Descriptions of Stations 



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AFRICA. 



Anglo-Egyptian Sudan continued. 



Rahad Sheraf, Darfur, 1917. South of trail to El-Fasher, 

 40 meters southeast of southern end of pond, and 150 

 meters north of telegraph-line. 



Renk, Upper Nile, 1918. Close reoccupation of Captain 

 Lyon's station of 1S95, on east bank of White Nile, 

 near ruins of mud houses of old post, about 1 mile 

 (1.6 km.) from present post, 22 meters southeast of 

 brick and cement pier in whose river face is imbedded 

 the 13-meter Nile gage; marked by tent stake. True 

 bearings: center of 13-meter Nile gage, 103 32'; 

 pinnacle on south gable of government grain store, 

 278 36'.2. 



Sennar, Blue Nile, 1917. South of railway depot, nearly 

 in line with northeast face of water-tank, 85.5 meters 

 southeast of railway fence, and 61.5 meters northwest 

 of large tree; marked by tent peg. True bearings: 

 ladder leading to top of water-tank, 138 00'.6; north- 

 east corner of zabtia or district office building, 301 

 47'.7; distant telegraph pole, 343 29'. 1. 



Shaba, Darfur, 1917. On trail to El-Fasher, about 3.5 

 miles (5.6 km.) west of village of Shaba, on western 

 slope of second sand ridge from west, reaching up to 

 westernmost peak of Jebcl Suei, at a point 40 meters 

 east of large solitary tree. True bearing: peak ris- 

 ing behind hills near wadi, capped bv immense over- 

 hanging rock, 57 34'.6. 



Shambe, Bahr el Ghazal, 1918. West of market and resi- 

 dence of mamur, just inside old outermost dike at 

 west side of post, 37 meters south of Lau Road; marked 

 by tent peg. True bearings: peak of low round hut 

 in Denka village, 29'.5; northwest veranda post of 

 army rest-house, 231 OO'.O. 



Shereik, Berber, 1918. On desert east of railroad and south 

 of limestone quarry, 225 meters east of main line 

 of railroad and 45 meters northeast of nearest mud 

 house of native village; marked by tent stake driven 

 flush with ground. True bearings: first telegraph-pole 

 to left of small mountain south of town, 21 51'.2; 

 south edge of south water tank, 108 09'.9. 



Sinkat, Red Sea, 1918. South of village, and south of 

 curve of khor to east, west of railroad, northwest of 

 railroad station, and south of rest-house compound, 

 in line with west face of westmost of two stone-walled, 

 galvanized-iron-roofed rest-houses, and 110.2 meters 

 south of its southwest corner; marked by a dark 

 granite stone whose top is fairly level and nearly 

 square, about 10 by 10 centimeters projecting 10 

 centimeters above surface, with lower, part much 

 larger and very irregular in shape. True bearings: 

 triangulation station on hill, 120 41'.1; mosque, 167 

 4S'.0; pile of rocks on small-topped hill to southeast, 

 319 55M. 



Station No. 6, Berber, 1918. Close reoccupation of Egyp- 

 tian survey station of 1911, on desert, northeast of 

 railroad track and east of depot, northeast of Gold 

 Mining Company's storage shed and shops and nearly 

 in line with its northwest boundary, and about 130 

 meters southeast of company's rest-house for British 

 employes; marked by tent peg. True bearing: south 

 railroad semaphore, 338 56 .6. 



Taufikia, Upper Nile, 1918. Close reoccupation of Egyp- 

 tian survey station of 1913, on right bank of Nile, 

 150 meters south of officers' mess, and 70 meters 

 northeast of powder magazine; marked by tent peg. 

 True bearings: palm on Doleb Hill, 27 59'.3; south 

 corner of officers' mess, 171 52'.9. 



Tongo, Upper Nile, 1918. On left bank of White Nile, 

 east of Catholic Mission, and east of compound of 



AFRICA. 



Anglo-Egyptian Sudan concluded. 



Tongo, Upper Nile, 1918 continued. 



Egyptian army transport station, in line with north 

 face of veranda of brick rest-house erected by govern- 

 ment for use of British officers, and 132 meters east 

 of its northeast corner; marked by tent peg. True 

 bearings: east gable of rest-house, 92 05'.9; southeast 

 corner of Catholic Mission building, 97 18 .0. 



Um Esheishat, Darfur, 1917. On trail to El-Fasher, about 

 1 hour's travel west of well of Um Esheishat and 1.5 

 hours' travel east of Um Zeredia, near corn-stalk rest 

 huts, 75 meters south of telegraph-line, and on north 

 edge of clearing surrounding huts. True bearing: 

 telegraph-pole on highest part of hill close to well of 

 Um Zeredia, 107 52'.4. 



Um Ruaba, Kordofan, 1917. On official grounds, over 

 mark of Survey Department's town survey, 111.4 

 meters east of center of northeast face of inspector's 

 residence, 88.6 meters east of azimuth station of town 

 survey, in line with east gable of inspector's residence, 

 azimuth station, and railroad well, 153.5 meters south 

 of concrete block near south corner of officials' quar- 

 ters, and 87 paces west-southwest of west corner of 

 district office building; marked by concrete block 

 5 centimeters below surface of sand, with deep cross 

 on its face. True bearings: pinnacle on west gable of 

 inspector's residence, 101 20'.2; east gable of mamur's 

 residence, 140 23'.8; concrete block, 180; east gable o f 

 officials' quarters, 207 11'. 4; east gable of district 

 office building, 280 54'. 9; sheers over railroad well, 

 296 42'.6; telegraph-pole, 348 58'.0. 



Wad Banda, Kordofan, 1917. On trail to El-Fasher, 100 

 paces east-northeast of northwest corner of com- 

 pound of largest and most important rest-house near- 

 est village of Wad Banda; marked by wooden stake. 



Wadi Haifa, Berber, 191S. East of railway station of 

 Haifa Camp, about midway between Nile bank and 

 foot of hills, about 300 meters south of golf links, 200 

 meters southeast of telegraph-line, and about 450 

 meters southeast of railroad tracks; marked by rec- 

 tangular piece of reddish stone, whose top face is 

 about 15 centimeters square. True bearings: rail- 

 road semaphore farthest south, 53 10'.2; tomb of 

 Mohamed Maayardin el Essed, 185 28'.3; mosque 

 in Haifa, 210 11'.6. 



Angola. 

 Ambriz, 1915. In large open field northwest of main part 

 of town, southwest of main street, on plateau about 

 450 meters from beach, 73.10 meters from north cor- 

 ner of old stone slaughter-house standing near center 

 of field, 3S.35 meters southwest of lamp-post on oppo- 

 site side of street, 51.95 meters nearly south of south 

 corner of vacant house on east side of street, and 10.85 

 meters nearly north of small tree. True bearings: 

 north corner of stone slaughter-house, 117 08'. 5; 

 signal staff at lookout tower on cliff, 133 48'. 2; west 

 corner of warehouse near street above beach, 154 

 18'. 9; lamp-post across street, 252 41'.8. 



Bela Vista, 1920. On premises of American Board Mis- 

 sion station at Dondi, 5 kilometers north-northeast 

 of railway station, in low bush west of main road, 64.9 

 meters west of northwest corner of and in line with 

 north side of south mission residence; to be marked 

 by brick column. True bearings: gable of porch of 

 most northern of 3 houses at girls' school, 3 kilometers 

 14704'.0; south gable of school, 184 05'.0; north 

 side of chimney of mission residence, about 80 meters, 

 228 31'.0; northwest corner of south residence 

 262 40'.9. 



