Descriptions of Stations 



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AFRICA. 



French West Africa concluded. 



Conakry, French Guinea, 1914. Approximately 2.2 kilo- 

 meters west of the C. I. W. station of 1912, on a strip 

 of ground between Boulevard Circulaire and seashore 

 opposite Treasury, 14 inches (35.5 cm.) south of ex- 

 tension of curb line along north side of lane leading 

 from steps to Treasury, 45.6 feet (13.90 meters) west 

 of west side of Boulevard Circulaire, 80 feet (24.4 

 meters) north of north end of seawall, and 55.1 feet 

 (16.79 meters) south of a large palm tree. True bear- 

 ings: triangulation monument on farthest visible 

 point of island, 92 59'. 3; triangulation monument by 

 boulevard erected in 1906 by Conakry Topographic 

 Department, 199 OO'.O. 



Dimbokro, Ivory Coast, 1914. North of railroad and west 

 of administrator's house, 100 feet (30 5 meters) south- 

 west of a point 250 feet (76.2 meters) west-northwest 

 of southwest corner of the house, and in line with its 

 south side; marked by wooden stake. 



Grand Bassam, Ivory Coast, 1914. On north side of 

 lagoon, 158 feet (48.2 meters) north of water's edge, 

 123 feet (37.49 meters) northeast of east end of small 

 wooden foot-bridge, and north-northeast from con- 

 crete market building with tile roof; marked by 

 wooden stake. True bearings: flagpole at govern- 

 ment wharf, 31 26'. 2; flagpole of Chargeurs Reunis 

 Steamship Company, 42 16'.2; flagpole, 343 53'.1. 



Lome, 1914. Southwest of custom-house, 725 feet (221.0 

 meters) west of railroad on wharf, and 17 feet (5.2 

 meters) south of south edge of road which runs par- 

 allel with beach; marked by piece of old concrete 

 survey monument found by side of the road. True 

 bearing: flagpole on post-office, 247 03'.6. 



Palime, 1914. 5 miles (8 km.) south of Misahohe, and 

 1 block east of market, 9 feet (2.7 meters) east of line 

 of trees on east side of main portion of road, 220 paces 

 northwest of west end of cement bridge over drainage 

 ditch which runs along east side of road; marked by 

 tent peg. True bearings: steeple of Roman Catholic 

 church, 85 11'.5; east edge of railroad water tanks, 

 322 25'.0. 



Gold Coast Colony. 



Accra, 1914, 1919. Station 1914 is on golf links about 

 midway between beach and main road between 

 Accra and Christiansborg, 60 feet (IS. 3 meters) 

 west of center of road leading from main road to 

 sea, and south of police-guard room standing at 

 intersection of these roads; marked by small con- 

 crete pier. True bearings: flagpole on custom-house 

 at port, 49 43'.8; flagpole of Accra Lighterage 

 Company, Woermann agents, 55" 4S'.5; flagpole of 

 Basse! Mission factory, 60 26'. 1; steeple of Church of 

 England, 64 55'.4; steeple of Bassel Mission church, 

 69 51'.3; steeple of church in Christiansborg, 234 

 57'.9. 



Station 1919 is near northeast corner of golf links, 

 exactly in line with fence east of first bungalow east 

 of Secretariat building, and 230.5 feet (70.25 meters), 

 southeast of fence corner. True bearings: top of 

 church steeple, three-fourths mile (1.2 km.), 50 44'. 6; 

 vane on tower of post-office, three-fourths mile (1.2 

 km.), 61 15'. 2; eastmost gable of Secretariat building, 

 700 feet (213 meters), 99 46'.6; east corner of fence 

 around bungalow, 154 28'. 9; eastmost spike on white 

 building, 400 feet (122 meters), 182 29'.5. 



Dunkwa, 1914. West of railroad and south of road to 

 district commissioner's bungalow, 143 feet (43.6 

 meters) west of rest-house, and 30 feet (9.1 meters) 

 south of center of road. True bearings: staff on 

 bungalow of district commissioner, 101 50'.3; point 

 on west gable of factory in village, 349 29'. 5. 



