214 PRLMARY TRT ANGULATION AND PRIMARY TRAVERSE. 
ONION, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREO. 
On high bald point about 18 miles north-northeast of Grants Pass; 
reached by wagon road via Graves and Placer post-offices. It is best 
to pack from Placer, distance 10 miles. Trail leaves end of wagon 
road and follows Graves Creek until crossing Clark Creek, the second 
creek; thence leave Graves Creek, turning directly to left up ridge 
and follow trail to forks, at which point take right-hand trail which 
leads to small mine at prospect. This is directly below summit about 
1,500 feet, easy of ascent. 
Signal: A tripod 15 feet high, bushy tree in top; 15 feet north of 
Coast and Geodetic Survey point. There is a spring 200 yards west 
of signal on hillside. Good water and feed at Onion Spring, about 1 
mile to north on top of main ridge. 
Station mark: Brass plate in solid rock and copper bolt beneath 
same. 
Reference marks: One to west, 24.62 meters; one to north, 47.22 
meters. 
[Latitude 42° 4V 31. 88". Longitude 123° 13 / 47. 13".] 
To station- 
Grants Pass 
Grey back . . 
Kerby 
Bally 
Sterling ... 
Azimuth. 
O / /' 
3 16 49. 28 
5 58 55. 27 
19 59 10.73 
50 20 40. 94 
339 12 16. 66 
Back azimuth. 
183 15 50.50 
185 55 36. 49 
199 49 50. 39 
230 05 01. 94 
159 26 08. 10 
Log. distance. 
Meters. 
4. 5410819 
4. 8128346 
4. 7458616 
4. 6148277 
4. 9034899 
TALLOWBOX, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREG. 
On the peak known locally as Tallowbox, best reached by wagon 
road from Grants Pass up Applegate River to Thompson Creek, 
thence up Thompson Creek to Tallowbox Gulch. No trail to peak, 
but fairly open ridge from 1 mile up Tallowbox Gulch. Good feed 
on ridge side near top, and water said to be on top 0.25 mile to east of 
point. Station can be reached from Tallowbox ranch in Tallowbox 
Gulch in two hours. 
Signal: A trimmed tree wired over tablet. 
Station mark: A bronze tablet cemented in solid rock on highest 
point. 
Reference marks: On same rock, one 2 feet northeast and the other 
2.6 feet southeast, holes 1 inch deep and arrows drilled pointing to 
tablet. 
