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Land Magnetic Observations, 1914-20 



AFRICA. 



Angola continued. 



Loanda Island, 1915. At extremity of small bay about 

 650 meters northeast of coaling station, about 100 

 meters north of point of small sand spit and about 

 14 meters from high-tide line; marked by wooden 

 stake. True bearings: spire on municipal building, 

 2 29'.5; flagpole on fort, 38 40'.8; finial on coaling 

 station, 44 45'.9; Loanda Lighthouse on mainland, 

 250 56'.0. 



Loanda, Joao Capello Observatory, 1920. Observations 

 were made in absolute house of Observatory near 

 governor's palace; station A is on north end of large 

 pier and is Observatory station for inclination; station 

 B is small raised platform near center of large pier and 

 25 cm. north of station C on same pier, C being Ob- 

 servatory station for declination and horizontal in- 

 tensity. True bearing supplied by Obseravtory au- 

 thorities; west corner of Fort Miguel for either C 

 or B, 175 51'. 



Lobito, 1915, 1920. Two stations were occupied. Station 

 A is close reoccupation of C. I. W. station of 1915, on 

 marsh-land at southwest shore of Lobito Bay, about 

 halfway between native village and bridge over 

 lagoon, 28.0 meters southwest of center of raised road 

 to Catumbella, 39.7 meters and 57.0 meters respec- 

 tively from eleventh and twelfth poles of transmis- 

 sion line, marked L154 and L153, and counted from 

 transformer house at west corner of bay. True bear- 

 ings: near gable end of north hut in "Model Village," 

 2 kilometers, 94 07'.4; right edge of transformer 

 house, 1,600 paces, 152 18'.4; iron pole L154 of 

 transmission line, 202 43'. 8; flagpole on Governor's 

 palace, 3 kilometers, 20S 19'.8; Lobito Point Light, 

 6 kilometers, 223 04'.5; lighthouse on mainland, 12 

 kilometers, 235 59'. 9; iron pole L153 of transmis- 

 sion line, 286 34'.5. 



Station B is about 1.5 kilometers northwest of 

 station A, in southwest corner of Lobito Bay, on 

 waste land between swamp and buildings at south end 

 of railway reserve, 109.45 meters west of west corner 

 of transformer house near main road, just south of 

 junction of two paths leading south across swamp, 

 and 10 and 12 paces respectively from paths to west 

 and to east. True bearings: near gable end of north- 

 east hut of "Model Village," 1 kilometer, 33 13'.8; 

 lighthouse on mainland, 10 kilometers, 242 47'. 9; top 

 of west corner of transformer house, 263 26'.6; trans- 

 mission pole at causeway, about 200 meters, 312 

 56'.0. 



Lucala, 1915. On top of hill south of railway station and 

 west of Lucala River, 3 2 meters southwest of top 

 of largest boulder on hilltop, 32.76 meters northwest 

 and 21.75 meters northeast respectively of two large 

 trees, 150 meters southwest of railway station, 44.50 

 meters and 45.60 meters respectively southwest and 

 southeast from east and west ends of mud wall at 

 rear of vacant house. True bearings: southwest cor- 

 ner of east abutment of bridge, 241 19'.5; staff on 

 top of highest house across river, 267 03'. 1. 



Lumeje, 1920. At rest-house encampment, near source of 

 Lumeje River, 2 days' march west of Moxico, in mid- 

 dle of path, 46.45 meters west of large tree in clearing 

 in front of rest-house, 45.8 meters west of northwest 

 post of rest-house, and 17 paces south of blazed tree. 

 True bearings: fork of tree in front of rest-house, 257 

 46'.6; northwest post of rest-house, 264 29'.2. 



Main ngc, 1915, 1920. In open square south of American 

 Mission, 52 meters southwest of southeast corner of 

 mission property, 33.85 meters west of northwest 

 comer of municipal school building, and 42.02 meters 

 northeast of northeast corner of building with barred 



AFRICA. 



