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Land Magnetic Obsekvations, 1914-20 



AFRICA. 



Angola continued. 



Belmonte, Bie, 1920. In open "Place" on east side of 

 settlement, on line between post-office and court- 

 house, at a point about 100 meters northeast of post- 

 office, 82.00 meters southwest of southwest corner of 

 courthouse, 9 paces north of path, and 33.00 and 38.95 

 meters respectively northeast of two eucalyptus trees. 

 True bearings: east eucalyptus tree, 14 58'; west 

 eucalyptus tree, 37 05'; east gable of post-office, 

 6949'.l; southwest corner of courthouse, 249 00'.3. 



Benguela, 1915, 1920. Station of 1920 is close reoccupa" 

 tion of C. I. W. station of 1915; it is on southeast side 

 of Municipal Square, in front of bank building, 36.94 

 meters east of electric-light pole south of fountain, 

 30.84 meters and 51.11 meters respectively from curbs 

 on east and south sides of square. True bearings: 

 ornament over center door of Municipal Building, 

 about 100 meters, 49 29'.6; telegraph pole at corner 

 of red compound, 0.4 kilometer, 121 36'. 1; center of 

 figure on fountain in Square, about 80 meters, 136 

 59'.0; flagpole on bank, about 50 meters, 281 54'.2 



Boma, 1920. At English Mission station about 12 kilo- 

 meters east of Moxico, near center of strip of clearing 

 used as garden south of main road, about 90 meters 

 east of school and south of mission residences, 39.8 

 meters south of large tree at north end of garden, and 

 60.1 meters south of southeast corner of mud wall 

 around center mission residence; marked by pillar of 

 white bricks, with base 60 centimeters square and 20 

 centimeters high with upper part 35 centimeters square 

 and 30 centimeters high. True bearings: south end 

 of roof of school, 90 54'. 6; east end of center of three 

 residences, 144 18'.7; base of large tree in garden, 

 159 03'.8; east end of roof of east mission residence, 

 183 0"'.S; straight tree in valley, 1.5 kilometers, 352 

 48'.0. 



Bumba, 1920. At abandoned Portuguese government 

 post, in open space near residences, 18.60 meters 

 southwest of southwest corner post of larger building, 

 and 16.50 meters west of southwest corner post and 

 in line with south veranda posts of smaller building. 

 True bearings: southwest corner post of larger build- 

 ing, 205 45'. 1; northwest corner post of smaller 

 building, 256 25'.9; southwest corner post of smaller 

 building, 290 18'.3. 



Cabinda, Cal.inda, 1915, 1916. Station of 1915 is on 

 property of Hatton and Cookson, 56.40 meters south- 

 southwest of south corner of Chief Agent Royle's 

 house, about 12 meters southeast of tree-lined path 

 to hospital, 19.05 meters south of coconut-palm beside 

 tree-iined path, 25.30 meters from northern one of 

 two oil-palms nearly in line with chief agent's house, 

 10.93 meters northwest of coconut-palm; marked by 

 projecting point of stone planted in sandy soil. True 

 bearings: south corner of chief agent's house, 204 

 57'.t>: flagpole over tiled roof, 349 25'.7. 



Station of 1916 is on beach, about 200 yards (183 

 in' ters) ciist of wharf, and 13 paces west of center of 

 c ontinuation of avenue of banana plants leading down 

 from office and factory of Portuguese Congo Corn- 

 puny; marked by tent peg. True bearings: base of 

 government flagpole, 11 54'. 7; flagpole on Hatton 

 and Cookson, Ltd., near wharf, 104 35M; flagpole of 

 English minion, 338 32'.2. 



Cabiri, 1915. Approximate reoccupation of U. S. Coast and 

 ( !i odetic Survey station of 1889, on top of hill south 

 of railway and southwest of railway depot, about 100 

 meters south of state office building, and 19.81 meters 

 northwest and 18.37 meters north-northwest respec- 

 tively from paupai trees, the only trees on the hilltop; 

 marked by cross on top of block made of stone and 



AFRICA. 



