Description and elevation of bench-marks on the Missouri River, etc.-Continued.

No.

Description.

Eleva-
tion.

Above

the mouth.

Miles.

391.8

393.5

394.4

394.9

335.7

397.9

397.9

398.1

250 (217) On 2-foot white elm, in tield, about 3,300 feet southeast of A 96, 400

feet east of small body of timber, 500 feet west of belt of cotton.
woods bordering shore bar, 650 feet northwest of one-story frame Feet.
house, rear river bank, 3 miles above Wyandotte Kans....

329.997 251 (216) On north side of 3.4-foot sycamore, standing by itself in cleared

land, 400 feet from river, 1 mile below bead of bottom below Qin.
daro, Kans

332.341
74 On right bank, ahont one-half mile below Quindaro, Kans., 30 feet
1

north of the Missouri Pacific Railioan track, on line with tele. Quiudaro,

graph poles, 200 feet from river, and about 100 feet below head of
Quindaro revetment

333. 149
74 On left baok, 2,310 feet from river, on west side of north and south
3

road, close to tence, and about 100 feet worth of corner of field.
Magnetic bearing of live * to , about N. 16° E

325. 988
71 Is 3,100 feet north of , on west side of road, and 220 feet N. W.
3
from small frame house occupied by Lew Kirk

336. 119 25! (215) Horizontal furrow in head of copper bolt leaded into porthern ex.

posure of lege of rock, 33 feet south of railroad, and 5 feet
above its level. 100 feet below creek, 70 feet northeast of ruined
stone house at Quindaro, Kans

358. 407 253 (214) On 2-foot red elm, on bluffside, 250 feet from river, 175 feet south of

railroad, 200 feet below. creek at foot of bottom above Quindaro, Kaps. 356. 359 251 (213) On 1.7.foot white elm, in field, one fourth mile north of Missouri

Pacific Railroad, 1,000 feet west of belt of cottonwoods bordering
river, 1,200 feet southeast of 1-story frame house in grove, i mile
above foot of bottom opposite Parkville, Mo

331. 577 75 On right bank, opposite Parkville. Mo., 4.815 feet from river, 210

feet east of north and south road, and close to northeast corner Park ville. of Ben Stranger's new log house

328.812 75 On right bank, 2,085 feet from river, on east side of road, and south

side of lane crossing road, at corner of two hedges. Magnetic bear.
ing to ?. N. 150 W

329. 549 75 On left bank at Parkville, Mo., 200 feet from river, on side of bluff,

in yard of house occupied by Stowe, 300 feet or 400 feet be.
low steam flouriny.mill. Magnetic bearing in to 7. N. 8° 47'
W.; (angle at ?", 6° 13')..

362. 915 255 (212) On west side of 1.7-foot white elm, 150 feet from river, in field, 150

feet east of fence and woods, about one-fourth milo above Park.
ville, Mo.

337.592
“ B. M 20" of 1878--on south side of 3-foot cottonwood, one-fourth
mile above Parkville, Mo

333. 207 256 (211) On 3 foot elm, 150-feet north of 1-story log house owned by Garret

Chestnut, of Platte City, Mo., 1.200 feet from river; one of a group

of four elmis stanuing in fields about 14 miles above Parkville, Mo.. 337.365 257 (210) Ou 1.2-foot linn, on foot of bluff, 150 feet from river, 60 feet south of

railway, 300 feet above point where river leaves bluff below Pome.
roy, Kans

340.245 258 (209) Equals “B. M. 19" of 1878_on 1.5-foot linn, 30 feet from river, 100

feet north of railroad, 1,600 feet below creek, about 13 miles below
Pomeroy, Kans.

310. 256 259 (208) On 1.8 foot white elm, on foot of bluff, 150 feet from river, 40 feet

399.4

400. G

1.7

Descriptions and elevations of bench-marks on the Missouri River, etc.-Continued.

No.

Description.

Eleva-
tion.

