The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-14
Various Elevations
in Dubois Project
Report Of Geological Survey of
the United States Show.
ing Levels
REPORT OF CHIEF GEOGRAPHEf

According to the results of survey
by the geological survey Of the
United States reported by Hon. R. B
Marshall, chief geographer, the fol.
lowing levels of various hereinafter
mentioned quadrangles are given as
follows:
St. Anthony, Fremont county
township 7 N. r. Al. E, at north
corner, south side of section "a, ele-
walton 5069.124 feet. Southwest
corner Of Washington and Bridge
streets at northwest corner of Bak-
er's drug store bronze tablet, eleva-
tion 4965.479.
Dubois, Fremont county, forty
meters north of station, four meters
east of center OF railroad track,
northwest foundation stone OF rail
road water tank, elevation $50 feet.
The above elevation is on higher
ground than the land surrounding
the town Of Dubois.
Camas, Jefferson county, Idaho,
2.25 miles north near the railroad
right-of-way &C. E.. G. s, B. M. ~U")
elevation 4841.585.
Hawgood, Jefferson county, one
and two-thirds miles southeast, ele-
walton 4842.024.
Market Lake, Jefferson county,
one-fourth mile west Of railroad at
main entrance to public school build
ing, elevation 4775.318. ~
Payne, Jefferson county, ITS
miles south on railroad right Of way
&C. &. G. s. b. m. "I",) elevation
4721.975.
Idaho Falls, Bonneville, county,
on east truss, south span of bridge
over Snake river, east end of south
end pin, elevation 4702.717.I
Taber, Bingham county, $50 feet
west of mile post 20 on Salmon
river, elevation 4726.293.
One mile east of Taber ten feet
east of mile post 10 U. s. 1884 b. M,
elevation 4694.19.
Two and three-fourths miles south.
east of Taber 1880 feet east of mile
post IS, thirty-five feet south of
track of Salmon river railroad, eleva-
ton 4664.67O.
Three miles southeast of Taber op-
posite mile post No. II at end of
present right of way fence, west end,
north side cattle court, elevation
4642.99.
4.1O miles southeast of Taber, 500.
feet east of mile post 16, elevation
4616.72.
4.8 miles south east of Taber
1000 feet northwest Of mile post 15,
top of Basalt boulder. elevation
461I.423.
60 miles northwest of Moreiand
junction fifty feet south of railroad
track, elevation $500.
3.S miles northwest of Moreland
junction and 100 feet of mile post
10, elevation 45O0.11. t A
Moreland junction, opposite sign
board, top Of rail, elevation 4463.9.
Blackfoot, Bingham county, on
north side Of Bridge street at corner
of Odd Fellows hall, elevation
is miles northwest of Blackfoot,
east end Of Oregon Short Line Rail-
road branch from Snake river, two
feet below level of the track, eleva-
ton 4484.66.
The point on Snake river near
Chester above st. Anthony in FIRE.
mont county being the point of pro-
posed diversion according to the re-
port Of the engineers who surveyed
the old Dubois project is slightly
higher than st. Anthony. From the
general slope Of the country from
Dubois southwest it will be noted
that canal taken from the Snake
river at Chester. or Whereabouts and
west to Dubois and thence
would strike the mid
die western portion of the unre-
claimed portions of the great Snake
river plain, allowing a grade of about |
two feet to the mile.