Descriptions of Stations 



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Bukhara (Ka'jan), Bukhara, 1909. At Kagan on the main 

 line of the railroad, about 8 milo.s northeast of the old 

 city of Bukhara; in an open field on edge of town near 

 Russian Consulate or Agency, and about half a mile 

 (0.8 kilometer) southeast of railroad station, in line 

 with street called Boulevard Baron Vre\'skago. The 

 nearest corner of brick wall surrounding property of 

 Russian Consulate is 128 feet (39.0 meters) distant 

 and bears 161 40'. A secondary station was estab- 

 lished 112 feet (34.1 meters) 44" 57'.5 east of south 

 from main station. 



Charjui, Bukhara, 1900. On open plain between town 

 and river. Station A is about 500 feet (152 meters) 

 north-northwest of road leading from town to steam- 

 boat wharves; about one-fourth mile (0.4 kilometer) 

 cast-northeast of barracks; about one-fourth mile 

 (0.4 kilometer) west from steamboat landing, and about 

 1 Yi rniles (2.0 kilometers) south-southeast of west enti 

 of railroad bridge. The following true bearings were 

 determined: black iron chimney, about 1 kilometer 

 distant, 110 59'. 0; sentry bo.x at west end of 

 bridge, 144 48'; sentry box at east end of bridge, 

 166 2S'. 

 Station B was established 155 fectJ47.2 meters) 69 01'. 

 west of north of station .-\. 



Chclkar, Turgai, 1909. On plain between town and pond, 

 about three-(|uarters of a kilometer west of church 

 and about half a kilometer south of railroad; about 

 200 paces from edge of pond. The following true 

 bearings were determined: water tower, 273 23'. 7; 

 bclfrv spire of church, 271 05'. 6; spire on railroad 

 station, 264 09'.0. 



Chinikcnt, Syr-daria, 1909. On east side of Russian portion 

 of town, about 1 verst (1 kilometer) northeast of post 

 station, on a flat grass plot on north side of a pond 

 and swamp; 50 feet (15 meters) south of line of tall 

 poplars, about 150 feet (46 meters) from street west of 

 grass plot and about 100 feet (30 meters) from pond. 

 A signal post about one-half mile (0.8 kilometer) 

 distant bears 321 53'.1. 



Dushak, TranscasfAan TcrrHnry. 1909. West of the \ illage, 

 about one-third mile (0.5 kilometer) southwest of rail- 

 road station, in a flat open plain used for grazing cara- 

 vans, south-southwest of railroad shops; 426 feet (129.8 

 meters) from nearest railroad track. The following 

 true bearings were determined: tall signal post near 

 railroad track, distant about 1 kilometer, 81 21 '.6; 

 east oil tank of two on north side of track, 155 19'; 

 water tower south of railroad shops and track, 230 13'. 



Etiiba, Ural, 1909. About 300 meters southwest of railroad 

 station, on edge of what appears to be bed of an 

 ancient river, 125 meters west of railroad tracks and 

 about same distance south-southeast of nearest house 

 !n_ village. The following true bearings were deter- 

 mined: water tower north of railroad station, 192 

 40'. 1; left-hand oil tank east of railroad tracks, 

 282 33'.5; spire on west end of engine house, 301 

 08'.3. 



Kazalinsk, Syr-daria, 1909. About 350 feet (107 meters) 

 from southeast corner of v.all around the comman- 

 dant's house and 50 feet (15 meters) from edge of 

 river bank; probably very near station of 1906 by 

 Smirnov. 



Khojend, Samarkand, 1909. In open space near northeast 

 corner of fort, probably a little north of position 

 occupied by Schwartz in 1886; 50 paces from river 

 bank, about 250 feet (76 meters) from street in front 

 of church and post office, and 22 paces north of a lone 

 tree near northeast corner of fort. A secondary 



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Khojend, Samarkand, 1909 continued. 



station was established 119 feet (36.3 meters) 12 24'.2 

 east of south from main station and 58 feet (17.7 meters) 

 east of base of fort. 



Kizil Arvat, Transcaspian Territory, 1909. In the plain on 

 south side of town, about a kilometer south of the 

 Russian Church and nearly a mile (1.6 kilometers) 

 from railroad station. The station is best reached 

 by following the street which runs south just east of 

 the church. On coming to the open plain two small 

 ruins of mud walls will be seen about 100 meters 

 apart. The main station is 69 feet (21.0 meters) 

 west of the south ruin and about 100 yards (91 meters) 

 west-southwest of the road to Kara Kalek, a village 

 on the frontier. The spire of a church in town bears 

 176 31'. 2. A .secondary station was established 38 

 feet (11.6 meters) east-southeast of north ruin, 332 

 feet (101.2 meters) from main station on line to 

 church =pire. 



Kokand, Ferghana, 1909. In open space about one-fourth 

 mile (0.4 kilometer) southwest of railroad station and 

 adjoining railroad station yard; about 500 feet (152 

 meters) from nearest railroad track, 55 feet (17 meters) 

 from a wooden fence forming southwest boundary of 

 field, and about 50 yards (46 meters) from roadway 

 on south side of field. Observations were made at a 

 secondary station 144 feet (44 meters) 57 25'. 1 east 

 of north of main station. 



Krasnovodsk, Transcaspian Territory, 1909. In large open 

 space north of church and northwestward of railroad 

 station and approximately the spot occupied by 

 Smirnov in 1906; nearly opposite entrance to broad 

 Petroff Street, running northeast to mountains; about 

 125 feet (38 meters) from south corner of wooden fence 

 to north; about 300 feet (91 meters) from northeast 

 corner of fence around school building to southwest, 

 and about 500 feet (152 meters) from nearest corner of 

 church south-southeast of station. The staft on the 

 railroad station about one-fourth mile (0.4 kilometer) 

 distant bears 328 ir.4. A secondary station was 

 established 110 feet (33.5 meters) 12.l west of south 

 from main station. 



Merv, Transcaspian Territory, 1909. In large open space 

 about 300 yards (275 meters) by 600 yards (550 

 meters), near church in northeast part of town, about 

 three-fourths mile (1.2 kilometers) east-northeast of 

 railroad station. The main station is near western 

 edge of space, about 500 feet (152 meters) from new 

 church and about the same distance from old church, 

 24 paces from edge of street to west-southwest, and 

 48 feet (14.6 meters) from a plane tree to southwest. 

 A line from this tree to right-hand corner of new church 

 passes through the station. The following true 

 bearings were determined: spire of new church, 219 

 23'; spire on old church, 164 31'. 

 A secondary station was established 207 feet (63.1 

 meters) 59 33'.8 east of true north of main station. 



Perovsk, Syr-daria, 1909. About one-fourth mile (0.4 

 kilometer) due south of railroad station; 30 feet (9 

 meters) east of three small trees, 400 feet (122 meters) 

 cast of road where it turns toward railroad station, and 

 about 40 paces northeast of corner of brick wall. The 

 right-hand chimney or ventilator on water tower west 

 of railroad station bears 167 27'.0. 



Samarkand, Samarkand, 1909. On grounds of government 

 silk station, about half a kilometer west of fort, lying 

 between the ancient city and the Russian portion of 

 town; this is same general location as Schw-artz's 

 station of 1886. The main station is in path running 

 east-southeast through mulberry bushes, 100 feet (30.5 