Above

tbe mouth.

Miles.

409.7

410.7

411.2

412.9

414.1

265 (202) On 1.6-foot black walnut, 150 feet south of house of Samuel Durham,
Ross. 50 feet west of railroad, one-quarter mile from river,520 feet north- Feet.
West of railroad station at Ross, Kans....

350. 532
77 On right bank, 4.300 feet below railroad culvert at Delaware, Kans.,
1

on side of bluff, 120 feet from Missouri Pacific Railroad track, 1,010
feet above upper end of trestle bridge.....

386. 097 77 On left bank, 3,300 feet from river, on west side of fence, on west

side north and south county road, 250 feet southwest from Henry
Pellman's house. Magnetic bearing, 1 to . N. 67° 45' E

339.763 77 On lett bank, 6,100 feet from river, on continuation of line 3 to you

north side of east and west lane. Platte River is 680 feet beyond.. 340.732 266 (201) Cross (+) cut into top, near west edge, of rock projecting from ma. Delaware. sonry on west end of stone culvert under railway at Delaware,

Kans. The bench is 1.6 feet above the top of the keystone of the
arch, and directly over its center; about 260 feet south of one-story
stono dwelling of Thomas Gibson, on blutf...

349. 317
267 (200) On 3.7.foot cottonwood, 40 feet east of Missouri Pacific Railroad, op
Leavenw'li old river bank, 140 feet northeast of station at Leavenworth Junc.
Junction. tion, Kans

347.570 268 (199) On 2-foot elm, at runlet at foot of bluff, 50 feet west of railway, about

1,200 feet below A38, at head of narrow bottom, 23 miles below
Leavenworth, Kans

350. 173 78 on right bank opposite East Leavenworth, on bluff

, on bank of ra1

Descriptions and elevations of bench-marks on the Missouri River, etc.—Continued.

No.

Description.

Eleva-
tion.

Abono

the mouth.

Yiles.

437.3

439. 5

440.8

442.8

444.0

444.5

445.8

447.8

448.8

451.4

452.7

283 (184) On 1.2-foot black walnut, on left bank. 260 feet above mouth of, and

Feet. 160 feet above railroad trestle over Little Walnut Creek

370. 378 284 (183) On 2.1.foot elm, at foot of bluff, 200 feet southwest of railway trestle

across creek, three-quarters of a mile below A 682, 1,200 feet south.
east of house of Mrs. John Wallace

369.396 285 (182) On 1.6-foot elm, 40 feet south of tence between field on north and

woods on south, 70 feet west of railway, 300 feet from river, 1,000
feet south of 680, 41 miles below Atchison, Kaps...

368. 488
286 (181) On 1.6-foot elm, on foot of blutf, 80 feet from river, 40 feet west of rail.
way, near A 676,34 miles below Atchison, Kang

377. 647 287 (180) Horizontal furrow in head of copper bolt leaded into hard rock, 35

feet west, and 10 feet abore the level of railway, 120 feet from river,
1.870 feet below creek, near which ice houses stand, about 700 feet
below A 672,2 miles below Atchison, Kany

385.836 288 (179) On l.foot black walnut, on foot of bluff, 90 feet from river, 40 feet west

of railway, 150 feet below mouth of creek, 13 miles below Atchison,
Kans

379. 065 289 (178) Cross (+) cut into top of bevel near base of pilaster on southeast corAtchison. ner of Union Depot, Atchison, Kans.

384. 503
“B. M. 38" of 1879-on projecting course of three bricks, southeast

corner two-story brick general offices Atchison and Nebraska
Railroad, on northwest corner of Commercial and First streets,
Atchison, Kans

384. 623 290 (177) Equals “ B. M. 37" of 1879--top of foundation course at northeast

corner Atchison and Nebraska Railroad passenger depot, 50 feet
south of southwest corner Commercial and First streets, Atchison,
Kans

380.839
291 (176) On 2.9.foot hard maple, 90 feet from river, 40 feet west of railway, 2
miles above Atchison, Kans

384. 735 292 (175) On 2-foot elm, 20 feet west of track, on foot of bluff, one-fourth mile

from river. 500 feet above house of William Scott, 3 miles above
Atchison, Kans

375. 797 293 (174) On 1.2-foot ash, on foot of bluff, 175 feet southwest of railroad bridge

across creek, 400 feet from rive 1,500 feet south-southwest of A
656, 14 miles below Doniphan, Kans.

