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Show SHHi GEOGRAPHICAL POSITIONS. Sextant and transit for time; sextant for latitude; telegraphic time- signals for difference of longitude. Year. Station. 1869 1869 1872 1869 1872 1869 1872 1869 1869 1872 Camp llaileck, Nev. Camp Ruby, Nev ... Deep Creek, Utah... Elko, Nev Fillmore, Utah..'.... Hamilton, Nev Kanab, Utah Monte Christo Mill, Nev. Pipe Springs, Ariz.. Atlas-sheet No. 40 49 40 59 67 49 40 67 Object observed. Longitude west from Greenwich. Sun Polaris ... 0 Scorpii ... a Scorpii ... Sun a A quiUo ... Polaris ... a Ophiuchi . Sun Polaris ... a AquiUc... a Bootis - Sun Polaris ... 0 Scorpii ... a Aquihc... Sun Polaris .. c Pegasi a Bootis Sun Polaris ... Aquilte... a Aquilffi... Sun Polaris . .. a Cygni . . .. a Tauri o / // 115 19 34.05 Sun Polaris . Sun Polaris . a Lyric .. a Cy « ni .. 115 31 06. 75 113 57 16.05 1 ."! 115 45 37.20 .! 112 16 54.93 . 115 25 56.38 : l .| 112 31 39.00 115 34 49* 20 115 30 14,60 113 42 57.00 Latitude. Altitude. I Variation of| the needle, £. ° ' " Feet. 40 48 34.05 I 5789.7 I 16 21 24 40 03 3a 63 40 06 01. 71 6152.6 17 09 04 5236.6 40 49 38. 44 i 5148. 4 38 57 14.94 39 15 48.87 37 02 25. 43 7601.3 4909.0 39 13 16. 83 7596.0 I 40 55 46.35 I 5180.0 36 5136.34 5397.2 17 35 03 16 15 00 16 43 29 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 Lient Marshall.. E. P. Austin Lieut Wheeler .. Maj. Roberts Lieut Wheeler . Maj. Roberts Lient 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. Roberta... Dr. F. Kampf . Lieut. Wheeler Maj. Roberta... Dr. F. Kampf.. Lieut Marshall Remarks. OS Camp three miles east of; on Chalk Creek. Monument in square; front of bishop's re**.' dence. Camp near. |