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Northwest Coast Indians deep-sixing bottle used as survey mark

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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

Keywords

Geodesy

Marks