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25 feet 30 feet northeast Alaska aluminum tablet stamped Back azimuth beds bridge Cape Lewis Cape Lisburne carbonate center of track chlorite Chouteau County cleavage coal Cook Inlet corner between secs corner fence post corner secs Creek cross on corner crossroads distant feet east feet north feet northwest feet south feet west forks of road four corners geology gravels iron post stamped Kachemak Bay Kenai Kenai Mountains Latitude Longitude magnetite mail box Meters mile north mile south Milepost miles east miles northeast miles west muscovite north and south northeast corner northeast to cross oak tree positions along highways post stamped Prim post-office primary traverse pyrite quadrangle quarry quarter corner quartz quartzite Railroad Reference marks Resurrection Creek River road east road north road south road west roofing slate schoolhouse sericite shale southeast southwest Station mark tablet stamped Prim telephone pole Trav triangulation station Turnagain Arm U. S. Geol
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