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

No.

Description.

Eleva

Above the

tion. mouth.

250 (217)

On 2-foot white elm, in field, about 3,300 feet southeast of 96, 400 feet east of small body of timber, 500 feet west of belt of cottonwoods bordering shore bar, 650 feet northwest of one-story frame house, rear river bank, 3 miles above Wyandotte Kans.... 251 (216) On north side of 3.4-foot sycamore, standing by itself in cleared land, 400 feet from river, 1 mile below head of bottom below Q indaro, Kans..

74 1

Quindaro.

74

3

71

3

25! (215)

On right bank, about one-half mile below Quindaro, Kans., 30 feet
north of the Missouri Pacific Railroad track, on line with tele-
graph poles, 200 feet from river, and about 100 feet below head of
Quindaro revetment

On left bank, 2,340 feet from river, on west side of north and south
road, close to fence, and about 100 feet north of corner of field.
Magnetic bearing of line to, about N. 16° E

Is 3,100 feet north of 4, on west side of road, and 220 feet N. W.
from small frame house occupied by Lew Kirk
Horizontal furrow in head of copper bolt leaded into northern ex-
posure of ledge 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

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253 (214)

251 (213)

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, Kans. 356. 359
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 14-story frame house in grove, ì mile
above foot of bottom opposite Parkville, Mo

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75

Parkville.

On right bank, opposite Parkville, Mo., 4.815 feet from river, 210
feet east of north and south road, and close to northeast corner
of Ben Stranger's new log house

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75

2

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

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On left bank at Parkville, Mo., 200 feet from river. on side of bluff,
in yard of house occupied by
low steam flouring-mill.
W.; (angle at 2, 6° 13').

255 (212)

Stowe, 300 feet or 400 feet be-
Magnetic bearing to, N. 8° 47'

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 mile above Park.
ville, Mo.

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

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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 elms standing in fields about 1 miles above Parkville, Mo.. 337.365
257 (210) On 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, Kaus

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 1 miles below
Pomeroy, Kans....

259 (208) On 1.8 foot white elm, on foot of bluff, 150 feet from river, 40 feet southeast of section-house, 60 feet south of Missouri Pacific Railroad, 1 mile below Pomeroy, Kans

260 (207) Pomeroy.

Horizontal furrow in head of copper bolt leaded into northern ex-
posure of rock, on bluff side, 3,500 feet above Pomeroy, Kans. The
bench is 125 feet from river, 75 feet south of railroad, and about 21
feet above its level, 960 feet above east end of trestle across Mar-
shall's Creek, and about 150 feet above the beginning of the valley
of the creek

On right bank, at Connor's Station, Missouri Pacific Railroad, in
northwest corner of lot, surrounded by picket fence. Lot owned
by Maxwell, and is nearly east 300 to 400 feet from railroad
depot, and 210 feet from and on river side of railroad tracks. A
broad lane leads past the lot towards the river.

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76

1

Connor's
Station.

76

2

On left bank, opposite Connor's Station, Kans., 620 feet from river,
close to fence on south side of east and west lane, 420 feet from
house of Charles Merrit. It is 1,660 feet west of center sec. 25, T.
50, R. 35...

335.962

261 (206)

Connor's

City.

On 2.9-foot red elm, 75 feet west of railway, 40 feet from foot of bluff,
2,000 feet from river, 200 feet from trestle and wagon bridge across
creek immediately below Connor's City, Kans

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262 (205)

263 (204)

On 2.2-foot elm, 300 feet from river, in fields, about one-quarter mile
northwest of Connor's City, Kans.; vicinity of R. B. 4.
On 2.4-foot elm, on Diamond Island.30 feet northeast of one-story frame
house, 130 feet from river, 4,500 feet below head of Diamond Island,
600 feet above ▲ 58

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264 (203) On 1.6-foot elm, 250 feet from river, on edge of 6-foot bench, between woods westward and field eastward, 200 feet northwest of house of E. C. Sampson, 200 feet above head of Diamond Island...

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

No.

Description.

Above

Eleva-
tion.

the mouth.

265 (202) Ross.

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

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77

1

On right bank, 4.300 feet below railroad culvert at Delaware, Kans..
on side of bluff, 120 feet from Missouri Pacific Railroad track, 1,610
feet above upper end of trestle bridge..

