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Show Geographical positions, from sextant- observations, $ c.- Con tinned. Year. 1869 1874 1871 1872 1872 1869 1872 1873 1873 1873 1873 1869 1873 1873 Station. Vegas " Wash, Nov., ( month of.) Vcrmcjo Creek, N. Mex Virgin Hill, Nev Virgin River, Utah, North Fork. Virgin River^ Utah, Camp S. Walker's Ranch, Nev Warm Creek, Utah Water- Hole, N. Mex Water- Pocket, Utah Water- Pocket, Utah, ( on ridge near.) Welcome Creek, Utah West Point, Nev Wet Mountain Valley, Colo Wet Camp, N. Mex % • a * 66 70 A 66 59 67 40 67 83 59 60 59 66 62 A 84 Objects observed. Polaris a Corouse Bor... Polaris a Pegasi o Lyras a Andromedee .. Polaris a Pegasi a Lvnc a Bix> tis Polaris a L\ rre a Boons SPuonla ris a Serpentis o SLuynr a) Polaris Suu Polaris /? Andromeda?... ' 54 Latitude. , £ g_; O 1 II 36 06 34.85 36 41 30.60 36 37 45.89 37 21 47.37 37 08 06.60 40 43 50.67 Feet. 6- 249.6 5145. 9 37 03 S3.20 ' 40ft* « 33 12 49.30 37 29 09.80 37 27 28.70 37 34 13.30 36 40 33. 56 38 02 22.60 5642.9 3559.6 4781.2 3640.9 1754.0 Variation of needle. E. O 1 II 16 01 05 14 30 00 15 29 00 13 30 00 15 48 00 15 29 00 15 07 00 15 1R 59 i ftoon. n i u 90 no 33 27 43.00 ' 6016.5 1 Observer. Lieut Wheeler ... Lieut. Lock wood.. Lieut. Blunt Lieut Wheeler . .. Lieut Lock wood . Lieut Hoxie Liont Wheeler ... Lieut. Marshall... Lieut Hoxie Liont Hoxie Lieut Wheeler ... Lieut. Lock wood.. Lieut. Marshall Lieut. Tillman.... Computer. Lieut. Wheeler . .. Lieut. Lock wood.. Lieut Blunt Lieut Wheeler ... Lieut Lockwood.. Liout. Wheeler . .. Lient. Marshall... Lieut Tillman.... Dr. Kampf Dr. Kampf Lieut Wheeler... Lieut Lockwood.. Lieut Marshall .. Lieut. Tillman...'. Remarks. Crowing Santa F6 and Trinidad roads. On trai^ to £ 1 Vado de los Padres. East of Escalante River. East of Esoalante River. Camp. Camp. Near Gamier's ranch. Camp. \ to |