Descriptions of Stations 



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ASIA. 



China continued. 



Achikai, Yunnan, 1917 continued. 



leading up hill, about 80 feet (24 meters) north of 

 junction, 6 paces west of footpath, 5 paces east of 

 top of bank overlooking main road, 42 paces from 

 grave to north. True bearings: left end of roof of 

 temple, one-third mile (0.5 km.), 11 53'.6; top west- 

 most support of north gate of village, 10 10'. 5. 



Amoy, Fukien, 1917. Exact reoecupation of station of 

 190G. In south corner of lawn of residence of British 

 consul, in foreign concession on Kulangsen Island, 

 near top of short flight of steps leading down hillside 

 from flagstaff, 109 feet (33.2 meters) south of south 

 corner of consul's residence, 15.2 feet (4.63 meters) 

 from tree to southeast near steps, 9.5 feet (2.9 meters) 

 west of square concrete pillar near head of steps; 

 marked by granite cylinder 18 inches (46 cm.) in 

 diameter projecting 8 inches (20 cm.) above ground 

 upon top of which a brass plate has been fastened 

 giving latitude and longitude as previously deter- 

 mined. True bearings: top of pagoda on mountain, 

 5 miles (8 km.), 3 59'.6; west corner of consul's 

 residence, 152 35 .0; east corner of consul's residence, 

 195 14'.2; bottom of right side of flagstaff, 23S 00'.6. 



Anda Station, Heilungkiang, Manchuria, 1916. In north 

 corner of waste land lying between railway line and 

 southwest edge of Chinese town, exactly in line 

 with northwest side of westmost street of town, 

 about 400 feet (122 meters) northeast of large com- 

 pound containing Russian residences, 245 feet (74.7 

 meters) southwest of tall light-standard, 363 feet 

 (110.6 meters) southwest of south corner of Chinese 

 house at end of westmost street in town, 23 paces 

 southwest of edge of cart track. True bearings: top 

 of railway water-tower, 6 32'. 9; bottom of cross on 

 small house in northeast corner of Russian compound, 

 56 OS'.l; bottom of signal arm on railway, 103 5S'.9; 

 southeast corner of house at end of street, 363 feet 

 (110.6 meters), 223 29'.0; center of winding ap- 

 paratus at bottom of light-standard, 245 feet (74.7 

 meters), 232 56'. 7; near gable end of iron-roofed 

 house, about 400 feet (122 meters), 253 57'.3; top of 

 eastmost water-tower, two-thirds mile (1 km.), 333 

 17'.2; spike on front gable of railwav station, 354 

 13'.5. 



Anlu, Hupeh, 1916. On left bank of Han River, about 

 half mile (0.8 km.) below usual boat mooring, at 

 edge of cultivated area between river and grass- 

 covered dike beyond first series of cultivated fields, 

 about one-third way from river to dike. True bear- 

 ing: tip of low tower in group of temple buildings on 

 hill near corner of city wall, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km.), 

 272 28'.7. 



Antung, Shengking, Manchuria, 1916. On hillside on west 

 boundary of Chinese new park (known as Yuan Pao 

 Shan), which is situated on south slopes of high 

 wooded hills rising north of Chinese city, about mid- 

 way between edge of woodland and grave land, about 

 350 feet (107 meters) north of tea pavilion; marked 

 by granite block, 8 by 8 by 36 inches (20 by 20 by 

 91 cm.), left just above surface of ground and lettered 

 C. I. W. 1916 on top face, a small drill hole marking 

 exact instrument center. True bearings: center of 

 red-roofed tower over white house, 1.5 miles (2.4 

 km.), 46'. 2; near gable end of leftmost large 

 godown of railway, 2 miles (3 km.), 2 41'. 1; right 

 edge of house on opposite hill, one-third mile (0.5 

 km.), 21 56'.5; center of ornament on work-house, 

 one-fourth mile (0.4 km.), 73 20'. 2; ornament on 

 roof of pavilion on opposite hill, one-fourth mile (0.4 

 km.), 281 21'.4; top of tower of Yokohama Specie 

 Bank building, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 358 16'.8. 



