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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
Credit
Seattle Times 1952
Display Date
1853
Location
Washington, Cape Flattery
Collection
Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey
Geodesy
Survey Marks
Keywords
Geodesy
Marks