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Land Magnetic Observations, 1914-20 



SOUTH AMERICA. 



Chile continued. 



Puagua, Tarapaca, 1917 continued. 



by a chiseled cross on top of a red granite block left 

 4 centimeters above surface of ground. True bearings : 

 clock-tower, 20 55'. 6; east side of distant tank on 

 hillside, 22 01'.5; west side of large oil-tank, 110 

 55'.4; prominent monument in cemetery, 177 49'. 3; 

 cone on hillside, 298 14 .6. 



Puerto Monti, Llanquihuc, 1919. Close reoccupation of 

 C. I. W. station of 1913. On northeast extremity of 

 Tenglo Island in open grass-plot, about 100 meters 

 north of two large red buoys, about 200 meters south- 

 east of small house in fenced-in plot, and 32 paces 

 southeast of barbed-wire fence; marked by tent peg 

 covered by a black stone about 1 foot (0.3 meter) 

 long. True bearings: near gable of small house at 

 foot of hill, one-fourth mile (0.4 km.), 70 54'. 4; cross 

 on church, 170 07'. 1; cross on church at plaza, 208 

 07'. 1; cross on church to right of church by plaza, 

 220 11'. 1. 



Punta Arenas, Magallanes, 1919. Exact reoccupation of 

 Argentine Meteorological Office station A of 1913. 

 On hill southwest of town, in field 30.9 meters north- 

 west of fence west of main road; marked by wooden 

 stake. True bearings: left wireless mast, 21S04'.4; 

 right wireless mast (of seven), 221 18'. 3; cross on 

 church near plaza, 23001'.5; point on roof of large 

 house near beach, 254 39'. 9; distant snow-capped 

 pointed peak, 344 32'.8. 



Puquios, Tacna, 1914. About 200 meters northwest of 

 railroad water-tank, approximately in center of space 

 at end of ravine which begins near water-tank and 

 terminates at a pile of stones remaining there in rail- 

 road construction; marked by tack in peg beneath a 

 rough granite stone, in form of truncated pyramid 

 about 21 inches (53 cm.) across base and 9 inches (23 

 cm.) across top. True bearing: west edge of circular 

 base of water-tank, 302 39'.9. 



Santiago, A, Santiago, 1917, 1919. Practical reoccupation 

 of C. I. W. station A of 1913. On west side of Santi- 

 ago, in grounds of Quinta Normal, 53 paces west of 

 football-field, 61 paces east of main road, 28 paces 

 east of road through grounds, 7.8 meters north, 8.2 

 meters north-northwest, 13.4 meters northwest, and 

 13.8 meters west respectively, of bases of tree trunks; 

 marked by wooden peg with brass tack in top. True 

 bearings: whistle-pipe near steel chimney, 75 27'.7; 

 south side window in distant house, 82 19'.2; south 

 side lamp-post beyond football-field, 246 21'.3. 



Taltal, Antofagasta, 1917. About 3 kilometers northeast 

 of main plaza in town, about 200 meters east of shore 

 in open plot surrounded by high fence, west of oil 

 tanks of West Coast Oil and Fuel Company on side 

 of hill and about 200 meters southwest of tanks of 

 Union Oil Company, east of first rocky point north 

 of factory and railroad yards, in range with a steel 

 chimney distant about 175 meters and west side of 

 large brick chimney beyond, 57 paces west of west 

 wall of old stone conduit, 8 meters south of large 

 round hole, 12 meters southwest of smaller one; 

 marked by chisel hole in end of half-brick, flush with 

 ground and covered by a round boulder. True bear- 

 ings: near corner of small square tank on hill, 32 

 37'.4; cross on church by main plaza, 40 20'.0; cone 

 on ridge, 289 17'.7;. 



Toco, Antofagasta, 1917. About 150 meters northeast of 

 railway station and hotel of Anglo Chilian Nitrate 

 and Railway Company, Ltd., at edge of blasted area, 

 20 p:ic<-s west of large blast-hole and 13 paces south- 

 cast of slightly smaller one; marked by small pebble 

 driven into top of wooden peg, left flush with ground. 



