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Kinchow, Kwantung Leased Territory, Manchuria, 1916 

 continued. 



by north bank of a dry sandy river bed, and on west 

 and north by a copse which extends to base of hill 

 on which is situated Japanese war memorial, about 

 one-fourth mile (0.4 km.) south of war memorial, 

 about 150 feet (46 meters) north of north bank of 

 river bed, and about 150 feet (46 meters) east of west 

 end of waste land. True bearings: near gable end 

 of stone house across river, 600 feet (183 meters), 

 17 38'.9; bottom of left edge of Japanese war me- 

 morial, 1S0 17'. 5; top of survey station on hill, 5 

 miles (8 km.), 262 29'.3. 



Kingyiian, Kwangsi, 1915. On a piece of common land 

 about one-third mile (0.5 km.) along main road west 

 of west gate of city, 121 feet (36.9 meters) north of 

 road, 163 feet (49.7 meters) west of north end of 

 mud wall bounding tract on east, about 400 feet 

 (0.1 km.) northwest of Wong's temple, being in line 

 with three ornaments on roof; marked by round 

 wooden stake 3.5 inches (9 cm.) in diameter set even 

 with surface. True bearings: right gable end of 

 large brick building, three-fourths mile (1.2 km.), 

 13 39'.0; left side of window of gate-house, 600 feet 

 (0.2 km.), 103 37'.8; center ornament of temple on 

 cliff side, 1200 feet (0.4 km.), 191 26'.3; near gable 

 end of temple on hill, diree-fourths mile (1.2 km.), 

 241 22'.8; near gable end of center temple building, 

 500 feet (152 meters), 283 36'.1; front spike on roof 

 of Wong's temple, 321 22'.6. 



Kirin, Kirin, Manchuria, 1916. On south bank of Sungari 

 River, opposite a sawmill across river at east end of 

 Kirin, on rough grass-land, about one-fourth mile 

 (0.4 km.) west of Hsi Ka Chi Kai ferry crossing, about 

 600 feet (183 meters) northwest of a small farmhouse 

 on river bank, 82 paces south of cart track running 

 along edge of grass-land, and 31 paces from path 

 bounding field to south. True bearings: top of 

 tower of large red brick building, 1.5 miles (2.4 km.), 

 11124'.4; top of pavilion on hills, 4 miles (6 km.), 

 141 41'.0; staff on dome of Provincial Assembly 

 building, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 151 32'.8; center of orna- 

 ment on left end of roof of Confucian temple, half 

 mile (0.8 km.), 166 39'. 3; bottom of chimney stack 

 of sawmill on opposite bank, 185 34'. 1; top of tall 

 brick chimney of gunpowder factory, 1.5 miles (2.4 

 km.), 257 38M; near gable end of mud building at 

 farmhouse, 302 59'.7. 



Kishan, Shcnsi, 1916. Two stations were occupied. 

 Station A is in west suburb on south side of street, 

 in inclosed back yard of inn with mud walls, on east, 

 south, and west sides of which are cultivated fields 

 and on north a row of inn rooms with mud walls and 

 (hatched roofs overlaid with clay tile, 36 feet (11.0 

 meters), 22 feet (6.7 meters), 37 feet (11.3 meters), 

 and 37 feet (11.3 meters) from north, east, south, and 

 west walls of yard, respectively. True bearings: 

 left side of base of tall pole on high mud wall across 

 valley, about 600 yards (0.5 km.), 41 01'.6. 



Station B is in south corner of yard, 31 feet (9.4 

 meters) south of station ,4, 5 feet (1.5 meters) west 

 of southern part of east wall of yard, and 6 feet (1.8 

 meters) from south wall. 



Kiungchow, Szechwan, 1916.- In southeastern quarter of 

 city, en npin grass plot south of Hsiao Hsiu yamen 

 and west of entrance to Confucian temple, between 

 door screen of yamen and low red sandstone parapet, 

 north of large semicircular pond constructed in con- 

 nection with temple, 26 feel (7.9 meters) south of door 

 screen, L0.5 feet (3.20 meters) north of north face 

 of parapet, and about 51 feet (16 meters) west of 



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Kiungchow, Szechwan, 1916 continued. 



entrance to Confucian temple ground. True bearings: 

 tip of pagoda on Peishan, 2 miles (3 km.), 7 56M; 

 tip of Kiungchow white pagoda, 3 miles (5 km.), 

 321 50'.3. 



