Assertion: mountain's peak | /r/HasProperty | selected as initial point
Facets:
value: by colonel leander ransom
type: OTHER
value: in 1851
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: In 1851 the south peak of the mountain was selected by Colonel Leander Ransom as the initial point — where the Mount Diablo Base and Mount Diablo Meridian lines intersect — for cadastral surveys of a large area.