SOUTH AMERICA. 



Chile concluded. 



Toco, Antofagasta, 1917 continued. 



True bearings: west side of west water-tank, 75 

 10'.9; south corner engine-house, 258 08'. 2; south side 

 high water-tank at Longitudinal Railway station, 268 

 51'.8. 



Tocopilla, Antofagasta, 1917. About 2.5 kilometers north- 

 east of railroad station, east of main road leading 

 north from town, about even with first cemetery, 

 7.3 meters and 6.0 meters from south and west sides 

 respectively of football-field, and 23 paces southeast 

 of nearest goal-post; marked by peg driven flush 

 with ground. True bearings: west corner of base of 

 transmission-line pole, 14 24'.8; west side of west oil- 

 tank, 72 40'.8; southeast corner of cemetery wall, 

 115 16'.8; north side of tank beyond railroad track, 

 267 18'.5; southwest corner of house by track, 334 

 58'.5. 



Ultima Esperanza, Magallanes, 1919. At Puerto Bories, 

 in open space at foot of hill, 16.54 meters east of 

 sheep-run, 25.9 meters southwest of top of large rock, 

 and 23.6 meters west of wooden fence; marked by 

 wooden peg. 



Vallenar, Atacama, 1917. On point of hill east of and 

 overlooking valley in which town lies, between road 

 leading to Huascualto and ruins of old mud house 

 called "Casa de Polvora," 45 paces southwest of road, 

 20 paces east of edge of hill, and 15.4 meters northeast 

 of east end of main section of mud wall of ruins; 

 marked by wooden peg covered by a pile of boulders 

 and mud blocks. True bearings: pyramid on ridge 

 across valley near where road crosses ridge, 009'.4; 

 cross on church, 111 18'.4; south corner of house 

 across neck of valley, 150 42'.2. 



Valparaiso, Valparaiso, 1917. Close reoccupation of 

 C. I. W. station A of 1913. About 8 kilometers south- 

 east of Valparaiso, between two roads out of city 

 which unite near Miradero O'Higgins monument, on 

 well-defined level spot on top of very prominent ridge 

 about 250 meters northwest of monument, 7 meters 

 from north edge, 5.5 meters from east edge, 10 meters 

 from south edge, and 8 meters from west edge, of 

 level spot; marked by wooden peg. True bearings: 

 white stone on hillside, 53 1S'.6; cross on church in 

 city, 14748'.0; letter A on monument, 341 09'.4. 



Colombia. 



Barrigon, Mela, 1914. On right bank of river, at landing 

 from which a mule trail leads to Villa Vicencia, 76 

 feet (23.2 meters) northeast of barbed- wire fence, and 

 90 feet (27.4 meters) from river bank; marked by peg 

 driven flush with ground. 



Bella Vista, Caqueta, 1914. On south bank of Rio Orte- 

 guasa, 34 feet (10.4 meters) southwest of west build- 

 ing, and 12 feet (3.7 meters) west of point in line with 

 west side of building. 



Bogota, Cundinamarca, 1914. Reoccupation within a few- 

 feet of C. I. W. station of 1909, in northeast corner 

 of field belonging to Senor Manuel Jose Umafla, on 

 east side of continuation of Calle 26 from Bogota to 

 Salitre, about half mile (0.8 km.) past main ceme- 

 teries, 87.5 feet (26.67 meters) south of a ditch, and 

 104 feet (31.7 meters) west of street; marked by 

 wooden peg. True bearings: middle of near face of 

 El Guitron brick and tile factory, 311 11 '.3; tower 

 of Iglesia Monserrate, 313 00'. 2; tower of Iglesia 

 Guadalupe, 325 56'. 1; tower of Iglesia de la Pifia, 

 343 22'.7. 



Culate de Pupures, Boijaca, 1914. On left bank of river 

 and between river and a large shed, 39 feet (11.9 



