Descriptions of Stations 



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AFRICA. 



Angola continued. 



Chabaia, 1920. At government rest-house encampment, 

 on main road, one day's march from Calunga Cameia 

 to Dilolo, in line with west side of rest-house, 29.1.5 

 meters north of northwest veranda post and 24.30 

 meters southeast of lone tree which bears 122 12'. 

 True bearings: northwest veranda post of rest-house, 

 11 54'. S; northeast veranda post of nearest native 

 hut, about 30 meters, 59 41'.7. 



Ckiloango, 1915. On Hatton and Cookson's property, 

 about 95 meters nearly north of Saunder's pillar, 28.70 

 meters northeast of north corner of small dwelling, 

 9.87 meters east of tree at north end of short row of 

 palms, 30.70 meters northwest of palm standing near 

 north end of lumber shed. True bearing: flagpole'on 

 Hatton and Cookson's shop, 348 03'. 1. 



Chinguar, 1915. On open veldt, about 180 meters south- 

 east of railway depot, 4.82 meters east of path, 52.1 

 meters southeast of nearest native house, and 33.78 

 meters north of tall stump; marked by hole picked 

 in top of natural rock projecting slightly above ground. 

 True bearings: east gable of cottage, 110 01'.4; west 

 gable of magazine, 184 39'.9. 



Chissamba, Bie, 1920. On premises of American Board 

 Mission station, in open space between old tennis- 

 court and two saw-pits, 54.95 meters northeast of 

 southeast corner of mud wall of ladies' residence com- 

 pound, 47.25 meters east of north side of gate in wall 

 near northeast corner of ladies' residence, and 16.00 

 meters south of center of path leading east from resi- 

 dence; marked by brick pier 40 centimeters high, 

 covered with cement and marked "C. I. W." True 

 bearings: southeast corner of mud wall of ladies' 

 residence compound, 22 47'.8; top of north chimney 

 of residence, 79 30'.4; north side of gate in wall near 

 northeast corner of residence, 93 43'.4; southeast 

 corner of boys' dormitory, about 60 meters, 145 

 06'.8; south edge of red mud-house across valley, 2 

 kilometers, 291 07'.3. 



Cuanza, 1920. At Government Post, on east bank of 

 Cuanza River, in open space south of fort, 46.10 

 meters southwest of west side of entrance, 28 paces 

 south of south edge of moat near flagstaff, 7 paces 

 north of main road from Belmonte to Mexico, and 

 77 paces west of large tree, south of road. True 

 bearings: flagstaff on southwest corner of fort, 187 

 05'.7; west side of doorway of fort, 219 15'.6; fork 

 of large tree on main road, 257 50'; fork of large tree 

 on skyline, 2 kilometers, 292 23'.0. 



Cubal, 1915. About 130 meters north of railway track, 

 measured from east end of south siding, and 27.13 

 meters southeast and 32.90 meters east respectively of 

 large trees; marked by peg. True bearings: front 

 gable of depot, 49 50'.8; west gable of dwelling of 

 Seftor Fernandez, 303 07'.6; peculiar hump on distant 

 mountain, 326 17'.8. 



Cuma, 1915. On south side of railroad, about 180 meters 

 south and 50 meters east of railway depot, 8.5 meters 

 east of path, 14 65 east of small tree, 10.6 meters west 

 of top of ant-hill, and 40.90 meters south-southwest 

 from south corner of nearest native house; marked 

 by large stake projecting 25 centimeters above ground. 

 True bearings: telegraph-pole at depot, 162 45'.7; 

 west gable of Holland House, 222 43'.2; center of 

 highest mount in vicinity, 292 55M. 



