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Land Magnetic Observations, 1911-13 



AFRICA. 



French West Africa concluded. 



Save, Dnhnmcy, 191S. About 100 yards {91 meters) sovith 

 of administration bviilding 113.3 feet (34. .53 meters) 

 soiitlieast of Cotonou Road, 56 feet (17.1 meters) 

 southeast of northeast corner of cattle shed on road- 

 side, and about 1 kilometer southwest of ridge of four 

 prominent knobs of solid rock; marked by tent peg 

 driven flush with ground. True bearings: west edge 

 of administration building, 183 39'. 7; second rock 

 knob from north end of ridge, 233 28'.7. 



Say. Upper Senegal and Niger, 1913. About 80 feet (24 

 meters) from west bank of Niger River, 200 yards 

 (183 meters) southeast of French Residenee, about 

 124 feet (38 meters) south of main street of village, and 

 288 feet (87.8 meters) east of lone tree; marked by 

 tent peg driven flush with ground. True bearing: 

 south edge of official residence, 159 24'.0. 



Segou, Upper Senegal and Niger, 1913. Above boat land- 

 ing and near water's edge, 35 feet (10.7 meters) north 

 of northeast corner of mutl fence surrounding the 

 Hotel de Passage, and 74.2 feet (23.17 meters) west- 

 southwest from top of river gage; marked by black 

 stone set in ground. True bearing: small steel tower 

 marking rocks in middle of river, one-half mile (0.8 

 kilometer), 232 48'.2. 



Tillabery. Military Territory of the Niger, 1913. On Gariey 

 Island in Niger River, about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) 

 west of military post of Tillabery, about 100 yards 

 (91 meters) east of west shore of island, 200 feet (61 

 meters) south of north shore of island, and 123.2 feet 

 (37.55 meters) and 111.7 feet (34.05 meters) respec- 

 tively north-northeast and west-northwest from two 

 large conspicuous trees. 



Timbuklu, Upper Senegal and Niger, 1913. Two stations, 

 designated A and B, were occupied in front of barracks. 

 A is 14 feet (4.3 meters) south-southwest from astro- 

 nomical pier used by French Geographical Ser\'ice, 

 222.5 feet (67.82 meters) southwest of corner of large 

 house on street corner, about 100 yards (91 meters) 

 east of Senegalese barracks, about 100 yards (91 

 meters) west of house of civil commandant, and about 

 100 yards (91 meters) northwest of administration 

 building; marked by tent peg driven flush with 

 ground. B is 405 feet (123.4 meters) south-southeast 

 from A. 



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

 Niger River, near native village of Yoro, 100 feet 

 (30 meters) from river at low water; marked by tent 

 peg driven flush with ground. 



Gambia. 



Balhurst, A, 1912. About 350 meters west from barracks 

 of West African Frontier Force, and northeast of 

 rifle range, on open tract of sand which is only land in 

 vicinity not submerged at times; about 15 paces from 

 line of brush to southwest, 56 paces to northeast, and 

 60 paces to northwest: marked by tent peg driven flush 

 with ground. True bearings: flagpole at Govern- 

 ment Place, 273 00'.7; peak of gable of second West 

 African Frontier Force barracks from north, 280 

 51'.7. 



Bathurst, B, 1912, 1913. About 250 meters southwest of 

 town, on narrow strip of land east of river, 32.5 feet 

 (9.9 meters) east of brush bordering river, 213.6 feet 

 (65.1 meters) southeast of walled well, and one-fourth 

 mile (0.4 kilometer) southeast from Bathurst A . True 

 bearing: vane on top of building, about 1 mile (1.6 

 kilometers), 211 59'.4. 



AFRICA. 



Liberia. 



Grand Basa, Basa, 1913. On point of beach southwest of 

 Grand Basa about 300 yards (274 meters) northeast 

 of lighthouse, and about 10 feet (3 meters) from water 

 at high tide. True bearings: lighthouse, 57 39'. 4; 

 flagpole of Woermann factory, 221 53'. 2; steeple of 

 Methodist church, 223 10'. 7; steeple of the African 

 Methodist Episcopal church, 228 01'.3. 



Greenville (Sino), Sino, 1913, 1914. On sandy beach about 

 40 feet (12 meters) from water at low tide and about 

 100 feet (30 meters) north of north edge of west end 

 of street terminating at Government custom house at 

 its east end. True bearing: Woermann flagpole, 347 

 49'. 5. The post office here is officially designated 

 Greenville, but the transportation companies generally 

 call the town Sino. 



Monrovia, Monlserrado, 1913. At center of west end of 

 Broad Street, 4 feet (1.2 meters) from where steep and 

 stony bank descends to river; marked b)' a wood stake. 

 True bearings: flagstaff nearest keeper's house on light- 

 house, 109 20'.9; flagpole of Legislative Hall, 112 lO'.S. 



Sino (Greenville), Sino, 1913, 1914. See Greenville. 



Morocco. 



Cape Bnjndor, 1912. On shore of semicircular bay, ,56 

 paces back from edge of bluff, which at this point is 

 about 20 meters high, in desert region, though there is 

 a good well of water about 5 kilometers inland. 



Cape Juby, 1912. On beach south of more eastern of two 

 old stone houses built by North African Trading Co., 

 200 paces east of shore and 121 paces south of conical 

 tower at south corner of wall around stone house. 

 True bearings: flagpole on more western of stone 

 houses, about 1.2 kilometers, 120 30'. 0; conical tower, 

 190 30'.8. 



Cape Nachtigal, 1912. At point on coast marked by small 

 reef and semicircular plain on shore upon which are 

 remains of old settlement called Medano Grande by 

 the fishermen ; 1 1 8 paces back from shore and 194 paces 

 south of ruins of old stone house at north end of for- 

 mer settlement. 



Casablanca, 1912. About 3 kilometers south of Casa- 

 blanca, on property of Hady Omar Tazi, ex-Prime 

 Minister of Morocco, in level field adjacent to property 

 of Abraham Ezezer; 327 feet (99.7 meters) southeast 

 of west corner of wall in course of construction bound- 

 ing Mr. Ezezer's property, 185 feet (.56.4 meters) 

 southwest of east corner of same wall, and about 80 

 feet (24.4 meters) west of cactus hedge forming por- 

 tion of boundary. True bearings: tower of El-Calif, 

 150 19'.9; easternmost wireless tower, 169 59'.8. 



Laraish, 1912. Two stations, designated A and B, were 

 established about 1 kilometer southwest of Laraish, 

 in field belonging to Mr. Guagnino, almost surrounded 

 by cactus hedges, on opposite side of road from prop- 

 erty of Duke of Vernes. A is in eastern part of field, 

 70 meters southwest of large square white house of 

 Duke of Vernes, 32 meters southwest of road, and 17.5 

 meters southwest of more southwesterly of two fig 

 trees; marked by wooden peg driven flush with 

 ground. True bearings: wireless telegraph tower, 

 85 11'.2; flagpole, 0.8 kilometer distant, 184 30'. 8. 

 B is 42 meters northwest of ^, 26 meters from cactus 

 hedge on north, 25 meters from cactus hedge to west, 

 7.5 meters northwest of lone fig tree, and 74 meters 

 from road; marked by wooden peg driven flush with 

 ground. True bearings; wireless tower, 83 50'. 5; 

 iSagpole, 0.8 kilometer, 191 56'.5. 



