Descriptions and elevations of bench-marks on the Missouri River, etc.—Continued.
"B. M. 63" of 1878-on top of stone on west side of Main street, be-
tween Levee and Alley, marking high water of 1844, Boonville, Mo.
H. W. of 1844 at Boonville, Mo
"B. M. 62" of 1878-northwest corner, stone door sill at northwest
entrance to two and one-half story brick warehouse on east side of
Main street, fronting on Levee, at Boonville, Mo..
Horizontal furrow in head of copper bolt leaded into face of south
abutment of Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad bridge, Boon-
ville, Mo..
On 4-foot cottonwood, on bank, 1,000 feet above brewery above Boon.
ville, Mo
On 1.9-foot sycamore, on bank at foot of hills, 2,000 feet below ▲ 576,
about 2 miles above Boonville, Mo
On right bank, about 2 miles above Boonville bridge, half a mile
below old coal bank and creek, 200 feet below Little Creek, in little
pocket in bluff, 30 feet from the river bank
On left bank, 6,661 feet north of 4, in bottom, half a mile from river,
in north fence of east and west road, in front of T. L. Tensley's
house, one-eighth of a mile west of quarter section corner, on east
side Sec. 2, T. 48, R. 18...
On 2.5-foot elm, 150 feet from river, at mouth of small stream, 1,500
feet above ▲ 570
On 2-foot black walnut, 100 feet from river, at mouth of creek, about
1,500 feet below 568..
On 1-foot twin elm, 35 feet from river, 1,000 feet below Lamine River.
On right bank, at foot of bluff, 18 miles above "General Ashley's
Grove," on lower edge of McMahon Creek bottom, 500 feet from
mouth of creek, 200 feet from the right bank of "Slaughter House
Chute," 6 feet from rock ledge (about 20 feet high) where it slopes
down to back side of spur
On left bank, half a mile from river, and about 1,200 feet east of
Frank Blankensbaker's two-story frame house, 1,400 feet northeast
from school-house, District No. 7, in center of fence, about 300 feet
south of bench, 3 or 4 feet high, and sloping to the north..
Is half a mile from 42, near turn in road or lane running northeast,
abont half a mile from swamp, 40 feet toward river from house, on
high bench running east and west, about 70 feet north of south
fence of road prolonged through field and land owned by F. Blank.
ensbaker.
On 4.1-foot sycamore, 300 feet from Slaughter House Chute, at mouth
of Moon Branch, 150 feet from bluffs, 2,000 feet above mouth of
chute...
On 1.7-foot black walnut, 200 feet from right bank of Slaughter-
House Chute, at end of timber just below head of said chute.
On 3-foot linn, in belt of timber on Harrison farm, about 2,000 feet
southwest from month of chute behind Arrow Rock Island
On 2-foot elm, in fiold, 200 feet from Arrow Rock Island Chute, 2,000
feet from foot of bluffs, 5,000 feet above mouth of chute at 556....
On 3.4-foot sycamore, in corn-fields, 1,800 feet below A 552, 150 feet
from chute
On right bank, about 1 miles below Arrow Rock, Mo., and about
200 feet above Slough Creek, on foot of bluff, 150 feet from point
where bluff turns up the creek vallev, about 100 feet toward river
from rock ledge in hollow in bluff, 10 feet from foot of slope...
On left bank, one-half mile from river, in middle of bottom, in north
fence of east and west road, 730 feet east of northwest corner Sec.
14, T. 49, R. 18, Howard County, Mo., in front of and opposite side
of road from J. A. Fisher's two-story frame house.
On left bank, at foot of bluff, 4,390 feet northeast from 43, and about
2,000 feet north of school-house, district No. 4, in recess of bluff,
about 275 feet southeast from John Step's log-house, 230 feet east
from road, in fence 50 feet from foot of bluff slope, 430 feet north of
Fairbanks weighing scales
"B. M. 61" of 1878-top of hole drilled in rock at ▲ 550
Horizontal furrow in head of copper bolt leaded into point of rock
at Arrow Rock Ferry Landing
On 3.3-foot cotton-wood, at roadside, 1,100 feet south from house of J.
