Excerpt from Telegraphic Determination of Longitudes in Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and on the North Coast of South America: Embracing the Meridians of Coatzacoalcos; Salina Cruz, La Libertad, San Juan Del Sur, St. Nicolas Mole, Port Plata, Santo Domingo, Curacao, and La Guayra, With the Latitudes of the Several Stations In the spring Of 1888 it was decided by Commodore Walker, who was still Chief Of Bureau Of Navigation, upon recommendation Of the hydrographer, Commander J. R. Bartlett, U. S. Navy, to complete this chain of measurements by putting in the omitted links, and thus furnishing a verification Of the positions on the west coast Of Central and South America. Lieut. J. A. Norris, who had been an Observer in the former expedition, was placed in charge Of the work, with instructions to collect the Outfit Of instruments and supplies Lieut. Charles Laird, another member Of the former party, was detailed as an Observer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.