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  Special 
  Report 
  No. 
  7 
  : 
  Meridian 
  Lines 
  317 
  

  

  Meridian 
  Lines 
  Established 
  

  

  Mansfield 
  

  

  General 
  location. 
  — 
  Across 
  (midway) 
  west 
  yard 
  of 
  Mansfield 
  

   Female 
  College 
  grounds 
  and 
  y^ 
  mile 
  to 
  south, 
  in 
  Mrs. 
  Williams' 
  

   field. 
  

  

  Marks 
  or 
  momiments. 
  — 
  Three 
  Lignitic, 
  calcareous, 
  concretion- 
  

   ary 
  boulders. 
  N, 
  at 
  northern 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  college 
  grounds, 
  N', 
  at 
  

   the 
  south 
  side, 
  and 
  S, 
  1800 
  feet 
  south 
  of 
  N, 
  in 
  Mrs. 
  Williams' 
  

   lot. 
  

  

  Many 
  

  

  General 
  location. 
  — 
  In 
  Mr. 
  E. 
  C. 
  Dillon's 
  lot 
  west 
  of 
  residence. 
  

   For 
  detailed 
  information 
  call 
  on 
  either 
  Mr. 
  Dillon, 
  or 
  Dan'l 
  

   Vandegaer, 
  Esq., 
  parish 
  surveyor. 
  

  

  Marks 
  — 
  Calcareous, 
  Lignitic 
  boulders. 
  Only 
  three 
  in 
  number. 
  

   S, 
  near 
  a 
  pine 
  tree 
  in 
  Dillon's 
  yard, 
  west 
  of 
  house; 
  S', 
  by 
  the 
  

   fence 
  just 
  north 
  of 
  stream, 
  perhaps 
  300 
  ft. 
  north 
  of 
  S 
  ; 
  N, 
  in 
  edge 
  

   of 
  field, 
  897 
  ft. 
  north 
  of 
  S. 
  

  

  Natchitoches 
  

  

  Geyieral 
  locatio?i. 
  — 
  Through 
  Normal 
  school 
  grounds 
  west 
  of 
  

   the 
  buildings 
  about 
  150 
  feet. 
  

  

  Marks. 
  — 
  Calcareous 
  Claiborne 
  boulders 
  ; 
  exact 
  meridian 
  

   marked 
  by 
  drilled 
  holes 
  filled 
  with 
  lead 
  plugs. 
  The 
  northern 
  

   most, 
  N, 
  is 
  within 
  perhaps 
  five 
  feet 
  of 
  the 
  northern 
  line 
  fence 
  ; 
  

   N' 
  is 
  south 
  of 
  N 
  about 
  30 
  feet, 
  S' 
  is 
  just 
  south 
  of 
  the 
  walk 
  or 
  

   road 
  leading 
  westward 
  to 
  the 
  woods 
  and 
  S 
  is 
  within 
  3 
  feet 
  of 
  the 
  

   southern 
  line 
  fence 
  of 
  the 
  school 
  grounds. 
  

  

  Colfax 
  

  

  General 
  location. 
  — 
  Court 
  house 
  yard, 
  east 
  of 
  Court 
  house. 
  

   See 
  Mr. 
  R. 
  E. 
  Mc 
  Knight, 
  Colfax, 
  La. 
  

  

  Marks. 
  — 
  Grand 
  Gulf 
  sandstone 
  boulders 
  ; 
  all 
  four 
  within 
  

   court 
  yard 
  limits. 
  Definite 
  marks 
  consist 
  of 
  sunken 
  lead 
  plugs 
  

   in 
  sandstone. 
  N 
  and 
  S 
  are 
  very 
  close 
  to 
  north 
  and 
  south 
  limits 
  

   of 
  the 
  yard. 
  

  

  