Descriptions of Stations 



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Harbin, A, Kirin, Manchuria, 1916 continued. 



phone-pole in southeast corner of park, and 41 feet (12.5 

 meters) from nearest tree to north; marked by a 

 concrete post about S inches (20 cm.) square, with 

 top inscribed C. I. W., 1916, with a drill hole indicating 

 the exact point, and also an inscription in Russian, 

 explaining meaning of post, left about 3 feet (0.9 

 meter) above ground. True bearings: bottom of 

 double pole to left of wooden building, half mile 

 (0.8 km.), 285 03'.5; left gable end of wooden build- 

 ing visible through gate in east wall of park, 285 18'.2; 

 bottom of telephone-pole, 296 44'.0. 

 Harbin, B, Kirin, Manchuria, 1916. Close reoccupation of 

 Russian observing point in 1909, at Old Harbin, at 

 east end of Russian public park, in southeast corner 

 of square-shaped open space, 111.7 feet (34.05 meters) 

 west-southwest of Harbin, A, 30 feet (9.1 meters) 

 from nearest tree to east, 35.5 feet (10.82 meters) 

 from nearest tree to west, 54.7 feet (16.67 meters) 

 northeast of south support of seat at junction of 

 paths, 11 feet (3.4 meters) from edge of path to 

 northwest, and 13 feet (4.0 meters) from edge of 

 path to south. True bearings: bottom of rightmost 

 veranda post of pavilion, 250 feet (76.2 meters), 90 

 04'.8; bottom of old electric-light post, 200 feet (61.0 

 meters), 131 45'.4; post marking C. I. W. station, A, 

 20303'.7; top of ornamental post visible through 

 gate, half mile (0.8 km.), 259 54'.4. 

 Hengchowfu, Hunan, 1915. Close reoccupation of station 

 of 1907 designated Hengchow, on small strip of level 

 land forming top of cemetery, north of American 

 Presbyterian Mission compound, northwest of Boat- 

 men's" temple, and 400 feet (122 meters) north of 

 boys' mission school building; marked by rough stone 

 block 6 by 7 by 18 inches (15 by 18 by 46 cm.) pro- 

 jecting 2 inches (5 cm.) above ground. True bear- 

 ings: tip of ornament at left end of roof of boys' 

 school, 400 feet (122 meters), 1 07M; near gable end 

 of roof of missionaries' residence, 400 feet (122 meters) , 

 28 36'. 5; top of cross at north end of roof of Roman 

 Catholic church, one-third mile (0.5 km.), 43 23'.9; 

 top of right edge of large gray house, 1,000 feet (305 

 meters), 5441'.6; left gable end of large building, 

 900 feet (274 meters), 7129'.l; top of center orna- 

 ment on roof of temple, 600 feet (183 meters), 103 

 50'. 1; center ornament on gate-house of Government 

 buildings, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 16137'.5; top ornament 

 on pagoda on hill, 1,000 feet (305 meters), 25S ll'.l; 

 center ornament over gate of college across river, 1 

 mile (1.6 km.), 289 30'.4. 

 Hochow Kan, Kansu, 1916. Near northeast corner of 

 city, back of barracks of Hsien yamen, about 150 

 feet (46 meters) west of rear yamen building, about 

 500 feet (152 meters) southeast of gate building in 

 north wall of city, 91 feet (27.7 meters) northwest of 

 northeast corner of wall of barracks, and 89 feet (27.1 

 meters) northeast of northwest corner. True bear- 

 ings: near gable end of small gate house, 120 feet (36.6 

 meters), 14 45'.5; center of near ornament on temple, 

 500 feet (152 meters), 4158'.3; left ornament on 

 roof of north gatehouse, 136 16'.0; near gable end 

 of rear vamen building, 277 30'.3; northeast corner 

 of wall of barracks, 314 06'. 

 Hokei, Kansu, 1916. In northwest corner of small strip 

 of waste land, 145 feet (44.2 meters) north 22 21' 

 east of northeast corner of mud-walled fort of village. 

