Complete copies of these notes can be found in the offices of the Geological Survey and the General Land Office in Washington and of the surveyors-general in Idaho and Montana.

A general description of the monuments is given below. The figures followed by the letter "M" indicate the distance in miles and hundredths of a mile from the initial monument.

Initial monument: Stone masonry monument, 6 feet long, 10 by 10 inches square, consisting of ten sections cemented and bolted together. An aluminum bench-mark tablet is set with cement in the top of the monument stamped "1899, Elev. 4500." The monument stands amid tall, dense timber on west slope of ridge, about a half mile east of creek.

1. Iron post, stamped "0.40 M.," on west slope of ridge, amid tall, dense timber.

2. Iron post, stamped "1.15 M.," on west slope of ridge, amid tall, dense timber.

3. Iron post, stamped "1.82 M.," on west slope of ridge, amid tall, dense timber.

4. Iron post, stamped "2.85 M.," on top of a ridge making out from the west slope of the main ridge, amid tall, dense timber.

5. Iron post, stamped "3.68 M.," between two branches, 30 feet apart, of a small creek flowing west, about a half mile east of the junction of said creek with a creek flowing north, amid dense timber.

6. Iron post, stamped "4.66 M.," 30 feet south of a creek flowing west and about one-fourth mile east of the junction of said creek with a creek flowing north, amid dense timber.

7. Iron post, stamped "5.415 M.," amid dense timber, 300 feet south of a small creek flowing west, and about one-fourth mile east of creek flowing northwest.

8. Iron post, stamped "6.295 M.," 2.5 miles north of the Buckhorn mine, on bare grassy ridge, 100 feet east of edge of green timber. A lone fir tree stands 200 feet east of the post.

9. Iron post, stamped "6.825 M.," 14 miles north of the Buckhorn mine, amid heavy fir timber, on west slope of high timbered ridge. 10. Iron post, stamped "7.53 M.," 1 mile north of the Buckhorn mine, on top of ridge, amid fir timber.

11. Iron post, stamped "8.21 M.," in north end of basin, at south edge of green timber, 100 feet east of foot of slope.

12. Iron post, stamped "8.61 M.," on top of bare ridge, a half mile east of the Buckhorn cabins.

13. Iron post, stamped "9.03 M." (post should have been stamped "9.00 M."), on top of bare rocky ridge, a half mile south of the Buckhorn mines, about 600 feet southeast from the highest point on the ridge.

14. Iron post, stamped "9.505 M." (post should have been stamped Bull. 170- -4

"9.47 M."), on south edge, about halfway between the top of ridge and creek, on a small secondary ridge bearing S. 60° W., amid scattering fir timber, just north of an open space.

15. Iron post, stamped "10.16 M.," amid dense timber, on south bank of a creek flowing west, about 330 feet north of another creek flowing in same direction.

16. Iron post, stamped "11.005 M.," amid heavy timber, on top of a ridge on main west slope.

17. Iron post, stamped "11.49 M.," amid dense timber, on top of high ridge bearing west.

18. Iron post, stamped "12.12 M.," on top of a heavily timbered ridge south of creek in deep ravine, and a half mile east of creek flowing northwest.

19. Iron post, stamped "12.915 M.," 20 feet north of creek flowing northwest, about 1 mile north of Windy Pass trail.

20. Iron post, stamped "13.70 M.," on top of timbered ridge, 30 feet south of Windy Pass trail, three-fourths of a mile north of Skin Creek. 21. Iron post, stamped "14.40 M.," on top of north bank, 100 feet distant from Skin Creek, amid heavy timber.

22. Iron post, stamped "14.86 M.," 14 miles north of summit of Yak Mountain, a half mile south of Skin Creek, on top of heavily timbered ridge bearing northeast.

23. Iron post, stamped "15.62 M.," a half mile north of summit of Yak Mountain, on rocky ridge one-fifth of a mile northeast from Buckhorn triangulation station, amid scattering fir timber.