AFRICA. 

 Gold Coast Colony concluded. 



Elmina, 1914. Reoccupation of U. S. Coast and Geodetic 



Survey station of 1889, near Fort St. George, on 

 eastern end of reef forming harbor of Elmina, about 

 7 miles (11 km.) east of Cape Coast Castle, 10S 

 feet (32.9 meters) southeast of seawall along north 

 side of road, ISO feet (54.9 meters) southwest of wall 

 embankment on west side of paved road along south- 

 west side of fort, and 117.5 feet (35.82 meters) south- 

 west of cement monument, 1 by 1 by 3 feet '30 by 

 30 by 91 cm.), roughly lettered C. G. S. and marking 

 northeast corner of open public ground. True bear- 

 ings: flagpole on San lago Prison, 145 42'.8; flagpole 

 on Fort St. George, 251 53'.8. 



Station B is 292.0 feet (89.00 meters) southwest of 

 main station, A, in extension of azimuth line from steel 

 telegraph-pole (211 57'. 5), 4 feet (1.2 meters) east 

 of a palm tree, and 20 feet (6.1 meters) from water's 

 edg.\ 



Kpandu, 1914. Between market and residency, 35 feet 

 (10.7 meters) south of center of road, and 36 feet 

 (11.0 meters) east of a point in line with east side 

 of rest-house and 6 feet (1.8 meters) from northeast 

 corner of cement floor of porch; marked by tent peg. 

 True bearing: steeple of Catholic Mission church, 

 262 23'.9. 



Kumasi, Ashanti, 1914. In polo ground south of railroad 

 and village, and west of rubber plantation, 6 feet 

 (1.8 meters) from nearest point of an 8-foot (2.4-meter) 

 embankment along northeast side of grounds, and 

 about midway between southeast and northwest ends 

 of the grounds, at head of small ravine which descends 

 toward village. True bearings: chief commissioner's 

 flagpole on small parade ground near post-office, 17S 

 22'.8; flagpole on building at fort, 1S9 32'. 3; cross on 

 Bassel Mission church, 193 IS'. 3. 



Sekondi, 1914, 1919. Station 1914 is on top of gravel 

 pile on eastern edge of area dug over by gold miners, 

 on top of ridge northeast of harbor and east of branch 

 railroad; marked by tent-peg. 



Station 1919 is on top of low red cliff, about 600 

 feet (183 meters) south of lighthouse, about 400 feet 

 (122 meters) east-southeast of High Court building, 

 at a point exactly in line with fence southwest of 

 ordinary courthouse building and 66 paces southeast 

 of its south corner. True bearings: center of window 

 of red-roofed bungalow on hill, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 

 79 47'.9; left gable end of white house through palm 

 trees, half mile (0.8 km.), 100 25'.7; westmost gable 

 of High Court building, 115 50'. 9; southwest corner 

 of fence around courthouse, 149 11'. 9; vane on light- 

 house, 182 03'.2. 



Liberia. 



Cape Palmas, Russvwrm Island, Maryland County, 1914, 

 1919. Station of 1919, which is a close reoccupation 

 of C. I. W. station of 1914, is on level space on rocky 

 ridge, 6 feet (1.8 meters) south of southern ex- 

 tremity of large rock, about 3 feet (0.9 meter) above 

 ground, about 10 feet (3 meters) north of Grebo 

 burial place, about 20 feet (6 meters) north of small 

 hut built over bushes, and practically in line with 

 east side of Woodin and Company's house extended 

 southward; marked by chipping in north face of 

 rock, the letters C. I. W. 6' S. True bearings: 

 bottom of tip on lantern of lighthouse at Cape Palmas, 

 128 23'.4; Woermann light-standard to hold lantern 

 on Woermann house, 176 46'. 1; middle of gable on 

 front of Woermann house, 177 06'. 2; west gable of 

 Masonic building, 217 07'. 6; east spire of new Epis- 

 copal church, 236 32'.7. 