Craig, about 2 miles above Arrow Rock, Mo
At foot of bluff, on right bank of river, nearly opposite the town of
Lisbon, Mo. It is between two creeks, which come out of the
bluff, 500 feet below the upper and about 1,100 feet above the
lower one, 300 feet southeast from J. W. Leeper's log-house, and
500 feet northeast of J. A. Leeper's log-house, both on bluff, 6 feet
in front of highest point (16 feet high) of rock ledge, which crops
out about 200 feet
Descriptions and elevations of bench-marks on the Missouri River, etc.—Continued.
Is on right bank. 7,774 feet west of 44, in west fence of north and south
road, about 1.880 feet north of Hugh Craig's two-story white frame
house. Is 630 feet south of northwest corner Sec. 19, T. 50, R. 18..
On left bank, one-half mile below Lisbon, Mo., in woods, 133 feet
above (up-river) corner of fence-probably east and west fence be
tween Secs. 25 and 26, in little pocket in bluff, in mouth of "draw"
between road and river, 30 feet from road and 20 feet from river... 200. 279
On 1.7-foot elm, 3,000 feet from river, at a point 9,000 feet below Sa-
line City, on county road across point to Arrow Rock, Mo
On 2.5-foot chincapin oak, one-quarter mile from river, 250 feet south
from house of Simon Diggs, 1 miles below Saline City, Mo
On 2.2-foot white oak, 600 feet south from river, at first timber be-
low Saline City, Mo
On right bank, about one-half mile
mouth of second creek, about 300
distance from bridge over creek.
foot of bluff..
above Saline City, Mo., near
feet from river bank and same
It is on north side of creek at
On left bank, 6,579 feet southeast of 45, in north and south fence, on
land owned by J. Liggett, and about one-half mile south from his
house, which is on corner of road about 500 feet from river.
On left bank, on continuation of line from 45 to 5, 3,896 feet from 45.
Is 1,100 feet south of little valley where brook and road enter bot-
tom land, 800 feet north of point where creek comes to bluff, 300
feet south of rock spur 40 feet high, and 30 feet from foot of bluff,
in west fence of road running along bluff....
Horizontal furrow in head of copper bolt leaded into rock at upper-
most exposure, one-half mile above Saline City, Mo...
On 8-inch sycamore, 150 feet from river, 11⁄2 miles above Saline City,
Mo..
On 2-foot elm, 80 feet from river, on high sand knoll in point of tim
ber opposite foot of island below Glasgow, Mo
On right bank, opposite Glasgow, Mo. It is 1,620 feet west of center
of Sec. 9, T. 51, R. 18, and about 20 feet north of center of lane run-
ning west from center of Sec. 9, in edge of wood, 1,150 feet west of
high bench and B. Meyer's house on bench, and one-quarter mile
southwest of H. Mastermann's house on bench...
On left bank, about 10,000 feet below Glasgow, Mo., 175 feet above
mouth of first creek below Hurricane Creek, on little bottom just
back of fence in recess in bluff. Rocky ledge begins on bank, about
125 feet above the B. M..
140 (35) On 4.1-foot cotton-wood, 70 feet from river, 1.1 mile below Glasgow
Bridge..
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On right bank, opposite Glasgow, Mo. It is 1,620 feet west of center
of Sec. 9, T. 51, R. 18, and 20 feet north of center of lane running
west from center of Sec. 9, in edge of wood, 1,150 feet west of high
bench and B. Meyer's house on bench, and one-quarter mile south-
west of H. Mastermann's house on bench. It equals.
On right bank, opposite Glasgow, Mo. Is in south fence of road in
front of house, about one-half mile from river, 65 feet west from 1.2-
foot ash tree, 195 feet east of 1.5-foot burr-oak tree in center of road
On left bank, at Glasgow, Mo., under center of Chicago and Alton
Railroad Bridge, near and on river side of first shore pier which sup
ports end of the nearest deck span to the river. It is under the
end farthest from the river....
