goode.] ST^TE DEPARTMENT RECORDS. 61 
why the international boundary should be permanently and conspic- 
uously marked, but special reference is made to those mentioned, for 
the}^ have a bearing on the work of the Geological Survey. 
As the instructions relating to the Idaho-Montana boundary line 
provided for a connection by triangulation or other methods with a 
monument on the international boundary, inquiry was made a1 the 
State Department for information on the subject and permission was 
granted to examine the records of the Northwest Boundary Survey. 
A visit was made to the manuscript room of the Department, and 
several lists of geographical positions were found. As these positions 
have not been published heretofore, two lists are given below. The 
second list gives geographical positions, and is signed by officers of 
the British and American commissions. 
Extracts from State Department records of United States Northwest Boundary 
Survey. 
[In lead-colored chest in manuscript room.] 
Camp Columbia ' 117° 37' 33". 9 on brink of hill, west bank of river. 
' 117° 37' 05". 2 near east bank of river. 
Camp Kootenay West.. 116° 35' 44". 9 on side of mountain, west side of valley. 
116° 31' 05 \9 on brow of first hill, right bank of river. 
Camp Mooyie 116° 12' 22". 3 on side of mountain, west side of valley. 
116° 11' 54 ".5 on plateau above creek. Position approxi- 
mate. 
116° 11' 25". 6 on left bank of creek close to water. 
116° 11' 24" on high bluff left bank. Posit on approxi- 
mate. 
Camp Kootenay East... 115° 16' 01". 4 on east bank of ravine beyond which the 
mountains rise. 
115° 11' 11 ".2 on right bank of Kootenay River. 
115° 10' 11 ".6 on second plateau, left bank of river. 
115° 03' 28". 7 at foot of mountain, left bank small creek. 
(N. B. — This station was moved from its position as 
placed by the United States surveyors by the British 
surveyors. Description is of the new position.) 
Lat. N. Long. W. Or. 
all! o I II 
CampColumbia 48 59 50.4 117 37 41.8 
Fort Shepherd Station 49 00 00.0 117 37 19.4 
Junction of Salmon River with Clarks Fork 49 01 32. 4 117 23 24. 5 
PendO'Reille Station.... 49 00 03.5 117 21 52.9 
Kootenay Mountain Station 49 00 12.8 117 10 48.4 
Triangulation pole ..48 58 48.0 117 00 33.1 
Sinyakuateen depot - -48 09 23.8 116 43 42.9 
Camp Kootenay West ....48 59 55.1 116 31 16.2 
Junction of trails near Acklewcache ...48 54 21.4 116 22 02.1 
Mooyie Trail monument - 49 00 01.3 116 14 59.2 
CampMooyie 49 01 26.0 116 12 40.5 
YahtStation 48 59 55.4 115 38 51.0 
1 Monuments changed by English commission after verification. 
