Chapter XVIII: Appendix: B

LIST OF STATIONS IN MASHONALAND ASTRONOMICALLY OBSERVED, WITH ALTITUDES

By Robert M. W. Swan, Esq.

STATIONS LATITUDE LONGITUDE HEIGHTS [35]
° ′ ″ ° ′ ″ feet

Mafeking 25 51 1 25 41 0 — Ramatlabama River 25 37 57 — — At Pan 25 30 13 25 8 15 — Kanya, 11 miles S.S.E of 25 7 2 25 8 15 3580 Kanya 24 58 30 25 16 0 3750 Molopolole 24 25 30 25 21 0 4020 Molopolole, 4 miles N. of 24 21 30 25 21 30 3872 Klippan, ½ mile N. of 24 17 12 — 4020 Kurumurwa 24 8 33 — 3570 Khemi 23 50 8 — 3490 Boatlenama, 15 miles S.E. of 23 42 20 25 35 30 3540 Boatlenama 23 32 30 — 3400 S. of Selinia Pan 23 27 11 — 3120 N. of Selinia Pan 23 20 51 26 3 15 3050 Near Hataloklu Vley 23 15 4 26 10 53 3140 S. of Shoshong 23 8 47 26 19 30 3160 Near Shoshong 23 4 0 26 28 0 3310 At stream 23 1 57 26 41 30 3260 Near Mahalapsi River 22 57 41 26 51 15 3240 Chuloan Vley 22 46 0 27 6 30 3010 Palapwe 22 37 30 27 18 0 3150 At Lotsani River 22 32 45 27 21 30 2740 At Lotsani River 22 33 58 27 34 0 2480 At Lotsani River 22 32 37 27 46 45 2450 Near Elibi Fort 22 32 55 — 2300 Near Elibi Fort — — 2230 At Muralla Vley 22 32 55 28 10 30 2290 Makwenje River 22 26 56 28 21 30 2275 Pakwe River 22 15 20 28 24 15 2400 Marapong River 22 7 38 28 31 0 2230 Matlaputla River 22 3 39 — — Maklutsi Camp 22 0 42 28 38 15 2010 Maklutsi River 21 58 20 28 41 0 1870 Metsimachokwan River 21 49 55 28 52 0 1920 Semalali 21 53 2 29 0 40 2080 Baobab Spruit 21 53 17 29 14 0 — Fort Tuli 21 55 20 29 20 15 — Ipagi River 21 51 59 29 36 15 — Sigabi River 21 43 53 29 42 30 — ’Msingwan River 21 39 7 29 48 15 1720 ’Mshabetsi River 21 26 22 29 57 15 2140 Mount Yanda 21 21 57 30 6 15 2330 Bubye River 21 20 30 30 14 0 2090 ’Nyamanda 21 11 34 30 23 15 — Mount Host 21 9 10 30 30 20 2250 Near Nwanetsi River 21 5 16 30 38 30 1910 Near Nwanesti River 20 59 23 30 41 0 1880 Near Mount Ibonda 20 49 49 30 42 0 2130 Lunde River 20 41 6 30 44 45 1970 Near Naka Mountains 20 35 54 30 45 0 2130 ’Mlala 20 27 9 30 47 30 2580 Tokwe River 20 23 5 30 53 30 2380 Providential Pass 20 11 11 30 57 45 3090 Fort Victoria 20 7 53 31 0 0 3380 Zimbabwe 20 16 30 31 7 30 3340 ’Mshagashe River 20 3 40 — 3200 Makori 19 38 29 30 58 30 4200 Chekatu 19 38 49 31 3 0 4100 Gona 19 36 52 — 4350 ’Msingana 19 31 30 — 3650 Kutimasinga’s 19 38 19 31 37 0 3250 Lutile 19 34 12 — 3600 Matindela 19 30 23 31 51 45 3350 Near Mount Wizinde 19 17 0 — 3250 Near Mwairari River 19 14 56 32 2 45 2900 Mukubu River 19 8 45 32 4 15 2700 Sabi River 19 7 40 32 1 30 2900 Ampsäi River 19 6 41 — 2950 Zamopera 19 0 17 31 39 15 3660 Mafusaire’s 18 56 26 — 3950 East of Smet’s Kraal 18 51 25 — — West of Kwende’s Kraal 18 48 25 31 25 45 4220 ’Mtigesa’s 18 48 30 31 16 45 4570 Fort Charter 18 35 40 31 9 45 4408 ’Mfuli River 18 18 35 31 5 30 4080 Near stream 18 10 15 31 10 15 — S. of Hanyani River 18 0 22 31 3 15 4800 Fort Salisbury 17 49 30 31 4 15 4820 Fleming’s Camp, Mazoe River 17 32 48 30 56 0 — Yellow Jacket Mine, ditto 17 28 32 31 4 15 4030 Madelaywa’s 17 48 30 31 12 0 — Musungaikwa’s 17 52 33 31 20 15 5010 Nora River 17 55 13 31 29 0 4470 Kunzi’s 17 53 40 31 33 0 4400 Yandoro’s 17 47 0 31 41 45 4720 Bambabashla’s 17 40 30 31 48 0 4410 Mahume River 17 31 0 31 57 45 3420 Near Lutsa 17 23 30 32 9 0 3450 Near ’Mtoko’s 17 23 50 32 14 0 3900 ’Nyandea River 17 32 5 32 8 30 3600 Nyamashupa River 17 39 22 32 2 15 3900 Near Mount Masunsgwai 17 50 12 31 54 15 4350 Yaungurukwe River 17 59 25 31 45 45 4700 Mangwendi’s P.S. 18 6 42 31 39 30 4870 Nyanger Mountain 18 15 20 31 46 0 4850 Chikamondi River 18 21 6 31 56 30 4810 Mount Ruanda 18 22 30 32 7 30 4830 Chipunza’s 18 27 30 32 10 15 4450 Near Chigono’s 18 33 50 32 17 0 4450 Near Yenya Mountains 18 45 0 32 22 45 3620 Odzi River drift 18 48 50 — 3420 ’Mtasa’s 18 44 30 32 29 0 4170 Umtali, our camp 18 53 30 32 32 45 3600 Massi-Kessi (Portuguese camp) 18 53 45 32 44 30 2200 Mineni River 18 56 0 32 50 30 2140 Lusika River 18 59 27 33 2 0 2000 Vundusi River trib. 18 59 10 33 13 0 2000 Near Chimoia’s 18 59 0 33 20 0 2140 Zombana River 18 57 15 — 1930 Makumbese River 19 2 10 — 120 Vley 19 8 35 — 100 Mutuchiri River 19 16 40 — 50 ’Mpanda’s 19 23 30 34 32 30 20