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Adana, Adana, X^IQ continued. 



Chakir Pasha" which appears to be a railroad station. 

 At the intersection of the north-and-south road with 

 the Mersina road there is a large dilapidated and at 

 present uninhabited building called "Chakir Pasha. 

 The station is about 300 yards (274 meters) south of 

 this building, 8.9 meters west of the north-and-south 

 road, and 23.75 meters east of large spreading mul- 

 berry tree standing near the center of the meadow; 

 marked by pine stake IJ^ by 2 by 15 inches (4 by 5 

 by 38 cm.) driven flush with ground and covered with 

 earth. The following true bearings were determined: 

 lightning rod on chimney of German cotton factory, 

 259 52'. 6; cross on lafge white steeple of English 

 church, 279 15'. 8; east gable of uninhabited building 

 near cross roads, 185 45'.4. 



Aden, Arabia, 1909. On the circular plot of ground sur- 

 rounding statue of Queen Victoria, in eastern part of 

 settlement about 4 miles (6 kilometers) from Aden and 

 known as Steamer Point. The .statue is at about 

 the center of a tract of land known as the " Crescent," 

 so called on account of the nearly semicircular street 

 bordering it on the south side. The magnetic station 

 is west of the middle point of the square base of the 

 statue and 31.4 feet (9.5 meters) from the rise of the 

 bottom step. The following true bearings were deter- 

 mined: flagstaff at Shum Shum signal station, about 

 2 miles (3 kilometers) distant, 296 45'. 7; clock tower 

 on hill east of the Crescent, about 0.3 mile (0.5 kilo- 

 meter) distant, 105 54'.5. 

 A secondary station (designated "North ) is directly 

 north of the middle point of the square base of the 

 statue, 61.5 feet (18.7 meters) 45 44' east of true 

 north from the main station, and 23.5 feet (7.2 meters) 

 from the rise of the bottom step on north side of statue. 



Afinmkarahissar, Brusa, 1910. About l}4 miles (2 kilo- 

 meters) east of railroad station, northwest of road 

 leading from railroad station to marble quarries, and 

 on the east bank of small muddy sluggish stream 

 called Akar; marked by a pine stake about 1 by 3 by 

 12 inches (3 by 8 by 30 cm.) driven flush with ground. 

 The following'true bearings were determined: minaret 

 of great white mosque with two domes in Afinm- 

 karahissar, 6749'.3; minaret in village of Sipsin, 

 15858'.9. 



Aidin, Smyrna, 1910. North of town of Aidin, on west 

 bank of a small stream called Evthon, where the 

 Aidin road crosses the stream. On the west bank of 

 the stream at this point a cliff rises more than 100 

 feet (30 meters). The station is on a small level plat 

 of ground between the stream and a higher bank, 

 33.25 meters southwest from southeast corner of a 

 coffee house in a grove of plane trees, 29 meters south 

 of large plane tree at south end of coffee house, 16.2 

 meters east of end of stone wall on west bank of 

 stream, and 14.7 meters northeast of large willow 

 tree between the stream and stone wall. It is marked 

 by tent peg driven flush with ground and covered 

 with earth. The following true bearings were deter- 

 mined: crescent on municipal building, 6 38'.3;_ north 

 gable of Greek Metropolis (residence of bishop), 

 345 54'.6. 

 Ain-el-Bieda, Syria, 1910. At fort called Ain-el-Bieda, 

 which is a police station on the Syrian desert consisting 

 of a single stone building; almost in line with front 

 wall of fort, 34.6 meters west of southwest corner of 

 building, 38.0 meters southwest of northwest corner 

 of building, and 45.75 meters northwest of edge of 

 well south of the fort; marked by pine stake about 

 2 by 2 by 10 inches (5 by 5 by 25 cm.) driven flush 

 with ground. 



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Aintah, .Aleppo, 1910. On football field south of Central 

 Turkey College grounds; 0.45 meter cast of small 

 drain running along western edge of field, 51 paces 

 southwest from gate in south wall of college grounds, 

 81 paces southwest of the northeast corner of the stone 

 wall around college grounds; marked by tent peg 

 driven flush with ground and covered with earth. 

 The flagpole on Dr. Goodsell's house in Central Turkey 

 College grounds is in true bearing 201 53'. 8. 



Alashehr, Smyrna, 1910. To the north of town, in a 

 vineyard belonging to Theologhos Haji Slothoglou, 

 on west side of road Ahmed Beyli Jatdesi; 125 paces 

 north of mud gate roofed over with tile on west side 

 of road, and 7 meters west of center of road; marked 

 by a round tent peg about 1 inch (3 cm.) in diameter 

 driven flush with ground and covered with earth. 



.ileppo, Aleppo, 1910. On lofty hill above and north of 

 park called the Sebil, north of city, on east side of 

 Aleppo-Alexandretta road; about on a line through a 

 large oval hill on plain to the south and the center of 

 the great citadel in Aleppo; 176 paces from the south- 

 east corner of the stone tower of the windmill to the 

 westward, 183 meters from the northeast corner of the 

 same tower, 11 meters north of center of nearest edge 

 of small stone quarry and several hundred yards south 

 of a large stone quarry; marked by a tent peg driven 

 flush with the ground and covered with earth. The 

 following true bearings were determined: minaret of 

 mosque in front of center of barracks, 297 37 '.3; 

 minaret on citadel, 317 24|.3; minaret of mosque 

 near railroad station, 358 50'. 1. 



Alexandretla, Adana, 1910. East of the town, on an open 

 stretch of seashore between two root baling factories; 

 about 366 paces west of main entrance on west side 

 of inclosure around root factory to the east 171 paces 

 northwest from entrance to old abandoned gendar- 

 merie post on south side of road, 144 paces southeast 

 of northeast corner of stone wall around root factory 

 to the west, 140 paces northeast of southeast corner 

 of same wall, about 54 paces south of the sea, and 

 about 32 paces north of road to Alexandretta; marked 

 by tent peg driven flush with ground and covered 

 w'ith earth. The cross on church steeple in Alex- 

 andretta is in true bearing 88 40'.6. 



.Angora, Angora, 1910. On north side of a small stream in 

 a meadow on west side of road between railroad station 

 and Angora; 10.4 meters southeast of the end tree of 

 a row of willows to the west, and 55.75 meters north- 

 west of center of northwest end of first stone culvert 

 north of entrance to the meadow; marked by tent 

 peg driven flush with ground. The following true 

 bearings were determined: flagpole on citadel _ in 

 Angora, 257 55'. 5; ornament on chimney of building 

 at railroad station, 55 36'. 7. 



Bagdad, Bagdad, 1910. Northeast of city and northeast 

 of burial place known as the English cemetery in a 

 shallow valley formed by the excavation of clay for 

 brick; 43.8 meters northeast of a corner in northeast 

 side of brick wall about the cemetery, and marked by 

 a tent stake. The following true bearings were deter- 

 mined: spire on large white dome of the Mosque Sheik 

 Abdul-Kadar Gilany, 121 33'.0; clock tower of the 

 mosque, 123 24'.0;' striped minaret with green fluted 

 top, of the mosque, 123 32'. 2. 



Bahrein Island, Persian Gulf, 1909. On property of 

 American Mission, 11.8 feet (3.6 meters) from north 

 wall, 95.5 feet (29.1 meters) from bottom step of main 

 entrance and midway between east and west walls; 

 marked by brass screw in hardwood post 5 by 5 by 20 

 inches (13 by 13 by 51 cm.) set flush with ground. 