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77

2

77 3

266 (201) Delaware.

267 (200) Leavenw'l Junction. 268 (199)

78 1

East Leav. en worth.

78

339.763

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, 77 to 7. N. 67° 45′ E.
On left bank, 6, 100 feet from river, on continuation of line 27 to, ou
north side of east and west lane. Platte River is 680 feet beyond.. 340.732
Cross (+) cut into top, near west edge, of rock projecting from ma-
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
stone dwelling of Thomas Gibson, on bluff....

On 3.7-foot cottonwood, 40 feet east of Missouri Pacific Railroad, on
old river bank, 140 feet northeast of station at Leavenworth Junc-
tion, Kans

On 2-foot elm, at runlet at foot of bluff, 50 feet west of railway, about
1,200 feet below 38, at head of narrow bottom, 2 miles below
Leavenworth, Kans.

Ou right bank opposite East Leavenworth, on bluff, on bank of ra
vine (lower side), 200 feet from river, and opposite whistle-post at
East Leavenworth. Magnetic bearing, to, N. 67° 30′ E.............

On left bank, just east of railroad right of way, in edge of field,
700 feet from river, near whistle-post on railroad, B. M. is 2 feet
from fence.

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346. 580

78

3

269 (198)

On line 3 to 7 produced, 6,685 feet from river, close to fence, in
field of John Kisker, and 480 feet east from his house...
Cross (+) cut into top of stone foundation at southeast corner of
seven-story brick glucose factory, at railroad station, South
Leavenworth, Kans.....

349. 364

353.534

270 (197) Leavenworth

Cross (+) cut into top of water-table, under riverward foot of arch
forming main entrance to Union Depot, Leavenworth, Kans
"B. M. 5" of 1878-top of water-table, at northeast corner of Union
Depot, Leavenworth, Kans

355.822

416.8

"B. M. 3" of 1878-" on Cottonwood, opposite C. 44'

355,829
351.109

271 (196)

On 4.6-foot cottonwood, at foot of bluff, 90 feet west of railroad, 143
feet from river; 400 feet above C. 44, 1 mile below Leavenworth
bridge, Kans..

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On right bank of river, below and about 20 feet from west abutment
of railroad bridge at Fort Leavenworth, Kans

376.569

418.9

79

3

272 (195) Fort Leavenworth.

273 (194)

274 (193)

275 (192) Weston. 276 (191)

277 (190)

278 (189) Kickapoo.

279 (188)

280 (187) Iatan.

281 (186)

282 (185) Oak Mills.

On left bank, 6,195 feet from, on line nearly parallel with railroad.
Is about 10 feet west of a wire fence, the boundary line of the Fort
Leavenworth Military Reservation. Magnetic bearing of line, 72
to 29. N. 75° E...

On line to 2 produced, and 512 feet beyond, just east of rail
and hedge fence in edge of field...

Equals "B. M. 1" of 1878-Cross (+) cut into top of second course
of masonry at southeast corner of three-story stone store-house,
Fort Leavenworth, Kans..

On 1.4-foot white elm, 40 feet from edge of high-water bank, 300 feet
from water, 13 miles above Fort Leavenworth, Kans.

On 1.8-foot white elm, 240 feet from river, on 7-feet rise in ground,
1,340 feet below mouth of Kickapooo Island Chute, 12 miles below
Weston, Mo

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On 2.8-foot elm, 40 feet south of 1-story log house, 400 feet from river,
in field, 200 feet above cluster of trees one-half mile below Weston, Mo. 353. 436
On 2-foot white elm, 800 feet from river, in northern edge of clump
of large trees one-quarter mile west of house of B. Bishop. This
house stands about 400 feet southwest of 708, and 1 mile above
Weston, Mo.