On upper point of cutwater, fourth pier (counting from left shore),
of Glasgow Bridge
Gauge B. M.-On top of ridge, at joint, between columns of pier No.
1 (counting from left bank), of Glasgow Bridge, Mo..
On 3.1-foot elm, 50 feet north from Chicago and Alton track, 240 feet
from river, 14 miles above Glasgow Bridge..
On 3-foot elm, at fence between fields and woods, 300 feet from river,
northwest from house of Edwin Whittle
B. M. of Glasgow construction party, on 2-foot cotton-wood, 50 feet
from river, marked 120.704...:.
144 (31) Equals B. M. of construction party; marked 123.291; on 2-foot syca
At Cambridge, Mo., about 500 feet above "Levee," at foot of Main
street, on foot of bluff, just above a spring, and about 60 feet west
of a fence, and 15 feet higher than the bottom land...
Opposite Cambridge, Mo., on left bank, and about 2,000 feet from
the river, and near one-quarter post between Sec. 3, T. 51,
and Sec. 34, T. 52, R. 18, one-quarter mile east of William Con-
ery's house, and 560 feet west of William Weber's house.
On left bank, opposite Cambridge, Mo. Is near one-quarter post
between Sec. 2, T. 51, and Sec. 35, T. 52, R. 18. It is 84 feet north-
west from F. Flaspholer's log-house, and one-quarter mile south
from B. Hemmelberg's house, 3 feet west of fence, which is 1 rod
east of one-quarter section line
Descriptions aud elevations cf bench-marks on the Missouri River, etc.—Continued.
On 2-foot cotton-wood, 100 feet from river, reference tree of
On 3-foot white oak, 120 feet from river, 100 feet east from fence,
2,000 feet below
148 (27) New Frank. fort. 149 (26)
On 2.5-foot elm, 400 feet from river, on upper side of ferry road at
New Frankfort, Mo....
On 2.5-foot elm, at foot of cut-off and head of chute behind sand-
bar, 2,000 feet from house of Baker, in point of timber, 2 miles
above New Frankfort, Mo
On 2-foot cotton-wood, on Stonewall Point, 200 feet from corner of
corn-field, 200 feet from river, and 2,000 feet below mouth of old
river-bed
151 (24) Grand River. 152 (23)
On 5-foot oak, 500 feet from bluff, at turn in road, 2,000 feet from
saw-mill, 14 miles from river, opposite mouth of Grand River.
On 2.5-foot black walnut, 300 feet west from house of Harve Case-
bolt, beside road at base of bluff, opposite De Witt, Mo
Gauge B. M. "No. 1."-On root of 15-inch sycamore, on right bank
of run, south of Wabash Depot, 100 feet west of railroad trestle,
at De Witt, Mo
Gauge B. M. "No. 2."-On root of 20-inch wild locust, 300 feet west
of Wabash Depot, 75 feet south of main road leading from the de-
pot to the town, De Witt, Mo
On 2.9-foot white elm, 40 feet west from road, one quarter mile from
river, 2 miles below Miami, Mo
On 2.5-foot sugar maple, at roadside and base of bluff, just below
first fence below Miami, Mo
"B. M. 57" of 1878-southwest corner door sill of main entrance to
Smith & Boyer's two-story brick warehouse, facing street running
from Levee to town of Miami, Mo...
"B. M. 'C." of 1878-a knob chiseled on top of rock in front of
Smith & Boyer's two-story brick warehouse, Miama, Mo..
On large cotton-wood, about 200 feet from river, at mouth of creek at
old upper landing, Miami, Mo..
Horizontal furrow in head of copper bolt, set into face of limestone
bluff, 1,000 feet above mouth of creek at old upper landing, Miami,
Mo
(S) On 1.9-foot elm, 550 feet from river, 120 feet southwest of fence be
tween woods above and field below; 550 feet north of one and one-
half story frame house; just above first field above Miami, Mo.
On 2.5-foot hickory, in woods, 90 feet west from north and south fence
between woods and corn-field, just above foot of Miller's Island
Chute, about 2 miles above Miami, Mo.....
