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large bouldi.r, 16 paces north of north corner of retain- 

 ing wall to southeast of large boulder, and 22 paces 

 north of east corner of the same retaining wall; marked 

 by tent peg driven flush with ground and covered 

 with earth. The following true bearings were deter- 

 mined: most westerly of three visible minarets, 146 

 13'.6; central one of three visible minarets, 150 37'. 2; 

 most easterly of three visible minarets, 170 29'. 0. 



Eregli, Konia, 1910. On the north side of road running 

 from railroad station and passing in front of railroad 

 hospital, where it intersects a road which runs ofT 

 northeast to town of Eregli; 118 paces east-southeast 

 of main entrance to railroad hospital and 100 paces east 

 of large double walnut tree in southwest corner of 

 the two roads; marked by tent peg driven flush with 

 ground and covered with earth. The following true 

 bearings were determined: flue on west side of main 

 building at railroad station, 292 45'.0; south front 

 gable of railroad hospital, 124 06. '6. 



Erzcrnm, Erzermn, 1910. In north corner of a cultivated 

 field in eastern part of town, between a large cemetery 

 and the wall of fortifications surrounding the town, a 

 short distance west of a ravine, and south of the road 

 which leads from the town into the ravine and under 

 the fortifications into the plain beyond; 69.6 meters, 

 59.6 meters, and 73.25 meters respectively from the 

 east, south, and west corners of wall around the 

 sheikh's burying ground to the northeast; marked by 

 tent peg driven Hush with ground and covered with 

 earth. The following true bearings were determined: 

 tall minaret in Erzerum, 149 Ol'.O; flagstaff on clock 

 tower on citadel, 121 16'.6. 



Erzingan, Erzerum, 1910. In a field about 400 paces south- 

 west of the large Armenian cemeter>' just outside the 

 city, on southeast side of road to Gemakh, Arabkir, 

 and Kharput. The cemetery contains a thick grove 

 of trees and is surrounded by a mud wall. The station 

 is near a grove of four trees at the junction of several 

 irrigation ditches, 16.8 meters southwest of large 

 willow tree, and 18.6 meters south of large elm tree; 

 marked by tent peg driven flush with ground and 

 covered with earth. The following true bearings 

 were determined: western of two minarets of mosque 

 Yeni Djami, 242 14'.0; eastern of two minarets of 

 mosque Yeni Djami, 242 36'.4. 



Eskishehr, Brusn, 1910. About a mile (1.6 kilometers) 

 west of railroad station at Eskishehr, on northeast side 

 of road leading from EskLshehr to Brusa and southwest 

 of an oval-shaped hill covered with vineyards and 

 orchards on a small piece of meadow land northeast of 

 a small stream which crosses the Brusa road; 26 meters 

 northeast of northeast corner of wooden bridge across 

 stream, 24 meters northeast of northeast end of center 

 pier of bridge, 17.7 meters southwest of willow tree 

 standing on west bank of the stream, and 4.5 meters 

 northwest of edge of stream; marked by a tent peg 

 driven flush with ground and covered with earth. The 

 lightning rod on chimney of railroad machine shops is 

 in true bearing 329 19'.0. 



Gemakh, Erzerum, 1910. In a field south of main part of 

 village, which is between the cliff's on the east bank 

 of the West Euphrates; in the north corner of the 

 field at foot of the bluff west of a brook, 15.1 meters 

 northwest of first tree to the southeast, 13.9 meters 

 southeast of first tree to northwest, and 11.2 meters 

 west of tree on side of bluff to the east; marked by tent 

 peg driven flush with ground and covered with earth. 



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Haifa, Beirut, 1910. Near south corner of garden in rear 

 of German Catholic Hospice; 20.15 meters southwest 

 of large double orange tree standing in row bordering 

 on cultivated ground to the north; 11.1 meters south- 

 east of small drain leading from reservoir onto culti- 

 vated field; 9.6 meters west of walled excavation, 

 and 7.4 meters east of last tamarisk at southeast end 

 of row bordering on southwest side of walk leading to 

 double gate; marked by tent peg driven flush with 

 ground and covered with earth. The flue on west 

 corner of main building of German Catholic Hospice 

 is in true bearing 180 35'.S. 



Horns, Syria, 1910. On the plain between railroad station 

 and citadel, a huge earth fortification in southern part 

 of town; about 125 paces southwest from the cross- 

 roads, 403 paces east of railroad station, 134 paces 

 northeast of breach in wall around a filled well, 125 

 paces southwest of fountain in middle of road leading 

 from Homs to the railroad, and 39 paces northwest 

 of embankment on southeast side of road which 

 crosses the railroad to the southwest ; marked by tent 

 peg driven flush with ground and covered with earth. 

 The following true bearings were determined: minaret 

 of tomb of Sayeed Halid, 210 37'.4; spire on main 

 dome of tomb of Sayeed Halid, 210 20'.8. 



Ineboli, Kastamuni, 1909. The stations are located on a 

 nearly flat grassy plot on the shoulder of the steep 

 hill west of town. The place is easily recognized as 

 the only approximately level ground on the west side 

 of the valley in which the town is situated, and also 

 marked by a conspicuous tree on apex of hill just 

 above it to the southward. Station A is on the west 

 side of the plot. A conspicuous minaret bears 270 

 59'.1. Station B is 25 paces, 89 00'.9 east of south of 

 station A. 



Jajfa, Jerusalem, 1910. Northeast of the town of Jaffa, 

 on road leading to Sarona (German colony), about 

 114 miles (2 kilometers) from the Jerusalem Hotel in 

 Jaffa, and to the west of a stone quarry; about 112 

 paces northwest of the southwest corner of an old 

 brick wall inclosing a large dwelling house, about 110 

 paces north of main part of small dwelling house, and 

 47 paces northeast of small tamarisk tree in cactus 

 hedge running approximately north and south ; marked 

 by tent peg driven flush with ground and covered with 

 earth. The following true bearings were determined: 

 spire of church, Russian monastery, 17 51'.4; spire 

 of German Protestant Church in Jaffa, 64 40'.8; 

 spire near the sea, 70 41'. 2. 



Jericho, Jeriisalem, 1910. On plain north of Dead Sea and 

 west of village of Jericho, near an irregular stone 

 inclosure called the "Pool of Moses." This "Pool" 

 is 260 paces south of the road leading to Jericho and 

 is said to have been used in former times for irrigation 

 purposes. The station is in line with east wall of 

 pool, and 11.5 meters north of eastern w-all; marked 

 by tent peg driven flush with ground and covered 

 with earth. 



Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 1910. On the road leading to the 

 Mount of Olives, in the southern part of a field belong- 

 ing to the American Colony; about 400 yards (366 

 meters) almost due east and to the rear of Sheikh 

 Jera'ah Mosque; about 200 yards (181 meters) north- 

 east of Mohammed Salah's house; 31.7 meters north- 

 west of east corner of stone wall inclosing field, 16 

 meters north-northwest of corner of wall to southeast, 

 and 65 paces east-northeast of corner of wall to the 

 west; marked by wooden peg. The following true 



