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Lufenghsien, Yunnan, 1917 continued. 



37 56'.8; west end of roof of mill, 71 32'.0; top of 

 ornament on south gate of city, one-fifth mile (0.3 

 kin.), 78 26'.0; bottom of right corner of east gate, 

 192 57'.9; bottom of left wall of mud house on hill, 

 1 mile (1.6 km.), 230 21'.6; top of old pagoda, 3 miles 

 (5 km.), 272 04'.4; top of pagoda on hill, 2 miles 

 (3 km.), 325 21'.6; northeast corner of wall of temple, 

 359 11'.3. 



Lukiapang, Kiangsu, 1917. Observations were made at 

 three points during intercomparisons with standard 

 instruments of Lukiapang observatory, at D a mag- 

 netometer pier in absolute house, at ft. 1 meter 

 north of pier upon which earth inductor is permanently 

 mounted, and at F, a tent station about 18 meters 

 southwest of magnetometer pier. 



Lunganfu, Szechwan, 1916. In large south yard of prem- 

 ises of Church Missionary Society, at a point 27 feet 

 (8.2 meters) south of north mud w r all and 27 feet 

 (8.2 meters) east of west mud wall of yard. 



Lunganhsien, Kwangsi, 1917. At east end of shelf of 

 grass-land used as burying ground, and known as 

 "No Sang," about one-third mile (0.5 km.) southwest 

 of south gate of city, just east of road from south gate 

 of city where it turns up between hills, about 250 feet 

 (76 meters) east of prominent tree growing near road, 

 about 120 feet (37 meters) south of bushy tree, 10 

 paces west of east extremity of grave-land. True 

 bearings: bottom of prominent tree near road, S7 

 52'; right gable end of front building of temple, 

 one-third (0.5 km.), 175 21'. 1; bottom of nearby- 

 bushy tree, 188 40'; left gable end of south gate of 

 city, 205 43'.6; left gable of tower in southeast 

 corner of city, 222 18'. 0; center ornament on roof 

 of Confucian temple, half mile (0.8 km.), 244 03'.3; 

 top of pagoda across river, 2 miles (3 km.), 253 47'.6; 

 center ornament on rear temple building, 0.75 mile 

 (1.2 km.), 271 39'.6. 



Lungchiichai, Shensi, 1916. On western slope of hill about 

 1 mile (1.6 km.) south of city, on right side of main 

 road leading to Kingtzekwan, near northwest corner 

 of uncultivated plot of ground, southwest of main 

 building of temple called "Chin Shan Shih," 35 paces 

 south of southeast corner of small temple building, 

 and 70 paces south-southeast of middle of south wall 

 of theater pavilion. True bearings: southeast corner 

 of temple building on mountainside, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 

 143 20'. 4; tip of gable ornament on south end of 

 theater pavilion, 172 06'. 6; tip of gable ornament 

 on south end of main building of temple, 220 15'.1. 



Lungwangchan, Shansi, 1916. On left bank of Yellow 

 River, about half mile (0.8 km.) above upper end of 

 village of Lungwangchan, about 150 yards (137 

 meters) north of point opposite north end of small 

 settlement, known as "Silungwangchan," on hard 

 sandy stretch of path amid boulders, just south of 

 entrance to tributary ravine, the first north of town. 

 True bearing: vertical axis of small window in north 

 end of stone fortification on left bank of stream, about 

 1.2 miles (1.9 km.), 354 11'.2. 



Lungyenchow, Fukien, 1917.- Across river southeast of 

 city, southeast of junction of two small streams, 15 

 paces west of flood bank between river and rice fields 

 to east, about 150 feet (46 meters) west of small mud 

 hut in clump of trees. True bearings: near ornament 

 on south gate of city, 0.5 kilometer, 75 27'.8; center 

 ornament on roof of Confucian temple, 107 06'.0; 

 top of tower in northeast corner of city, 125 50'.2; 

 top of pagoda on west bank of river, 144 27'. 7; center 

 ornament on east gate of city, one-third kilometer, 



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Lungyenchow, Fukien, 1917 continued. 