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On 1.7-foot white elm, 430 feet from river, one-half mile above head of
Miller's Island Chute; in heavy woods, 10 feet north of east and
west fence.
(P) On 2.5-foot cotton-wood, 30 feet east of fence between corn above and
grove below, 330 feet from river, 300 feet northwest of one and one-
half story frame dwelling of Charles Pittman; 1,500 feet below B.
M. "O"
On 2-foot black walnut, 150 feet from river, 500 feet northwest of one-
story frame house of P. Huff, at lower edge of timber, one-half
mile below foot of Prunty Island..
On 1.5-foot cotton-wood, 100 feet from river, one-half mile above
Steele's Landing, opposite foot of Prunty Island
On 1.3-foot elm, on edge of high-water bank, 300 feet from chute,
about one-half mile below head of Prunty Island, 13 miles below
Laynesville, Mo.
On 1.6-foot slippery elm, 400 feet from river, 600 feet north of C. H.
Vanstone's saw-mill, three-quarters of a mile below Laynesville, Mo. 241.392
"B. M. 55" of 1878-on elm, forked 5 feet from ground, 70 feet from
river, 1,000 feet below Laynesville, Mo.; marked 413.043..
On 2.3-foot elm, on south side of wagon road and edge of old river
bank, 300 feet east from end of north and south lane, one-quarter
mile from river, one-quarter mile above Laynesville, Mo
166 (J) On 2-foot black walnut, 600 feet from river, on south side of wagon
road from Malta Bend Landing to Laynesville, Mo., and about one-
half a mile below Malta Bend Landing.
On 3-foot cotton-wood, 300 feet from river, 240 feet southwest of
Fairbank scales at Malta Bend Landing.
On 2-foot oak, on roadside, 100 feet from Grand Pass Lake, 2 miles
above Malta Bend, Mo..
On 2-foot cotton-wood, on high bank behind willow bar, west side of
wagon road, 2 miles below Gillam's Landing, Mo
On 2-foot cotton-wood, west side of wagon road, 150 feet from river,
630 feet above mouth of creek, 14 miles below Gillam's Landing,
opposite head of large willow bar......
Descriptions and elevations of bench-marks on the Missouri River, etc.-Continued.
170 (F) Gillam's Landing. 171 (E)
On 2-foot elm, on bluff side, 1,500 feet below road from Gillam's
Landing to Grand Pass Church, at head of Grand Pass Lake, Mo.
On 1.7-foot elm, 500 feet from river, 100 feet north of fence between
woods above and fields below, 900 feet below Gillam's Landing, Mo.
On 4.5-foot cotton-wood. 120 feet east from north and south fence be
tween fields and woods, 400 feet from river, 500 feet southeast from
vacant one-story frame house, 2,100 feet above Gillam's Landing, Mo.
On 1.7-foot cotton wood, 130 feet from Cranberry Island Chute, 30
feet below fence between fields above and woods below, 1,050 feet
below White's saw-mill, 1 mile above mouth of chute..
(C) On 1.5-foot elu, 115 feet from high bank of Cranberry Island Chute,
and 1,100 feet below its head, 55 feet west of north and south fence
between woods on west and small clearing on east.....
On 1.5-foot elm, 350 feet from river, 60 feet above 7-foot fall in ground
three-quarters of a mile above head of Cranberry Island Chute, Mo.
On 1.3-foot oak, at foot of bluff, 1 miles below Waverly, Mo
On 2.7-foot elm, 165 feet from river, at upper edge of timber, 1 mile
below Waverly, Mo..
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Equals "B. M. 51" of 1878-northwest corner lower window-sill, west
window, on river side of "Star Mills," a four-story brick on levee,
at Waverly, Mo.....
Gauge B. M-On small, round-topped black oak, 15inches diameter,
at foot of bluff, about 2,500 feet above gauge, about 500 feet above
lower edge of first woods above Waverly, Mo
On 2.5-foot twin cottonwood, 110 feet from river, at foot of bluffs,
800 feet below 354.
On 2 foot oak, 75 feet south ▲ 350, 100 feet above mouth of small
creek.
