Descriptions of Stations 



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ASIA. 



China continued. 



Kwangsinfu, Kiangsi, 1017. On waste grass-land on left 

 bank of Kwangsin River, opposite west end of west 

 suburb of city, about 1,000 feet (0.3 km.) west of 

 Wang Chia Yuan ferry crossing, about an equal dis- 

 tance north of village of Wang Chia Yuan, and 150 

 paces from line of bushes on north bank of creek to 

 southwest. True bearings: bottom of left side of 

 pagoda around bend in river, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 72 

 39'.8; top of pagoda on right bank of river, half mile 

 (0.8 km.), 103 31'.3; east corner of gray building on 

 bank of river directly opposite, 222 43'.6; center roof 

 ornament on red temple near ferry, one-fourth mile 

 (0.4 km.), 264 06'. 1; ornament on temple tower up 

 river, half mile (0.8 km.), 284 17'.6; near end of roof 

 of rest house, 700 feet (213 meters), 356 42'.5. 



Kwangtunghsien, Yunnan, 1917. On waste bush land 

 north of main road to Yiinnanfu, about 450 paces 

 east of east gate of city, on slope of hill about midway 

 between road and southmost tombs, 65 paces north 

 of road, 17 paces east of hedge of field, about 400 

 feet (122 meters) east of and in line with two roof 

 ornaments on old temple. True bearings : center orna- 

 ment on small house on opposite hill, one-third mile 

 (0.5 km.), 9 52'.8; center ornament on temple to 

 south of town, half mile (0.8 km.), 44 43'.2; center 

 ornament on large tower in city, half mile (0.8 km.), 

 59 56'.9; near ornament on old temple, 72 00'. 8; 

 center ornament on temple on plain, half mile (0.8 

 km.), 296 06'.2. 



Kwangyiian, Szechwan, 1916. On south brow of hill 

 occupying eastern section within city wall, north of 

 largest temple on hill, Sun Wong Miao, standing mid- 

 way on southern slope, 33 paces uphill north of north- 

 west corner in line of west wall of back building of 

 temple and 52.5 paces west of east city wall. True 

 bearing: tip of pagoda on top of low mountain, about 

 3 miles (5 km.), 45 07'.4. 



Ku'anhsien, Szechwan, 1916. On premises of China In- 

 land Mission, in east suburb of city, in back garden, 

 in center of path between two sections of old mud 

 brick wall dividing garden from east to west, at a 

 point in line between the two sections. True bear- 

 ing: tip of center ornament on ridge of Mun Cheung 

 Kung temple, about 400 yards (0.4 km.), 161 54'.0. 



Kwanyintong, Shensi, 1916. On south side of road near 

 middle of village, 11 feet (3.4 meters) and 8 feet (2.4 

 meters) respectively from west and south walls of 

 small wheat field, 65 by 70 feet (20 by 21 meters), 

 which is bounded on three sides by low stone walls 

 and on east by mud wall of main inn. 



Kweichowfu, Szechwan, 1916. On right bank of Yangtze 

 Kiang on alluvial slope opposite south gate of city. 

 The angle at station between tips of towers at south- 

 west and southeast corners of city wall, distant half 

 mile (0.S km.) across river, is 50 38'. 



Kweihsien, Kwansi, 1917. On south bank of river op- 

 posite southeast quarter of city on north bank, about 

 1,000 feet (0.3 km.) west of ferry-landing steps on 

 south bank, at extreme west end of a narrow strip 

 of waste grass-land running along top of river bank, 

 3 paces from fence of vegetable gardens bounding 

 grass-land on west, 2 paces from edge of rice field to 

 south. True bearings: left gable end of small house, 

 1 mile (1.6 km.), 84 35'.6; bottom of cliff-like moun- 

 tain slope, about 12 miles (19 km.), 121 03'.0; top 

 of tower of school across river, one-fourth mile (0.4 

 km.), 146 26'.4; bottom of left edge of large pawn- 

 shop, half mile (0.8 km.), 232 56'.5; center ornament 

 on rear building of Confucian temple, half mile 

 (0.8 km.), 248 07'.4. 



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China continued. 