On 2-foot elm, at foot of bluff, 75 feet from river, 50 feet south of
railway, near spring flowing copiously from bluff, at point where
bluff and river separate below Kickapoo, Kans
Horizontal furrow in head of copper bolt set into northwest exposure
of cut rock, 5 feet south of railway, and 3.5 feet above its level, 912
feet below west end of railway trestle at Kickapoo, Kans..
On 1.9-foot elm, 586 feet west of Cow Island Chute, on eastern edge
of clump of timber, 700 feet below fence and woods near chute, 1
mile above point where river comes to bluff above Kickapoo, Kans.
On 2.4-foot white elm, on Cow Island, 50 feet east of house of S. Van
Winkle, 55 feet from high-water bank, about 13 miles below Iatan, Mo.
On 1.9-foot elm, 345 feet south of Cow Island Chute, one-quarter
mile east of main river

Horizontal furrow in head of copper bolt leaded into exposure of
hard rock, 50 feet from river, 17 feet west of railway and 5 feet
above it level, 357 feet above whistle post, C00 feet above bottom,
one-half mile above village of Oak Mills, Kaus., vicinity of ▲ 690.

422.9

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

No.

Description.

Abo70

Eleva-
tion.

the mouth.

283 (184)

284 (183)

On 1.2-foot black walnut, on left bank. 260 feet above mouth of, and
160 feet above railroad trestle over Little Walnut Creek
On 2.1-foot elm, at foot of bluff, 200 feet southwest of railway trestle
across creek, three-quarters of a mile below ▲ 682, 1,200 feet south-
east of house of Mrs. John Wallace

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285 (182)

286 (181)

287 (180)

On 1.6-foot elm, 40 feet south of fence between field on north and
woods on south, 70 feet west of railway, 300 feet from river, 1,000
feet south of A 680, 41 miles below Atchison, Kaps......
On 1.6-foot elm, on foot of bluff, 80 feet from river, 40 feet west of rail-
way, near A 676, 3 miles below Atchison, Kans
Horizontal furrow in head of copper bolt leaded into hard rock, 35
feet west, and 10 feet above the level of railway, 120 feet from river,
1,870 feet below creek, near which ice houses stand, about 700 feet
below 672, 2 miles below Atchison, Kans

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288 (179)

On 1-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

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Cross (+) cut into top of bevel near base of pilaster on southeast cor
ner of Union Depot, Atchison, Kans
"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

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

384.623

380.839

291 (176) 292 (175)

On 2.9-foot hard maple, 90 feet from river, 40 feet west of railway, 2
miles above Atchison, Kans.

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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

448.8

293 (174)

294 (173)

Doniphan,

On 1.2-foot ash, on foot of bluff, 175 feet southwest of railroad bridge
across creek, 400 feet from river, 1,500 feet south-southwest of A
656, 14 miles below Doniphan, Kans....
Cross (+) cut into top of water-table at northeast corner of two-story
brick, second building on west side of Main street, north of Fourth
street, Doniphan, Kans., owned by Adam Brenner. (Doubtful).... 411. 351
B. M. "A"-cross (+) cut into top of water-table on south side of
Main street, entrance nearest river, about 1 foot north of southeast
corner of above building.

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295 (172)

On 1.5-foot black walnut, on side of blaff, 60 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

453.2

296 (171)

297 (170)

Cross (+) cut into top of stone foundation at southwest corner of 1
story brick house owned by Nesse heirs, 2 miles above Doniphan,
Kans.

On 1.3-foot twin elm, on edge of high bank of chute, 680 feet west of
main river, 480 feet west of oue-story frame house at head of chute
above Doniphan; about 1,000 feet northwest of 634

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298 (169)

On 2.3-foot elm, 840 feet from river, 1,400 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

460. 3

299 (168) 300 (167) Geary City.

392.069

461.0

On 1.2-foot white elm, on foot of bluff, 1 mile below Geary City, Kans.,
80 feet from river, near 626....
Horizontal farrow in head of copper bolt set into face of first ledge of
rock cropping from river front of bluff 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

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 above Geary City, Kans
302 (165) On 2-foot elm, on old river bank, between cottonwood flat and fields,
500 feet from river, 560 feet southeast of one-story log house of E. U.
Miller, about 4 miles below Palermo, Kans

303 (164)

304 (163)

305 (162) Palermo.

Ou 2-foot elm, 300 feet from river, 100 feet from foot of bluff, 213 feet
east of 2-story frame house of Abbott White, 1,000 feet below point
where river leaves bluff, 2 miles below Palmero, Kans..
N. B.-This bench is incorrectly numbered on tree, 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. 1 mile
below Palermo, Kans. The bowlder is of hard rock, 40 feet long,
12 feet wide, 6 feet thick: about 1,200 feet above A 600...
On 1.6-foot cottonwood, 80 feet from edge of high bank, behind willow
bar, at foot of bluff, 103 feet west of creek, 300 feet above the main
street of Palermo, Kans

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

No.

