Descriptions op Stations 



133 



AFRICA. 



Algerian Sah.uja concluded. 



Touggourt, 1912. About 1 mile (1.6 Idlometers) north of 

 ^llage, 350 feet (107 meters) east of caravan route to 

 Biskra, on top of barren roll of hard sand north of 

 old brickyard; marked by peg set flush with ground. 

 True bearings: center spire on tower of Arabic mosque 

 of Touggourt, 24 36'.7; north dome of Marabout of 

 Zawit Imnuawar, 218 30'.3; Arabic mosque of Tebes- 

 best, 300 4.5'.3. 



Anqlo-Egyptian Sudan. 



Port Sudan, 1911. About 1 kilometer north of Port Sudan 

 harbor; 65 meters south-southwest of small frame 

 house used for storing targets, 49 meters south of 

 sand embankment used for blocking bullets, and 49 

 meters south-southeast of a target pit; marked by 

 wooden stake driven flush with ground. True bear- 

 ings: hghtning rod on smokestack at harbor, 24 23'.9; 

 light tower at entrance to harbor, 358 30'. 2. 



Suakin, 1911. About 220 paces east of southeast corner 

 of English cemetery, 200 paces south of quarantine 

 station fence, and 85 paces north of water's edge; 

 marked by wooden stake driven fiiush with ground. 

 True bearings: more easterly of two minarets visible 

 in Suakin, 42 18'.5; more westerly of two minarets 

 visible in Suakin. 43 27'.1. 



British South a.^cd Central Africa. 

 Cape Town, Cape Colony, 1911. Four stations, A, B, C, 

 and D, all in line with bottom of weather vane on hos- 

 pital tower, were established in field belonging to the 

 Valkenberg Mental Hospital; the field is back of 

 North Lodge and bounded on north and west by Royal 

 Astronomical Observatory, with avenue along western 

 boundary leading to hospital. Main station. A, is 

 one-third kilometer northwest of hospital, 273 feet 

 (83.2 meters) from fence bounding avenue to west- 

 ward and same distance from fence bounding field to 

 southward; marked by wood post projecting about 2 

 feet 6 inches (76 cm.) above ground, center of post 

 marking e.xact point. True bearings: triangulation 

 mark on Devil's Peak, 3 kilometers, 60 06'.9; gable 

 of lodge, 127 08'.6; bottom of weather vane on hos- 

 pital tower, 318 11'.8. B is 98.4 feet (29.99 meters) 

 nearer hospital than A. C is 90.7 feet (27.65 meters) 

 farther from hospital than A. D is 181.6 feet (55.35 

 meters) farther from hospital than A. 



Egypt. 



Helwan Observatory, 1911. Comparison observations in 

 horizontal intensity and dechnation were made on 

 north pier, designated A'', in main observatory build- 

 ing, and at stone pier, designated H, in small wooden 

 hut about 150 feet (46 meters) southwest of main 

 observatory; dip comparisons were made at H and 

 on south pier, designated S, in main observatory. 



Suez, 1911. Station of 1908 on low desert west of town of 

 Suez was reoccupied. It is 320 paces east of east wall 

 of slaughter pen and 115 meters north of north wall of 

 jjrick dwelling-house near old lighthouse; marked by 

 intersection of cross on head of brass bolt set in top 

 of sandstone post 20 by 25 by 80 cm. projecting 5 cm. 

 above ground. True bearings: minaret of Mosque 

 Ibrahim Bey Gilidan, 213 54'.8; minaret of Abul- 

 Eef Mosque, 238 32'.2; spire of church in Port Tewfik, 

 313 13'.4. 



Tor, 1911. On sandy spit opposite village and northwest 

 of quarantine station and jetties; 38 paces due east of 

 water's edge and 225 paces west-northwest from pile 

 of coral stones; marked by wooden stake. True bear- 

 ings: minaret in northwest part of village of Tor, 

 231 40'.0; minaret in southeast part of Tor, 241 1 1'.3. 



