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ASIA. 



China continued. 



Chungking, Szechwan 1916 continued. 



vertical diameter of central ridge-ornamcnt on roof 

 of Confucian temple, about half mile (0.8 km.), 250 

 03'.2; tip of tower on Chinese building on verge of 

 cliff on Yangtze Kiang side of citv, about half mile 

 (0.8 km.), 284 19'.2. 



Chungweihsien, Kansu, 1916. On small mound in swampy 

 ground about 300 feet (91 meters) east of southeast 

 corner of city wall and about 600 feet (183 meters) 

 south of mud wall bounding east suburb of city, 15 

 paces east of small path leading across swamp. True 

 bearings: center ornament on roof of small temple, 

 600 feet (183 meters), 45 18'.4; top of ornament on 

 tower in southeast corner of city, 300 feet (91 meters), 

 84 57'. 6; near gable end of east gate building, 1,200 

 feet (366 meters), 153 56'.6; center ornament on 

 temple in suburb, 1,000 feet (305 meters), 202 57'.6. 



Chushangpu, Chekiang, 1917. On left bank of Tsien Tang 

 River, opposite small village of Chushangpu, which 

 is about 8 miles (13 km.) below large market town of 

 Lanchi, at a point about 500 feet (152 meters) below 

 ferry landing, 12 paces southwest of southmost of 16 

 tallow trees lining bank of river, and 4 paces from 

 top of left bank of river. True bearings: top of 

 conical peak, 10 miles (16 km.), 261 17'.9; top of 

 distant pagoda, 5 miles (8 km.), 302 53'.4; near gable 

 end of northmost visible house of village, 317 18'. 1. 



Dairen, Kwantung Leased Territory, Manchuria, 1916. 

 On forestry reserve on lower slopes of hills about half 

 mile (0.8 km.) southeast of Japanese war memorial, 

 about 1,000 feet (305 meters) east of main road 

 leading from war memorial to pass over hills, about 

 400 feet (122 meters) south of stone dam running 

 along base of hills, 112.5 feet (34.29 meters) south 

 of concrete peg marked "Forestry Reserve" in 

 Japanese, standing about 2 feet (0.6 meter) above 

 surface of ground; marked by three red bricks placed 

 together on end, with cross cut in center of top face 

 and left just beneath surface of ground. True bear- 

 ings: near gable end of shrine, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 79 

 41'. 8; top of dome of Yokohama Specie Bank, 1.5 

 miles (2.4 km.), 11732'.4; top of red brick tower, 3 

 miles (5 km.), 11921'.4; tip of war memorial, 133 

 25'.4; top of Japanese survey station, 500 feet (152 

 meters), 170 24'. 6; top of near corner of concrete 

 peg, 182 22'; lighthouse at east end of breakwater, 

 3 miles (5 km.), 197 31'.6. 



Dolon-nor, Chihli, 1915. South of city, in midst of sandy 

 slopes covered with coarse grass lying between road 

 from Kalgan and south entrance to city, about 45 

 paces from road, opposite point 100 yards (91 meters) 

 southeast of junction of two branches from city. 

 True bearing: vertical diameter of signal tower on 

 hill, 33S 23'.8. 



Ei I, linn Buyer Well, Outer Mongolia, 1915. On level 

 ground about 400 feet (122 meters) north of well 

 which is between two low hills about 1,000 feet (305 

 meters) east of main ox-cart road from Kalgan to 

 Urga. 



Encampment, Shensi, 1915. On north side of road to 

 Yulinfu, in cultivated field, about 10 paces south of 

 row of willow trees lining right bank of brook. 



Erhshihlipu I, Shensi, 1915. About 7 miles (11 km.) from 

 Chingchenhsien, 50 feet (15.2 meters) west of road 

 toward Yenanfu, about 1 mile (1.6 km.) south 

 of first temple passed after leaving Chingchenhsien, 

 Dear group of grave mounds and three trees. True 

 bearings: v( rtical axis of route-marking mound on 

 distant mountain top, several miles away, 1 34'. 6; 



ASIA. 