Description.

Eleva
tion.

Above

the month.

306 (161)

307 (160)

308 (159)

On 1.5-foot elm, at fence, 900 feet from river, 900 feet above willow bar,
on east side of small clump of timber in fields, one-quarter mile
southeast of bluffs, 2,550 feet west of north and south lane leading
up to Wathena, Kans., 13 miles above Palermo, Kans...
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., near ▲ 592..
Cross (+) cut into top of stone projecting 2 inches from base of wall
at southwest corner of 13-story-stone house owned by Mrs. Amanda
Corby, about 3 miles below Saint Joseph bridge..

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309 (158) On 2-foot white elm, 130 feet from high bank behind shore bar, onefourth mile below group of small houses and body of timber near river, 1 mile below J. D. Hier's house, 23 miles below Saint Joseph bridge

310 (157) 311 (156) 312 (155) St. Joseph. 313 (154)

314 (153)

315 (152)

316 (151) 317 (150)

318 (149) Beimont.

319 (148)

320 (147)

321 (146)

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On 2.3-foot sycamore, 60 feet from edge of high bank, 400 feet west
of house of J. D. Hier, 13 miles below Saint Joseph Bridge
On 1.3-foot cottonwood, 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
Cross (+) cut into top, 1.26 feet south of north edge of coping of east
pier of bridge at Saint Joseph, Mo

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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..

On 2.8-foot elm, on 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...

On 2.1-foot elm, 15 feet west of 14-story frame house, 220 feet from
river, at point where east and west road comes to river, about 2
miles below Belmont, Kans

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.
Horizontal furrow in head of copper bolt leaded into northeast 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.....
Cross (+) cut into top of stone projecting from southeast corner,
near base of wall, of entrance to Lime Kiln, one-half mile above
Belmont, Kans..

B. M. on 2-foot black walnut tree, 200 feet southeast of L. A. Jack-
son's house, Belmont, Kans

On 1-foot black walnut, 40 feet from river, on foot of bluff, 1,000 feet
above Anderson Gladden's two-story frame dwelling, 14 miles above
Belmout, Kans

On 1.3-foot honey locust, 240 feet west of house of Charles Newton,
140 feet west of north and south lane, 34 miles above Belmont,
Kans
On 1-foot elm, on upper edge 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 above
Belmont, Kans

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322 (145) Horizontal furrow in head of copper bolt leaded into exposure of
hard rock, 10 feet high, 20 feet long, at foot of bluff, 900 feet above
two-story stone 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
On 1-3 foot cottonwood, 600 feet from river, one of two trees standing
near small log house of Daniel Tinda!l, 1'mile below Amazonia Cut-
off, one-half mile southeast of large 2-story frame dwelling of
Patrick Tindall, about half way from A558 to 560...

323 (144)

324 (143) Amazonia.

325 (142) 326 (141) 327 (140)

On 1-foot twin black ash, in clump of ash trees one-half mile south of
point at Amazonia Cut-off, on edge of 7-foot bench, about one-
fourth mile northeast of house of Mrs. Shumann.

494.3

411.931 495.2

417.528 499.3

328 (139)

329 (138)

"B. M. 28" of 1879-equal bench of construction party, and bears
their mark 94. 820"; on elm edge of bank, 200 feet east from B.
M. (139)

On 2. 5-foot elm, 200 feet from river, in edge of field, one-quarter mile
below foot of Rush or Solomon's Island..

On 2-foot sycamore, 300 feet from river on upper edge of woods, 700-
feet above 554 three-quarters of a mile above Amazonia Cut-off.. 417.045
On 2-foot elm, 400 feet from river, 2, 200 feet below B. M. 327
On 3.3-foot elm, 100 feet from river, 150 feet above lane running
west, about 1, 400 feet southeast of house of Hanley George, 2
miles above Amazonia Cut-off.

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On 1. 1-foot elm, 240 feet from Rush or Solomon's Island Chute, on line
between corn above and woods below, about one-quarter the distance
from the head to the foot of the chute

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0 (137) On 1.6-foot elm, 260 feet from river. 1.200 feet south of dwelling of William Gabriel 24 miles below Charleston, Kans.......