381. 973 294 (173) Cross (+) cut into top of watertablo at northeast corner of two-story

brick, second bnilding on west side of Main street, north of Fourth

street, Doniphan, Kans., owned by Adam Brenner. (Doubtful).... 411.351 Doniphan, B. M. "A"-cross (+) cut into top of water.table on south side of

Main street, entrance nearest river, about 1 fuot north of southeast
corner of above building..

411.320 295 (172) On 1.5-foot black walnut, on side of blaff, co feet from river, 20 feet

west of wagon road, and 10 feet above it, 700 feet below mouth of
creek, one-half mile above Doniphan, Kans....

391.611 296 (171) Cross (+) cut into top of stone foundation at southwest corner of 11

story brick house owned by Nesse heirs, 2 miles above Doniphan,
Kans..

385. 290 297 (170) On 1.3-foot twin elm, on edge of high bank of chute, 680 feet west of

main river, 450 feet west of ove-story frame house at head of chute
above Doniphan; about 1,000 feet northwest of A 634

385. 287 298 (169) On 2.3-foot elm, 840 feet from river, 1,409 feet south of one-story frame

house, owned by James Butler, about 1,300 feet southwest of A
630, 2 miles below Geary City, Kans..

383. 785
299 (168) On 1.2-foot white elm, on foot of blutf, 1 mile below Geary City, Kang.,
80 foet from river, near 626.

392. 069
300 (167) Horizontal furrow in head of copper bolt set into face of first ledge of
Geary City. rock cropping from river front of blutk above Geary City, Kans.,

about 130 feet from lower end of exposure, 60 feet from river, 25
feet west of wagon road, and 15 feet above its level, 860 feet above
saw-mill, 1,500 feet above mouth of creek

406.081 301 (166) Cross (+) cut into top of projecting ledge of hard rock just west of

old road and 2.5 feet above it, 40 feet from river, 400 feet south-
east of dwelling, in vineyard owned by Fred. Moser, vicinity of A
618, 200 feet above ravine, 1 mile abovo Geary City, Kans ..

398. 996 302 (165) On 2.foot elm, on old river bank, between cotton wood dat and fields,

500 feet from river, 560 feet southeast of one-story log house of E. U.
Miller, about 4 miles below Palermo, Kans

387. 876 303 (164) Ou 2.foot elm, 300 feet from river, 100 feet from foot of bluff, 213 feet

east of 21-story frame house of Abbott White, 1,000 feet below point
where river leaves blatt, 2 miles below Palmero, Kang...

392.001
N. B. - This bench is incorrectly numbered on tree. 163.
304 (163) Horizontal furrow in head of copper bolt leaded into west face of

bowlder, 50 feet from river, on east side of old wagon road. I mile
below Palermo, Kans. The bowlder is of hard rock, 40 feet long,
12 feet wide, 6 feet thick: about 1,200 feet above A600..

399. 132
305 (162) On 1.6-foot cottonwood, 80 feet from edge of high bank, behind willow
Palermo. bar, at foot of blutl, 103 feet west of creek, 300 feet above the main
street of Palermo, Kans

404, 619

453.2

454.7

459.0

460.3

461.0

462.4

463.0

468. 1

470.1

471. 1

472. 1

Descriptions and elerations of bench-marks on the Missouri River, etc.

-Continued.

No.

Description.

Eleva.
tion.

Above

the month.

