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 China continued. 

 Canton 3, Kwangtung, 1915. Close reoccupation of station 

 of 1908 and 1911, on grounds of Canton Christian 

 College at Honglok, Honan Island, about 3 miles east 

 of Canton on south side of Pearl River, near south 

 boundary of level rectangular tract east of main 

 campus, on summit of a grave hill called "Sixty- 

 Foot Hill" about one-third mile (0.5 km.) north of 

 observing huts A and B. True bearings: top of 

 Flowery Pagoda, 128 58'.4; tip of western cupola of 

 Dormitory No. 73, C9 55'. 7. 



Chahgar Tzu Tien, Kweisuitao, 1916. On sandy land north 

 of inn on lower road from Patsebolong to Paotowehen, 

 two days' journey from each place, 140 feet (42.7 

 meters) north 36 57' west of north corner of inn wall, 

 156 feet (47.5 meters) north of west corner of inn wall. 

 True bearings: center ornament on large temple, 2 

 miles (3 km.), 99 55'.4; bottom of large, pole on left 

 side Mongol Camp, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 199 55'.1; right 

 edge of rightmost chimney of inn, 358 02'. 7. 



Changshan Che, Chekiang, 1917. In northwest corner of 

 cemetery of China Inland Mission, a level tract about 

 half mile (0.8 km.) southwest of south gate of city, 

 among some low hills known as "Si Yang Shan," on 

 piece of grass-land between cultivated land at west 

 end of cemetery and foot of low grave-hill rising to 

 north 18.5 feet (5.64 meters) west of front face of 

 Mrs. Wu's tomb, and 58 feet (17.7 meters) southeast 

 of solitary tallow tree in northwest corner of cemetery. 

 True bearings: bottom of lone tallow tree, 124 20'; 

 bottom of right edge of wayside shrine, half mile (0.8 

 km.), 170 05'. 7; left gable end of rear building of 

 white compound for storing coffins, half mile (0.8 km.), 

 175 47'.3; top of front of Mrs. Wu's grave, 261 44'.1; 

 near gable end of small shrine, about 250 feet (76 

 meters), 332 44'. 1. 



Changieh, Hunan, 1915. In grounds of American Presby- 

 terian Mission, in Girls' School compound, 165.5 feet 

 (50.44 meters) northwest of northwest corner of 

 school building, 151 feet (46 meters) southeast of 

 northwest corner of compound, and about 260 feet 

 (79 meters,) north of entrance; marked by a stone 6 

 by 6 by 26 inches (15 by 15 by 66 cm.) set flush with 

 surface of ground and having the letters C. I. W. 1915 

 cut in top and a h >le at center to mark precise point. 

 I rue bearings: bottom of left edge of entrance, 13 

 28'. 1; top of right edge of church, one-fourth mile. 

 (0.4 km.), 20 17'. 5; top of right edge of missionaries' 

 house, one-fourth mile (0.4 km.), 22 54'. 5; northwest 

 corner of compound wall, 148 47'. 7; northwest corner 

 of girls' school building, 285 26'.0; bottom of south- 

 west corner of girls' school building, 210 feet (64 

 meters), 311 42'.0. 



Chaotung Yun, Yunnan, 1916. On grave-land just east 

 of southeast corner of school compound of Methodist 

 Mission which is situated about half mile (0.8 km.) 

 northeast of east gate of city, 137 feet (41.8 meti rs) 

 east of southeast boundary stone of school compound, 

 119 feet (36.3 meters) southeast of eastmost of two 

 boundary stones at back gate of compound, 178.5 

 feel .".III mi ters) south of northeast corner of com- 

 pound wall, ~> paces west of edge of old moat, 4 paces 

 southwest of old grave, 8 paces southeast of edge of 

 path. True bearings: left end of left roof ornament 

 on eas< gat of city, half mile (0.S km.), 63 35'. 7; 

 southeast comer of school-compound wall, S9 27'. 3; 



top of ornament on tower in city, one-third mile (0.5 



!n , LOO 38'.4; right gable end of mission residence. 

 250 lei I (76.2 mi ters), 138 40'.0; northeast comer of 

 school-compound wall, 172 08'.6; leftmost of two 

 monumental grave pillars on hill, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 

 329 J5'.2. 



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China continued. 