Angola continued. 



Cabiri, 1915 continued. 



lime mortar, 32 centimeters square and buried flush 

 with ground. True bearings: monument on hillside, 

 32 18'. 1; tangent to outer rail on railway curve, 

 129 51'.3. 



Calengo, 1920. In cleared space around government rest- 

 house, 2 days' march west of Dilolo, near edge of 

 manioc plantation, 24.80 meters northeast of northeast 

 corner-post of rest-house, and 17.50 meters north of 

 northwest corner post of most northern native house. 

 True bearings: northwest post of native house, 

 18 16'.4; southeast post of rest-house, 4S 52'.2; 

 northeast post of rest-house, 64 28'.8. 



Camundongo, Bie, 1920. On premises of American Board 

 Mission station, 12 miles (19 km.) southeast of Bel- 

 monte, 75.0 meters southwest of southwest corner 

 of west residence compound, 24.5 meters north of 

 northwest corner of garden wall, and 15 and 16 paces 

 respectively from roads to south and north; marked 

 by circular slab of rock, 0.5 meter in diameter, upon 

 which is placed a similar rock whose top is 10 centi- 

 meters above surface of ground, and is to be covered 

 with cement, and inscribed "C. I. W., 1920." True 

 bearings: southwest corner of residence compound, 

 244 32'.5; north edge of church, 400 meters, 258 

 42'.6; south end of roof of printing office, 280 09'.7; 

 northwest corner of wall of compound, 347 44'. 1; left 

 end of large native house across valley, 1 kilometer, 

 354 12'.7. 



Cassoalala, 1915, 1920. The station of 1915 was in open 

 ground about 150 meters north of hotel, 90.50 meters 

 east of southeast corner of top stone of culvert under 

 railroad, 25.75 meters southwest from near side of 

 large tree, 44.9 meters northwest from northwest 

 corner of railway store, and 19.45 meters northeast of 

 palm tree; marked by cross cut in top of large flat 

 natural stone set flush with ground. True bearings: 

 southeast corner of top stone of culvert, 83 47'.8; 

 north corner of railway store, 288 50'. 7; northwest 

 gable of telegraph office, 350 20'.7. The station of 

 1920 was a proximate reoccupation of station of 1915 

 and south of hotel and railway station, on east side 

 of main road leading south to river, on slight eleva- 

 tion of ground, about 200 paces from southeast corner 

 of railway reserve, about 80 paces south of large 

 prominent baobab tree at bend in road, and 6.05 

 meters and 11.60 meters respectively from small trees 

 on west and east sides of road. True bearings: right 

 gable end of goods shed, 350 meters, 167 32'. 9; bot- 

 tom of nearby small tree, 350 03'.0; trunk of large 

 tree, 2 kilometers, 353 37'.9. 



Catenguc, 1915. On waste land east of railway depot and 

 Transvaal Hotel, about 280 meters from depot, and 

 30.8 meters southeast, 18.0 meters southwest, and 

 36.2 meters northeast respectively from large trees; 

 marked by small wooden stake. True bearings: south 

 gable of depot, 64 50'.7; northeast corner of water- 

 tank, 88 18'.5. 



Cazeze, 1920. At farm belonging to Mr. Schau, about 25 

 kilometers northwest of Portuguese post of Calunga 

 Cameia, 200 paces south of main path measured from 

 point about 700 paces east of farm buildings, 15.6 

 meters west of thatched shelter over stone marking 

 eastern extremity of base-line of trigonometrical sur- 

 vey of property, and 110 paces south of long mound 

 in cultivated field. True bearings: west edge of island 

 of trees in swamp, 0.5 kilometer, 1 28'.9; roof over 

 west stone of base, 1 kilometer, 79 03'. 5; top of roof 

 over east stone of base, 265 11'. 



