30 SPIRIT LEVELING IN NEW YORK, 1896 TO 1905. 
ESSEX, FRANKLIN, AND HAMILTON COUNTIES. 
LAKK PLACID, SANTANOM, SARANAC, Ai\D ST. REGIS QUADRANGLES. 
The elevations in the following list are based upon a bronze tablet in top of south end of 
east abutment of Grand Trunk Railway bridge over Salmon River, 000 feet west of Fort 
Covington station, stamped " 167 ALBANY 1900." The elevation of this is accepted as 
166.453 feet above mean sea level, and is determined from a bench mark of the United States 
Board of Engineers on Deep Waterways, on the same abutment, the elevation of which is 
determined to be 1.017 feet lower than given by the Board, in accordance with the 1£03 
adjustment. For additional elevations on St. Regis quadrangle see list on the precise- 
level line from Fort Covington to Tupper Lake Junction. 
The leveling was done under the direction of Mr. Glenn S. Smith, topographer, as fol- 
lows: On the Santanoni and Lake Placid and part of Saranac and St. Regis quadrangles 
in 1901 by Mr. C. H. Semper, levelman; the remainder on St. Regis quadrangle was done 
in 1902 by Mr. George Seidel; and the remainder on Saranac quadrangle in 1902 by Messrs. 
Seidel and A. P. Meade, jr., level men. All standard bench marks dependent on this datum 
are stamped "FT. COVINGTON" in addition to the figures of elevation. 
SANTANONI QUADRANGLE. 
AXTON, VIA AMPERSAND AND PRESTON PONDS, TO AVERYVILLE. 
Feet. 
Axton, 6.5 miles east of, 0.7 mile southwest of Ampersand Lake, 450 feet west of old lumber 
camp, 10 feet south of road, on large rock 20 by 15 feet; bronze tablet stamped "1917 FT. 
COVINGTON 1901" 1,917. 438 
Averyville, 550 feet south of school, 20 feet west of west margin of road, in large bowlder 8 feet 
square; bronze tablet stamped "2069 FT. COVINGTON 1901" 2,069.446 
AVERYVILLE, VIA LAKE PLACID AND ALONG THE CHATEAUGAY RAILROAD, TO LAKE 
PLACID. 
Averyville, 1.9 miles northeast of, iron bridge over river, west side of north abutment, on top 
of bridge seat; chiseled square 1, 817. 88 
NEWCOMB, NORTH ALONG ROAD TOWARD COLD RIVER (SINGLE SPUR LINE). 
Newcomb,7..'5 miles north of, 0.8 mile west of Moose Pond, on road to Cold River at top of hill, 
30 feet east of road, on large rock; bronze tablet stamped "1910 FT. COVINGTON 1901". 1,909. 615 
PRESTON PONDS, SOUTH ALONG TRAIL AND PUBLIC ROADS VIA UPPER IRON WORKS, 
TO TAHAWAS. 
[Excessive error distributed in this line.] 
Preston Pond, 800 feet south of, on east margin of trail between Preston Pond and Hender- 
son Lake, in face of rock; bronze tablet stamped '2180 FT. COVINGTON 1901" 2,179.791 
Upper Iron Works, opposite Tahawas Club House, 65 feet east of road, on large rock; bronze 
tablet stamped "1771 FT. COVINGTON 1901" 1,770.881 
LAKE PLACID QUADRANGLE. 
Lake Placid, 0.4 mile south of station on road to Averyville, on west margin of road, in large 
rock; aluminum tablet stamped ' ' 1750 FT. COVINGTON 1901 " 1, 750. 339 
SARANAC QUADRANGLE. 
LAK~) PLACID, ALONG RAILROAD TO SARANAC LAKE. 
Lake Placid, 2.8 miles west of, north end of west abutment of stone culvert; top of bridge seat,, 
chiseled square 1, 631. 88 
Lake Placid, 4.5 miles west of, north end of east abutment of stone culvert; top of parapet 
wall, chiseled square 1, 570. 97 
Ames Mills, at road crossing, top of rail 1> 569 
Saranac Lake, Baptist Church, opposite Franklin Hotel, in north face of foundation wall; 
aluminum tablet stamped ' ' 1549 FT. COVINGTON 1901 " 1, 548. 97 