413.059

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

No.

Description.

Eleva.
tion.

Above the mouth.

331 (136) Charleston. 332 (135) 333 (134)

334 (133)

333 (132)

336 (131)

Lafayette Landing. 337 (130)

Equals "B. M. 26" of 1879, and is also initial bench of construction
party, their elevation of it being 100,000 feet; on 4.5-foot elin, 60
feet from river, 300 feet below 536, just above Charleston, Kans.
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
On 3-foot oak, 100 feet from river, on foot of bluff, east side of ravine,
2 miles above Charleston, Kans..

On 1.5-foot linn, on foot of bluff, 60 feet from river, 900 feet below
mouth of Mosquito Creek, one-quarter mile northeast of house of
C. W. Hargis, 3 miles above Charleston, Kans...
On 2.4-foot black walnut, 120 feet from river, on bluff, 300 feet above
creek, in first valley above Mosquito Creek, three-eighths of a mile
above 530, 4 miles above Charleston, Kans

On 3-foot elm, 30 feet from river, at foot of bluff, 1,740 feet above La-
fayette Landing, 1,000 feet above 526....

On 1.4-foot water oak, 40 feet from river, at foot of bluff, one-half
mile below mouth of Wolf Creek, 770 feet below foot of willow
bar, 1,300 feet below 520, 5 miles below Iowa Point, Kans..
On 3-foot elm, in woods, 150 feet from river, 3,500 feet below
miles below Iowa Point, Kans..

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338 (129)

516, 3

428.419

520.8

339 (128)

On 2. 5-foot black walnut, 30 feet west of railroad, 50 feet from river, at
foot of bluff, 1,250 feet below 514, 1 miles below Iowa Point,
Kans...

430.727

522.5

340 (126) Iowa Point.

Cross (+) cut into top of stone foundation at northwest corner of en-
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...

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

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"B. M. 23" of 1879-south 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,
13 miles above Iowa Point, Kans...

432.655

525.9

343 (124)

On 2-foot cottonwood, 24 miles below White Cloud, Kans., in small
clump of cotton woods, at upper edge of corn-field

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344 (123)

On 1.3-foot cottonwood, 100 feet from river, 2 miles below White
Cloud, Kans..

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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, Kans
Equals "B. M. 21" of 1879-east corner of door-sill of small door east
of main entrance to two-story brick livery stable, 75 feet west of
southwest corner Main and Water streets, south side Main street,
White Cloud, Kans..

346 (121) White Cloud.

347 (120) | Equals " 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 Cloud, Kans Gauge B. M.-Spike driven into south end of east wood-sill of water tank, 375 feet above White Cloud Depot...

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348 (119)

On 2.5-foot twin cottonwood, 100 feet east of Atchison and Nebraska
Railroad, 2 miles above White Cloud, Kans.

438.001

532.8

349 (118)

On 2-foot burr oak, 100 feet east of railroad, 300 feet east of foot of
bluff. 1,000 feet from river, one-quarter mile below head of bottom,
nearly west of A 492, 1 mile below mouth of the Great Nemaha
River, Nebraska.

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On 1.1-foot twin elm, in ravine, 200 feet south of railway, 600 feet
above mouth of Great Nemaha River, Nebraska.

445. 631

535.9

350 (117) Great Nema ha River. 351 (116)

Cross (+) cut into the upper surface, southern edge, of coping stone
of east pier of Atchison and Nebraska Bridge across the Great Ne-
maba River, 3 miles below Rulo, Nebr...........

352 (115) On 3.3-foot white elm, 250 feet south of railroad, on line between
prairie and woods, one-quarter mile west of bridge across Great
Nemaha River. Nebraska..

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On 2 1-foot cottonwood, 100 feet east of railroad, 1,000 feet from river,
1,000 feet from bluff, three-quarter mile below Rulo, Nebr.
Equals "B. M. 18 "of 1879-cross (+) cut into top of buttress masonry,
at northeast corner of stone engine-room of brick grist-mill, owned
by Hosford & Gagnon, Rulo, Nebr.......

442.761

541.4

456.110

542.1

355 (112)

Cross (+) cut into top of buttress masonry, at northeast corner of
elevator adjoining the above mill

455.724

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