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China contin ued. 



Arra Hottock, Outer Mongolia, 1915. About 12 miles (19.3 

 km.) west and 20 miles (32 km.) south of ford 

 where road from Urga to Barron Kurin crosses Tola 

 Gol, about 11 paces southeast of road, at top of 

 plateau where it clips into valley of small stream 

 which, after flowing northward from Arra Hottock 

 (well), turns to eastward, about one fourth-mile (0.4 

 km.) north of Arra Hottock. 



Booralchin Temple, Outer Mongolia, 1915. On plain about 

 900 feet (274 meters) northwest of Booralchin Temple, 

 which lies about one-third mile (0.5 km.) east of main 

 ox-cart road from Kalgan to Urga, roughly in line 

 with southwest side of westmost of temple buildings. 

 True bearings: leftmost of four peaks in range to 

 northwest, 10 miles (16 km.), 100 49'.5; center orna- 

 ment on roof of temple, 328 40'.6; right gable end 

 of rightmost temple building, 330 25M. 



Boskhun Bollock, Outer Mongolia, 1915. Near site of 

 eleventh camp on main courier road from Urga to 

 Uliassutai, beside large spring called Boskhun Bollock 

 or "Raised-up Spring," about 100 feet (30 meters) 

 southeast of spring and about 10 paces northeast of 

 edge of stream. True bearings: horse pole at courier 

 station, 300 meters, 191 30'. 1; bottom of leftmost 

 pole of horse lines, 214 26M; top of conical mountain, 

 10 miles (16 km.), 231 24'.4. 



Buchedu, Heilungkiang, Manchuria, 1916. In Russian 

 public park, about half mile (0.8 km.) north of railway 

 station, on hillside just below west end of Russian 

 cemetery and just north of inclosed garden on bluff 

 overlooking town, situated on north half of grass-land 

 inclosed by horseshoe-shaped avenue planted with 

 small trees, 298.5 feet (90.98 meters) south of south- 

 west corner of cemetery fence, 180.5 feet (55.02 

 meters) north of eastmost post of inclosure around 

 garden on bluff, 104.5 feet (31.85 meters) from nearest 

 tree to north, 45.5 feet (13.87 meters) from nearest 

 tree to west, and 44 feet (13.4 meters) from nearest 

 tree to east; marked by wooden peg with small cross 

 cut in top face, set just below ground. True bear- 

 ings: bottom of leftmost post of garden inclosure, 

 2 53'.8; top of railway water-tower, half mile (0.8 km), 

 68 57'.6; near gable end of near train shed, half mile 

 (0.S km.), 84 21'.0; near gable end of solitary red 

 house on plain, 1.5 miles (2.4 km.), 101 51'.7; cross 

 on church tower, half mile (0.8 km.), 122 03'.2; top 

 of near corner of cemetery fence, 298.5 feet (90.93 

 meters), 176 03'.2. 



Canton, As and Bs, Kwanglung, 1914, 1915, 1917. In June 

 1914, two non-magnetic observing huts, designated 

 A and B, were erected near southeast corner of 

 campus of Canton Christian College, on parkway 

 about 165 feet (50 meters) south of Residence 20 or 

 Jackson Lodge, hut A being 89 feet (27.1 meters) 

 11J^ south of east from hut B. Each hut contains 

 two piers, 3.5 feet (1.07 meters) apart, in approximate 

 magnetic meridian, north piers being designated An 

 and Bn, and south piers, As and Bs respectively. 

 These piers consist of solid hardwood posts, 8 inches 

 (20 cm.) in diameter, set firmly in earth and em- 

 bedded in cement concrete, and have brass plates 

 with footscrew grooves attached to their tops. Mag- 

 netic observations are made chiefly on piers As and 

 Bs, and for these, true bearings have been adopted as 

 follows: From As: cross on wall at east end of Resi- 

 dence 20, 190 00'.4; top of Whampoa Pagoda, 267 

 28'. 2. From Bs: cross on pillar near west end of 

 Residence 20, 192 42'.6; top of Whampoa Pagoda, 

 261 31'.5. 