China continued. 



Erhshihlipu I, Shensi, 1915 continued. 



vertical axis of route-marking tower on mountain 

 top, about 2 miles (3 km.), 191 18'. 4; western side 

 of lone building in mid- valley, about 1 mile (1.6 km.), 

 353 15'.0. 



Erhshihlipu II, Shensi, 1916. About one-eighth mile (0.2 

 km.) south of village, near southeastern corner of 

 sandy patch of river shore used as resting and water- 

 ing place for camel trains, near mass of boulders 

 bounding sandy patch on south, 32 paces northwest 

 of center of pair of large mill-stones standing at 

 outer corner of boulder-strewn area, and 12 paces 

 west of center of large single rock half submerged, 

 with large pits worn into its upper surface. 



Errin Gosso, Inner Mongolia, 1915. About 1 mile (1.6 

 km.) east of main east branch of ox-cart road from 

 Kalgan to Urga, at a point where road leads through 

 a pass between abrupt sandstone range of hills rising 

 out of plain and where a small road branches off to 

 the northeast, about 1,000 feet (305 meters) northwest 

 of well and 4 paces north of northmost footpath lead- 

 ing to well. 



Fanchialun, Shengking, Manchuria, 1916. About half 

 mile (0.8 km.) south-southeast of railway station, 

 about 700 feet (213 meters) south along Ping Chi 

 Tai road from point of junction with main road 

 to Kuo Chia Tun, on waste land just north of junc- 

 tion of Ping Chi Tai road and a road running to 

 northeast, 12 paces west of Ping Chi Tai road, 3 

 paces east of edge of field, and 28 paces from north 

 side of cross road to south. True bearings: solitary 

 tree at junction of roads, 142 39'; top of high Hag- 

 mast in Japanese reserve, one-third mile (0.5 km.), 

 14959'.9; top of railway water-tower, 15529'.4; 

 near gable end of Japanese building, 160 39'.6; 

 near gable end of white-fronted farmhouse, 1.5 miles 

 (2.4 km.), 350 40'.6. 



Fengchen, Kweisuitao, 1916. About 1 mile (1.6 km.) 

 south of railway station, on waste grassy land, in 

 line with two boundary stones marking southeast 

 and southwest corners respectively of foreign grave- 

 yard of Swedish mission station, 38.5 feet (11.73 

 meters) west of latter. True bearings: bottom of 

 left pillar of temple building, 1.5 miles (2.4 km.), 122 

 38'.0; center of right gable end of Confucian temple, 

 181 25'. 1; right gable end of watch-tower on right- 

 most of two forts, 2.5 miles (4.0 km.), 193 1S'.3; 

 near gable end of watch-tower in town, 21123'.7; 

 center of top of left pillar of memorial arch, half mile 

 (0.8 km.), 24124'.6; bottom of southwest boundary 

 stone of foreign graveyard, 262 00'. 



Fcnglisien, Shensi, 1916. In east suburb, in wheat field 

 south of principal inn on south side of street five doors 

 from east end of suburb, at a point 51 feet (15.5 

 meters) south of center of narrow door in south 

 wall of back yard of inn measured along a line per- 

 pendicular to wall. Magnetic bearings: tip of small 

 tower at southeast corner of city wall, about one- 

 sixth mile (0.3 km.), 46 32'; left side of slit in higher 

 inner rampart just south of tower over east gate of 

 city, 83 20'; right end of ridge of roof on tower over 

 east gate, 86 19'.2. 



Fenghwangcheng, Shengking, Manchuria, 1916. About in 

 center of small triangular piece of grass-land on east 

 bank of river, about half mile (0.8 km.) north of rail- 

 way station, just west of a farming colony situated on 

 west outskirts of Chinese town, and just north of 

 grave land adjoining execution ground, 19 paces north 

 of edge of road forming southeast side of triangle, 27 

 paces south of edge of road forming northeast side 



