Descriptions of Stations 



137 



AFRICA. 



Morocco continued. 



Mazagan, 1912. On southern edge of town, on property 

 of Mr. T. Spinney, British vice-consul, in watled-in 

 field on opposite side of road from Mr. Gnier's house; 

 17.') feet (.'>:(..'{ meters) cast of entrance gate to field, 

 32.'i feet (D'.t.l meters) southeast of northwest corner 

 of inclosure, 2-14.3 feet (74..') meters) southwest of 

 walled-up gate, and 193.5 feet (.'J9.0 meters) northwest 

 of projecting corner of wall about field. True bear- 

 ings: tower of Jamma-el-Kebir, 157 57'.2; flagpole on 

 French consulate. 188 00'. 0. 



Mclitla, 1912. In valley several kilometers west of port, 

 about three-quarters kilometer west of brick factory ; 

 in plot of uncultivated ground between two gardens 

 which are inclosed by stone walls, 75 paces west of 

 farmhouse belonging to Francisco Esgleas, 23 meters 

 southeast from clump of seven olive trees in garden 

 on north, 38.5 meters southeast from clump of three 

 olive trees in same garden, and 4.2 meters south of 

 garden wall; marked by wooden peg driven flush with 

 ground. True bearings: flag on fort, about 1.2 kilo- 

 meters, 233 18'.4; wireless telegraph station pole, 257 

 55'.4. 



Mogador, 1912. The station is about 1.5 miles (2.4 kilo- 

 meters) from Mogador, on Moorish Government 

 property at place known as Taffa, on side of Marac- 

 kish Gate and to left of beaten traversed ground; 

 almost on beach, 120.5 feet (36.73 meters) south of 

 hummock, 00.2 feet (28.04 meters) west of hummock 

 on bank running roughly parallel with shore, 137.1 

 feet (41.78 meters) north of hummock, and 52.8 feet 

 (16.09 meters) east of bank running about parallel 

 with shore. True bearings: easternmost wireless 

 tower, 40 15'.0; tower of Hait-el-Reht, 45 19'.2. 



Rabat, 1912. About 1.5 kilometers southwest of Rabat, on 

 property of M. Leriche, French consul, 92 feet (28.0 

 meters) northeast of hedge on edge of road, 106.5 feet 

 (32.46 meters) north-northeast of corner of hedge at 

 end of field, 62 feet (18.9 meters) northwest of lone 

 fig tree, and 250 feet (76.2 meters) north of house of 

 M. Leriche; marked by wooden peg driven flush with 

 ground. True bearings: tower of Mulai Sleiman, 

 94 31'.2; tower of Hassani, 184 32'.0. 



Saffi, 1912. The station is three-quarters mile (1.2 kilo- 

 meters) southeast of town on Moorish Government 

 property, on flat top of circular hill and southeast of 

 hill on which there is large Jewish cemetery ; 122.6 feet 

 (37.37 meters) east-southeast from flat limestone'rock 

 almost flush with ground and in range with town, 143.2 

 feet (43.65 meters) west-southwest'from hummock, 

 147.1 feet (44.84 meters) southwest of second hum- 

 mock, about 150 yards (137 meters) northeast of Ume- 

 kiln, and about 200 yards (183 meters) northwest of 

 Moorish huts. True bearings: police barracks, west 

 edge, 70 54'.4; tower of German consulate, east edge, 

 141 26'.4. 



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

 established about 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) west of 

 Tangier, on south side of Wadi Lihud or Jew's River. 

 A is in pasture on hillside, 14.0 meters west-southwest 

 of tree at southwest end of row of twelve cedars form- 

 ing part of southeast boundary of property of Mr. 

 Levison; marked by wooden peg driven flush with 

 ground. True bearings: ornament on pinnacle of roof 

 of Mr. Levison's house, about 300 meters, 1,57 50'. 8; 

 ornament on white tower with red tiled roof, 21 1 49'.4. 

