01/01/1933 by USGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1933 (WM) NOT A U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STATION. ABOUT 29 MILES WEST OF RAWLINS, 17 MILES EAST BY NORTH OF WAMSUTTER, IN SOUTHWEST CORNER OF T. 21 N., R. 92 W., NORTH OF CAIRN, AND ON FLAT-TOPPED MESA THAT DROPS OFF TO WEST OF STATION SITE. TO REACH FROM WAMSUTTER, GO EAST ABOUT 10 MILES ON U.S. HIGHWAY 30 TO CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, TURN NORTH ONTO DIRT ROAD AND GO 0.8 MILE, FOLLOW LEFT FORK 2.4 MILES, FOLLOW LEFT FORK 0.3 MILE, TURN LEFT (SOUTHWEST) AND GO 0.1 MILE TO TOP OF FLAT MESA AND STATION. SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND MARKS ARE STANDARD STATION DISKS IN CONCRETE. REFERENCE MARKS ARE STANDARD REFERENCE DISKS IN CONCRETE. NO. 1 IS ON TOP OF FLAT MESA, AND 107.41 FEET FROM STATION N 42 DEG 11 MIN E. NO. 2 IS NEAR SIDE OF ROAD, AND APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE FROM STATION N 69 DEG 26 MIN E. NO. 3 IS ON TOP OF MESA, AND 97.75 FEET FROM STATION S 42 DEG 00 MIN W.
01/01/1937 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1937 (FGJ) STATION AND REFERENCE MARKS WERE RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. THE STATION WAS NOT OCCUPIED AT THIS TIME BUT A LIGHT WAS SHOWN TO SEPARATION USGS AND DIVIDE. THE STATION IS ON THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, ABOUT 29 MILES WEST OF RAWLINS, 17 MILES E X N OF WAMSUTTER, NEAR THE WEST EDGE OF A FLAT-TOPPED MESA WHICH DROPS OFF SHARPLY TO THE WEST. THERE IS A STONE CAIRN A SHORT DISTANCE SOUTH OF THE STATION. THIS CAIRN IS BELIEVED TO MARK THE POSITION OF THE U.S.G.S. STATION, ESTABLISHED IN 1912. THE U.S.G.S. PUBLICATION COVERING THIS AREA GIVES THE LOCATION OF LATHAM U.S.G.S. AS IN THE S 1/2 OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 21 N, RANGE 92 W. TO REACH THE STATION FROM BAGGS, WYO., GO N ON STATE RT. 87 FOR ABOUT 51 MILES AND TURN LEFT, W, ON U.S. RT. 30 AT JUNCTION, THENCE 2.9 MILES TO A SERVICE STATION AT THE CREST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, TURN RIGHT, LEAVING THE HIGHWAY, AND GO NORTHERLY ON THE MAIN-TRAVELED TRACK ROAD ALONG THE CREST OF THE DIVIDE FOR 3.3 MILES AND KEEP LEFT FORK, THENCE N.W. FOR 0.3 MILE AND KEEP LEFT FORK, THENCE SW FOR 0.1 MILE TO THE HIGHEST LOCAL POINT AND THE STATION. STATION, UNDERGROUND, REFERENCE AND AZIMUTH MARKS ARE BRONZE TABLETS SET IN CONCRETE. R.M. NO. 1 IS 107.41 FEET NE OF THE STATION, ON THE MESA. R.M. NO. 2, THE AZIMUTH MARK, IS APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE E X N OF THE STATION, ON SIDE OF THE ROAD LEADING TO THE STATION. R.M. NO. 3 IS 97.75 FEET SW OF THE STATION, ON THE MESA. THE DISTANCES GIVEN ARE THOSE DETERMINED IN 1933.
01/01/1944 by LOCENG (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY LOCAL ENGINEER (INDIVIDUAL OR FIRM) 1944 (COS) STATION RECOVERED BY CARTER OIL CO. DESCRIPTION IS SATISFACTORY. MARK AND REFERENCES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION.
01/01/1958 by CGS (GOOD)
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
01/01/1966 by USGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1966 (ED) BENCH MARK AND REFERENCE MARKS WERE FOUND IN GOOD CONDITION. THIS IS NOT A USGS STATION. USGS STATION ESTABL. IN 1912 IS 9.6 FT SOUTH OF BETHAN (USGS) TO REACH FROM WAMSUTTER, WYO., GO E. ON INT. 80 ABOUT 10 MILES TO CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ROAD, THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THIS ROAD FOR 3.7 MILES, THENCE LEFT 0.2 MILES TO COMMUNICATION BLDG. ENCLOSURE AND STATION. STATION IS 4 FEET SOUTH AND 20 FEET WEST OF THIS ENCLOSURES SW CORNER
01/01/1972 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1972
RECOVERY NOTE BY NGS, 1972--STATION MARK, REFERENCE MARKS 1 AND 2 AND THE AZIMUTH MARK WERE RECOVERED AND FOUND IN GOOD CONDITION. DUE TO ROAD CHANGES A NEW TO REACH FOLLOWS:
TO REACH FROM THE INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 80 AND CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ROAD, WHICH IS 10.3 MI. E. OF WAMSUTTER, GO N. AND W. ON CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ROAD FOR 3.5 MI. TO THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE LEFT, 77 FT. S. OF CENTER OF ROAD AND 1 FT. N. OF WITNESS POST. CONTINUE WESTERLY FOR 0.2 MI. TO A SIDE ROAD LEFT, CONTINUE W. FOR 0.1 MI. TO A FORK. KEEP THE LEFT FORK AND CONTINUE WESTERLY UP GRADE FOR 0.15 MI. TO UNION PACIFIC RELAY MAST AND STATION TO THE W. OF MAST, 18 FT. W. OF FENCE AROUND MAST, 1 FT. N. OF WITNESS POST. STATION MARK--STANDARD USC AND GS DISK SET IN CONCRETE POST, STAMPED ---LATHAM USGS 1933---.