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COLORADO. 
WELD, ARAPAHOE, AND BOULDER COUNTIES. 
Greeley, Longmont, and Denver Quadrangles. 
The elevations in the following list are based on the elevation of 
the top of lower pedestal, southeasl corner of steps of Colorado State 
capitol building, at Denver, Colo. The point is marked by the letters 
U.S.B.M. cut on top of. granite block. The elevation is obtained 
from the Coast and Geodetic Survey transcontinental line of levels 
and is accepted as 5,279.840 feet, as furnished by letter of .Inly 13, 
1901, from that Bureau, corred Lng 1 liese elevations on line Roswell to 
Denver, which were published in the report of the United States 
Coast and Geodetic Survey for 1898-99, Appendix No. 8. 
The leveling" was done in 1897 by Thomas Winsor, Levelman in 
charge, and in 1899, under the general direct ion of Mr. W. M. Beaman, 
topographer, by E. W. Glafcke and A. E. Franklin, levelmen. 
All bench marks are stamped " DENVER," in addition to figures 
of elevation. 
The first five of these elevations resull directly from precise level- 
ing of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, nol as published in their report 
for 1898-99, Appendix, but as corrected by Letter of July L3, 11)01. 
The tablets were set by the United Slates Geological Survey. 
Feet. 
State capitol, east front of; on lower pedestal, southeast corner of steps. 
U.S.B.M. cut on top of granite block . ..... ..5,279.840 
State capitol grounds, southeast corner of; azimuth station near steps, 
top of stone post: aluminum tablet, marked k '5279 DENVER " . . 5, 279. 675 
State capitol grounds, in steps at northeast corner of: bronze tablet (also 
used as azimuth mark ) . marked "5278 DENVER " . . . ... 278. 864 
Union station, east front of; on north side of main entrance, 2 feetabove 
pavement; bronze tablet, marked "5187 DENVER " . . 5, 188. 173 
Union station, east front of: cross in floor of main entrance, city datum . 5, 186. 145 
Denver; South Broadway, southwest of Colorado and Southern Rail- 
way track, 4 feet north of electric pole of Denver Tramway Company; 
iron post, marked ' ' 5261 DENVER " 5, 262. 148 
T. 4 S.,R. 67 W., sec. 1, Glendale dairy, 500 feet northwest of: 3 feet 
west of a corner stone, at fence corner on southwest side of Cherry 
Creek road; iron post, marked ' k 5362 DENVER " . 5, 363. 082 
DENVER TO GREELEY, ALONG THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, TO BRIGHTON. 
The bench marks on this line were set by the United States Geo- 
logical Survey, bul the Hue was afterwards run by the Coast and 
Geodetic Survey, and the elevations are the same as those published 
in its report for 1898-99, Appendix No. 8. 
