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Title: Reports on military operations in South Africa and China
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: United States. Adjutant-General's Office
Subjects: South African War, 1899-1902
Publisher: Washington : G.P.O.
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ing in the reservists who numbered 28, the strengthof the corps was brought up to 60. The first lieutenant incharge was Lieutenant Paff, a native of Holland, throughwin >se untiring zeal and energy the corps reached a high degreeof efficiency. The corps accompanied the Boers into Natal and connectedthe various camps with telegraph and heliograph lines. Theobservation corps on the Swazieland border, under SchalkBurger, was equipped with a field telegraph by the telegraphcorps. About three months after the invasion of Natal, Gen-eral Jouberl availing himself of a clause of the law, transferredthe entire field telegraph service and material to the civiltelegraph service of the South African Republic and directedthat the heliograph service and the supervision of electricalworks remain under Lieutenant Paff. The corps was wellinstructed and well equipped For the field telegraph service,and naturally did not relish being deprived of an important J MAIN HELIOGRAPH LINES FIRST fART OF 1900
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OPERATIONS OF THE BOER ARMY. 141 part of its functions. On the other hand, all conditions werefavorable for extensive use of the heliograph. The landforms a high plateau varying between 3,000 and 5,000 feetabove sea level, the atmosphere is pure and dry, there is nota bush or tree to obstruct the view anywhere, and while thegeneral character of the country is that of rolling prairieyet it did not lack in prominent points suitable for heliographstations. The instrument used resembles ours in its mount-ings on a tripod, but the mirrors were circular and wereworked by a key attachment, an objectionable feature whichis overcome in our service by having a screen with a keyattachment on a separate tripod. The large mirror had adiameter of 14.137 inches and a range of 90 miles, the smallmirror had a diameter of 7.087 inches and a range of 48 miles;the instruments were furnished by Eliott & Co., of London,and manufactured, it is believed, by Siemens & Halske. $ . :£ ~ $ 4c $ ig: $ Or

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