19'.6; right 

 of extreme outer rocky islet, 102 30'.6; left of ex- 

 treme distant northern point, 1S4 14'.2. 



Iquique, Tarapaca, 1917. Close reoccupation of C. I. W. 

 station of 1913. On Serrano Island, about 150 meters 

 southeast of lighthouse, and near south edge of circu- 

 lar plat in center of island, 5.8 meters north of south 

 edge of plat, and 22 meters southwest of center of 

 low pile of stones; marked by wooden peg driven flush 

 with ground and covered by a pile of stones about 40 

 centimeters in height. True bearings: base of pole 

 on small house on west side of island, 120 43'. 1; tip 

 of lighthouse, 155 22'.0; center of large brick chimnev, 

 259 50'.7; cross on cathedral, 2S7 48'.6; right spire on 

 rim of gas-tank, 332 10'.3. 



Nivel, Tarapaca, 1917. About 5 miles inland from Pisa- 

 gua. 



Pititados, Tarapaca, 1917. About 800 meters southeast 

 of Pintados, in center of road to cemetery, 5.8 meters 

 southwest of center of main road, and 3.3 meters east 

 of foot of steep hill; marked by a wooden peg driven 

 flush with ground. True bearings : southwest corner of 

 engine-house, 163 39'.2; east side of tank, 1S7 54'.0; 

 southwest corner of Longitudinal Railroad station, 

 213 34'.3; south corner of distant house on plain, 

 281 30'.8. 



Pisagua, Tarapaca, 1917. About 2 kilometers north of 

 Pisagua, about halfway on road to cemetery, on a 

 point about 20 meters high projecting out into ocean, 

 about 200 meters north of large oil-tank, 19.8 meters 

 north of sixth fence post west of road, and 9.1 meters 

 east of northmost high point in rocky ridge; marked 



