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Land Magnetic Observations, 1914-20 



AFRICA. 



Anglo-Egyptian Sudan continued. 



Golietta, White Nile, 1918. On east bank of White Nile, 

 10 miles (16 kilometers) above Jebelain, 40 meters 

 east of landing place of Shilluk village of 10 huts, 

 called Golietta; marked by tent peg. 



Jebel Hella, Darfur, 1917. On sand-dunes east of village 

 20 meters northeast of largest, temporary, corn-stalk 

 house; marked by tent peg. True bearing: chimney- 

 like rock nearly as high as plateau extending along 

 northern horizon, 195 27'.0. 



Kassala, Kassala, 1918. On western edge of military res- 

 ervation, directly west of fort, nearly in line with row 

 of trees on south side of street running west from 

 boundary of reservation, and 9 meters east of large 

 drainage ditch which parallels main road and runs 

 outside line of trees; marked by rectangular undressed 

 block of granite about 10 by 25 by 30 centimeters, 

 buried just underneath surface of sand. True bear- 

 ings: flagpole in fort, 274 06'.4; lightning rod on old 

 chimney, 276 47'.3; crevasse near top of dome in 

 largest peak of Jebel Kassala, 328 09'.7. 



Kebkebia, Darfur, 1917. Southwest of west entrance to 

 post, between road running southwest and straw in- 

 closure, about 150 meters east of market, 18 meters 

 southeast of center of road, and 20 meters from straw 

 inclosure containing a straw hut; marked by irregular 

 natural stone projecting 5 centimeters above surface. 

 True bearing: minaret on tower of mosque, 218 08'.1. 



Khartum, Khartum, 1917. Close reoccupation of Egyptian 

 magnetic survey station of 1911 and about 50 meters 

 from station of 1914, on open desert east of town 

 and southwest of fort, near old rifle range, south of 

 new ranges, 51.1 meters northeast of square cement 

 block with characters on top face signifying 800, just 

 visible above surface of ground, marking 800-yard 

 firing-point on old range; marked by rough natural 

 stone left projecting slightly above surface. True 

 bearings: center of 800-yard stone, 67 17'. 6; north 

 spire of mosque, 109 24'.6; central and tallest flag- 

 pole on palace, 130 24'.4; flagpole on Egyptian army 

 military prison, 169 22'.9; smoke-stack of pumping 

 station, 219 15'.1. 



Kilometer 285, Bahr el Zeraf, Upper Nile, 1918. On high 

 dredged-up bank of refuse and sand surrounded by 

 lakes and bogs, at Bahr el ' eraf end of "new cut" or 

 canal dug by Egyptian Irrigation Department for the 

 purpose of drawing water into Bahr el , eraf from Bahr 

 el Gebel, about 200 meters northeast of kilometer 

 mark 285 on same bank. True bearings: steel pole 

 marking actual entrance to canal, about half kilo- 

 meter across lake-like bahr, 23 41'.0; steel pipe sup- 

 porting plate numbered 285, 39 53'. 1. 



Kodok, Upper Nile, 1918 Practical reoccupation of 

 Egyptian survey station of 1912, on left bank of White 

 Nile, on edge of open grassy plain covered with flood 

 water, 300 meters north of house formerly occupied 

 by governor; marked by irregular piece of old brick 

 wall buried so that its top surface is 2 centimeters 

 below ground. True bearing: north corner of gov- 

 ernor's house, 3 24'.0. 



Kosti, White Nile, 1917. On open plain about 1 kilometer 

 west of Nile and about 1 kilometer southeast of the 

 Mcrkis, northeast of residences of railroad officials 

 and north of straw "tukls," on point No. 2 of Kosti 

 town survey; marked by a 2-inch (5 centimeter) "T" 

 section steel bar 1 meter long, driven through the 

 ccnler of a steel plate about 10 cm. square, bar ex- 

 tending 50 cm. above surface. True bearings: pin- 

 nacle on east gable of inspector's house near river, 

 165 30'.0; railroad semaphore signal, 207 41'.0. 



AFRICA. 



Anglo-Egyptian Sudan continued. 



Malakal, Upper Nile, 1918. On right bank of Nile River, 

 at upper Nile station of Egyptian Irrigation Depart- 

 ment, north of Province headquarters and residences 

 and offices of irrigation department, at north corner of 

 additional plot of land northwest of former boundary 

 of irrigation department; marked by a granite post 

 8 by 25 centimeters, extending 75 centimeters above 

 surface of ground. True bearing: granite post mark- 

 ing former boundary of property, similar to station 

 mark, 332 38'. 1. 



Markib, Kordofan, 1917. About 300 meters north of road 

 to El Obeid, in small village composed of 5 huts, about 

 2 miles (3 km.) southwest of large village of Markib. 



Melut, Upper Nile, 1918. On north bank of Nile, where 

 river flows west for several miles, south of road run- 

 ning east from village, about halfway between post- 

 office and Sudan United Mission buildings, 40 paces 

 north of river bank and 40 paces south of road; 

 marked by tent peg. True bearings: flagpole of 

 mamur's office, 82 14'. 5; residence at mission, 

 261 28'.5. 



Mogatla, Kassala, 1918. About 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) 

 from ford at Atbara River, about 40 meters west of 

 thorn-bush fence of Mogatta stone rest-house, and 

 27 meters northwest of ruined stone storage place for 

 durra, 1.5 meters in diameter with walls nearly 1 

 meter high; marked by tent stake driven flush with 

 ground. 



Mongalla, Mongolia, 1918. On bushy ground between 

 official residences and lagoon, southwest of governor's 

 residence, east-southeast of pump-house, and 85 

 meters south of pipe-line leading to stand pipe; mark- 

 ed by cement building block left with its face barely 

 above surface of ground. True bearing: center of 

 ornament on roof of British officers' mess, 206 22'. 8. 



Musmar, Berber, 1918. About 326 meters north of west 

 end of railroad tangent at Musmar station, in small 

 draw or hollow just west of knoll covered with out- 

 cropping white quartz; marked by dark flint stone pro- 

 jecting 10 centimeters above surface of sand. True 

 bearings: sixth telegraph pole west of west sema- 

 phore, 51 43'.9; center point of tile roof on signal 

 tower, 296 11'.4; east edge of railroad water-tank, 

 342 28'.8. 



Nyemeir, Kordofan, 1917. Northeast of village, outside of 

 and northwest of west corner of rest-house compound, 

 5 meters east of large thorn tree; marked by tent peg. 



Om, Darfur, 1917. About 1 mile (1.6 km.) north of large 

 pool of salt water at base of rock cliff, and some 

 native salt workings, on north bank of Wadi Om, 

 about 200 meters up-stream from where trail to El- 

 Fasher crosses wadi. 



Port Sudan, Red Sea, 1914, 1918. Stations of 1914 and 

 1918 are identical, and very near that of 1911. About 

 2 kilometers 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, 49 meters south-southeast of 

 target pit, and about 34 meters west of a survey stake 

 2 by 4 inches (5 by 10 cm.) projecting 35 centimeters 

 above surface, with point marked by nail; marked by 

 wooden stake driven flush with ground, with an ir- 

 regular coral stone projecting 5 centimeters above 

 ground, 15 centimeters south of stake. True bear- 

 ings: tip of large water tank, 15 19'. 8; lightning rod 

 on smoke-stack of power station, 24 24'.6; westmost 

 of two navigation beacons, very high steel structures, 

 55 32'. 1; tip of lighthouse at entrance to harbor, 

 358 31M. 