163 59'. 1; south end of roof of small mud hut in 

 clump of trees, 279 31'.0; top of pagoda on moun- 

 tain, 2.5 kilometers, 323 04'. 1; distant pagoda, 6 

 kilometers, 345 25'.6. 



Lutungpu, Yunnan, 1917. In field at east end of flat- 

 topped hill which rises from northeast end of village, 

 on edge of cleared land in southeast corner of field, 

 about 30 paces up bank south of a point in main road 

 240 paces east of northeast end of village, about 31 

 paces west of ruined mud house, 36 paces from north- 

 east lower corner of field, 23 paces southeast of prom- 

 inent tree in field, and 3 paces north of tree stump. 



Luanchow, Chihli, 1916. In gully about 600 feet (183 

 meters) south of Ta Cliiao Ssu, a temple on hillside 

 about one-fourth mile (0.4 km.) northwest of railway 

 station, on old track leading down from temple to 

 cart road to railway station, 25 paces north of cart 

 road, 4 paces southwest of big boulder in hillside. 

 True bearings: top of pagoda on hill, 3 miles (5 km.), 

 58'. 1; center ornament of temple on hill, near 

 pagoda, 3 11'. 9; ornament on right end of roof 

 of temple on small hill, three-fourths mile (1.2 km.), 

 12 23'. 2; center hole in left ornament of temple on 

 hill, 1S2 16'. 4; near gable end of highest roof of 

 iron buildings south of railway, 358 50'.4. 



Macau, 1914 Reoccupation of station of Saderra Mata 

 in 1892, on granite hill back of summer residence of 

 Bishop, near western end of settlement, in middle of 

 ridge just south of path, and about 56 paces north- 

 northwest of northwest corner of wall of Bishop's 

 compound, nearly in fine between lighthouse tower 

 and concrete harbor or geodetic mark on hill; marked 

 by an inch (3 em.) hardwood peg driven flush with 

 ground. True bearings: concrete harbor mark, 29 

 03'.6; tip of lighthouse tower, 236 30'.2. 



Manchouli, Heilungkiang, Manchuria, 1916. On waste 

 open land adjoining south edge of town, about two- 

 thirds mile (1.1 km.) south of railway station, about 

 one-fifth mile (0.3 km.) west of solitary red-roofed 

 house in compound, 399 feet (121.6 meters) northwest 

 of northwest corner of fence inclosing two small houses, 

 38 paces west of intersection of two cart tracks running 

 northwest and northeast towards town; marked by 

 circular peg 5 by 15 inches (13 by 38 cm.) with cross 

 on top face, left just below ground. True bearings: 

 top of leftmost of two high watch-towers, 1.5 miles 

 (2 km.), 121 08'. 5; rightmost of two gables in roof of 

 jail, two-thirds mile (1.1 km.), 170 43'. 8; top of 

 railway water-tower, 175 29'.6; top of chimney at 

 electric-light works, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 201 34'.4; top 

 of cross on church tower, 214 12'.6; bottom of left 

 edge chimney on red-roofed house, one-fifth mile 

 (0.3 km.), 269 06'.9; northwest corner of fence 

 around houses, 328 09'.4. 



Malszchi, Shensi, 1915. About 5 miles (8 km.) south 

 of Kanchuan, 70 yards (64 meters) west of center 

 line of road to Lochwan, about a half mile (0.8 km.; 

 north of village, near southeast corner of a burial 

 ground on which are several large trees, 54 feet (16.5 

 meters) east of and in projected line of north face of 

 triple stone arch. True bearing: peak of gable end 

 of prominent house in village, 17 09'.3. 



Meitan, Kweichow, 1915. Outside city wall northeast of 

 city, about midway between wall and river bank, 

 about 60 feet (18 meters) northeast of lone tree, on 

 small prominent bluff, about 400 feet (122 meters) 

 northeast of wall, and 47 feet (14.3 meters) from brink 

 of bluff. True bearings: east corner of city wall at 

 bottom, 600 feet (183 meters), 7 16'.9; center fork 



