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
Photo Category: Geodesy - Marks
Photo Location: Washington, Cape Flattery
Photo Date: 1853
| Added On | 18th October 2015 |
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