AFRICA. 



Eritrea. 



Massawa, 1911. On south end of Taoualand Island, which 

 is connected with Massawa Island by causeway, on 

 that portion of island used as rifle range, 42 and 44 

 meters northeast from east and west sand mounds 

 used for rifle practice, and 51.5 and 54.2 meters south- 

 west from southeast and southwest corners of covered 

 shed used in target practice; there are two larger sand 

 banks similarly fitted out to south westward ; marked 

 by wooden peg driven flush with ground. True bear- 

 ings: minaret in Massawa, 224 50'.2; Ras Mudir 

 lighthouse, 233 39'.8. 



French West Africa.' 



Ansongo, Upper Senegal and Niger, 1913. On east bank of 

 Niger River, on south side of road leading from water 

 front, about 100 yards (91 meters) south of rear of 

 French Residence, 104.3 feet (31.8 meters) northwest 

 from thorn tree, 150 meters east of market on river 

 bank, 166.3 feet (50.7 meters) southeast of thorn tree 

 on edge of road, and 62 feet (18.9 meters) south of 

 middle of road. True bearings: east edge of market 

 building, 54 27'.9; middle one of three rocks in river, 

 72 53'.8; east edge of French Residence, 111 37'.2. ' 



Bakel, Senegal, 1913. On west bank of Senegal River, 

 about in line with center of third street north of one on 

 which post office is located, 62.5 feet (19.05 meters) 

 east of small cotton tree, 95.8 feet (29.20 meters) north 

 of large cotton tree, and 20 feet (6.1 meters) west of 

 edge of bank of river; marked by painted stone pro- 

 jecting about 3 inches (8 cm.) above ground. True 

 bearings: steel channel marker with white face, 192 

 26^7; steel channel marker with white face, 202 

 18'. 1; steel channel marker with black face directly 

 across river, 269 54'.6. 



Bamba, Upper Senegal and Niger, 1913. On north end of 

 island in Niger River, about 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) 

 southwest of village of Bamba, 500 feet (152 meters) 

 from north end of island, and 150 feet (46 meters) west 

 of main channel; marked by tent peg driven flush with 

 ground. 



Bambereke, Dahomey, 1913. In open space in front of 

 administration buildings, 75.7 feet (23.07 meters) 

 south of administration house, 116 feet (35.4 meters) 

 northeast of administration oflnce building, and about 

 150 feet (46 meters) north of auto-bus shed; marked 

 temporarily by peg driven flush with ground, the 

 administration authorities volunteering to mark the 

 station permanently by stone or cement pier. True 

 bearing: west edge of auto-bus shed, 353 U'.O. 



Bohicon, Dahomey, 1913. About 1 kilometer northwest of 

 town, 37.9 feet (11.55 meters) east of middle of road to 

 Pomia, 170 feet (51.8 meters) southwest of large lone 

 tree, about 100 yards (91 meters) southeast of palm 

 forest, and 77.3 feet (23.56 meters) northwest of large 

 tree; marked by tent peg driven flush with ground. 



Bosia, Upper Senegal and Niger, 1913. About 50 yards 

 (46 meters) east of Niger River, 100 yards (91 meters) 

 west of native village, 100 yards (91 meters) south of 

 peculiar stratified hill, and 262 feet (79.9 meters) and 

 267.6 feet (81.57 meters) respectively northwest and 

 west-northwest from trees. 



Bourem, Upper Senegal and Niger. 1913. On east bank of 

 Niger River, about three-fourths kilometer south- 

 southwest of fort, about three-fourths kilometer west- 

 southwest from gardens of post, and 12 feet (3.7 

 meters) eastward from edge of bank; marked by tent 

 peg driven flush with ground. True beai-ing: west 

 edge of fort. 214 15'.8. 



'There are no descriptions for the folloi^'inp stations in French 

 West Africa: Camps 48 and .53 from In-Salah; Camp 6 from Kidal; 

 In-Tassik; and Oued Eguerer. 



