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Land Magnetic Observations, 1911-13 



EUROPE. 

 Italy. 



Messina, Sicily, 1913. In an olive grove on hill known 

 as Monte dejjli Olivi, in grounds of Villa Guelfonia and 

 due north of dwelling, 36 meters north of terrace wall 

 running parallel with north side of dwelling, 3.2 meters 

 northwest, 4.0 meters southwest, and 8.7 meters about 

 east, respectively, from olive trees; marked by cross 

 cut in top of Umestone post 4 by 6 by 28 inches (10 by 

 15 by 71 cm.) set with top 2 inches (5 cm.) above 

 ground. True bearings: electric wire support on 

 Fort Gonzaga, 44 13'.7; tip of tower on Fort Castel- 

 lacio, 81 41'.1; spire on Mont' Alto Church, 35.5 

 04'.9. 



Palermo, Sicily, 1911, 1913. At Bocca del Falco, a suburb 

 west of Palermo, in grounds known as Chinsa del 

 Bosco, owned by government and leased to private 

 individuals, near road wliich runs through grounds; 

 57 paces southwest of almond tree, 26 paces northeast 

 of lone olive tree, and 14 paces southeast of concrete 

 drain on northwest side of road; marked by tent peg 

 driven flush with ground. True bearings : semaphore 

 on Monte Gallo, 179 15'. 0; semaphore on Monte 

 Pellegrino, 211 10'.7. 



Rome, Rome, 1911, 1913. Stations of 1911 and 1913 are 

 practically identical. The 1913 station is north of 

 Rome in meadow south of house at No. 48 Via della 

 Camilluccia, a villa named Crescin Bene; 125 paces 

 south-southeast from center of stone wall at south 

 end of house and is in line with fig and pear tree, wliich 

 are the last two trees in row of four old fruit trees, 33.9 

 meters from pear tree and 16.8 meters from fig tree; 

 marked by tent peg driven flush with ground. True 

 bearings: lightning rod on yellow building, 66 07'. 8; 

 cross on Church of San Joacchino, 349 22'. 1; angel on 

 Castel St. Angelo, 349 49'.7. 



Terracina, 1911, 1913. Two stations, designated A and B, 

 were occupied on rifle range southwest of Terracina. 

 .4 is 64.5 meters east-northeast of northeast corner 

 of target pit and 64.5 meters northeast of center of top 

 step of flight leading into target pit at its northwest 

 end. True bearing: semaphore on Cape Circello, 

 67 25'. 3. B is 47 meters south-southwest of .4, 18 

 meters north-northeast of northeast corner of target 

 pit and 20.5 meters northeast of center of top step of 

 flight leading into target pit at northwest corner; 

 marked by tent peg driven flush with ground. True 

 bearings: semaphore on Cape Circello, 67 34'. 4; cone- 

 topped tower on hospital in Terracina, 227 09'.6. 



Malta. 



Valella, 1911. Nine kilometers west of Valetta, about 

 1,000 meters southeast of railroad station at Citta 

 Vecchia, and about 600 meters soutli of railroad, in 

 cultivated field belonging to Pliilip Cassar, on road 

 from Citta Vecchia to Segieni; about 150 meters east 

 of Philip Cassar's farmhouse, 7.3 meters west-north- 

 west from center of well culvert, 14.5 meters north- 

 west of large double olive tree, 10.7 meters northwest 

 of middle olive tree, and 6.7 meters north-northwest 

 from most westerly of three olive trees; marked by 

 wooden ])eg driven flush with ground. The point is 

 near station of Moureaux of 1887. True bearings: 

 flagpole on Dr. Portelli's house, 66 25'.2; tip of tower 

 on San Agostino Convent, 132 10'. 6; cross on dome 

 of Rabato Cathedral, 149 54'.6. 



