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Land Magnetic Observations, 1914-20 



AFRICA. 



Belgian Congo continued. 



Ckinquengue, Lower Congo, 1916 continued. 



Bom'a and just east of village of Chinquengue, on top 

 of Hill 109, just north of British consulate at foot of 

 hill, past which runs a footpath from bank of river; 

 marked by low cement monument, about 40 centi- 

 meters square, with top lettered H. S. 1915 II. True 

 bearings: Station V, center of south edge of Sacra 

 Baka Island, 29 33'.2; west point of Sacra Baka 

 Island, 70 21'.3; Fort IV, 90 53'.6; triangulation 

 mark No. 1, Hill 300, Rocca Island, 317 13'.8. 



Coquilhatville, Equateur, 1914. In eastern end of town on 

 state grounds, at point of junction of Ruki and Congo 

 rivers, northwest of clubhouse, 16 paces northeast of 

 Lemaire's pillar, and 24 paces west of large tree near 

 northwest corner of clubhouse. 



Dima, Kvoango, 1914. Northwest of Kasai Company 

 town, about 150 meters from D'Obry astronomical 

 pillar in town square, about 150 meters west of flag- 

 pole, 22.98 meters northwest of north corner of new 

 passenger house, 46.15 meters west of west corner of 

 old office; marked by large wooden stake. True bear- 

 ings: cross on native chapel, 74 24'.4; flagpole in 

 square, 286 45'.0; D'Obry pillar in square, 301 43'.4. 



Djoka Punda, Kasai, 1914. In slashing near river's edge, 

 9.6 meters south of path from steamer beach to State 

 Post, 9.5 meters southwest of banana palm and 6.45 

 meters north of large stump. 



Eielo, Kwango, 1914. About 100 meters east of Kasai 

 Company house, 5.15 meters south of center of pillar 

 erected in 1909 by Commandant Willemoes D'Obry, 

 7.01 meters southwest of palm standing nearest to 

 pillar, 10.9 meters north of edge of road leading down 

 to beach, and 11.4 meters east of east edge of path 

 leading to grave of M. Cambier; marked by wooden 

 stake. True bearings: axis of arrow in top of pillar, 

 164 26'; east corner of veranda of Kasai Company 

 house, 80 44'.5. (Willemoes D'Obry's pillar is of 

 brick covered with cement with arrow in top; station, 

 is in line with this arrow. On west side is zinc plate 

 with latitude and longitude of place; on south side 

 plate bearing Commandant Willemoes D'Obry's name, 

 and date 1909.) 



Elisabelhirille, Upper Luapula, 1914, 1920. Station of 1920, 

 which is close reoccupation of C. I. W. station of 1914, 

 is on strip of built-up embankment southwest of 

 boulevard and west of building of British Vice-Con- 

 sulate office, at a point opposite second pillar of retain- 

 ing wall southeast of drain from boulevard, 12.75 

 meters south of opening of drain, 5. SO meters west of 

 second pillar southeast of drain, and 6.90 meters north 

 of joint of third pillar southeast of drain. True bear- 

 ings: left gable of brick house visible through tree, 

 0.5 kilometer, 142 59'. 4; light pole at cross-roads, 150 

 meters, 150 18'.0; west corner of brickwork of 

 secretary's house, about 30 meters, 197 50'.S; south 

 corner of consulate office, about 50 meters, 274 16'. 1. 



Fardiala, Kasai, 1914. South of boma of Chief Fardiala 

 near center of strip of ground designated as street, 

 69.9 feet (21.31 meters) south of south corner of house 

 for white travelers, 71.8 feet (21.88 meters) west of 

 v i t corner of native house along street southeast of 

 travelers' house, 53.8 feet (16.40 meters) northwest 

 of north corner of nearest native dwelling on south 

 side of street, and 35.7 feet (10.88 meters) east of palm 

 tec mi south margin of street; marked by wooden 

 Btake 10 centimeters in diameter. 



