Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-02

The Heliotroper Of Diamond Noun
tain on the Move.
Mr.. Joseph Davis, heliotroper in the
division Of the United States Coast Ge-
Geodstic and Official Survey, came in yes
terday from his last station-that or Dia-
mond mountain. Mr.. Davis has bosn 1t
that point almost seven weeks, and, so far
as his work has been concerned, has e.
perienced many difficulties in carrying it
out. The weather has been hay, smoky,
rainy, snowy and blusterous generally,
with the thermometer ranging from 20 to
rs degrees.
Many OF our squaw-men, mule-skinners
and co~w-punchers are inclined to grin,
"sarcastically," as they watch the evolu-
tons, gy~rstions and circumlocutions Of
the topographers, geodetics, heliotrorers.
etc., in the performance OF their duties
h%ereabouts. This is wrong, for when the
little half-breeds grow up, and the cow
boys are ready for collegiate studies, then
they will appreciate the work that is now
being done. For instance /: Along the line
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Congress has made appropriations for
scientific information. One branch fol-
lows another, from the topographers to
the bug-hunters. The branch to which
Mr.. Davis belongs is endeavoring to get at
the altitude OF various points in this State;
the temperature; the latitude and longi-
tude; q map Of the mountain ranges, and
also OF the angles from station to sta
ton. All Of these points are noted, and
those which require it, with regularity.
When the duties of these different divis-
ions are completed-and they cover . space
Of ground from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
1000 miles in width-then will q full report
be given. The schools Of the world will
be furnished with histories Of minerals,
fossils and bugs to be found in the belt
designated and maps will be 80 accurately
printed that were q student Of "Kenne-
bunk College, fully attired in See-more
coat. green goggles and muttqp-chop whis-
kers-landed on Prospect, or any other
mountain in the surveyed tract. he could
at once tell where he was his latitude and
longitude; know where to pick up q moss
agate; correl a belly-full Of wild cherries;
which way to strike a liberal rancher; or
where to pick up a ''stray" horse.
Laying all joking aside, the work Of the
0cOuctiC OuTtoY, uuOeE AbblBtAub 6up6Tlu-
tendent Einbeck, is of great importance to
the belt included, and to this section Of
country especially.
The home station is upon Arch Dome,
on the head Of Reese river. Eight or ten
heliotropes are at as many statione Of OBJ
servation, under Mr.. Einbeck. The most
westerly point in this division is that upon
Mount Grant. near Aurora; the one most
northerly is that upon Mount Callahan,
Is miles northeast of Austin. The Dia-
mond Mountain station is east Of all,
and distant from Arch Dome about 100
miles, while White Pine is southeast. On
an air line. it is about SO miles from Arch
Dome TO White Pine. There is stationed
on the latter mountain a heliotroper at the
present time. As observation stations,
Arch Dome and White Pine are to be kept
up. Diamond Mountain is about 10, 642
feet above sea level. and next year will be
an observation station.
For temporary observations, Mr.. Davis
will go shortly to Mount Jefferson. near
Belmont. The work Of the party will ex-
tend east, and on the edge Of the desert
they are liable to have q tough time in per-
forming their duties, for at many points
where they will be required to work no
water can be had for Q distance Of twenty
miles.