Descriptions of Stations 



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AFRICA. 



French Equatorial Africa continued. 



Bouar, New Cameroun, 1919. At French government post, 

 in open space between flagstaff and market building, 

 exactly in line with east edge of school building, and 

 south side of market building, 20.42 and 22.30 meters 

 from southeast and southwest corners respectively of 

 school building, and 28.05 meters east of southeast 

 corner post of market building; marked by rough 

 rectangular-shaped block of granite 0.3 by 0.3 by 0.7 

 meter, top face being left 0.3 meter above surface 

 of ground. True bearings: top of southeast corner 

 rock foundation of southmost residence, 12 4S'.2; top 

 of northwest corner rock foundation of traveler's 

 house, 50 14'.0; south edge of southeast corner post 

 of market, building, 70 24'.3; bottom of southwest 

 corner of school building, 135 09'. 1; bottom of south- 

 east corner of school building, 159 30'.0; flagstaff, 

 226 Ol'.l. - 



Boudei, New Cameroun, 1919. In middle of main road 

 from Bouar, 76 paces east of west edge of clearing 

 around first hut on south side of road encountered 

 upon entering village from west, and 46 paces east 

 of tall, scraggy tree in middle of road. True bearings: 

 top of northwestmost hut of village, 70 meters, 78 s ' 

 09'.S; tall, scraggy tree in midlde of road, 90 20'.4. 



Bout, Gabon, 1916. On north bank of Ogou<3 River, on 

 flat plain on which are situated government post and 

 trading factories of Societe du Haut-Ogou6, on 

 property of Societe' concession, about 30 meters north 

 of large ditch separating concession from government 

 post, and 7 paces west of path to Soei6te buildings at 

 point 50 paces north of its junction with path from 

 canoe landing-place up to post; marked by rough 

 granite boulder, exposed part of which is painted red. 

 True bearing: lone tree on plateau down stream, 

 128 43'.1. 



Boukiero, Middle Congo, 1916. On right bank of Congo 

 River, near Brazzaville, about half-mile (0.8 km.) 

 over open grassy land from landing on river bank, 

 on hill called Boukiero, former station of French Hydro- 

 graphic Mission, at a point about 100 meters north- 

 east of small wood crowning top of hill; marked by 

 tent stake. True bearing: west wireless pole, 17 

 03'.4. 



Boukoussou, Gabon, 1916. Part way up steep hillside 

 forming right bank of Ogoue River, near path lead- 

 ing up from landing-place to village, which is situated 

 on hillside about 20 meters above water, at a point on 

 cleared space on first shelf on hillside, formerly 

 occupied by native huts, about 10 meters above water. 



Bousso, Tchad, 1917. On right bank of Chari River, at 

 place where telegraph line and road from Fort Archam- 

 bault to Fort Lamy cross river, in north corner of 

 inclosure containing rest-house, southwest of wooden 

 stockade fence surrounding administration buildings 

 and garden, S meters south-southwest of fence and in 

 line with northwest face of post-office and telegraph- 

 office; marked by pile of mud bricks. True bearing: 

 telegraph pole on opposite bank of river, 2S6 56'.8. 



Brazzarille, Middle Congo, 1914, 1916. Stations of June, 

 July, and November 1916 are identical, and close 

 reoccupations of that of 1914, in small park occupying 

 triangular plot between road to plateau and river road 

 to plain, in front of French Bank of Equatorial Africa, 

 a few inches from south edge of walk parallel to 

 plateau road, 21.6 meters east of nearest corner of 

 brick monument on edge of plateau road, 21.92 meters 

 north of similar one on river road, 38.60 meters north 

 of steel plate at corner of brick monument marking 

 bank property, 25.S8 meters east-northeast of center 



AFRICA. 



French Equatorial Africa continued. 



Brazzaville, Middle Congo, 1914, 1916 continued. 



of fan-palm, S.43 meters from mango sapling 2 inches 

 (5 cm.) thick, and 1.5 meters from small oil-palm; 

 marked by tent peg. True bearings: north corner of 

 bank, 52'.7; lamp-post, 232 45'.0; gable end of 

 white building across river in Kinshasa, 319 03'. 9. 



Cape Lopez, Gabon. See Port Gentil. 



Carnot, New Cameroun, 1919. At French government 

 post, west of Camp de Militia, 5 paces south of edge 

 of main road, 13.25 meters north of bottom of flagstaff, 

 4.S0 meters from northmost point of ornamental star 

 around flagstaff, 49.60 meters west of northwest corner 

 post of interpreter's house; marked by rough stone 

 approximately in form of triangular pyramid, 1 meter 

 high and 1 meter across base, set with top projecting 

 about 40 centimeters, and having a small brass rod 

 set in top to mark exact center. True bearings: south- 

 east corner of residence of adjoint to administrator, 

 150 meters, 60 41'.2; southeast corner of brickwork 

 of administrator's residence, 150 meters, 93 18'.5; 

 right side of brick pigeon-house, 70 meters, 121 

 03'.4; northwest post of house of interpreter, 270 

 36'.4; bottom of flagstaff, 342 27'. 



Chinchoua, Gabon, 1916 In flat, swampy country, south 

 of tidal creek, on brow of hill, on grounds belonging 

 to government post, at a point in front of administra- 

 tor's residence, overlooking river, 34.27 meters north 

 of northwest corner and 37.50 meters northwest of 

 northeast corner, respectively, of residence, and 12.2 

 meters east of very large tree. 



Damara, Oubangui-Chari, 1917. On grounds of post, near 

 top of small knoll, about 160 meters southwest of 

 administrator's house and about 100 meters west of 

 road, 43.5 meters northeast of northeast corner of 

 small brick-wallcd, straw-roofed house, and 4 meters 

 north of large outcropping rock about 1.5 meters in 

 diameter, extending 0.5 meter above surface; marked 

 by native reddish stone buried 20 centimeters in 

 ground and projecting 25 centimeters above surface. 

 True bearings: southeast corner of brick house, 22 

 ll'.O; southeast corner of veranda of administrator's 

 house, 226 49'.4; prominent tree reaching above 

 sky-line, 298 21'.6. 



Dckoa, Oubangui-Chari, 1917. On cast side of road from 

 Fort Sibut to Fort Crampcl, just south of two mud 

 rest-houses and southeast of market which is at junc- 

 tion of road from post-office with main road, at a 

 point 30 paces from center of road and 109 paces 

 southeast of southeast corner of market; marked by 

 stake driven flush with ground. True bearing: north- 

 east corner of northeast veranda post of brick resi- 

 dence of chief of subdivision, 120 33'.0. 



Dcuguelba, Tchad, 1917. On road from Mao to Moussou 

 Morra, inside former inclosure of straw rest-house, and 

 25 meters south of southwest corner of rest-house; 

 marked by tent-peg. 



Diamene, Tchad, 1917. On sandy plain covered with grass 

 and small dune-palms, north of villages and also 

 north of four wells in slight depression between bar- 

 racks and villages, just west of soldiers' barracks and 

 rest-houses, 13 meters west of mid-point in thorn- 

 brush barrier on west side of rest-house inclosure; 

 marked by tent-peg driven flush with ground. True 

 bearing: peak of native hut in most westerlv village, 

 43 22'.2. 



Diouma, Oubangui-Chari, 1917. On grounds of post, cast 

 of road from Bangui to Sibut, on eastern edge of small 

 plateau looking into valley, about 45 meters northeast 

 of houses of French officials, 28 meters south of corner 