 B is 50.5 meters east of A, 38 meters east -southeast 

 and 31 meters]south-southwest respectively from'trees 

 at southwest and northeast ends of row of twelve cedars ; 

 marked by wooden peg driven flush with ground. 



AFRICA. 



Morocco concluded. 



Tangier, 1912 continued. 



True bearings: ornament on pinnacle of roof of Mr. 

 Levison's house, 149 41 '.7; ornament on W'hite lower 

 with red tiled roof, 210 15'.6. 



NlGERI,\. 



Lagos, Lagos, 1913. Observations were made over a pier 



220P 

 of Southern Nigerian Survey marked o. , 20 chains 



IKP 

 (402.3 meters) north of Lagos Observatory and about 

 2 miles (3 kilometers) from Jones Hotel. "True bear- 

 ing: line marker, 1,80 00. '2. [When reoccupied in 

 March 1914, it was found that the marker-bolt in the 

 pier is of iron one inch in diameter and at least 12 

 inches long; distance from top of bolt to magnet when 

 making observations was about 4 feet.) 



Portuguese Guinea. 



Bissao, 1913. On western end of Rey Island in river op- 

 posite Bissao, 290 feet (88.4 meters) eastward along 

 path towards powder magazine from only well on island, 

 near branch path to north, 38.8 feet (11.83 meters) 

 north, 92.6 feet (28.22 meters) east, and 65.6 feet 

 (19.99 meters) southeast of large trees; marked by 

 wood stake. True bearings: lighthouse, 41 33'. 0; wes"t 

 hghtning rod on powder magazine, 237 21'. 9. 



Biilama, 1913. On mainland across river from Btdama, 

 about 300 yards (274 meters) north of terminal station 

 of telegraph line to interior. True bearing: water 

 tower in BuJama, 84 46'.0. 



Rio de Oro. 

 Cape Corvciro, 1912. On south side of Cape Corveiro, on 

 northwest side of small bay, called on British Admiralty 

 chart Puerto Nuevo, on beach near three large boulders, 

 one of wliich stands in sea, 13.5 meters east of middle 

 boulder, 12.5 meters north of high-water Une, and 9.5 

 meters west of sand dune covered with vegetation; 

 marked by peg covered with sand. 



Villa Cisneros, 1912. About two-thirds kilometer south 

 of fort, in line between two monuments erected to indi- 

 cate anchorage, 70 paces west of monument on sea- 

 shore, and about 300 paces east of monument at 

 Christian cemetery; marked by peg driven flush and 

 covered with sand. True bearings: monument at 

 cemetery, 83 23'. 9; flagpole on main building at fort, 

 216 Or.O; monument on seashore, 266 49'.6. 



Sierra Leone. 

 Baiima, 1912. About 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) south- 

 southea.st from town, in rice field on south side of best 

 road leading into village; marked by tent peg driven 

 flush with ground. 



Bo, 1912. About three-fourths mile (1.2 kilometers) north 

 of railway station, in compound of Enghsh Methodist 

 Mission, about 300 feet (91 meters) west of mission 

 house, 20 feet (6.1 meters) from northwest boundary 

 fence, 50 feet (15.2 meters) south-southwest from tree 

 about 2 feet (0.6 meter) outside of fence, and 47.5 feet 

 (14.48 meters) north from palm tree; marked by tent 

 peg driven flush with ground. True bearings: palm 

 tree, about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers), 73 37'. 1; vane on 

 mission, 281 29'.1. 



Freetown, 1911. At center of artillery parade ground on 

 King Tom Peninsula, a little south of path running 

 through grounds from east to west, and in line with 

 north wall of stone barracks on west edge of parade 

 ground; 241 feet (73.5 meters) from northeast corner 

 of barracks, and 39 feet (11.9 meters) south of center 

 of path; marked by small wood peg. True bearing: 

 northeast corner of barracks, 90 40'. 3. 