Angola continued. 



Malange, 1915, 1920 continued. 



windows. True bearings: southwest corner of old 

 mission building, about 80 meters, 160 11'; north 

 corner municipal school, 266 43'; southernmost of 

 2 flagstaffs on governor's palace, 0.5 kilometer, 295 

 05'.8. 



Mossamedes, 1915, 1916. In vicinity of British Admiralty 

 station of 1896, southwest of cable station, in inclosed 

 plot adjoining property of Eastern and South African 

 Telegraph Company, at a point 89.3 meters and 79.8 

 meters respectively from west and south corners of 

 that property, 66.2 meters northeast of north corner 

 of house, and 22.75 meters from wall along street to 

 northwest; marked by hole in top of rounded stone 

 left nearly flush with sand. True bearings: lower sec- 

 tion of flagpole on fort, 58 05'.4; flagpole on railway 

 depot, 61 55'.4; flagpole of signal station, 95 51 '.2; 

 Girau' Point lighthouse, 143 23'.8; ornament on roof 

 of cable station, 209 01 '.8. 



Moxico, 1920. At old fort on hilltop, about 2 kilometers 

 west of governor's palace, in middle of south "tam- 

 bour" of mud earthwork around fort, 26.00 meters 

 southeast of east post of prison, and 8.05 meters south- 

 east of nearest eucalyptus tree along southwest earth- 

 work; to be marked by stone pillar about 1 meter 

 high and 25 centimeters square. True bearings: flag- 

 staff of fort, about 50 meters, 137 42'. 9; east post of 

 prison, 158 11'.7; south post of store, 188 05'.5; 

 flagstaff at governor's palace, 260 13'.6; near ver- 

 anda post of building in valley, 1 kilometer, 333 14'.5. 



Munhango, 1920. In open space about midway between 

 Portuguese fort and trading compound of Leite and 

 Company, and west of native soldiers' camp, 34 paces 

 from large tree with enamel plate marked "Leite & 

 Co.", and which bears 39 24' and 40 paces from large 

 tree at south end of road to fort which bears 234 09'. 

 True bearings: north end of roof of iron building at 

 trading compound, 19 12'. 1; flagstaff at fort, about 

 200 meters, 215 06'.3; right gable of residence of 

 post, 220 11 '.0. 



Mwandeje, 1920. At government rest-house encamp- 

 ment, two days' march northeast of Kavungo, near 

 middle of rest-house clearing, 33.15 meters northeast 

 of southeast post of most southerly of three native 

 huts, and 26.50 meters west of northwest post and in 

 line with north veranda posts of rest-house. True 

 bearings: southeast post of south native hut, 57 51'.2; 

 northwest corner post of rest-house, 285 02'.2; south- 

 west corner post of rest-house, 30S 25'.9. 



Novo Rcdondo, 1915. On top of ridge nearly east of land- 

 ing pier, about 180 meters northwest of large com- 

 mercial house on hill on road from custom-house, 

 and about same distance southeast of light on ruins 

 of old fort on point of ridge. True bearings: light 

 on ruins of old fort, 165 46'.6; center point on house 

 across ravine, 277 51'. 5; center point on commercial 

 house, 318 54'.2; northeast corner of Administrator's 

 house, 300 meters, 343 31 '.6. 



Port Alexandre, 1915. On sand hill 69.0 meters east of 

 east corner of bunk-house and cook-house of whaling 

 factory of "The Southern Whaling and Sealing Co." 

 True bearings: flagpole near pier, 74 09'.8; point 

 light, 154 27'.6; Point Pinda, 218 48'.1; cross over 

 entrance to cemetery, 333 53'.4. 



Rio Chiemba, 1920. On grassy eastern slope on left bank 

 of Chiemba River, about midway between Cuanza 

 and Munhango, near scrub line along side of valley, 

 about 300 meters southeast of ford where main path 

 from Behnonte to Moxico crosses river, 23 paces south 



