The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-06

l7e7 sert 10 the surveyors delegation OF Indaps With
permission from SIX Nations 70 continue their surveys
protect them against The rowing savages
On the 9Th Of June they recommended their line II the
as the summit Of the Crest Allegheny where they
joined by Of fourteen Indians with inter
prefer Mason and Dixon now had with them some thirty
survey and Aitecn men, beside the Indians Mr.
Larobe says
The India. e as,s lad some :epr:as.
and dis.,ssea he ISM e Aasu. he
::o. ss
s.S give p:1s o vnis men uns.:ins:s ..d Ssiss
;sh Of september twenty q, Of as ,1ryssors g.,,
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n.vs and re.si.S iS. sssp.
and reporting 70 the 1S receive an honorable
The following extract from original manuscripts diary
in possession Of gentleman OF this city refers 70 the
cort mentioned above
IuoaSs Who lei, sy William Joh0sOn As 2ss Of May last
hasS Crawford hsr scndscior jot ed them. rs sais st
BY wSo on Sy
cerenoneusy offered and smoked with them the calumet Of
On The lsh Of June last the Mohsvks Yorktown,
snd NJ Dixon TO run he line betwesn Lord Baltimore and
H. RsnD H.; line & ,
% Of s :SS I
way.
in 1882, but not completed marked till l7s4. Mr..
Lasrobe says
A. he end Of afth mule stone planted craven
baltimore other The Intermediate miles were nsried
Si smaller 1h h,ns an on on; &c: and 1 on The
cone a. f., 2. sdens b but here All Wheel transportation
VIDE WIN phs. Of Stone he q All he mountain
'.Ssss built sisnt feet high a. far as The Of The
around which stones and earth we're thrown
Mason and DIXON, while here, also the opportunity
10 measure degree Of latitude, usg the long tangent
line Delaware for that purpose They found the length
Of degree Of latitude IN the provinces Of PennsyvaD
and MARYLAND mean latitude Of 80 II, 70 be feet
They were allowed during their surveys twenty one
chilling: each Per day. Inc appear to
Of their pay-a fact which should be commended the
imitation Of commissioners now a-days.
ceednes from i7eo 70 1908, was f34 200, PeaDsy
Mason and Dxsu returned to England, and were subss
assistant Of DR. Bradley ct tho Royal Observatory
at Greenwich before he came TO America.
the direction Of the Roy Society 10 Of
Venus across the Cape Of Good Hope in 100
QAirobe) Mason died in Pennsylvania in 17s7-(Ea-
Dixon died Of Durham, England, in 1777-(alande
BiofoeraIhe Astronomque, 10; quoted in Geographic
Ubiverselle, "NasoD" where y said, the
tbory "qte DIXON etau ne dams un mine de Charlton ~
The following letter is Characteristic OF their STYLE and
also refers 70 one Of the old surveyors who associated
with them
sR-Accordng to your desire, mentioned TO Mr. Dixon At
,he High, HoncIsbe Lord salumore and the Honorabls
vbees 10 and Mr. N'Lane In erica,
and ind the whole received f6l5 the
proprietors Pensilvan than Of We
pec YOU viii please to s.cd ECO foo hat Mr. nLase
nay receive At rr.derch Town Gas proposed De 2aA
SIR your most obedient humble servsns
TIE NORM MOUNTAIN April IA 1894. JER DIXON.
r.s-Besdest the above balance the Penslvana proprie
have for erecting Philadelphia,
and carnage 10 Brandiwine &c. &C.
10 J. kIDour Req his Excelleney Horatie
Sharpe, Esq Governor OF Maryland At Annapons
The annexsd map shsws the 'lne'' now 10 well known
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