On 3-foot black ash, 75 feet from bank, 500 feet from river, 960 feet
below James Bray's house...
On 1.7-foot black walnut, 50 feet from river, on bluff, 1,000 feet above
▲ 340
On 4-foot elm, 125 feet from river, near beginning of timber, just be-
low
"B. M. 49" of 1878-northwest corner of iron door-sill west door, two-
story brick warehouse, at Berlin, Mo.
At Berlin, Mo., on right bank, at foot of bluff, 582 feet N. 870 W.
(mag.) from brick house on bluff, owned by Young E. Gray, 250
Is on left bank, opposite Berlin, Mo., 9,000 feet from left bank of
river, on cast and west county road, on south side of road and
fence, on land of Dr. Sadderfield, 320 feet, S. 35° 30′ E. from house
of N. Edwards, 1,100 feet west of section corner, N. 83° 30' E..
On left bank, 12,480 feet from river, on south side of land belonging
to James Long, on north side of east and west road (county), 1,348
feet S. 4° W (mag.) from N. E. corner section 8, T. 51, R. 25, 520 feet
S. 620 W. (mag.) from house of S. Diment, 324 feet easterly from
where the road turns north..
On 2-foot hickory, on bluff side, 50 feet from river, 1,000 feet below 330
Horizontal furrow in head of copper bolt leaded into rock on side of
bluff, about 1,500 feet above 326.
On 5.9-foot cottonwood, 150 feet from river, 250 feet S. E. of A320
On right bank, about 5 miles below Lexington, Mo., in north and
south lane, close to fence on west side, 1.296 feet from river.
is NE. corner of NW. of NW. 4, section 29, T. ———, R. ——, about
14 miles below where bluff turns back from the river..
On left bank, 4,632 feet from river, and N. 2° 30′ E. (mag.) from $2, on
north and south road leading from river to Harding, Mo., on west
side of road, close to fence, 780 feet N. 9° 30′ W. (mag.) from cor-
ners, sections 14, 15, 22, and 23, 500 feet N. 18° W. (mag.) from D.
W. Noble's house.
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On 5-foot oak, on bluff side, near house of W. H. Hays, 100 feet above
mouth of creek
On 1.7-foot maple, lower reference tree of 314, 100 feet from river.
On 1.7-foot linn, 70 feet from river, 250 feet above mouth of creek,
500 feet above 312
On 2.5-foot elm, at base of bluff, just east of mouth of small creek,
second reference tree of 4308, 1 mile below Lexington, Mo...
Gauge B. M.-On 2.5-foct elm, on north side of road, 40 feet from
bank, about 100 yards below low-water gauge, and about one-quarter
mile below levée at Lexington, Mo
On right bank at Lexington, Mo., on side of bluff, about 50 feet
above low-water mark, 175 feet southwest from house owned by
J. S. Walters, 2,070 feet down the river from corner Pine and
Water streets, 210 feet below (down river) from a hub marking
the northeast corner of the laid-out portion of the town of Lexing
ton, Mo. This hub is on section line between sections, 27 and 28
(supposed)
Descritpions and elevations of bench-marks on the Missouri River, etc.—Continued.
On left bank, 5,840 feet from river, and N. 35° W. (mag.) from $3, on
west side of north and south road leading to Lexington, Mo., and
close to fence on east side of land belonging to Captain Rankin,
1,480 feet south of where lane leaves road for Captain Rankin's
house, and 2,780 feet S. 71° 30′ E. (mag.) from said house.
On left bank, on continuation of line and 93, 18,400 feet from river
on north side of east and west road, on south side of and close to fence,
on land belonging to J. F. Barkley, 240 feet N. 89° 30′ W. (mag.) from
a supposed one-quarter post, on west side section 11, and 240 feet S.
