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Lhiga, Faras, 1909. In central part of town, in the garden 

 belonging to the native British Agent, Khan Sahib 

 Aga Beder; 132, S3, 181, and 104 feet (40.2, 2S.3, 55.2, 

 and 31.7 meters) from the north, east, south, and west 

 walls respectively; marked by copper nail in top of a 

 plaster and sandstone post 7 inches (18 cm.) square 

 and projecting 2 or 3 inches (5 or 8 cm.) above ground. 

 The garden is filled with low palm trees. A minaret 

 about 400 yards (365 meters) distant bears 145 20'.1. 



Mohammera, Arabislan, 1909. Three stations were estab- 

 lished on the plot of ground in front of quarantine 

 station, on south side of Karun River, about one- 

 quarter mile (0.4 kilometer) from its junction with the 

 Shatt el Arab and a mile below the town Mohammera. 

 Station A is 48.2 feet (14.7 meters) in front of west 

 side of main entrance of quarantine house. The base 

 of flagstaff on custom house bears 98 12'.3. Station 

 B is 45.7 feet (13.9 meters) in front of west wing of 

 house and 103.1 feet (31.4 meters) from station A. 

 The flagpole on wharf or jetty at junction of the two 

 rivers bears 88 53'.0 west of south. Both stations 

 are about 30 feet (9.1 meters) from the raised path 

 along the river. Station C is 53.5 feet (16.3 meters) 

 in front of east wing of quarantine station and 26.5 

 feet (8.1 meters) from east wall. The azimuth mark, 

 same as from station B, bears 86 40'. 2. 



Reshirc, Faras, 1909. On the property of Mr. Mohammed 

 Karrim Amintojar, directly south of telegraph office, 

 in an open field 31 feet (9.4 meters) west of a path 

 crossing the field, and 117 feet (38.7 meters) south 

 of an iron fence bounding the telegraph property. 

 The flagstaff at the British Residency about a mile 

 (1.6 kilometers) distant, bears 306 30'. 8. Observa- 

 tions were made at a secondary station 133 feet (40.5 

 meters) from main station and on line to azimuth 

 mark. 



Shiraz, Faras, 1908. In the garden belonging to the Indo- 

 European Telegraph Company, outside and north of 

 the city proper. The garden is a square about 520 

 feet (158 meters) on a side, containing dwellings, 

 telegraph office, tennis courts, etc. The magnetic 

 station is located in the extreme south corner, 45 feet 

 (13.7 meters) from southeast wall, and 77.5 feet (23.6 

 meters) from southwest wall; marked by a stone 

 about 8 inches (20 cm.) square and 28 inches (71 cm.) 

 long, projecting 8 inches (20 cm.) above ground. 



Shushter, Arabistan, 1909. Two stations were established 

 at Shushter, on top of the little hill called Kalat Haji 

 Am in, in northern part of town. This hill seems to be 

 formed from the disintegration of ancient ruins and is, 

 with one possible exception, the highest land in 

 Shushter. Station A is located on western end of 

 nearly horizontal ridge. The dome of a white mosque 

 called Pir-i-Saadaat, about three-fourths mile (1.2 

 kilometers) distant, bears 15 23'.6. Station B is 74 

 feet (22.6 meters) 49 20' east of south from station 

 \, on a little flat near eastern end of ridge. The 

 azimuth mark, the same as from station A, bears 

 16 57'.6. 



Tabriz, Azerbaijan, 1908. Observations made at three 

 stations: The principal station was in the boys' play- 

 ground of the American Mission, 20 feet (6.1 meters) 

 from south wall and 30 feet (9.1 meters) from west 

 wall; shrine on hill to northeast bears 226 19'.5. A 

 second station was established in the garden of the 

 .American Mission on the walk south of tennis court, 

 16.9 feet (5.2 meters) from corner of the wall by the 

 tennis court, 75 feet (22.9 meters) from west wall, and 

 71 feet (21.6 meters) from Dr. Wilson's house. The 

 shrine on hill to northeast bears 227 55'. 3. The third 



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station was near the north side of the garden of the 

 American Consulate, opposite the middle walk of 

 the garden, 5 feet (1.5 meters) from north wall, about 

 60 feet (18.3 meters) from west wall, and about 60 

 feet (18.3 meters) from the main entrance. This 

 station is from 0.5 to 1 kilometer northeast from the 

 Mission garden. Diurnal variation observations in 

 declination were made at a station, designated as 3A, 

 124 feet (37.8 meters) south of the third station in 

 the path and 23 feet (7.0 meters) from south wall 

 garden. 



Teheran, Teheran, 1908. At -center of lot adjoining and 

 belonging to Protestant cemetery, about a mile (1.6 

 kilometers) west of city wall of Teheran. The lot is 

 377 feet (114.7 meters) long and 206 feet (62.8 meters) 

 wide, and is bounded on the east by the west wall of 

 cemetery, and on the north, west, and south by a 

 shallow trench. The northwest and southwest corners 

 are marked by pillars of mud brick. On account of 

 contemplated grading no permanent mark was set, 

 but the station may be recovered by measurement. 



Yezd, Faras, 1908. In southeastern part of city, on the 

 lot of land now rented by Mr. Eldrid, manager of the 

 Imperial Bank of Persia. The lot is one of a group 

 of four similar lots, two of which are rented by the 

 bank officials and two by the Indo-European Tele- 

 graph officials. The station is 28.9 feet (8.71 meters) 

 and 69.8 feet (21.13 meters) respectively from the 

 southeast and northeast walls of the lot, and 63.5 

 feet (19.35 meters) from center of tennis court; 

 marked by a stone 8}4 inches (22 cm.) square and 22 

 inches (56 cm.) long, buried with the top 3 inches (8 

 cm.) below the ground. The flagstaff over the 

 entrance to the house occupied by Mr. Blackman, 

 the superintendent of the telegraph station, bears 

 160 34'.2. 



Zenjan, 1908. In southern part of town, in garden called 

 Essed-i-Douleh, 38 feet (11.6 meters) south of caravan- 

 sary of the same name, and opposite a point 33.5 

 feet (10.2 meters) east of southwest corner. The 

 garden is about one-fourth mile (0.4 kilometer) square 

 and filled with fruit trees; the caravansary is about 

 the middle of the northern side of the garden. 



Zergendeh, Irak Ajemi, 1908. Near village of Zergendeh, 

 6 miles (10 kilometers) northeast of Teheran and 3 

 or 4 miles (5 or 6 kilometers) south of the Tochal 

 Mountain; on the shoulder of a low hill about 0.2 mile 

 (0.4 kilometer) west of the most southerly of a group 

 of white houses in the village; marked by a boulder 

 about a foot (0.3 meter) in diameter, which was half 

 buried. The left and higher chimney of mint, about 

 lyi miles (2.5 kilometers) distant, bears 316 27'.7. 



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Adabazar, Ismid, 1910. South of town on a hill cast of 

 the Angora road, which at this point makes a turn 

 from a southerly to an easterly direction, east of an 

 old deserted military barracks; 142 paces from south- 

 east corner of east wing of the old barracks, and 134 

 paces from northeast corner of the east wing; marked 

 by a tent peg driven flush with the ground. The 

 following true bearings were determined: tall lone 

 minaret in eastern part of Adabazar, 223 37'.3; north 

 gable of eastern wing of barracks, 81 00'.7. 



Adana, Adana, 1910. In a meadow about 1}4 miles (2.4 

 kilometers) west of town on road leading to Mersina, 

 and west of north-and-south road which crosses the 

 Mersina road and also the railroad. At the railroad 

 crossing there is a small building marked "Jardin 