306 (161) ön 1.5-foot elm, at fence, 900 feet from river, 900 feet above willow bar,

on east side of small clamp of timber in fields, one-quarter mile
southeast of blutf-, 2,550 feet west of north and soutb lane leading Feet. Niles.
up to Wathena, Kans., 18 miles above Palermo, Kans...

397. 041 473. 2 307 (160) On 2.4-foot clm, 250 feet from river, 175 feet northwest of one-story

frame house, in edge of woods below field, 1,800 feet below foot of
shore bar, 2 miles above Palermo, Kans., pear 592..

398. 958 474. 3 308 (159) Cross (+) cut into top of stone projecting 2 inches from base of wall

at southwest corner of 11-story-stone house owned by Mrs. Amanda
Corby, about 34 miles below Saint Joseph bridge...

402. 891 476. 3 309 (158) On 2-foot white elm, 130 feet from high bank behind sbore bar, one.

fourth mile below group of small houses and body of timber pear
river, I mile below J. D. Hier's honse, 27 miles below Saint Joseph
bridge

401. 274 476.8 310 (157) On 2.3.foot sycamore, 60 feet from edge of high bank, 400 feet west of house of J. D. Hier, 17 miles below Saint Joseph Bridge

403. 420 477.8 311 (156) On 1.3-foot cotton wood, on first bench back of willow bar, about one

half mile from outer edge of open bar, 1 mile below St. Joseph Bridge. 396. 776 478.6 312 (155) Cross (+) cut into top, 1.26 feet sonth of north edge of coping of east St. Joseph. pier of bridge at Saint Joseph, Mo

409.844 479.00 313 (154) | Equals “B. M. 34" of 1879-cross (+) cut into northeast corner of

foundation on west side of arched entrance (facing the north) of
Henry Krug's packing house on southwest corner of Fourth street
and railroad, Saint Joseph, Mo.

410.590 311 (153) On 2.8-foot elm, ou south side of wagon road, 25 feet northeast of

house of Allen Porter, 600 feet west of post office, in town of El.
wood, Doniphan County, Kans.

404. 961 481.7 315 (132) On 2.1.foot elm, 15 feet west of 13-story frame house, 220 feet from

river, at point where east and west road comes to river, about 2
miles below Belmont, Kang

403.923 483.
316 (151) On 2 5-foot elm, 350 feet from river, on southeast edge of small clump
of timber, three-quarters of a mile below Belmont, Kans.

406. 379 484. 317 (130) Horizontal furrow in head of copper bolt leaded into portheast ex

posure of bowlder of hard rock, at foot of bluff, 200 feet from river,
90 feet southeast of house of L. A. Jackson, Belmont, Mo. The
bench is on the line of a fence, under and 20 feet east of a wagon
road which runs over the bowlder.

412. 001 483.
318 (149) Cross (+) cut into top of stone projecting from southeast corner,
Beimont. near base of wall, of entrance to Lime Kiln, one-half mile above
Belmont, Kang..

411. 800 486. (
B. M. on 2-fuot black walnut tree, 200 feet southeast of L. A. Jack.
son's house, Belmont, Kans.

407. 963 319 (113) Ou l-foot black walnut, 40 feet from river, on foot of bluff, 1,000 feet

above Anderson Glaiden's two-story traine dwelling, 14 miles abovo
Belmout, Kans

400. 446 487.( 320 (147) On 1.3.foot honey locust, 240 feet west of house of Charles Newtou,

140 feet west of north and south lane, 34 miles abovo Belmont,
Kans

407.788 499. (1 321 (146) On l.foot cim, on upper enige of woods, 600 feet from river, three

eighths of a mile southeast of log house near river, on the upper side,
and about 1 mile from the extremity of the right bank point abore
Belmont, Kans

408. 464 322 (145) Iorizontal furrow in head of copper bolt leaded into exposure of

hard rock, 10 feet high, 20 feet long, at foot of bluff, 900 feet abore
two-story stove house of J. Zaiser, near head of bottom above Bel.

mont, Kans., about 4 miles above Belmont by the line of the bluffs. 415. 829 494. 3 323 (144) Ou 1-3 foot cotton wood, 600 feet from river, one of two trees standing

nearsmall log house of Daniel Tindall, 1 mile below Amazonia Cut.
off, one-half mile southeast of large 21-story frame dwelling of
Patrick Tindall, about balf way from 558 to 560.

411.931 493.2
324 (143) On 1.foot twin black asb, in clump of ash trees ove-half mile south of
Amazonia.

point at Amazonia Cut-off, on edge of 7.foot bench, about one-
fourth mile northeast of house of Mrs. Shumann.

417.528

499.3 3.5 (142) On 2-foot sycamore, 300 feet from river on upper edge of woods, 700

feet above 5.14 three-quarters of a mile a bore Amazonia Cut-off.. 417.045 502.5 326 (141) On 2-foot elm, 400 f.et from river, 2, 200 feet below B. M. 327

415.068 327 (110)

On 3. 3-foot oli, 100 feet from river, 150 feet above lane running

west, about 1, 400 feet southeast of house of Hanley George, 27
miles above Amazonia Cut-off.

419.357 328 (139)

On 2.5.foot elm, 200 feet from river, in edge of field, one-quarter milo
below foot of Rush or Solomon's Island.

420, 620 505.2
“B. M. 28" of 1879equal bench of construction party, and bears

their mark "91.820”; on elm edge of bank, 200 feet east from B.
M. (139)

416. 393 329 (138) On 1. 1.foot elm, 240 feet from Rush or Solomon's Island Chute, on line

between corn above and woods below, aboutone-quarter the distance
from the head to the foot of the chita

430.902 509.5
O (137) i On 1.6-foot elm, 260 feet from river, 1.200 feet south of (lwelling of
William Gabriel 24 miles belos Charleston, Kans..

413. 059 5:0.3

Descriptions and clerations of bench-marks on the Missouri Rtver, etc.-Continued.

No.

Description.

Eleva
tion.

Above

the mouth.

Miles.

511.9

512.3

513.9

514.9

615.8

517.4

519.2

520.8

522.5

524.1

525.9

331 (136) Equals " B. M. 26" of 1879, and is also initial bench of construction Charleston. party, their elevation of it being 100,000 feet; on 4.5-foot elm, 60

Feet. feet from river, 300 feet below A536, just above Charleston, Kans. 421. 863 332 (135) On 1. 3-foot elm, 70 feet from river, on foot of bluff, three-eighths of a

mile above Charleston, Kans., 700 feet below mouth of creek 422. 662 333 (134) On 3-foot oak, 100 feet from river, on foot of blatt, east side of ravine, 2 joiles above Charleston, Kans.

434. 112 334 (133) On 1.5-foot linn, on foot of bluff, 60 feet from river, 900 feet below

month of Mosquito Creek, one-quarter mile northeast of house of
C. W. Hargis, 3 miles above Charleston, Kans...

426. 191 333 (132) On 2.4-foot black walnut, 120 feet from river, on bluff

, 300 feet above creek, in first valley above Mosquito Creek, three-eigh ths of a mile above 530, 4 miles above Charleston, Kans

436. 115 336 (131) On 3-foot elm, 30 feet from river, at foot of bluff, 1,740 feet above La. Lafayette fayette Landing, 1,000 feet above A526...

426.349 Lapding. 337 (130) On 1.4.foot water oak, 40 feet from river, at foot of bluff, one-balf

mile below mouth of Wolf Creek, 770 feet below foot of willow

bar, 1,300 feet below 520, 5 miles below Iowa Point, Kans.. 430. 948 338 (129) On 3-foot elm, in woods, 150 feet from river, 3,500 feet below A516, 3 miles below lowa Poinr, Kans

428. 419 339 (128) | On 2.5-foot black walnut, 30 feet west of railroad, 50 feet from river, at

foot of bloff, 1,250 feet below 514, 1} miles below Iowa Point,
Kans....

