Descriptions of Stations 



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AFRICA. 

 Anglo-Egyptian Sudan continued. 

 Abiat, Darfur, 1917 contiuued. 



east of trench on west side of intrenchment; marked 

 by tent stake driven flush with ground. True bearing: 

 peak of native hut in village to south, 7 47'.6. 



Abu Earned, Berber, 1918. On right bank of Nile, almost 

 due south of railroad station, south of vegetable garden 

 in hollow which is across street from and south of 

 residence of district engineer, a British government 

 official, near small landing place, in line with south, 

 mud wall around residence of an Egyptian and 

 31 meters southeast of its southeast corner, and 3.4 

 meters from edge of bank; marked by wooden peg 

 driven flush with surface of ground. True bearings: 

 minaret on mosque across railroad track, 172 10'.9- 

 telegraph pole across bend in river, 306 OS'.O. 



Asserni, Darfur, 1917. About 1.5 miles (2.4 km.) north 

 of village, near river, 70 meters south of several large 

 trees, and about 150 meters from river bank. 



Atbara, Berber, 1918. Close reoccupation of Egyptian 

 survey magnetic station of 1911, in desert on east side 

 of railway, east of military rest-house, southeast of 

 hospital, nearly north of mamur's office, and close 

 to southeast corner of native burial ground; marked 

 by rough natural stone projecting 15 centimeters 

 above surface. True bearings: minaret on mosque, 

 18 04'.4; northwest corner of mamur's office, 26 

 37'.2; flagpole in front of general headquarters office 

 of Sudan government railways, 77 14'.7; northeast 

 corner of military rest-house, 89 48'.6; southwest 

 corner of railroad hospital, 131 58'.9. 



Bar, Mongolia, 1918. On right bank of Nile, southeast of 

 village and government buildings, 102 meters south- 

 east of wire fence surrounding inspector's residence, 

 and GO meters east-southeast of eastrnost corner of 

 garden in inspector's compound; marked by natural 

 rough stone projecting 10 centimeters above surface. 

 True bearing: pinnacle on eastrnost gable of eastrnost 

 of the Egyptian effendis' houses, 194 47M. 



Camp August 22, Darfur, 1917. On trail from Abeche to 

 Rebkebia, about 10 miles (16 km.) west of khor which 

 was said to form boundary between Dar Massalit and 

 Darfur, east of pass between hills overlooking flat 

 plain, on second khor east of pass, near its junction 

 with smaller khor from east where it is cut up into 

 numerous channels around rockv islands, about 1 

 kilometer north of junction of the two khors, 100 

 meters east of bank of larger one, and 35 meters north 

 of trail on sandy soil. 



Dam Gamad, Kordofan, 1917. On trail to El Nahud, in 

 cultivated country containing many tebeldi trees, 

 outside of and 2 meters northeast of northeast corner 

 of thorn-brush barrier of rest-house inclosure; marked 

 by tent peg driven flush with ground. True bearing: 

 tebeldi tree just south of gate of encampment, 20 



Djeneni, Darfur, 1917. In rest-house compound occupying 

 top of low sandy hill, the second rise going south from 

 market along path to wells, 300 meters south of mar- 

 ket, and about half mile (0.8 km.) east of sultan's 

 residence, at a point 10 meters west of path and 20 

 meters southeast of crown of hill which is occupied by 

 straw huts; marked by pile of natural stones taken 

 from surface of sand within inclosure. True bearing: 

 sharpest rocky peak appearing over near-by hills. 

 277 27'.4. 



Dudieh, Kordofan, 1917. In center of traveled road to El 

 Obeid, nearly in front of ruined rest-houses, about 

 170 meters west of point where telegraph-line crosses 

 road, and about 100 meters north of telegraph-line. 



AFRICA. 



Anglo-Egyptian Sudan continued. 



Dudieh, Kordofan, 1917 continued. 



True bearing: second telegraph-pole south of road, 

 1.85 41'. 2. 



El Dueim, White Nile, 1918. Practical reoccupation of 

 Egyptian survey station, on west bank of White Nile 

 about 200 meters south of Nile gages, on open ground, 

 20 meters from high-water line, east of hospital, and 

 120 paces southeast of southeast corner of mud-walled 

 compound; marked by small natural stone left level 

 with surface of ground. True bearings: flagpole on 

 muderia, 33 5S'.8; base of pole carrying weather 

 vane, near hospital, 105 3S'.4. 



El-Fasher, Darfur, 1917. West of road past barracks, and 

 250 paces west of outer mud wall of barracks, residence 

 of Sultan Ali Dinar; marked by irregular-shaped 

 granite stone buried flush with sand. True bearings- 

 ornament on top of large white dome, tomb of Sultan 

 Zakana, ancestor of Ali Dinar, 198 16'.2; triangula- 

 tion point on Jebel Haluf, 214 33'.7; first joint above 

 ground of east wireless pole, 243 28'.2. 



Elga, Darfur, 1917. About 1 mile (1.6 km.) north of vil- 

 lage of Elga, near junction of two wadis, on highest 

 part of small bluff the southern face of which is about 

 5 meters high, about 130 meters east of junction of 

 stream beds, and 10 meters north of two trees stand- 

 ing on edge of bluff; marked by tent peg. 



El Galhak, Upper Nile, 1918. On east bank of Nile, on 

 raised path leading from river to village, 3 meters from 

 high-water line, and 20 meters northwest of large 

 spreading tree; marked by stake. True bearing- 

 short perpendicular edge of rock on western end of 

 Jebel Ahmad Agha, 357 46'.8. 



El Gelaineh, White Nile, 1918. On east bank of Nile, near 

 edge of village of El Getaineh, and 75 meters east of 

 highest Nile gage which records a height of 17 meters- 

 marked by tent peg. 



El Nahud, Kordofan, 1917. East of local administration 

 offices, inspector's residence and rest-houses, on slight 

 mound of sand and earth just north of small shallow 

 pond, 68 meters north of tree on southeastern edge of 

 pond; marked by dressed sandstone monument with 

 beveled edges, with top inscribed C. I. W. 1917, pro- 

 jecting about 10 centimeters above surface. 'True 

 bearing: telegraph pole appearing just to right of 

 two tebeldi trees, about half mile (0.8 km.), 240 44'.3. 



El Obeid, Kordofan, 1917. Practical reoccupation of 

 Egyptian magnetic survey station of 1913, on parade 

 ground between muderia and zabtia, 120 meters north 

 of wire entanglements surrounding residences of Brit- 

 ish officials and muderia, and 78.4 meters northwest 

 of large lone thorn tree; marked by rough natural 

 stone buried level with surface of sand. True bear- 

 ings: ostrich egg on mosque, 76 28'.5; southwest 

 corner of mamur's office, 14150'.6; northwest corner 

 of railroad station, 241 45'.6; wireless mast, 336 

 29'.6; southeast corner of gothic tower on muderia 

 348 13'.G. muutna, 



Gedaref, Kassala, 1918. On rocky hill east of village 

 occupied as army post, southeast of military hospital 

 and northeast of officers' residences, about 50 paces 

 southeast of crown of hill, on southern edge of square 

 cleared area, in line with north face of kind of tennis 

 court, and 165 meters east of its northeast corner- 

 marked by stake driven flush with ground True 

 bearings: pinnacle on east gable of commanding 

 officers house, 49 27'.0; southwest corner of main 

 part of hospital building, appearing above corrugated 

 iron roof of veranda, 110 54'.0. 