 True bearings: center of obo on mountains, 2 miles (3 

 km.), 16 56'.6; right door post of temple, 1,200 feet 

 (366 meters), 131 15'.2; top of center ornament on 

 temple, 600 feet (183 meters), 306 03'. 1; bottom of 

 leftmost support of house in southeast corner of fort, 

 400 feet (122 meters), 359 13'.0. 



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Hokow, Sha7isi, 1916. West of town, on west side of canal, 

 nearly opposite inn known as "Chung Lung Tien," 

 and southeast of small gray brick shrine standing on 

 raised ground amid large trees, 57 paces northward 

 along canal bank from point directly opposite inner 

 edge of northern side of west door to Chung Lung inn, 

 and 42.5 paces southward along canal bank from a 

 point on continuation of line of south side and 13.5 

 paces east of continuation of line of east side of brick 

 shrine. True bearings: southeast corner of brick 

 shrine, 127 25'.8; vertical axis of central ornament on 

 ridge of temple roof in town, about half mile (0.8 km.); 

 153 52.0; left inner edge of back door of "Chung 

 Lung Tien," 287 03'. 5; angle in long mud wall across 

 canal, about half mile (0.8 km.), 315 49'.3. 



Homushu, Yunnan, 1917. About 265 paces northeast of 

 first inn on left as village is entered from south, 225 

 paces along small path which leaves main road about 

 40 paces east of inn, on small open shelf about 50 feet 

 (15 meters) east of pond, 23 paces south of large forked 

 tree, and 16 paces from tree standing on slope toward 

 southeast. True bearings : center ornament on temple, 

 across valley, 6 33'.6; center of grave northwest of 

 pond, 158 51'; fork in large tree, 205 51/.7. 



Hongkong Observatory, Hongkong, 1915. The north and 

 south observatory piers in observing hut and an out- 

 side station in line with piers. The outside or tent 

 station B is 47.0 feet (14.33 meters) south of South 

 Pier or A' in line with azimuth mark across harbor, 

 and 55.38 feet (16.88 meters) south of North Pier or A 

 in same line. These are same stations as were used 

 in 1906, 1907, 1908, and 1911. The observatory is on 

 a hill nearly in center of Kowloon, which is on main- 

 land just across bay from Hongkong. 



Hsiung Wan Ku Tsun, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, 1916. On 

 waste land east of district magistrate's office, a small 

 mud- walled compound on main road, in line with 

 south wall, 138 feet (42.1 meters) from southeast 

 corner and 168 feet (51.2 meters) from northeast 

 corner of wall of compound, 16 feet (4.9 meters) 

 north of edge of ditch. True bearings: southeast 

 corner of compound wall, 88 59'; near gable end of 

 small temple within compound, 116 25'. 8; northeast 

 corner of compound wall, 124 46'; left gable end of 

 small mud temple within compound, 1,500 feet (457 

 meters), 191 59'.6. 



Huangyang Motto, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, 1916. In north 

 end of Roman Catholic Mission station compound, in 

 center of raised avenue running from church to 

 north wall, about 230 feet (70 meters) southwest of 

 northeast corner of compound wall, 147 feet (44.S 

 meters) south of north wall of compound; marked by 

 cross cut in two gray bricks placed together on end, 

 with top faces left 1 inch (3 cm.) below ground. 

 True bearings: bottom of near side of cross on front 

 of church, 450 feet (137 meters), 8 31'.8; bottom of 

 right edge of right chimney on residence^ 27 01'. 7; 

 northeast corner of mission compound, 237 14'. 



Hungmachia. Inner Mongolia, 1916. South of Kalgan to 

 Kanchow caravan road, south of four small sand hum- 

 mocks, about 500 feet (152 meters) southeast of most 

 southerly of the settlers' houses. 



Hungtuling, Shansi, 1916. On sandy, grass-covered knoll 

 west of west end of village and north of road to 

 Sopingfu, 6 miles (10 km.) southeast of Sopingfu on 

 road from Tatungfu, at a point 76 paces west of north 

 corner of stone-faced buttress of village wall, 38 paces 

 north of northern end of low mud wall projecting 

 northeast from road just outside village entrance, 