430. 727
340 (126) Cross (+) cut into top of stone foundation at northwest corner of en.
Iowa Point. gine-room of 34. story brick-grist mill owned by Ball Brothers, one-

quarter mile south of Iowa Point, Kans., and about one-half mile
from river...

471.856
341 (127) Cross (+) cut into top of stone foundation at northeast corner of
main part of above mill....

481. 211 * B. M. 23" of 1879-svuth end of window-sill of two story brick, on

northwest corner of Main and Commercial streets, Iowa Point, Kans 446. 618
"B. M. 24" of 1879—south end of window.sill of the third building

north of Main street, on west side of Commercial street, Iowa
Point, Kans.; a brick store, forming part of the block of buildings
upon which is “B. M. 23".

446. 836 342 (125) On 3-foot elm, 50 feet west of railroad track, 140 feet north of fence

corner, 600 feet below 1$ story frame house on east side of track,
1 miles above Iowa Point, Kans..

432. 655
343 (124) On 2-foot cottonwood, 24 miles below White Cloud, Kans., in small
clump of cotton woods, at upper edge of corn-tield

433. 203 344 (123) On 1.3-foot cottonwood, 100 feet from river, 2 miles below White Cloud, Kans...

433. 874 Note. The connection of benches 343 and 344 with the main line

was unchecked.
345 (122) On 2.5-foot elm, in small corner of woods between railway and corn.

field, 70 feet east of track, 50 feet northeast of fence, 14 miles below
White Cloud, Kang

433. 569
346 (121) Equals “B. M. 21" of 1879—-east corner of door-sill of small door east
White Cloud. of main entrance to two-story brick livery stable, 75 feet west of

southwest corner Main and Water streets, south side Main street,
White Clond, Kans...

437.323 347 (120) Eqnals “ B. M. 20" of 1879-sontheast corner water-table of Union

Hotel, a three-story brick (first story, Main street front, of stone;,

on northwest corner Main and Water streets, White Clond, Kans 454.949
Gauge B. M.-Spike driven into south end of east wood-sill of water
tank, 375 feet abore White Cloud Depot..

441. 787
348 (119) On 2.5-foot twin cottonwood. 100 feet east of Atchison and Nebraska
Railroad, 2 miles above White Cloud, Kans..

438. 001 349 (118) On 2-1oot burr oak. 100 feet east of railroad, 300 feet east of foot of

blutt1.000 feet from river, ode-quarter mile below head of bottom,
pearly west of 492, 1 mile below mouth of the Great Nemaha
River, Nebraska..

138.817
350 (117) Ou 1.1.foot twin elm, in ravine, 200 feet south of railway, 600 feet
Great Nema above mouth of Great Nemala River, Nebraska

445. 631
ha River.
351 (116) Cross (+) cut into the upper surface, southern edge, of coping stone

of east pier af A tchison and Nebraska Bridge across the Great No.
maba River, 3 miles below Rolo, Nebr.....

44 4. 489 332 (115) On 3.3-foot white elm, 250 feet south of railroad, on line between

prairie and woods, one quarter wile west of bridge across Great
Namaha River, Nebraska.

440. 973
353 (114) Ou 2 1.foot cottonwood, 100 feet east of railroad, 1,000 feet from river,
1.000 feet from blutf, three quarter milo below Rulo, Nebr.

442.761 334 (113) Eqnals " B. M.18 "of 1879-cross (+) cut into top of buttress masonry, Rulo. at northeast corner of stone engine-room of brick grist-mill, owned bp slowford & Gagnon, Rulo, Nebr..

456. 110 355 (112) Cins(+) cut into top of buttress masonry, at northeast corner of elevator adjoining the abore inill

• 455, 724

528. 1

528.8

529.5

530.8

532.8

535, 0

533.9

539.7

540.0

511.4

512. 1