24. Iron post, stamped "16.215 M.," 10 miles north of Leonia, on summit of Yak Mountain, 30 feet east of the highest point of the right-hand peak of three which are on the northwest end of the range as seen from the vicinity of Leonia. A signal tree stands 32 feet south and 2 feet east of the post. This post is visible from the whole surrounding country.

25. Iron post, stamped "16.81 M.," 9 miles north of Leonia, amid heavy timber, on slope of Yak Mountain, 0.6 mile south of the summit.

26. Iron post, stamped "17.50 M.," 9.1 miles north of Leonia, on top of a heavily timbered east-west ridge, on slope of Yak Mountain.

27. Iron post, stamped "18.05 M.," 81⁄2 miles north of Leonia, onefourth of a mile north of Curly Creek, on the south edge of a bench, at southern edge of thick growth of small pines.

28. Iron post, stamped "19.06 M.," 74 miles north of Leonia, 1 mile north of Kinzie's ranch, at foot of mountain 2 miles west of Cross triangulation station, one-fifth of a mile north of Kingsley Creek, amid heavy timber.

29. Iron post, stamped "19.79 M.," 6 miles north of Leonia, amid heavy timber, 300 feet north of edge of meadow at Kinzie's ranch and 10 feet north of trail leading northwest from that ranch.

30. Iron post, stamped "20.40 M.," 6.1 miles north of Leonia, one

fourth of a mile north of Newton's house, at north end of meadow, where a large spring comes out, 10 feet south of wagon road, 200 feet west of foot of hill.

31. Iron post, stamped "21.22 M.," 5.4 miles north of Leonia, a half mile south of Newton's house, at southeast corner of large meadow, at west edge of timber, and 75 feet east of Curly Creek.

32. Iron post, stamped "21.73 M.," 4.9 miles north of Leonia, about 1 mile north of Lang's ranch, 500 feet south of Curly Creek, and 10 feet north of wagon road.

33. Iron post, stamped "22.23 M.," 4.4 miles north of Leonia, 0.3 mile north of where the line crosses a valley just west of Lang's ranch, amid heavy timber on side hill, about midway between valley on the west and top of hill on the east.

34. Iron post, stamped "23.12 M.," 3.5 miles north of Leonia, 0.2 mile south of where the boundary line crosses Curly Creek, amid heavy timber on west slope, about 600 feet east of Curly Creek.

35. Iron post, stamped "24.10 M.," 2.5 miles north of Leonia, on top of a ridge bearing N. 30° E., where the line ascends from Curly Creek bottom, amid dense timber.

36. Iron post, stamped "24.965 M.," 1.7 miles north of Leonia, on high ground, 0.2 mile north of Lime Creek.

37. Iron post, stamped "25.79 M.," 0.9 mile north of Leonia, 10 feet south of wagon road, amid heavy timber.

38. Iron post, stamped "26.14 M.," a half mile north of Leonia, on top of east bank of Kootenai River, 180 feet above surface of water. 39. Stone monument, 6 feet by 10 inches by 10 inches, with an aluminum bench-mark tablet, stamped "26.64 M.," cemented in its top, located at Leonia, near foot of hill west of Great Northern Railway monument; bears S. 5° W., 584 feet distant from depot chimney. (See Pl. XI, A.)

40. Iron post, stamped "27.45 M.," 0.9 mile south of Leonia, at north edge of large timber and at south edge of brush, on steep east slope.

41. Iron post, stamped "28.215 M.," 1.6 miles south of Leonia, on flat amid heavy timber and dense underbrush, a half mile southwest of the Keeler cabins.

42. Iron post, stamped "29.115 M.," 2.5 miles south of Leonia, 0.3 mile south of a creek flowing east and 0.4 mile north of a creek flowing southeast into Star Creek, on top of a ridge bearing S. 45° E., amid thick small pines. (See Pl. X.)

43. Iron post, stamped "30.03 M.," 3.4 miles south of Leonia, on top of south bank of deep ravine, one-fifth of a mile west of where it joins a creek flowing southeast; amid heavy timber.

44. Iron post, stamped "31.03 M.," 4.4 miles south of Leonia, 1 mile north of Star Creek, amid heavy timber, on small ridge 200 feet north of small stream flowing east.