Chenchow, Hunan, 1915. Near east end of compound of 

 girls' school of American Presbyterian Mission, near 

 west gate of city, 69 feet (21.0 meters) west of east 

 wall of compound, and in line with south wall of 

 girls' school; marked by hardwood peg driven flush 

 with ground. True bearings: southeast corner of 

 girls' school, 110 feet 9 inches (33.76 meters), 102 

 33'. 7; northeast corner of girls' school, 130 feet (39.6 

 meters), 130 23'.6; top of northernmost cross on 

 chapel, 450 feet (137 meters), 139 46'.1; northeast 

 corner of compound wall, 109 feet (33.2 meters), 234 

 03'. 3; near gable end of farm house on hillside, three- 

 fourths mile (1.2 km.), 254 28'.5; top of ornament on 

 pagoda, half mile (0.8 km.), 343 09'.9. 



Chcnfanhsicn, Kansu, 1916. Near northeast corner of 

 city on a piece of waste land between swamp and east 

 city wall, 41 paces from bottom of slope of east city 

 wall, and 319 feet (97.2 meters) from south corner 

 of temple in northeast corner of city wall. True 

 bearings: center of top ornament on top of temple, 

 2 29'.S; north gable end of nearest yamen building, 

 30 30'. 1; tip of pagoda tower, 61 21'.5; near gable 

 end of north gate fort, one-fifth mile (0.3 km.), 108 

 34'.4; tip of center ornament of temple near north- 

 east corner of wall, 194 01'.9; right gable end of fort 

 in northeast corner of wall, 360 feet (110 meters), 

 201 58'.8. 



Chengchang, Kansu, 1910. About 30 meters southwest of 

 station of 1909, inside ruined wall of former village, 

 near southeast corner, behind first inn on left as 

 village is entered from southeast, 72 feet (21.9 meters) 

 southwest of west corner of inn yard, and 311 feet 

 (94.8 meters) east of east corner of temple in west 

 corner of wall. True bearings: center ornament on 

 roof of temple, 85 54'.0; ornament over entrance to 

 temple, 91 14'.2; top of small conical peak, 10 miles 

 (16 km.), 235 32'.3. 



Chengsokwan, Shensi, 1915. On road to Tungkwan, 20 

 miles (32 km.) from Yichiian, near middle of uncul- 

 tivated plot surrounded by low stone wall, between 

 village and stream, about midway of village, 7 feet 

 (2.1 meters), and 33 feet (10.1 meters) from east and 

 north walls of plot respectively. True bearing: east- 

 ern side of granite cvlinder on threshing floor, about 

 250 yards (229 meters), 349 54'.6. 



Chengtchfu (Jehol), Chihli, 1915. On hillside north of city 

 and south of western part of palace grounds, at eleva- 

 tion of about 100 feet (30 meters) above main street 

 in northeast corner of English Mission hospital com- 

 pound, 33.2 feet (10.12 meters) west of east wall and 

 37.8 feet (11.52 meters south of north wall; marked 

 by conical hole cut in approximate center of top face 

 of building stone 3 by 12 inches (S by 30 cm.) in 

 horizontal section, left projecting 3 inches (S cm.) 

 above ground. True bearings: virtual axis of top 

 ornament on small kiosk on hill in palace grounds, 

 about one-fourth mile (0.4 km.), 158 18'.4; shoulder 

 on prominent distant mountain, 347 07'.7. 



< !,< nqlu, Szcchwan, 1916. On grounds of West China 

 Union University, in yard of temporary quarters of 

 middle school, in line with southern side of building 

 occupied as physics laboratory, and 70.1 feet (21.31 

 meters) cast of southeast corner; marked by deeply 

 set, red sandstone post, top of which is about 8 inches 

 (20 cm.) square ami marked by a pair of diagonal 

 lines, set even with ground. True bearings: western 

 edge of chimney on northwest corner of faculty r<si- 

 dence No. 3 of Canadian Methodist Mission row, at 

 its junction with roof of house, about 1,200 feet (0.4 

 km.), 26 14'.0; tip of ornament on tower of student 



