84 SPIRIT LEVELING IN NEW YORK, 1896 TO 1905. 
POTTER CENTER, SOUTH VIA BRANCHPORT TO CATAWBA. - 
Feet. 
Potter Center, in east end of north abutment of iron bridge over Flint Crock; tablet stamped 
" 893 OSWEGO 1899 " 893. 490 
Friend, on west abutment at north end of bridge; chiseled square 987. 88 
Branchport, 1,200 feet east of, in south end of west abutment of highway bridge, road to Perm 
Yan; tablet stamped " 720 OSWEGO 1899 " 720. 702 
Gulicksville (near Pulteney post-office), in west end north wall of iron bridge; aluminum 
tablet stamped " 733 OSWEGO 1899 " 733. 615 
CHEMUNG, LIVINGSTON, ONTARIO, SCHUYLER, STEUBEN, AND 
YATES COUNTIES. 
BATH, ELMIRA, HAMMONDSPORT, NAPLES, AND WATKINS <}l ADUANULES. 
The elevations in the following list result from a readjustment of leveling reported in the 
Appendixes to the Twentieth and Twenty-first Annual Reports of the Director, United 
States Geological Survey, with additional work. For additional elevations on Elmira 
quadrangle, see "Precise leveling," pages 14-15,22. The leveling on Elmira andWatkins 
quadrangles was done in 1898 under the direction of Mr. R. D. Cummin, topographer, by 
Mr. W. W.Gilbert, levelman; that on Bammondsport and Corning quadrangles and part 
of that on Bath quadrangle was done in 1899 under Mr. J. H. Jennings, topographer, by 
Mr. W. F. Hammond, levelman, and the leveling on Naples quadrangle and on the remainder 
of Bath quadrangle was done in 1900 under the direction of Mr. Jennings, by Mr. W. E. 
Green, levelman. The standard bench marks set by Hammond are stamped "OSWEGO," 
in addition to figures of elevation, mostly correct ; and the others are stamped "D," with 
figures of elevation, mostly 1 foot below. 
ELMIRA QUADRANGLE. 
HORSEHEADS, ALONG THE NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILWAY TO WATKINS, THENCE TO BURDETT. 
Feet. 
Horseheads, Lehigh Valley Railroad, opposite southeast line <>f Horseheads station; top of 
rail, main track 890. 8 
Horseheads, men's waiting room of Northern Central station; northwest corner of stone 
doorsill 900. 1 1 
Pine Valley, opposite south line of Pine Valley station; top of rail 891.0 
WATKINS QUADRANGLE. 
Millport, highway bridge over Catherine Creek at Millport House, in face of abutment at 
southwest corner; bronze tablet stamped '709 D" i 710.627 
Millport, at north line of station; top of rail 750. 5 
Montour Falls, 1.37 miles south of, south abutment of Northern Central Railway bridge over 
highway, on top stone; chisel mark 509. 77 
Montour Falls, opposite north line of station; top of rail 457. 8 
Montour Falls, old Schuyler County court-house, on foundation (base) of east pillar, front of 
court-house; chisel mark 4(17. 23 
Watkins, 0.5 mile south of station, on southed st corner of north abutment of Northern Central 
Railway bridge over Glen Creek; chisel mark 461. 47 
Watkins, Schuyler County court-house, in foundation at front, second course of stone from 
top, 3 feet south of northwest corner; bronze tablet stamped "476 D".. 477.403 
Burdett, at south line of station, Lehigh Valley Railroad; top of rail 1,003.3 
BURDETT, SOUTHEAST ALONG THE LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD TO ODESSA, THENCE 
SOUTHWEST TO MILLPORT. 
Burdett, 600 feet south of station; in north end of coping, west end of culvert under Lehigh 
Valley Railroad; copper bolt stamped ' ' 1002 D " 1 , 003. 437 
Burdett station, north end of coping, west end of culvert under Lehigh Valley Railroad; iron 
bolt (Lehigh Valley bench mark No. 309) 1 , 003. 592 
Burdett station, 1.37 miles south of, in top course of west end of south abutment of railroad 
bridge over intersection of highways; iron bolt (Lehigh Valley bench mark No. 307) 1,019.80 
Burdett station, 3 miles south of, 150 feet north of milepost 307, in top stone of east end of 
small culvert under railroad; iron bolt (Lehigh Valley bench mark No. 306) 1,041.73 
Burdett station, 4.12 miles south of, in face of west abutment of highway bridge over railroad, 
near north end of abutment, 0.12 mile south of milepost 300; iron pin (Lehigh Valley bench 
mark No. 305) l, 000. 43 
