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Show Year. 1871 1872 1872 l? 73 1873 1873 1871 1873 1869 1873 1873 Station. Portage Rapids, Aria Potato Valley, Utah, ( head of.) Potato Valloy, Springs in Mountains,' south of bead, Utah. Prieto Crossing, Aria Pueblo Colorado. Ariz Pneblo Vle| o, Aria Puerco River, month, Ariz.. PnrgatoireRI ver, Colo., ( head north fork.) Qainn Canon, Nev Rabbit Valley, Utah, ( foot of.) Ralston, New Hex Atlas- sheet No. 66 59 59 83 68 83 76 70 A 58 59 89 Geographical positions, from sextant- observations, ^ o.- Continued. Objects observed. a Lyra) a Persei Polaris a Persei a Andromeda)... Polaris . a CoroDSB Bor... a Aqnihe 0 SAunnd romeda) .. a Pegasi a Corona) Bor... Altair Y Andromeda) .. Polaris a Lyra - Snn Polari* Polaris a Ly no Sun Polaris a Pegasi Andromedra .. Latitude. o / // 35 48 35.90 37 39 29.02 A l t i t u de above sea-level. Feet. 7331.9 37 37 37. 90 8609.6 33 33 47.30 35 42 10. 40 32 49 00.10 34 53 16.80 37 18 24.60 37 58 la 29 38 19 00.10 32 18 10.50 5332.6 6400.9 2711.6 5063.3 8453.2 6326.0 6820.8 4487.7 Variation of needle. £ O l II 12 36 19 14 31 16.3 14 10 47 14 22 48 16 20 15 16 20 00 Observer. Lieut Wheeler . .. Lieut Marshall... Lieut Marshall... Lieut Tillman . . .. Lieut Tillman.... Lieut. Lock wood.. Lieut. Marshall... Lieut. Wheeler . .. Lieut, Lock wood.. Lieut TiHman.... Computer. Lieut Wheeler . .. Lieut Marshall... Lieut Marshall... Lieut Tillman Lieut Tillman.... Lieut Lock wood.. Lieut. Marshall... Lieut Wheeler . . . Lieut. Lock wood.. Lieut Marshall... Lieut Tillman Lieut Marshall... Remarks. Above. Safford post- offioe. West of Spanish peaks, on from Cucnaras River, Colo Elisabethtown, New Mex. road to |