Kowpangtze, Shengking, Manchuria, 1916. On waste land 

 along bank of a sandy river bed, 813 feet (247.8 

 meters) west-northwest from west corner of railway- 

 station reserve or 624 feet (190.2 meters) from point 

 on extension of southwest boundary of reserve, 522 

 feet (159.1 meters) north-northwest of northwest 

 corner, about 300 feet (91 meters) northwest of a 

 clump of trees on some grave-land alongside small 

 rubbish shoot, 14 paces southwest of west corner of 

 low mud bank around field to northeast, 9 paces 

 east of edge of road to west; marked by concrete 

 post, 6 inches (15 cm.) square, and 48 inches (122 cm.) 

 long, its top face left 6 inches (15 cm.) above ground, 

 and with letters C. I. W. molded on one side. True 

 bearings: bottom of high ornamental pole in town, 

 1.5 miles (2.4 km.), 232 35'.8; bottom of flagstaff at 

 chief engineer's office, half mile (0.8 km.), 263 42'.5; 

 top of post near large tank, 273 49'. 7; bottom of 

 chimney at right end of engine shed, 284 28'. 7. 



Kiiardi, Chihli, 1915. On premises of inn, near southern 

 corner of larger inner yard used as resting-place for 

 camels, at a point 74 feet (22.6 meters) northwest 

 of southeast wall of mud and rubble-stone, and 61 

 feet (18.6 meters) northeast of southwest wall; 

 marked by conical hole cut in top face of an irregular 

 stone, sunk nearly flush with ground. True bearing: 

 western edge of chimney on small building of inn, 

 about 100 yards (91 meters), 192 42'.4. 



Kivauchcngtze, Kirin, Manchuria, 1916. In extreme south- 

 east corner of open grassy land in Russian concession 

 lying between southmost Russian buildings and a 

 small stream flowing east, on north bank of stream, 

 5 paces west of southwest corner of a cultivated field, 

 west side of which forms east boundary of Kussian 

 concession, about 50 feet (15 meters) from bottom 

 of stream bed, and 8 paces east of edge of gully; 

 marked by a wooden peg 26 by 2 by 2 inches (66 by 

 5 by 5 cm.), left just beneath surface of ground. True 

 bearings: top of railway water-tower, 1.5 miles (2.4 

 km.), 6 30'.4; bottom of electric-light pole to left 

 of bridge over stream, about 800 feet (0.25 km.), 

 100 38'.8; bottom of chimney-stack, one-fourth mile 

 (0.4 km.), 143 55'.8; right gable end of long shed, 

 about 800 feet (0.25 km.), 185 12'.3; rightmost 

 ornament on roof of large gray factory, 1.5 miles (2.4 

 km.), 328 51'.7; right spike on Chinese ornamental 

 tower, 1.5 miles (2.4 km.), 343 lO'.O; dome of Chinese 

 hotel, 1.5 miles (2.4 Ion.), 345 57'.8; center gable of 

 Japanese railway station, 1.5 miles (2.4 km.), 34855'.6. 



Kwangnanfu, Yunnan, 1917. About half mile (0.8 km.) 

 northwest of west gate of city just west of military 

 parade-ground, which is a level uninclosed strip of 

 grass-land crossed by telegraph-line, on low spur be- 

 tween two rice valleys about equidistant from village 

 of Taipingchai to southwest and a temple to north 

 on low hill above parade-ground, known as "Yang 

 Kwan Miao," about 150 feet (46 meters) south of 

 road from west gate of city, about 100 feet (30 meters) 

 northwest of westmost of two grave-pillars on hill- 

 side. True bearings: near gable end of temple in 

 village of Taipingchai, 69 31M; end of ornament at 

 right end of roof of temple on hill. 185 58'. 6; near 

 gable of solitary house on hill, one-third mile (0.5 

 Uni.), 304 38'.5; top of nearer of two grave-pillars 

 on hillside, 313 21'. (i; top of pagoda on range, I 

 miles (6 km.), 359 O.V.O. 



