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usually taken for the location of the station were omitted here, having 

 been forgotten by reason of certain very unpleasant experiences * Polaris 

 observation and morning elongation of the needle. 



Station 64 — Vienna, Mxries Co. Lat. 38^ 12'; Ion. 91° 54'. On the 

 common 2^ blocks S. and i block E. of the S.E. corner of the court-house 

 square; the S.W. corner of the court-house cupola bears S. 31° 34.9 W. 

 Two polaris observations were made: in the first One. the baseof the tripod 

 was kicked lightly just before the observation, but the observation is not 

 thought to have suffered; in the second observation the reading of the 

 elongation was taken just after the observation, but the morning verifica- 

 tion and mark reading were lost, as the instrument was dismounted too 

 soon. The two determinations differed 0.5. 



Station 65 — i/i Miller Co. Farm of John Lawson, near the middle of 

 the S.W. i of S.E. i of sec. :6, tp. 40, r. 12 W. Lat. 38° 11'; Ion. 92°! i'. 

 The observations were made on the side of the hill 58 feet E. of the yard 

 fence and 160 ft. from the N.E. corner of the yard, which is nearly N. of 

 the station. Polaris observation. 



Station 66 — Tuscumbia, Miller Co. Lat. 38° 12'; Ion. 92° 30' . Ob- 

 servations on the hillside S.W. from the village and 6,s ft. above the valley 

 between. The N.W. chimney of the court-house was used as a mark. 

 Polaris observation. 



Station Sy — Versaillfs, Mor^^au Co. Lat. 38° 25'; Ion. 92° 53'. Sta- 

 tion south of town on the Linn-creek road. Station 104 ft. fiom the S.W. 

 corner of the cemetery and 117 ft. from the monument of Aaron Webb. 

 Two polaris obserV'ations. 



Station b^— in Morgan Co. Near farm of Leo Meyer. Lat. 38° 17/; 

 Ion. 92° 50'. This station is on the Versailles — Linn Creek road. 14 miles 

 from the former and 16 miles from the latter place. It was a camping sta- 

 tion, the morning elongation being determined. A polaris observation 

 was made, but no mark was used, as we were obliged to travel very late in 

 order to reach water. The station was in the timber by the roadside about 

 looyds. S. of the ford across Soap creek. The instrument tent was pitched 

 between two fine springs 15 ft. apart. 



Station 69— /,/«« Creek, Camden Co. Lat. 38° 04'; Ion. 92° 47'. Sta- 

 tion S.W. of town on the banks of Linn creek. The observations were 

 made 24 ft. N. of the trunk of a large elm, which was not very high, but 

 the top had a diameter of 50 ft. Polaris observation. 



Station ^o — Decaturville., Camden Co. Lat. 37° 54'; Ion. 92° 43'. 

 Observations near the road N.E. from the house of James Rogers. The 

 left side of the chimney of his house bears S. 28° i3'-4 W\ from the station, 

 and is distant 238 ft. The alarm clock failed to awaken us and we were 

 obliged to make a sun observation the next day. For the afternoon series 

 the instrument was clamped too low by lodegs. and the error was not dis- 



* This is the only place in Missouri wliere we have been put upon the defense in order 

 to protect our property. The character of the people of this community is well known in the 

 county, and it must be confessed that they are not a credit to the county.. 