Dilolo, 1920. In large open space between Portuguese fort 

 and quarters of native troops, 39.35 meters east of 

 southeast corner post of most easterly of north row 

 of huts and in line with their south sides, and 48.20 

 meters southwest of flagstaff in west "tambour" of 



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Dilolo, 1920 continued. 



fort. True bearings: northeast corner post of east 

 hut in south row, 37 02'.0; southeast corner post of 

 east hut in north row, 77 22'.3; flagstaff of fort, 247 

 12'.0; top of watch-tower over entrance to fort, 

 272 56'.7; south corner of fort, about 100 meters. 

 290 44'.6. 



Huambo, 1915, 1920. Two stations, A and B, were 

 occupied. Station A as occupied in 1920 is about 10 

 meters southeast of C. I. W. station A of 1915, on 

 hillside about 200 meters southeast of railway station, 

 130 paces southeast of cross-roads and about same 

 distance southeast of trading store opposite hotel, 

 10 paces west of center of main road, and 57.90 meters 

 east-southeast of southeast corner of iron shed. True 

 bearings: west veranda post of governor's palace, 2 

 kilometers, 32 34'.6; corner of iron shed, 126 17'.3; 

 west corner of railway shed, 152 30'.4; mountain 

 with perpendicular sides, 271 45'.8; lone mountain 

 on plain, 303 14'.7. 



Station B about 1.5 kilometers east of railway 

 station, north of railway, on slope in scrub north of 

 bungalow of resident engineer of railway company, 

 10 paces east of footpath at point 75 paces north of 

 garden fence; to be permanently marked by cement 

 pier. True bearings: near gable of inspector's house, 

 57 JM'.p; center of mass of red rock, 10 kilometers, 

 101 21'.0; near gable of engineer's bungalow, about 

 100 meters, 337 02'.2. 



Kavungo, 1920. Two stations designated A and B were 

 occupied. Station A is at Portuguese Government 

 Post, on open ground south of flagstaff, 21.40 meters 

 south of southeast corner post and in line with east 

 line of posts of store, 16.20 meters north of west 

 corner of bridge over old moat, 16.05 meters south of 

 marking stone of Barotse Mission of 1914, and 15.10 

 meters south of flagstaff. True bearings: northwest 

 post of most northerly of west line of native huts, 

 200 meters, 46 15'. 1; near gable end of iron-roofed 

 building, 67 paces, 104 30'.8; southwest corner post 

 of residence, 80 meters, 138 25'.0; southeast corner 

 post of store, 175 08'.2; flagstaff, 177 14'.3. 



Station B is about 1 kilometer west-northwest of 

 station A, on large open space west of English Mis- 

 sion station, north of main path to Dilolo, 50.55 meters 

 north of northwest corner post of cactus hedge around 

 compound on south side of main path, 27.00 meters 

 southwest of northwest corner of stables, and 20 paces 

 east of a largo ant-hill. True bearings: west edge of 

 goat-house, 60 meters, 109 20'.6; "large tree near 

 corner of hedge, 100 paces, 196 19'.6; northwest cor- 

 ner of stables, 217 29'.2; southwest veranda post of 

 mission residence, 70 meters, 274 40'.3; northwest 

 corner post in cactus hedge of compound, 338 18'.5. 



Loanda, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1920. On property of American 

 Mission, near edge of cliff overlooking railway, 123.90 

 meters northwest of northwest corner of inclosure 

 around Woman's Foreign Missionary Society school, 

 67.90 meters nearly north of northeast corner of oldest 

 mission building, 24.43 meters north of northwest 

 corner of concrete veranda on west side of most 

 northerly of mission buildings, and 4.62 meters west 

 of extension of west edge of this veranda; marked by 

 cross cut in top of cement block, 20 by 25 centimeters, 

 with top face lettered C. I. W. 1915' and set so as to 

 project 6 centimeters above surface of ground. True 

 bearings: signal staff at Observatory, 2 kilometers, 

 89 41'.3; flagstaff at fort, 2 kilometers, 114 15'.7; 

 chimney stack at gas-works, 3 kilometers, 217 56'.7: 

 north gable end of church, 334 49'.9. 



