| OCR Text |
Show 55 Bate. Jane 17,18T1 June 21,1871 Jane 23,1871 Computations for latitude of Justin, JVet?.- No. of pair. 2 3 4 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 5 6 7 8 9 10 Half- sum of declination. o / it 39 43 48.10 11 14.51 27 2a 70 29 9.90 36 11.43 29 47.20 9 43.99 33 42.60 29 44.98 31 9.73 30 9.53 28 35.28 18 19.22 19 4a 90 43 3a 14 39 21 2a 99 9 44.91 20 2.10 33 43.72 29 46.02 31 10.80 30 10.64 28 36.34 49 30.82 18 20.36 19 50.06 43 39.50 39 26 17.51 29 11.32 36 12.79 29 48.69 21 29.43 9 45.38 - Continued. Corrections. Micr. and reft-. - 14 19.87 {- 18 3.10 + 1 54.48 + 0 17.87 - 6 4a 13 - 0 22.53 + 19 43.90 - 422.55 - 0 25.79 - 1 44.22 - 0 44.24 + 0 47.65 + 11 4.67 + 9 36 78 - 14 10.62 + 7 56.27 + 19 40.78 + 9 22.99 - 4 20.49 - 0 27.01 - 1 49.23 - 0 44.28 + 0 46.88 - 2 0 9,42 + 11 a 49 + 9 32.25 - 14 18.18 + 3 5.99 - t 0 18.27 - 6 46.19 - 0 21.36 + 7 57.85 + 19 4L35 Level. a - 4.05 + 3.71 - 2.16 - 5.40 - 2.63 - 2.77 - 1.21 - 0.61 - 0.61 - 2.97 - 0.47 - a 38 - 2.02 - 4.72 - 6.14 - 0.88 - 0.14 - 0.13 - 1.55 - a 24 - 3.10 + 0.20 - 2.83 ^ 0.61 + 2.43 + 1.55 + 5.60 + ass + 4.99 + 6.41 + 6.75 Merid. Latitude. 6 / // 39 29 24.18 21.32 21.02 22.37 20.67 21.90 26.68 19.44 ia58 ' 22.54 24.62 22.55 21.87 20.96 21.38 39 29 24.31 25.83 2a 81 2a 09 ia88 20.02 26.12 20.12 21.60 21.02 21.70 23.77 39 29 21.95 23.99 22.75 22.34 20.87 19.98 Mean latitude of Austin, Nov., 39° 29' 21 ". 92 ± 0". 20 Adopting for the longitude of Detroit 83° 3' 3". 90 west of Greenwich, the resulting astronomical co- ordinates of Anstin, Nev., will be: Longitude, 117° 3' 4l". 70 west of Greenwich. 40° ( K 30". 90 west of Washington. Latitude, N., 39° 29* 21". 92 ± 0". 20. ST. GEORGE, UTAH. Longitude, 113° 35' 0". 30; latitude, 37° 06' 29" 38 ± 0". 08. The astronomical station is situated in St. George, a Mormon town in Southwestern Utah, of about 2,000 inhabitants. The monument, a sandstone pier buried in the ground and 24 inches above the surface, is located 30 feet distant from the southern door of the school- house, 72 feet distant from the street running from east to west, and 150 feet from Main street. The connection with natural objects was made in the year 1872 by Mr. Thompson, topographer of the expedition of that year. The town is situated in the valley or canon of the Virgin River, near the junction of the Santa Clara with this stream. To the westward, fifteen miles distant, is the Virgin range; to the north, the high Pine Valley range; while, to the south and east the broken, eroded, and faulted plateaus of the Colorado extend. In the immediate neighborhood are several smaller settlements, the most promising of which is Washington. The climate is mild, and the principal industry fruit and wine growing. No detailed meteorological observations were taken at this place |
