Descriptions of Stations 



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Bama, Bomu, 1919 continued. 



south of long thatch building used as stable, north of 

 low hedge bounding encampment on south, 14 meters 

 east of center of main path leading north along river, 

 28.9 meters east of nearest large tree on river bank, 

 and 20.2 meters southeast of southwest corner of 

 stable. True bearings: southwest corner of stable, 

 15041'.l; top of nearest hut, 173 11'.4. 



Boudjiri, 1919. On main road to Tibati, 65 kilometers 

 north of Yoko, in grounds of government rest-house 

 of Boudjiri. 5.2 meters south of road running through 

 compound, 17.0 meters east of east wall of rest-hut 

 for Europeans, and 37.05 meters southeast of sign- 

 post west of main road; over a large granite rock 

 lying with its axis northwest and southeast; marked 

 by cross cut in northeast quadrant of rock to indicate 

 exact instrument center. True bearings: top of cen- 

 ter pole of rest-hut, 97 26'; bottom of sign-post west 

 of main road, 112 28'.3; top of largest hut of village, 

 0.5 kilometer, 163 33'.0. 



Campo (Eclipse), 1919. In bare sand, at northeast end of 

 avenue of young palm trees in front of European guest- 

 houses, 115.20 meters northeast of northeast corner 

 of Lieutenant's house, just southeast of junction of 

 road to Kribi and road to N'Jabcssan, and just south 

 of Haussa village within this junction; marked by a 

 pyramidal boundary stone 15 centimeters square, top 

 of which projects 20 centimeters above surface of 

 sand. True bearings: bottom of large white cotton- 

 wood tree on coast in Spanish Guinea, 2.5 kilometers, 

 3840'.3; pole carrying lightning conductor outside 

 Lieutenant's residence, about 120 meters, 50 23'.6; 

 top of white wooden pyramid on beach used as har- 

 bor mark, about 120 meters, 6131'.6; bottom of left 

 edge of iron sheet painted with black and white 

 stripes as harbor mark, about 250 meters, 311 37'. 5; 

 right gable end of market, about 250 meters, 343 

 02'.9. 



Dikoa, Bomu, 1919. Near middle of large open space 

 between sultan's palace and market place, west of 

 former German post now used as a rest-house for 

 Europeans, 21 paces east of intersection of two diag- 

 onal paths crossing open space, 70.5 meters west of 

 and in line with north side of gate-house of rest-camp, 

 98.1 meters northwest of south corner of wall around 

 rest-tamp, and 59.7 meters north of northwest corner 

 of small mud-walled compound. True bearings: 

 northwest corner of wall around rest-camp, 187 21'.6; 

 near gable end of iron-roofed building, 100 meters, 

 204 07'. 7; iron pole over entrance to rest-camp, 240 

 50'. 7; southwest corner of mud wall around rest-camp, 

 29040'.l. 



Douala, 1915, 1919, 1920. Station of 1919 is exact rcoc- 

 cupation of C. I. W. station of 1915, on open ground 

 southeast of junction of Kitchener Street and Dwarf 

 Road, about halfway between band-stand and Res- 

 taurant Favrat, 72.55 meters southwest of southwest 

 corner of restaurant building, 53.28 meters southeast 

 of hydrant at street junction, and 11.6 meters north- 

 east of center of graveled path leading from junction 

 southeastward. True bearings: hydrant at street 

 junction, 114 06'.6; flagpole on river bank, 0.3 kilo- 

 meter, 110" 23'. 1; rightmost veranda post of bank 

 building, 50 meters, 166 54'.9; center veranda post 

 of white bungalow, 0.3 kilometer, 233 20'.4; top of 

 Restaurant Favrat, 253 29'.9. 



Station B, occupied as being more likely to be 

 available in the future, is in Government House 

 grounds, 17.8 meters south of southeast corner of 

 paved tennis court and exactly in line with its east 



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Douala, 1915, 1919, 1920 continued. 



side, 23.97 meters southeast of southwest corner of 

 court, 55.3 meters southwest of telephone-pole near 

 administration building, and 66.3 meters northeast of 

 bottom of lamp standard near gate of grounds. After 

 occupation of May 1919, a cement-covered brick mon- 

 ument, 50 centimeters square at base and 70 centi- 

 meters high, was erected, whose top face, 30 centi- 

 meters square, is marked "C. I. W. 1919;" a drill hole 

 indicates exact point occupied in January 1920, and 

 very nearly point occupied in May 1919. True bear- 

 ings: left edge of doorway of low white building, 0.5 

 kilometer, 09 36'.4; bottom of lamp standard outside 

 small gate, 56 16'.6; lamp standard at cross paths 

 in grounds, 105 25'.2; bottom of telephone-pole out- 

 side administration building, 249 54'.3. 



Douhou, 1919. On open space outside north entrance to 

 government encampment, about 300 meters south of 

 sultan's compound, on east side of road, near grass 

 border, 31.25 meters north of northeast corner, and 

 35.20 meters northeast of northwest corner of mud 

 wall around encampment. True bearings: left edge 

 of cube-shaped rock on gap in hills, 0.5 kilometer, 

 36 31'. 1; northwest corner of mud wall around en- 

 campment, 58 43'. 5; northeast corner of mud wall 

 around encampment, 353 41'. 9. 



Doumo, 1919. About 45 paces east of main road from 

 Lomie to Abong-Mbang, at north edge of path from 

 road to rest-house, 47.35 meters west of northwest 

 corner of rest-house which bears 275 37'.0 west of 



true south. 



Uragh, 1917. On west bank of Chari River, between 

 native village and steep river bank, just south of 

 landing place, and 4 meters from edge of bank. True 

 bearing: prominent branch of dead tree across river, 

 340 56'.6. 



Ebolowa, 1919. On campus of American Presbyterian 

 Mission, on low hill called Elat by natives, about 1 

 mile (1.6 km.) southeast of Government post of 

 Ebolowa, on lawn between wooden residences of Mr. 

 Hope and Reverend Evans, over higher or west end 

 of a pear-shaped protruding rock of gneiss, about 3 

 feet (0.9 meter) long and 2.5 feet (0.8 meter) wide at 

 east end; marked by cross cut in rock to mark exact 

 instrument center. True bearings: bottom of mango 

 tree, 38.S meters, 22 09'.8; left side door of church, 

 250 meters, 30 35'.8; south corner of office building, 

 120 meters, 186 30'.8; bottom of southmost of two 

 posts at entrance of Hope residence, 84.35 meters, 

 239 01'.2; bottom of northwest corner of Reverend 

 Evans's residence, 46.15 meters, 336 59'.8. 



Edca, 1919. On earth road leading along left bank of 

 Sanaga River from Camp de Tirailleurs to Catholic 

 Mission station, at first bend in road after descending 

 hill from barracks, about 200 meters west of prison 

 on hill, 43 paces northwest of junction with road, of 

 small path leading to river, and 2 paces from north 

 edge of road at bend. True bearings: bottom of left- 

 most of two trees growing together, one-third kilo- 

 meter, 3 54'; near gable end of northmost visible 

 bungalow on hill, one-fourth kilometer, 252 05'.0; 

 bottom of left edge of prison, 272 06'.6; left gable end 

 of large iron shed on hill, one-fourth kilometer, 298 

 59'. 7; inner curve of bend in road, 160 paces, 329 07'. 



EMen, 1919. On premises of American Presbyterian 



Mission, on spur of hill below and south of residences 

 on summit, at bottom of path leading down sti ep hill- 

 side from hospital, and halfway between two wooden 

 isolation wards situated on flat land of spur, 17.7 



