Descriptions of Stations 



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Portuguese East Africa continued. 



Mashambo, 1920. On open space in front of Zambezi 

 Company's rest-house for travelers, in line of weft 

 side of front rest-house, approximately in line between 

 southeast corner of lion-proof palisade and large 

 baobab tree, 27. 85 meters east of south corner of 

 natives' compound, and 17.05 meters northeast of 

 center of baobab tree. True bearings: east corner of 

 natives' compound, 119 20'.0; southwest veranda 

 post of rest-house, 18.90 meters, 180 04'. 2; southeast 

 corner of rest-house compound, about 30 meters, 226 

 27'.6. 



Mopca, 1920. Possibly 5 miles (8 km.) northwest of C. 

 I. W. station Mapia, 1909, which could not be re- 

 covered. On premises of factory of Sena Sugar Estates 

 Ltd., about 5 kilometers north of river landing, on 

 unused land southeast of hospital, about 400 meters 

 southeast of manager's residence, in line of fence in- 

 closing tree nursery 100 paces southeast of south 

 corner, 142 paces north of factory-railway; marked by 

 cement-faced brick pillar, 1 meter high, inscribed on 

 top C. I. \V. True bearings: south tower on roof 

 of manager's residence, 111 43'.4; turret on club- 

 house, about 500 meters, 1 15 05'. 7; south end of roof 

 of hospital, about 200 meters, 103 28'. 7; north end 

 of roof of repair shop, 330 27'. 9. 



Mozambique, 1920. Two stations were occupied. Station 

 A is 12 meters north of C. I. W. station of 1909, in 

 line with southwest goal-posts of football field, 49 

 paces southeast of nearer post, 201 paces southwest 

 of southwest corner of Fort St. Sebastien, ISO paces 

 from house in west part of Campo Gabriel. True 

 bearings: cross on church on beach, 2 kilometers, 

 30 17'.9; flagstaff at south corner of Fort St. Se- 

 bastien, 300 meters, 241 22'.G; top of lighthouse 

 tower, 5 kilometers, 296 55'.8. 



Station B is close rcoccupation of F. A. Chives' 

 station of 1906, about 100 meters northeast of station 

 A, in middle of rifle range, south of southwest wing of 

 Fort St. Sebastien, 87 paces southeast of middle 

 stone pillar of three at northwest end of range. True 

 bearings: cross of church on beach, 2 kilometers, 37 

 37'.8; middle pillar at end of rifle range, 13S OO'.l; 

 flagstaff on south corner of fort, 243 53'. 8; top of 

 lighthouse tower, 5 kilometers, 298 00'. 7. 



Panhanic, 1920. On right bank of Zambezi Kivcr, about 

 24 kilometers below Zurnbo, on waste land about 50 

 meters northeast of residence of agent of Zambezi 

 Company, and 19.5.5 meters northeast of northeast 

 corner of raised foundation of house destroyed in 1917 

 rebellion; marked by cartridge-case hammered flush 

 with ground, to be replaced by a stone column 30 

 centimeters square and 1 meter high. True bearings: 

 north end of native sepoy's guard-room, about 70 

 meters, 15 50'. 5; northeast corner of foundation of 

 former house, 07 14'.3; distant conical peak, 1S8 

 34'. 0; distant prominent tree, 1 kilometer, 275 50'.0. 



Porto Amelia, 1920. At west end of open sandy space 

 which extends along hill-top between government 

 offices and military headquarters, 190 paces west of 

 west corner of platform of governor's residence, ex- 

 actly in line of fence along southeast side of fenced 

 inclosure, and 48 paces southwest of stone at south 

 corner. True bearings: flagstaff at office in town, 

 0.5 kilometers, 84 35'.4; top of isolated peak in 

 interior, 30 kilometers, 100 31'. 9; west end of roof 

 of governor's residence, 291 24'. 1; flagstaff at mili- 

 tary headquarters, 329 25'. 0; northwest corner of 

 wall around military headquarters, 341 18'. 1. 



Tete, 1920. At northeast end of open ground between 

 post-office and governor's palace, in line of northwest 



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Tete, 1920 continued. 



side, of compound northeast of governor's palace, 

 43.85 meters northeast of its north corner, and 11.18 

 meters southeast of southeast corner of base of sun- 

 dial erected by Dr. Livingstone; marked by cement- 

 covered brick pillar, 1 meter high, inscribed on top 

 C. I. W. 1920. True bearings: east gable of red- 

 roofed residence on hill, 0.0 kilometer, 75 28'.G; left 

 end roof of small building of paper factory across 

 river, 1 kilometer, 225 34'.5; near corner of post- 

 office, about 50 meters, 244 51'.7; top of church 

 steeple, about 200 meters, 295 55'.4; south end roof 

 of British consular agency, 323 57'.0. 



Southwest Africa. 



Aus, 1916. Close reoccupation of station of 1909, to 

 right of railway to Seeheim, south of town, on small 

 area from which surface stones have all been removed, 

 260 paces south of south face of galvanized iron house 

 occupied by railway inspector, formerly doctor's 

 house of old hospital, and 12 paces east of Kubub 

 road; marked by somewhat pointed white quartz 

 stone, upper face of which is about 8 bv 3.5 inch s 

 (20 by 9 cm.), left 7 inches (18 cm.) above surf: 

 True bearings: perpendicular north edge of hill, 43 

 35'.4; pinnacle on west gable of railroad inspector's 

 house, 114 41'. 0; finial over east end of police station, 

 168 37'.7; center of stone beacon, 337 36'.4. 



Gibeon, 1916. Close reoccupation of station of 1909, 

 immediately north of village and above small stream 

 tributary to Fish River, on middle summit of hill 

 with triple crown, the most easterly summit of which 

 is occupied by native Location, and" westerly by stone 

 beacon, on ground covered with hard blackish stones 

 of all sizes weighing up to 150 pounds. True bearings: 

 ornament over west door of public building, 4 33'. 7; 



198 07'.3; southernmost steel telegraph-pole above 

 skyline, 311 25'.2. 



Keelmanshoop, 1910. Close reoccupation of station of 

 1909, in general vicinity of race-track and football 

 ground, 400 paces north of point on railway which is 

 400 paces east of east face of stone railroad station ; 

 marked by tent-peg. True bearings: finial over east 

 end of large house, 16 03'.9; lightning rod on tower 

 of railroad station, 01 48'. 0; highest point on south 

 one of two small peaks about 1 mile (1.0 km.) 90 27'. 3; 

 west peak of distant twin peaks about 6 miles (10 km ) 

 345 47'.9. 



Se< heim, 1916. Proximate reoccupation of station of 1909, 

 which could not be located owing to changes in rail- 

 road and bridges, on left bank of Fish River, 202 

 paces north of railroad from a point 165 paces east 

 of east end of the one of two steel truss bridges 

 over Fish River nearest Seeheim, and 165 paces 

 south-southwest of nearest corner of plot of ground 

 containing two graves and surrounded by masonry 

 wall 2 feet (0.6 meter) high, surmounted by four 

 iron pipes supporting a single chain; marked by tent- 

 stake. True bearings: approximate center of beacon 

 across Fish River, 74 22'. 0; steeple of old hotel on 

 hill, 298 20'.9; steel telegraph-pole, 309 22'.0. 



Sicakopmund, 1910. Close reoccupation of station of 1909, 

 southwest of distillery, just east of east line of Moltke 

 Street, and exactly in line joining old Hohenzollern 

 Hotel, now a private house, and second window of 

 back shed of puinping-station, about 200 yards (183 

 meters) southeast of railroad to Walfish Bay, and 



