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E/ulen, 1919 continued. 



meters from northeast corner and 17.2 meters from 

 southeast corner of west ward, and 18.1 meters from 

 northwest corner and 16.9 meters from southwest cor- 

 ner of east ward. True bearings: southeast corner of 

 west ward, 21 32'.6; northeast corner of west ward, 

 148 09'.9; bottom left edge of southwest post of dis- 

 pensary on hill, 159 37'. 9; bottom right edge of 

 hospital building, 189 37'.9; northwest corner of 

 east ward, 201 19'.8. 



Eselca, 1920. On hillside northwest of post-office and rail- 

 way station, in northwest corner of garden of gov- 

 ernment post, 45 paces from northwest corner and 50 

 paces from northeast corner respectively of shed for 

 native troops, and 27 paces northwest of a palm tree 

 in line between station and northeast corner of shed. 

 True bearings: near gable end of railway rest-house, 

 100 meters, 293 00'.2; right side of large tree near 

 road, 200 meters, 328 32'.5; north gable end of resi- 

 dence, 250 meters, 337 17'.7; northwest corner post 

 of shed for troops, 350 14'.9. 



Garoua, 1914, 1919. Station of 1919 is about 20 meters 

 southwest of station of 1914, which was found to be 

 unsuitable on account of nearness of new custom- 

 house. At base of small knoll, 47.05 meters southwest 

 of south corner of French custom-house, 102.2 meters 

 southwest of old German custom-house, and 154.2 

 meters southeast of south corner of Niger Company 

 compound. True bearings: south corner stone of 

 Niger Company compound, 134 12'.7; west gable 

 end of southmost store of Niger Company, 149 14'. 7; 

 near gable end of Niger Company residence, 155 

 25'.9; ornament on near end of French custom- 

 house, 203 10' .3. 



Station B, established because the station of 1914 

 was subject to flood and not on government property, 

 is near middle of military training ground at govern- 

 ment post, about 1.5 kilometers along main road 

 northwest of Niger Company wharf, between market 

 and barracks, 64 paces west of ditch beside main road, 

 23.75 meters from east end of and in line with north 

 barricade of two set across training course, 29.90 

 meters from east end of south barricade; marked by 

 brick pillar faced with cement, 25 centimeters square, 

 standing 130 centimeters above surface of ground and 

 having triangular grooves in top for instrument foot- 

 screws. True bearings: east end of north barricade, 

 61 12'; southmost post of school, 68 5S'.5; top of 

 southwest edge of commandant's house, 0.5 kilometer, 

 81 55'. 9; gable end of offices of circonscription, 100 

 05'.8; right gable end of eastmost residence at post, 

 139 49M; right end roof of post-office, 154 11'.9. 



Heldu, 1919. At government encampment on north bank 

 of a creek about 100 meters north of north bank of 

 Marol River, in path leading east from encampment, 

 6 paces west of junction of path with main road to 

 Rei Bouba, and 180 paces from north bank of Marol 

 River. True bearing: top of kitchen hut in encamp- 

 ment, 80 19'.5. 



Kacga-Matekel, 1919. In main road to Ngaoundere, at 

 first bend north of government encampment on hill, 

 174 paces along road from north entrance to encamp- 

 ment, 2 paces from west side and 4 paces from east 

 side of road. True bearings: top of eastmost visible 

 hut of encampment, 345 06'.3; north gable end of 

 European rest-hut, 350 32'.8. 



Kompina, 1919. In thick forest bush, 135 paces along 

 smalt path leading southeast at right angles to railway 

 from a point 230 paces southwest of Kompina railway 



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station, within a fork formed by junction of two bush 

 paths and midwa}' between them, 8 paces southeast 

 of junction of paths and 4 paces northwest of large 

 tree. True bearing: bottom of prominent white tree, 

 north of railway, 141 59'.0. 



Kribi, 1919. On military parade-ground in front of 

 barracks for native troops, about 120 meters northwest 

 of captain's residence, 14.75 meters north of west cor- 

 ner and 18.05 meters west-northwest of north corner 

 of concrete foundation of house at cross-roads, 80.77 

 meters southwest of pillar on right of entrance to 

 barracks, and 94.32 meters south-southwest of cast 

 corner pillar of house to north; marked by cement 

 pyramid 0.6 meter high, with base 0.35 meter square, 

 top of which is left 0.15 meter above surface of ground. 

 True bearings : top of Roman Catholic church steeple, 

 1 kilometer, 57 52'.6; ornament on turret of club- 

 house, two-thirds kilometer, 111 46'.4; near gable 

 end of house, 146 19'.9; southeast corner of east 

 pillar of house, 193 15'. 5; northwest corner of bar- 

 racks, about 95 meters, 215 20'. 3; ornament over 

 entrance to barracks, 231 05'. 1; north corner of 

 concrete foundation, 286 05'. 5; east edge of captain's 

 residence, 324 36'.8; west corner of concrete foun- 

 dation, 346 05'.6. 



Lagdo, 1919. About 200 meters west of king's compound, 

 in line with two large baobab trees in southeast corner 

 of grass-land, 20.40 meters west of nearest baobab 

 tree, 26.85 meters northeast of tree on south fringe of 

 grass-land, and 17 paces south of nearest of three large 

 granite boulders to north. True bearings: top of clef t 

 in rocky pinnacle, 0.5 kilometer, 23 03'.8; top of 

 armchair rock on crest of hill, 1 kilometer, 152 06'.8; 

 bottom of large baobab tree to east, 272 53'. 2; top 

 of large red rock on hillside, 2 kilometers, 287 16'.2. 



Lomti, 1919. At French government post, in southeast 

 corner of Place Publique adjoining Fort Niger on 

 east, 52.05 meters south of shady tree, 50.05 meters 

 southeast of flagstaff, and 41.85 meters northeast of 

 northwest corner of school; marked by small brick 

 pillar, about 30 centimeters square, standing about 

 50 centimeters above surface of ground. True bear- 

 ings: northwest corner of school, 22 19'. 1; bottom 

 of southwest corner of Fort Niger, 98 45'.4; top of 

 southeast corner of tower of fort, 116 59'. 8; bottom 

 of flagstaff, 135 04'.0; northeast corner of wall of 

 fort, 141 25'.2. 



hum, 1919. At first bend in earth road to Nkongsamba, 

 382 paces east along road from railway which crosses 

 road at a point about 250 yards (229 meters) north 

 of Lum station, at north edge of road, 21 paces east 

 of southmost of 3 palm-oil trees in adjacent plantation, 

 and 200 paces east of a large cottonwood tree on 

 north side of road. True bearing: left edge of large 

 white tree to west of railway line, one-fourth mile 

 (0.4 km.), 75 21'.5. 



Mancha, 1919. About 91 paces along main road to 

 Ngaoundere, northeast of government encampment 

 of Mancha, about one pace west of middle of road, 

 8 paces southwest of junction of small native track 

 from carriers' camp with main road, and 9 paces 

 north of tree. True bearing: northwest gable end of 

 European rest-hut, 41 09'. 3. 



Mangal, 1919. Near middle of open space between gov- 

 ernment rest-house and matting inclosure around 

 king's residence, 41.00 meters west of southeast ver- 

 anda post of government rest-house, and 35.00 meters 

 east of south side of door of guest-hut at entrance to 



