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PRIMARY TRIANGULATION AND PRIMARY TRAVERSE. 
MISSOURI. 
PRIMARY TRAVERSE. 
KNOX, MACON, MONROE, RANDOLPH, AND SHELBY COUNTIES. 
ATLANTA, MACON, SHELBINA, AND SHELBYVILLE QUADRANGLES. 
The following geographic positions were determined in 1905 by 
J. R. Ellis, assistant topographer. The line starts from a section 
corner near Laplata located by primary traverse in 1901, follows thej 
borders of four 15-minute quadrangles, and is connected with points 
at Shelbina and Jacksonville also located in 1901 by primary traverse.' 
Positions in northeastern Missouri previously published, based on 
Mississippi River Commission triangulation (see report of that com- 
mission for 1883, p. 37), agree in latitude with the United States 
standard, but longitudes are 1.4" greater than those by the United 
States standard. Positions given herewith have been reduced to the 
United States standard datum. 
ATLANTA QUADRANGLE (KNOX AND MACON COUNTIES). 
Geographic positions along highways. 
Station. 
T. 60 N., R. 14 W., corner sees. 17, 18, 19, and 20 
T. 60 N., K. 14 \Y.. in northeast corner of NW. | sec. 20, in northeast 
corner of field at T road south, in top of concrete post, aluminum 
tablet stamped ' Prim. Trav. Sta. No. 1, 1905" 
T. 60 N\. R. 14 W., corner sees, L6, 17,20, and 21, T road north, 24 feet 
south to cross on fence post 
T. 60 N., R. 14 W., north corner sees. 21 and 22, T road north, 28 feet 
northwest to telephone polo, 33 feet northeast to cross on telephone 
pole 
T. GO N., R. 14 W., north corner sees. 22 and 2:5. T road south-, 3S feet 
southwest to mail box, 32 feet southeast t<> telephone pole 
T. 60 \\, R. 14 W., south corner sees. 13 and 14, center of road at hedge 
fence north, 14 feet south to cross on fence post 
Titus Creek, course south, center of iron bridge over 
Near quarter corner, at southeast corner of held owned by R. J. Col- 
lins at T road west, iron post stamped " Prim. Trav. Sta. No. 2, 1905". 
Road north, W. H. Collins's mail box 
Knox-Macon count y line, center of road , 
'I" road west, crosscut on telephone pole 
T road south, 24 feet northeast to •). O. Bowers's mail box, 3t> feet 
north to cross on board fence 
Browning (Robert) residence, T road south, 600 feet west of 7 feel 
northwest to cross on fence post 
De Moss (John) residence, T road west, just east of, 49 feet northwest to 
Joseph Porter's mail box, 10 feet northeast to post , 
Latitude. 
Longitude. 
o 
39 
59 
57. 9 
o 
92 
29 
36. 2 
39 
59 
57.1 
92 
29 
02. 8 
39 
59 
57.0 
92 
28 
29.1 
39 
59 
55.9 
92 
27 
21.4 
39 
59 
54.8 
92 
26 
13.6 
39 
39 
59 
59 
54 
53. 6 
92 
92 
25 
23 
05.6 
33.9 
39 
39 
39 
39 
59 
59 
59 
59 
52. 4 
39.0 
37. 1 
23.0 
92 
92 
92 
92 
22 
21 
20 
19 
hi. 9 
09. 3 
35. 2 
26.9 
39 
59 
21.6 
92 
18 
02. 4 
39 
59 
59.8 
92 
16 
46.2 
39 
59 
50.5 
92 
15 
55. S 
Geographic positions along Wabash Railroad between Laplata and Macon. 
Station. 
Latitude. 
Longitude. 
Laplata station 
T. 60 N., R. 14 W., corner sees. 17, 18, 19. and 20 
T. 59 N., R. 14 W., quarter corner between sees. 5 and 8 
Atlanta station 
T. 59 N., R. 14 W., corner on township line, south side sees. 32 and 33 
T. 58 N., R. 14 W., corner sees. 8, 9, 16, and 17 
Tps. 57 and 58 N., township line between 
27.2 
57.9 
26.8 
58.7 
06. "» 
21.8 
49.9 
92 29 22.1 
92 29 36. 5 
92 29 10. ( 
92 28 49. J 
92 28 
92 28 
36 
39.1 
92 28 36.1 