51° 30 W. (mag.) of J. F. Barkley's house. House is large two-story
frame. B. M. is 700 feet north of Wabash Railroad track
Horizontal furrow in head of copper bolt leaded into rock in point of
bluff on upper side of Rock Road at Ferry Landing, Lexington, Mo. 306. 538
"B. M. 46" of 1878-northwest corner door-sill 2-story brick ma-
chine shops, near depot, and adjoining the Excelsior Stove Works,
Lexington, Mo
"B. M. 47" of 1878-northwest corner door-sill small door Excelsior
Stove Works, 14-story brick on levee, Lexington, Mo......
"B. M. 48" of 1878-northwest corner door-sill, main entrance to Lex-
ington City Mills, 34-story brick
On the top, southeast corner, of cut rock, of which the south face
measures 3.9 feet by 2.15 feet, and bears the inscription, "Crump &
Hackett, 1858," set near top of masonry and directly over arch on
north side of rock bridge across Graham's Branch, three quarters
of a mile above Lexington depot. A cross (+) is cut in the south
face of the stone, its center .083 foot below the bench...
On 1.3-foot hard maple, on foot of bluff, 180 feet south of Missouri
Pacific Narrow Gauge Railroad, 100 feet west of lane running south
200 feet northwest of one-story log dwelling of George Heinkel, 2
miles, by railroad, above Lexington, Mo
193 (273) Horizontal furrow in head of copper bolt leaded into cropping ledge
of hard rock, northwest exposure, 18 feet south of railway, 75 feet
above water-tank, 200 feet from river, three-quarters of a mile above
head of "Lexington Bottom," 3 miles above Lexington, Mo..
Cross (+) cut into top, at northwest corner, of rock abutment at east
end of wagon bridge across creek, one-half mile above foot of Wolf
Island..
On 3-foot red elm, 200 feet from river, 60 feet northeast of railroad,
90 feet from foot of bluff, in wagon road, 13 miles below Welling-
ton, Mo
On right bank, one-half mile below Wellington. Mo.. at a point
where the bluff leaves the river, opposite head of Wolf Island, on
south side of fence, 50 feet south of Missouri Pacific Railroad track,
and 250 feet west (up river) from trestle bridge...
On left bank, on land owned by William Burnett, on south side of
fence, on south side of east and west road, in an orchard, 340 feet
east of lane running north from road, about one-quarter mile east of
graveyard, and one-half mile east of a church. It is 2 miles N. 220
E. (mag.) from $4.
Horizontal furrow in head of copper bolt leaded into northeast ex-
posure of cropping sand-stone ledge, 60 feet from river, 45 feet from
railroad, and 12 feet below its level, 120 feet above ruins of stone
warehouse, 1,200 feet below Wellington Flour Mills.
"B. M. 43" of 1878-top of red sand-stone, of which the north face
measures 10 by 17 inches, in northeast corner, near top of founda-
tion of Wellington Flour Mills
On 2-foot oak, on side of bluff, west of creek, between creek and wagon road, 130 feet south of narrow gauge railway, 200 feet from river, one-quarter mile above depot at Wellington, Mo.. 198 (268) On 1.7-foot red elm, 40 feet from high-water bank, 1,500 feet from edge of shore bar, in clump of timber 2 miles above foot of bottom above Wellington, Mo
On 2.5-foot cottonwood, on edge of bank behind large shore bar, one-
half mile from river, on line between cottonwood timber on the
north and field on the south, 11⁄2 miles below old town of Camden, Mo. 282. 384
On 1.2-foot cottonwood, on south side of small clearing, 550 feet above
A 264. opposite the old town of Camden, Mo..
Cross (+) cut into top of west abutment, about 4 feet south of track,
of 75-foot trestle across creek near Coal Mine No. 5, Camden, Mo.
The bridge is numbered 715
"B. M. 42" of 1878-on extreme northeast corner of top of bridge-seat,
west abutment of above bridge...
"B. M. 41" of 1878-on extreme southeast corner of above bridge-seat.
On right bank, opposite Camden, Mo., 5.330 feet from river, on north
side of east and west road running from Napoleon to Wellington,
Mo., inside of fence inclosing land belonging to F. H. Casteel, 155
feet east of school-house, 1.030 feet west of Union Church, bearing
of line to, N. 28° 15′ W. (mag.).
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