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Nissa, 1911. In meadow southea.st of Nissa, not far from 

 brick-yard, and about 175 paces south of brick-kiln; 

 32.5 meters north-northeast of corner of hedge around 

 lone brick house south of road, 40 meters west-north- 



EUROPE. 



Serbia concluded. 



Nissa, 1911 continued. 



west of southwest corner of brick-yard, and 59 meters 

 northwest of corner of hedge near roadside; marked 

 by tent peg driven flusli with ground. True bearings: 

 cross on center dome of large square white church in 

 Nissa, 131 08'. 5; more easterly of two minarets in 

 Nissa, 142 57'.2; lightning rod on brick-kiln smoke- 

 stack, 185 44'.6. 



Spain. 



.San Rogue, Sevilla, 1912, On farm of Mr. Richard Louis 

 Sprague, American consul, about 1.2 kilometers south 

 of San Roque village, on southwest quarter of level 

 circular plot about 150 meters north of farmhouse; 

 13.0 meters south-southeast of lone cedar, and 16.7 

 meters northeast of large lone fig tree; marked by 

 block of granite about 10 by 10 by 40 cm. set flush 

 with ground and covered with earth. True bearings: 

 wooden cross set in round masonry column on brow 

 of hill, 161 24'. 9; wireless telegraph pole on rock of 

 Gibraltar, 329 09'.7. 



Turkish Empire. 



Dede-Agach, 1911. In park of cafe of Andonis Karamalis, 

 about 250 meters southwest of lighthouse, 56.5 meters 

 east of center of bottom step of cafe, 51.2 meters 

 south-southwest from entrance to park, 38.5 meters 

 east-northeast from large oak near edge of bluff, and 

 39.0 meters east-southeast of large oak in front of 

 cafe; marked by tent peg driven flush with ground. 

 True bearings: minaret, 192 39'. 8; lighthouse spire, 

 238 52'.0. 



Drama, 1911. East of Drama, on plain used as threshing 

 ground, between Drama and suburb called Courliva, 

 about 300 meters south of old Roman aqueduct and 

 Turkish fountain; 88.2 meters east-southeast of south- 

 east corner of partially constructed stone building, 

 and 39.5 meters east of northeast corner of Moslem 

 cemetery; marked by tent peg driven flush with 

 ground. True bearings: lone minaret, 22 22'. 0; 

 minaret of mosque, about 300 meters, 81 16'. 6. 



Milrotritsa, 1911. Northeast of Mitrovitsa, in meadow on 

 west bank of small stream running northward and 

 bordering Mitrovitsa on east; about 350 paces north 

 of bridge across stream, 185 paces from most northerly 

 house in group to soutliwest, 32 paces west of edge of 

 stream, and 58 paces east of cultivated field. 'True 

 bearings: dome partially obscured by tall tree, 50 

 54'.2; most northerlv minaret visible in Mitrovitsa 

 58 07'.0. 



Monastir, 1911. Southeast of Monastir, in meadow on 

 west side of south fork of road which branches near 

 railway station, about three-fourths mile (1.2 kilo- 

 meters) south of railway station; 72.6 meters south- 

 west of small ruined brick liouse, 27.0 meters west of 

 double tree in row of four on east side of road, 20 

 meters east of west corner of meadow and about one- 

 fourth mile (0.4 kilometer) west of leather factory; 

 marked by tent peg driven flush with ground. True 

 bearings: cross on belfry of Greek church, 167 54'. 2; 

 tall white minaret in Monastir, 169 26'. 1. 



Rumeli Hissar, ConManlinople, 1911. On the heights 

 above Rumeli Hissar, near Armenian cemetery and 

 west of Robert College, on small bluff' at west edge of 

 meadow land, 21.5 meters east of northeast corner 

 of most southeasterly of group of five white marble 

 tombs inside the cemetery, 11.6 meters east of center 

 of ditch where it makes a bend, 17.3 meters southeast 

 of center of cross on marble slab over grave, and 17.5 

 meters south of center of cross on marble slab over 



