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AFRICA. 



Liberia concluded. 



Cultinqton, Maryland County, 1919. On grounds south 

 of Epiphany Hall, east of footpath, 223 feet (68.0 

 meters) from southwest corner and about 327 feet 

 (100 meters) from northwest corner of Hall, 84 feet 

 (25.6 meters) northeast of center of middle one of 

 three mango trees, and 33.3 feet (10.15 meters) south 

 of stub of coffee tree in line with nearest corner of 

 Hall. True bearings: tree in saddle of hills, 161 

 35'. 6; northwest corner of Epiphany Hall, 127 54'.0; 

 small rock islet in distant sea, 301 45'.3. 



Harper, Maryland County, 1919. In a cleared field, about 

 80 yards (73 meters) north of north beach of river 

 entrance, approximately in line with north side of 

 stone station-house of water-police, and with fore- 

 and after-masts of stranded "Yaroba", about 165 

 yards (151 meters) west of northwest corner of station- 

 house and ahout same distance from "Yaroba;" 41 

 feet (12 meters) northwest of stub of bread-fruit 

 tree, 104 feet (31.7 meters) northeast of nearest tall 

 coconut tree, 69.5 feet (21.18 meters) south of middle 

 stem of a 3-stemmed bread-fruit tree, and 105 feet 

 (32.0 meters) southwest of a large bread-fruit tree; 

 marked by tent-peg driven flush with ground. True 

 bearings: east gable window of Woodin and Com- 

 pany's house (Villa Deborah), 5 04'. 5; west gable 

 window of Woodin and Company's house, 5 14'. 5; 

 bottom of tip on lantern of lighthouse at Cape Palmas, 

 14 26'.5; bottom of after-mast of stranded "Yaroba" 

 on north beach, 114 33'. 5; northwest edge of water- 

 police station-house, 307 18'. 5; north gable of 

 Senator H. Too Wesley's house, behind flagpole, 

 320 31'.3; west gable of" Masonic Hall, 335 50'.0. 



Nigeria. 



Abinsi, Muri, 1914. On bushy land south of swamp and 

 southwest of military commander's and district 

 officer's bungalows, at edge of rifle range near 100- 

 yard bunker, 10 yards (9 meters) nearer targets than 

 first shooting platform, and 12 feet (3.7 meters) 

 west of drainage ditch along edge of range; marked 

 by a large wooden stake. True bearing: flagpole in 

 front of fort, 171 58'.1. 



Abol, Central Prorince, 1914. East of Niger River, west 

 of brick court-house and other buildings, on elevated 

 piece of ground containing old garden, rectangular 

 concrete water-tank and tennis court, near raised path 

 running parallel to river, 47.0 feet (14.33 meters) west 

 of nearest point in concrete gutter surrounding garden, 

 66.5 feet (20.27 meters) west-northwest of northwest 

 corner of water-tank, 76.5 feet (23.32 meters) north- 

 west of northwest corner of tennis court proper, 

 144 feet (43.9 meters) northwest of well, and 28 feet 

 (8.5 meters) southeast of only wild tree; marked by 

 pier of old sundial, a concrete block 1 by 1 by 3 feet 

 (30 by 30 by 91 cm.), with finished paneled sides, 

 embedded 2 feet (61 cm.) in sand, its top surface 

 rough and broken, an irregular hole from which 

 steel reenforcement bar had been removed extending 

 lengthwise through middle. True bearings: distant 

 tree across river, 170 29'.0; south gable of Niger Com- 

 pany's bungalow, 235 18'.3. 



Amar, Muri, 1914. Near water's edge at low water on a 

 sandy beach, at Amar, a deserted village surrounded 

 by large swamps, at one time provincial headquarters 

 of government. 



Baro, Niger, 1914. East of Niger River and southeast 

 of native village, on flat top of steep Baro Hill, just 

 outside cleared area of bushland, east of golf links 

 and houses and offices of army, police, marine, and 

 political officers, occupying western part of top of 



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Nigeria continued. 

 Baro, Niger, 1914 continued. 



hill near river, 35 feet (10.7 meters) east of large tree; 

 marked by a tent-peg. True bearing: flagpole in 

 front of house occupied by marine and transport 

 officer, 102 04'.0. 



Bauclii, Central Province, 1914. On grounds of govern- 

 ment of Bauchi District, about 2 miles (3 km.) west 

 of native town, about 200 yards (183 meters) south 

 of brick iron-roofed house of military officer, and in 

 line with its east face, and 250 feet (76 meters) west of 

 west entrance of mud straw-roofed house of assistant 

 district officer, which is one-fourth mile (0.4 km.) 

 west of post-office and mud courthouse; marked by 

 a tent-peg. 



Debba Habe, Central Proiince, 1914. On hill half mile 

 (0.8 km.) northwest of village, 90 feet (27 meters) 

 southeast of front entrance of rest-house building, 

 a large 3-roomed, mud structure surrounded by a ver- 

 anda and covered with a straw roof; marked by a tent 

 peg. True bearing: papaw tree in village, 321 28'.3. 



Forcados, Central Prorince, 1914. On north shore of 

 island immediately west of Forcados, formerly oc- 

 cupied by native government clerks and known as 

 Pigeon Beach, about 2 miles (3.2 km.) by boat from 

 Elder Dempster wharf in Forcados, at a point 70 

 feet (21.3 meters) southeast of water's edge at high 

 tide, and 700 feet (213 meters) southwest of old well; 

 marked by a tent-peg. True bearings: gable of tele- 

 graph building at end of cable, 140 30'.6; flagpole 

 near post-office, 254 26'. 5. 



Ibadan, Southern Nigeria, 1914. North of railway depot, 

 north of the main road where it changes its course 

 from west to northwest after crossing tracks just 

 north of side tracks on curve, and opposite point 

 where main road is joined by road from south which, 

 after turning sharply toward southeast, passes offices, 

 bungalows, and rest-houses of railroad men, and ter- 

 minates at railroad, about 150 feet (45.7 meters) north 

 of depot; 45 feet (13.7 meters) north of center of 

 main road, 105.5 feet (32.16 meters) southeast of 

 large cotton tree at edge of main road, 104.5 feet 

 (31.85 meters) northwest of cotton tree in angle of 

 hedge on opposite side of main road; marked by frag- 

 ment of concrete slab, 4 by 8 by 8 inches (10 by 20 

 by 20 cm.) burried flush with surface of ground. 

 True bearings: southeast gable of railroad rest-house, 

 2 05'. 5; finial on south gable of bungalow north of 

 railroad rest-house, 18 22'. 5; center one of three palm 

 trees standing alone, 245 16'.0. 



Ibi, Muri, 1914. On property of Sudan United Mission 

 on south edge of native quarter of Ibi, bounded on 

 north by a street, on west by a raised road, and on 

 south by cultivated fields south of which a swamp 

 drains northeast into river close to southwest corner 

 of mission property, 24.8 feet (7.56 meters) north of 

 small angle-iron buried in a cement block marking 

 southwest corner of mission property, and about 3 

 feet (0.9 meter) east of west boundary; marked by 

 a tent-peg driven flush with ground. True bearings: 

 southwest corner of mission property 3 15'; point 

 Tj of Government surveyor's transit traverse, 74 

 22'. 9; wooden flagpole in front of doctor's bungalow, 

 83 32'.9; steel flagpole in front of provincial resident's 

 house, 95 34'.9. 



Idah, Central Province, 1914. On high bluff overlooking 

 Niger River, north of native village, trading company 

 canteens, and house and office of government political 

 officer, 120 feet (36.6 meters) northwest of mud-walled, 

 straw-roofed rest-house, and 20 feet (6.1 meters) east 

 of edge of bluff; marked by a tent-peg. True bearing: 

 prominent tree across river, down stream, 55 11'.7. 