Kweitsao, Yunnan, 1917. In southeast corner of grave- 

 land at base of hill about one-fifth mile (0.3 km.) 

 north of village, 44 paces northeast of a tree growing 

 on south side of land, 3 paces north of footpath across 

 east half of grave-land. True bearings: near gable 

 end of tiled house in village, 1,000 feet (0.3 km.), 

 6 22'.5; near gable end of temple at west end of 

 village across river, half mile (0.8 km.), 14 31/.8; 

 bottom of nearby tree on south side of grave-land, 

 30 50'.4; near gable end of highest temple building 

 on hill, half mile (0.8 Ion.), 316 38'.6; center orna- 

 ment on temple across river, 358 42'.3. 



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

 north of west gate of town, about 2 miles (3 km.) 

 northeast of Swedish Mission, and about three- 

 fourths mile (1.2 km.) beyond Mohammedan cemetery 

 on grassy land between Martyrs' graveyard and 

 small river, in line with south wall of graveyard, 102 

 feet (31.1 meters) and 177 feet (53.9 meters) respec- 

 tively from southeast and northeast corners of wall. 

 True bearings: bottom of southeast corner of wall 

 of graveyard, 76 44'; center of bottom of ornament 

 on near gable of pavilion, 96 25'.2; center of top 

 character in inscription on memorial pillar, 111 19'.7; 

 northeast corner of brick wall of graveyard, 131 13'; 

 near ornament on theater of temple, one-fourth mile 

 (0.4 km.), 232 02'.6; top of pagoda tower in town, 

 354 19'.0; rightmost pillar at bottom of west gate 

 building, 356 33'.9. 



Kweiyang, Kweichow, 1915. At northeast end of exe- 

 cution ground, a strip of flat grass-land lying between 

 the two bridges outside south gate of city, about 200 

 meters east of south gate, 89 feet (27.1 meters) from 

 northeast end of ground, 101 feet (30.8 meters) 

 from roeky outcrop to southeast, and 12 feet (3.7 

 meters) from right bank of river. True bearings: 

 top of ornamental tower, 1,000 feet (0.3 km.), 79 

 46'.2; top of ornament on tower in city, 85 34'.8; 

 center ornament on top of Woman's Memorial, 300 

 feet (0.1 km.), 151 25'. 9; spike on top of ornamental 

 house on bridge, 210 34'. 9; top of rightmost ancestor- 

 tablet of temple, 30 meters, 246 15'.5. 



Laitoirpa, Yunnan, 1917. On waste land at base of hills 

 approaching northeast end of village, about 400 feet 

 (122 meters) west of rear building of large gray inn 

 in northeastern part of village, between two old hedge 

 banks, 7 paces south of that bordering field on north, 

 and 14 paces from a second along vegetable gardens, 

 to south. True bearings: cliff of distant mountain, 

 about 10 miles (16 km.), 54 22'.9; right gable end 

 of front building of inn, 252 01'.7; near gable of 

 large house in village, about 800 feet (0.25 km.), 

 299 OS'. 7; near gable end of white-fronted house, 

 400 feet (122 meters), 329 39'.0. 



Lanchowfu, Kansu, 1916. Exact reoccupation of station 

 of 1909, in northeast corner of compound of Belgian 

 Catholic Mission, outside east gate of city and south 

 of east suburb-wall, 42.2 feet (12.86 meters) from 

 east wall of compound, 37 feet (11.3 meters) from a 

 small tree to northeast, and 58.2 feet (17.74 meters) 

 from north wall of compound; marked by a 0.5 inch 

 (1 cm.) drill hole in top of granite post 8 by 8 by 30 

 inches (20 by 20 by 76 cm.) projecting 3 inches (8 cm.) 

 above ground and lettered C. I. 1909. True bearings: 

 leftmost of two pillars on mountain, 2 miles (3 km.), 

 2 21'.2; left end of arch over gate, 75 meters, 3 59'.2. 



Laokokow, Hupeh, 1916. On right bank of Han River, 

 opporite upper portion of city, ami about one-fourth 

 mile (0.4 km.) above usual upper limit of boats 

 mooring on right bank, on extensive sandy tract 



