_Resulting Angles_. --------------------------------------+ | WESTERN BASE. | --+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | | | Corrected | | Right | Left | Vertical | | vernier. | vernier. | angle. | --+-----------+-----------+-----------+ 1 | 98° 31' | 98° 32' | +5° 43' | 2 | 98 32 | 98 30 | +5 43 | 3 | 98 29 | 98 29 | +5 43 | 4 | 98 29 | 98 28 | +5 43 | 5 | 98 29 | 98 27 | +5 43 | 6 | 98 30 | 98 30 | +5 43 | 7 | 98 30 | --------- | +5 43 | 8 | 98 25 | 98 27 | +5 43 | --+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | 98 29 22 | 98 29 00 | | --+-----------+-----------+-----------+ Mean 98° 29' 12" +5° 43' | --------------------------------------+ | EASTERN BASE. | --+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | | | Corrected | | Right | Left | Vertical | | vernier. | vernier. | angle. | --+-----------+-----------+-----------+ 1 | 76° 7' | 76° 8' | +5° 37' | 2 | 76 7 | 76 7 | +5 37 | 3 | 76 6 | 76 7 | +5 37 | 4 | 76 7 | 76 8 | +5 37 | 5 | 76 7 | --------- | +5 37 | 6 | 76 7 | 76 8 | +5 37 | 7 | 76 7 | | | --+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | 76 6 51 | 76 7 36 | | --+-----------+-----------+-----------+ Mean 76° 7' 10" +5° 37' | --------------------------------------+ The known elements of the triangle from which the distance of St. Elias from the ends of the base line may be determined are: [Illustration: Distance triangle.] These data were sent from the field to the Secretary of the National Geographic Society, and, in connection with other measurements made at the same time, have been computed by {235} Mr. S. S. Gannett, of the United States Geological Survey. The results of the computation, so far as they relate to Mount St. Elias, are given below: