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Land Magnetic Observations, 1914-20 



AFRICA. 



Nigeria concluded. 



Zaria, 1914. About 300 feet (91 meters) west of railroad 

 right-of-way fence, near one of the holes of golf links, 

 and about due west of point midway between railroad 

 r< st-house and residence of foreman of works; marked 

 by tent-peg. True bearings: boulder on top of long 

 hill, 10 OG'.O; south edge of provincial commissioner's 

 house, 136 54'.4; pinnacle on west gable of depot, 

 2.54 21'.3. 



Zungeru, 1914. On rifle range northwest of railroad 

 station, 12 feet (3.7 meters) north of point in line 

 with north edge of 600-yard firing platform and 10.5 

 feet (3.20 meters) east of its northeast corner; marked 

 by stone projecting 3 inches (8 cm.) above ground. 

 True bearing: flagpole beyond barracks, 152 11'. 5. 



Portuguese East Africa. 



Ankuaze, 1920. On left bank of Zambezi River, on prop- 

 erty of "Sociedade Agricola do Guengue," on 

 barren spot in cotton field about 100 meters south- 

 east of residence, and 14 paces east of center of path 

 through field; marked by hardwood post 1 meter 

 high. True bearings: large shady tree on river bank, 

 51 34. '7; left edge of south pillar of residence, 117 

 24'.5; lone tree west of path, 22 paces, 124 03'. 



Bandar, 1920. On left bank of Zambezi River, at south- 

 east end of Lupata Gorge, about 200 meters north- 

 west of old trading post, east of wood station for 

 steamers, 5 paces west of Kafir track lending up 

 steep hill and 39 paces northeast of cast palm tree 

 of two on river bank. True bearings: east palm tree 

 on river bank, 43 29'. 3; large baobab tree on op- 

 posite bank of river, 0.7 kilometer, 47 47'.4; near 

 gable of sheet-iron building at trading post, 301 04'.8. 



Beira, 1920. Four stations were occupied. Station A is 

 a practical reoccupation of Dr. J. C. Beattie's station 

 of 1906, on low grass-land about 0.5 kilometer north- 

 east of railway station, in line with south side of large 

 locomotive shed produced southeastward about 350 

 meters, 162 paces southeast of native workers' canteen, 

 and 40 paces south of point where path crosses swamp 

 channel. True bearings: central stack of three at 

 power station, 1.5 kilometers, 24 31'. 4; near corner 

 of native canteen, 113 13'.0; south end of roof of 

 locomotive shed, 122 47'. 7; east gable of large distant 

 store building, 1 kilometer, 201 41'. 1. 



Two secondary stations, N and 6', were occupied 

 for testing for local disturbance; S is 80 paces south 

 of station A on line to stack at power station; N is 

 120 paces north of .4 on same line. 



Station B is about 1 kilometer south of station A, 

 about 0.5 kilometer northeast of governor's palace, 

 near northeast boundary of sports ground, 13.3 meters 

 from northwest goal post, and 15.7 meters from north- 

 east goal-post of foot-ball field, and exactly in line 

 with northwest and southwest goal-posts. True 

 bearings: stack of electric power-station, 1 kilometer, 

 70 57'.2; wind-vane on tower of observatory, 1 kilo- 

 meter, 346 38'.9; cross on church steeple, 1 kilo- 

 meter, 356 01'.2. 



See also Macule Point. 



Boroma, 1920. On right bank of Zambezi Rivi r, on 

 property of Jesuit Mission, about 200 meters west of 

 pumping station, on open flat 40 paces from southern 

 base of steep hill on which Mission buildings are 

 located, in angle formed by two foot-paths just west 

 of grove, 101 paces southwest of south corni r of old 

 foundation at end of road to Mission; marked by 

 brick pillar, faced with cement. True bearings: 

 prominent tree on ridge, 2 kilometers, 35 18'.8; south- 

 west corner of pumping station, 260 33'.3. 



AFRICA. 



Portuguese East Africa continued. 



Cachomba, 1920. On open land near southeast corner of 

 Portuguese military fort, 29.05 meters southwest of 

 junction of tambour and south wall, and 24.85 meters 

 south of south wall of fort. True bearings: flagstaff 

 in southwest corner of fort, about S5 meters, 99 

 59'.6; outer edge of west side of south gateway, 

 42.70 meters, 118 36'.2; flagstaff on southeast tam- 

 bour, 212 52'.8; flagstaff on baobab tree at rifle 

 range, 1 kilometer, 356 29'. 4. 



Captiva, 1920. On grassy flat, below rocky sandstone 

 slope on which is built rest-camp for travelers, east 

 of native, village, in line with veranda posts along 

 southeast side of house for white men, and 6 paces 

 northwest of path across grass}' flat. True bearings: 

 southeast corner-post of house for white men, 27 

 paces, 57 41'. 8; top of conical mountain, 30 kilo- 

 meters, 195 21'. 1; tree at end of sandstone range, 

 5 kilometers, 296 37'.9; cross mark on large tree, 

 35 paces, 328 09'.2. 



Chemba, 1920. On right bank of Zambezi River, on 

 Mozambique Company's cotton ginnery reserve, 66.10 

 meters south of south corner of wall around manager's 

 residence, east of servants' quarters, and about 150 

 meters southeast of cotton ginnery; marked by 

 cement-faced brick pillar, 1 meter high, inscribed 

 "C. I. W. 1920." True bearings: prominent tree on 

 distant ridge, 4 kilometers, 15 23'.2; left gable of 

 store building behind ginnery, 102 32'. 8; chimney 

 stack of ginnery, 110 10'. 8; south gable of residence, 

 about 100 meters, 181 22'.0. 



Chieoa, 1920. On open ground south of post of Zambezi 

 Company, and exactly in line with southeast fence 

 of compound, and 5.85 meters from nearest banana 

 palm. True bearings: top of cliff at Zambezi gorge, 

 25 kilometers, 81 39'.5; flagstaff of post, 28.45 meters, 

 142 03'. 3; southeast veranda post of residence of 

 agent, 179 42'. 0; southeast corner of compound, 

 27.50 meters, 215 11'. 0; near gable of east one of two 

 houses for travelers, about 100 meters, 331 22'. 1. 



Chinde, 1920. Close reoccupation of C. I. W. station of 

 1909. In space used as garden within "Extra Con- 

 eession," 25 paces southwest of road which leads past 

 British Concession to golf shelter at beach, opposite 

 point in road 346 paces southeast from high fence of 

 British Concession. True bearings: south veranda 

 post of red-roofed bungalow, 1 kilometer, 15 37'.0; 

 east edge of British consulate, about 400 meters, 145 

 03'.9; flagstaff at Portuguese government office, 400 

 meters, 201 28'.8. 



Chindio, 1920. On grazing land about 0.5 kilometer ea.st- 

 southeast of railway station, 9 paces north of Kafir 

 trail, in line of buffers at east end of railway siding 

 produced 212 paces southward, and in line with north 

 end of large goods-shed west of railway. True bear- 

 ings: northeast corner of brick house, 105 paces, 27 

 10'.2; north end roof of large railway goods-shed, 

 65 36'.2; top of railway tank at southwest corner, 

 S4 04'.4; north spike on railway station, 101 44'.3: 

 buffers at end of railway siding, 157 19'. 8. 



Macule Point, 1920. An attempt to reoccupy British 

 Admiralty observing point of 1892, about 2 miles 

 (3 kilometers) east of town, near coast, on crest of 

 broken line of sand dunes, about 150 meters south- 

 west of cable-house of Eastern and South African 

 Company, where cable is landed and carried overland 

 to Beira, 110 paces south of third pole of overhead 

 cable line. True bearings: southmost visible tele- 

 graph poll! on coast, 2 kilometers, 91 Ol'.C; bottom 

 of pole at cable-house, 235 58'.7; top of lighthouse 

 tower, 1 kilometer, 242 49'.0. 

 See also Beira, 



