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Show GEOGRAPHICAL POSITIONS. Sextant and transit for time; sextant for latitude; telegraphic time- signals for difference of longitude. Year. 1869 1872 1869 1872 1872 1872 Station. Camp Halieok, Nev Camp Ruby, Nev . Deep Creek, Utah.. Elko, Nev Fillmore, UtaU..*... Hamilton, Nev Kanab, Utah Monte Christo Mill, Nev. Peko, Nev Pipe Springs, Ariz. Atlas-sheet No. 40 49 40 59 67 40 67 Object observed. Longitude west from Greenwich. Sun Polaris ... P Scorpii ... a Scorpii ... Sun a Aquilee ... Polaris ... a Ophiuchi . Sun Polaris . .. a Aquilie... a Bootis Sun Polaris ... 0 Scorpii . .. a Aquiljo... Sun Polaris .. c Pegasi- a Bootis Suu Polaris ... Aquilso... a Aquilffi... Sun Polaris . .. a Cygni a Tauri • I Sun Polaris . Sun Polaris . a Lyra> .. a Cygni .. o / // 115 19 34.05 115 31 06. 75 113 57 16.05 115 45 37.20 112 16 54.93 115 25 5a 38 112 31 39.00 115 34 49* 20 115 30 14,60 112 42 57.00 Latitude. Altitude. Variation of] the needle, S. 40 48 34.05 40 03 38.63 40 06 01.71 Feet 5789.7 16 21 24 6152. 6 17 09 04 5236.6 40 49 3a 44 514a 4 38 57 14.94 39 15 4a 87 37 02 25.43 39 13 16.83 40 55 46.35 36 51 36.34 7601.3 5397.2 17 35 03 16 15 00 16 43 29 4909.0 7596.0 5180.0 14 23 00 17 05 06 Observer. Lieut Wheeler . .. Maj. Roberts Lieut Wheeler ... Lieut Lock wood.. Maj. Roberts Lieut. Hoxie E. P. Austin Lieut. Wheeler . .. Maj.- Roberts Lieut. Hoxie Lieut Wheeler .. E. P. Austin Lieut Wheeler . .. Maj. Roberts Lieut Marshall... E. P. Austin Lieut Wheeler . .. Maj. Roberts Lieut Wheeler .. Maj. Roberts Lieut Marshall... E. P. Austin Computer. Lieut. Wheeler . Maj. Roberts.... Lieut Wheeler . Maj. Roberts ... Dr. F. Kampf... Lieut Marshall.. Lieut Wheeler . Maj. Roberts.... Dr. F. Kampf... Lieut Marshall. E. P. Austin Lieut Wheeler . Maj. Roberts- Lieut Marshall. Lieut Wheeler Maj. Roberts... Dr. F. Kampf . Lieut Wheeler Maj. Roberts... Dr. F. Kampf.. Lieut Marshall Remarks. Camp three miles east of; on Chalk Creek. Monument in square; front of bishop's red. denoe. Camp near. < J5 |