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Description
Northwest Coast Indians deep-sixing bottle used as survey mark.Bottle set by party of George Davidson in 1852.Smallpox came after surveyors left.Indians felt bottle had evil spirits, dug up, and threw away (Image credit: Seattle Times 1952)
Credit
Seattle Times 1952
Display Date
1853
Location
Washington, Cape Flattery
Collection
Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey
Geodesy
Survey Marks
Keywords
Geodesy
Marks