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Belgian Congo continued. 



Malela, Moniema, 1914. About 82 paces southwest of 

 railway track, nearly opposite south Y switch, be- 

 tween two travelers' rest-houses, 27 paces southeast 

 of one nearest dwelling of station-master; marked by 

 wooden stake. True bearing: north corner of trav- 

 elers' rest-house, 299 04'.0. 



Matadi, Lower Congo, 1914, 1920. Station of 1920 is a 

 proximate reoccupation of that of 1914; it is on sum- 

 mit of rocky hill about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) north 

 of wharf, between River Congo and railroad line to 

 Kinshassa, at end of small path leading north from 

 east side of powder magazine to summit of hill, and 

 30 paces southeast of wooden pyramid marking trig- 

 onometrical station. True bearings: trigonometrical 

 station, 124 41'.2; near gable end of house across 

 valley, 3 kilometers, 218 50M; west gable end of 

 red-roofed building, 1.5 kilometers, 329 53'.9. 



Mazanguli, Upper Luapula, 1914. South of Mazanguli's 

 village, in manioc garden north of caravan trail which 

 enters village from west, 50 feet (15.2 meters) north- 

 west of trail, 75.5 feet (23.01 meters) northwest of 

 tree standing south of trail near large ant hill, 44.3 

 feet (13.50 meters) southwest of smaller tree. Ap- 

 proximate true bearings: ant-hill, 57 04'; ant-hill, 

 245 20'; ant-hill, 310 13'; tree south of trail near 

 ant-hill, 315 00'. 



Mukomwela, Kasai, 1914. Southwest of chief's boma 

 which is in central division of three into which village 

 is divided, 28.73 meters southwest of wall of boma, 

 37.85 meters south of south corner of house belonging 

 to Kasai Company, and 21.79 meters east of large 

 tree; marked by wooden stake. 



Musokantanda Plain, Lulua, 1920. At edge of wooded 

 bush adjoining large swampy expanse of sloping 

 grass-land, two days' march east of Kalene Hill, at a 

 point just north of hunting camp of Kalene Hill mis- 

 sionaries, and about one-third mile (0.5 km.) south- 

 west of point where main path from Kalene Hiil 

 to Ruwe crosses channel of Mwangeza River, about 

 midway across plain, 37 paces south of path. True 

 bearings: prominent tree west of clump of timber, 1 

 kilometer, 182 36'.0; point where path crosses 

 Mwangeza River, 209 41'. 



PonihierviUe, Lowa, 1914. On river bank in front of house 

 occupied by the commissioner of police, 81.4 feet 

 (24.81 meters) west of flagpole, 130.7 feet (39.S4 

 meters) southeast of south corner of an old fort tower, 

 107.1 feet (32.64 meters) southwest of edge of ver- 

 anda in front of police commissioner's house; marked 

 by an iron picket which is to be replaced by a masonry 

 pier, as a south meridian pier, a similar pier being 

 constructed on the meridian to the north, west of the 

 police commissioner's house. True bearings: west 

 corner of old tower, 126 19'.2; west corner of corn- 

 mandant's house, 156 58'.2; south corner of police 

 commissioner's house, 237 09' 5; south corner of dis- 

 trict commissioner's house, 271 00'.2; flagpole, 277 

 11'. 



Ruwe, Upper Luapula, 1914, 1920. Station of 1920 which 

 is a practical reoccupation of station of 1914, is on 

 grassy plain about 1 kilometer southeast of mining 

 camp on summit of Ruwe Mountain, near point where 

 old cart road begins ascent of hill, about midway be- 

 tween water hole and edge of wooded bush, 70 paces 

 of north end of water hole. True bearings: rock 

 on top of hill, 2 kilometers, 19 30'.G; ant-hill on sum- 

 mit of hill, 0.5 kilometer, 94 59'.9. 



Sakania, Upper Luapula, 1914. East of railway station, 

 between railway and main road, 20 meters south of 



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Sakahia, Upper Luapula, 1914 continued. 



center of main road, and 60.80 meters west of south- 

 west corner of hospital; marked by stake. True 

 bearings: southeast corner of railway station and 

 office, 87 51'. 9; west edge of tree on top of ant-hill, 

 199 57'.6; southwest corner of hospital, 2S7 21. '2. 



Sakepaln, Lulua, 1914. Southeast of Sakepalo village, 

 within triangle of large trees about 40 meters north 

 of camping place provided for travelers, 12.35 meters, 

 17.80 meters, and 13.38 meters respectively from trees 

 to west, northeast, and southeast, and 7.5 meters 

 north of path leading to cassava garden east of village; 

 marked by wooden stake. 



Stanleyville, Stanleyville, 1914. South of post-office in tri- 

 angular plot formed by street along river wall and a 

 walled open drain, 84.4 feet (25.73 meters) west of 

 temporary bank building, 91.5 feet (27.89 meters) 

 north of river wall, 77.8 feet (23.71 meters) northeast 

 of nearest corner of drain culvert, and 26.7 feet (8.14 

 meters) southeast of nearest point on drain wall; 

 marked by wooden stake driven flush with ground. 

 True bearings: peak of railway manager's house on 

 south side of Congo River, 21 13'.8; north meridian 

 pillar, 205 08' .9; gable south end of bank building, 

 269 16'. 9; triangulation and astronomical pillar of 

 Hydrographic Service, 140.7 feet (42.88 meters), 

 329 39'.4. 



Thysville, Lower Congo, 1914. On open field southeast of 

 A. B. C. Hotel and southwest of Catholic church, 

 about. 50 meters southeast of street which runs in front 

 of church, about 40 meters southeast of large tree near 

 store, and 25.6 feet (7.80 meters) northeast of small 

 tree in line with telephone pole about 100 feet (30.5 

 meters) distant; marked by a 2-inch wooden stake. 

 True bearings: center ornament on A. B. C. Hotel, 

 127 13'.0; cross on Catholic church, 218 49'.0; 

 northwest corner of brick house on hill, 308 46'.2. 



Tshela, Lower Congo, 1914. On bare plot of ground north 

 of plot of grass and shrubbery in front of house of 

 chief of post, 43.90 meters north of flagpole in grass 

 plot, 33.95 meters west of most northerly tree of row 

 of shade trees east of plot, and 25.26 meters east of 

 most northerly tree of similar row on west, 50.25 

 meters northwest of northwest corner of house of 

 assistant to chief of post, east of grass plot; marked 

 by stake. True bearing: flagpole, 18 56'.4. 



Tshihangu, Kasai, 1914. West of village, in center of 

 path leading northwest, 19.25 meters west of western 

 wall of village, near junction of two branch paths 

 coming from north and south gates respectively. 



Tshinsenda, Upper Luapula, 1914. South of broad road 

 running eastward from railway station, approximately 

 206 meters nearly due east of water-tank, and 192 

 meters northeast of railway station, 3S.2 feet (11.6 

 meters) south of center of road; marked by wooden 

 stake. True bearings- north corner of water-tank, 

 94 08'.8; top of abandoned wireless tower, 270 11'. 4. 



Tshitaia, Lulua, 1914 At eastern edge of village of Chief 

 Tshitaia, nearly due east and distant about 60 meters 

 from large tree in center of village, between two paths 

 used for bringing water, 10.1 meters from round grass 

 hut, 19.5 meters east of southeast corner of mud house, 

 13.2 meters southwest of base of irregular ant-hill; 

 marked by wooden post 18 centimeters in diameter 

 projecting 1.5 meters above ground with stones piled 

 about base. True bearing: fork of large tree in center 

 of village, 89 30'. 