Kabalo, Tanganika, 1914. On bare plot of ground about 

 400 meters cist, df beach and railway station, south- 

 ed ' of intersection of two streets which pass im- 



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Belgian Congo continued. 



Kabalo, Tanganika, 1914 continued. 



mediately south and west respectively of dwelling of 

 Chief Engineer Adams, 24.1 feet (7.35 meters) and 

 16.5 feet (5.03 meters) south and east respectively 

 of pineapple hedges bordering these streets, 63.5 feet 

 (19.35 meters) southwest of tree near edge of street, 

 and 57.3 feet (17.47 meters) west of tree south of first; 

 marked by wooden stake. True bearings: southeast 

 corner of railway station, 89 48'. 8; northwest corner 

 of chief engineer's house, 204 23'.1. 



Kadia, Tanganika, 1914. On western extremity of smaller 

 of two islands built up in dry-season marsh, on south 

 side of navigated channel of Lualaba River, 23.3 feet 

 (7.10 meters) northwest of small tree. True bearing: 

 west pillar supporting roof of white man's house on 

 larger island to northward, 219 23.U 



Kafakumba Lvlua, 1914. In square about which public 

 buildings are grouped, directly in front of house 

 occupied by commissioner of police and 42.98 meters 

 distant, 40.93 meters northeast of flagpole, in line 

 with south end of house directly opposite that of 

 commissioner of police, 19.29 meters east of small 

 tree, 25.56 meters from lone tree to northwest, and 

 24.78 meters south of tree nearest travelers' house; 

 to be marked by commandant by a pillar of ant-hill 

 clay. True bearings: south corner of commandant's 

 house, 32 19'.S; south end of controller's house, 111 

 26'.3; southwest corner of house of commissioner of 

 police, 301 05'.2. 



Kambove, Upper Luapula, 1914, 1920. Station of 1920, 

 which was close reoccupation of that of 1914, is on 

 grounds of American Methodist Episcopal Mission 

 about 1 kilometer south of railway station, on summit 

 of highest wooded hill on grounds southwest of mission 

 buildings, 12.5 meters east of base of ant-hill, 5.25 

 meters south of small tree, and 13.55 meters west of 

 a second tree; marked by round hole in top face of 

 roughly rectangular rock about 20 by 150 centimeters 

 extending 10 centimeters above ground. True bear- 

 ings: right gable of sheet-iron building in town, 179 

 40'.2; left end of roof of railway shed, 184 59'.6. 



Kapanga, Lulua, 1914. On triangular parking bounded 

 by three avenues, lined by hedges of Spanish-bayonet, 

 5.3 meters north of hedge along avenue on south which 

 runs westward to Kapanga's village, 9.5 meters west 

 of hedge along avenue on east which passes to west 

 of travelers' house, 29.75 meters north of flagpole 

 which stands in avenue bounding parking on west, 

 30.43 meters nearly south of large tree east of avenue 

 which passes travelers' house; marked by wooden 

 stake, 5 centimeters in diameter, projecting 18 cen- 

 timeters out of ground. True bearing: center pillar 

 of veranda of unoccupied Kasai Company building 

 across ravine, 154 51'.2. 



Kapiri, Upper-Luapula, 1914. About 4 kilometers east 

 of old Kapiri depot for transports, near Zimmeru's 

 Kafir store, between cook-house and main road, 41.2 

 feet (12.56 meters) south of southwest corner of cook- 

 house, and 68.5 feet (20.88 meters) north of near edge 

 of road; marked by wooden stake. 



Kayoyo, Lulua, 1914. On open sandy court in front of 

 office of Chef de Poste, 37.80 meters west of north- 

 west corner of that office, 12.8 meters north of 

 center of avenue leading from office to flagpole, and 

 17.30 meters southwest from tree northwest of office; 

 marked by small wooden stake. True bearings: flag- 

 pole, 70 04'. 1; northwest corner of office of Chef de 

 Poste, 272 59'.7. 



