Descriptions of Stations 



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of nearby tree, 60 31'; top of conical mountain, 4 

 miles (6 km.), 113 51M; center ornament on gate- 

 house, 800 feet (244 meters), 117 15'.4; center 

 ornament on building on bridge, one-fourth mile 

 (0.4 km.), 156 04M. 



Mengka, Yunnan, 1917. Near west corner of open grassy 

 slope adjoining northeast corner of mud wall around 

 village, about 400 paces northeast of small bridge in 

 west corner of open space, 42 paces north of northmost 

 of two large trees growing together, 12 paces from small 

 tree to northwest, 67 paces northeast of westmost of 

 five graves in line, and 39 paces from low bank and 

 hedge to northwest. True bearings: center of trunks 

 of two large trees growing together, 28 11'; near 

 ornament on white-fronted house in outskirts, one- 

 fourth mile (0.4 km.), 42 56'.6; top of right edge of 

 westmost of five graves in line, 53 3S'.6; center orna- 

 ment on large tomb across valley, one-fourth mile 

 (0.4 km.), 161 48'. 7; center ornament on tower in 

 valley, one-half mile (0.8 km.), 352 38'.8. 



Mengmow, Yunnan, 1917. On grass-land outside south- 

 west corner of city wall, in line with south wall of city 

 and 253 feet (77.1 meters) west of southwest corner, 

 33 paces northwest of base of large banyan tree, 12 

 paces west of west edge of tobacco patch, 23 paces east 

 of edge of main road. True bearings: leftmost of 

 two bamboo masts outside west city gate, 1,200 feet 

 (366 meters), 175 28'.6; center of arch of west gate, 

 1,200 feet (366 meters), 179 16'.0; southwest corner 

 of city wall, 258 39'.8; center fork of banyan tree, 

 306 12'.9; bottom of large spreading tree on plain, 

 1.5 miles (2.4 km.), 351 16'.0. 



Mengpan, Yunnan, 1917. On small mound-like hill just 

 west of north half of west wall of old Shan monastery, 

 about 800 feet (0.25 km.) southeast of Sawbwa's 

 yamen, 18 paces southeast of tree in trunk of which is 

 a gilt Buddha, 23 paces southwest of northwest corner 

 of mud wall of monastery, 25 paces northwest of near 

 corner of door in gateway, 16 paces north of paved 

 path, 6 paces southeast of circular depression in 

 ground near tree. True bearings: near gable end of 

 white-fronted house, about 400 feet (122 meters), 

 60 07'. 3; right edge of brick pillar at right end of 

 yamen wall, 120 54'. 2; top of spike on head of 

 gilt Buddha in tree, 150 38'. 7; bottom of rightmost 

 of two grave-pillars, about 1,200 feet (0.4 km.), 

 191 23'.9; bottom of solitary straight tree on moun- 

 tain, 3 miles (5 km.), 230 48'.1; northwest corner of 

 monastery wall, 242 48'; south end of ridge over 

 gatewav of temple, about 100 feet (30 meters), 31S 

 09'.4. 



Mengtsz, A, Yunnan, 1917. Approximate reoccupation 

 of station of 1911. On flat portion of hill about one- 

 fourth mile (0.4 km.) west of railway station, and 

 about 800 feet (244 meters) northwest of large walled 

 compound containing a trading store. True bearings: 

 top of pagoda tower in plain, 2 miles (3. km), 54 

 32'. 1; right gable end of railway-station building, 

 261 17'.9; bottom of southwest corner of wall of 

 trading store, 313 55'.2. 



Mengtsz, B, Yunnan, 1917. In large garden at north end 

 of French hospital compound, which is in foreign con- 

 cession about 1,000 feet (0.3 km.) northeast of French 

 consulate, 76 feet (23.2 meters) south of north wall of 

 compound, 218 feet (66.4 meters) southeast of north- 

 west corner of wall, 207 feet (63.1 meters) north of 

 northwest veranda pillar of east hospital ward, 251.5 

 feet (76.66 meters) northeast of northwest wall of 

 west hospital ward; marked by a stone block, 6 by 



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Men-gtsz, B, Yunnan, 1917 continued. 



8 by 15 inches (15 by 20 by 38 cm.), with its top face 

 marked C. I. W. 1917, with a drill hole at center to 

 mark exact point, and left level with surface of ground. 

 True bearings: top of leftmost spike on doctor's 

 house, about 600 feet (183 meters), 41 46'. 1; top of 

 pagoda tower, one-third mile (0.5 kilometer), 52 

 32'.8; rightmost spike on Kalo's store, one-third mile 

 (0.5 kilometer), 73 04'.2; right edge of roof of build- 

 ing in northwest corner of compound, 109 26'.4; 

 right bottom corner of largest pillar of large railwav 

 bridge, 4 miles (6 km.), 217 26'.1; near end of isola- 

 tion hut in northeast corner of compound, 25353'.3 ; 

 bottom of northwest veranda pillar of eastmost ward! 

 347 50'.9. 



Mengtui, Yunnan, 1917. About 300 feet (91 meters) 

 west-northwest of north entrance to village, on small 

 piece of open bush land adjoining northeast side of 

 thatched mud building serving as a temple, in line 

 with southeast wall of temple and 51 feet (15.5 meters) 

 northeast of its east corner. True bearings: bottom 

 of east corner of temple, 38 56'; bottom of largest 

 tree on mountain ridge, half mile (0.8 km.), 336 

 32'.5; bottom of spreading tree across valley, half 

 mile (0.8 km.), 353 28'.3. 



Micheh, Shensi, 1915. In cultivated field, about half mile 

 (0.8 km.) south of southwest corner of city wall, 50 

 paces south-southeast of southeast corner and in line 

 with eastern side of flat-roofed stone-structure meas- 

 uring 13 paces by 16 paces with three arches opening 

 to west. True bearing: vertical axis of ornament of 

 near gable end of house just visible to right of east 

 side of stone-structure, 0.3 kilometers, 153 16'.4. 



Mohei, Yunnan, 1917. On small fiat top of scrub-covered 

 hill rising from about center of town, about one-third 

 mile (0.5 km.) west of Salt yamen, about 800 feet 

 (244 meters) south of large horse-inn on main street 

 near west end of town, and about 200 feet (61 meters) 

 north of salt-watching sentries' hut, in small saddle 

 below. Hill slope begins 9 paces to west, 10 paces to 

 north, 11 paces to south, and 7 paces to east. True 

 bearings: near corner of sentries' hut, 12 02'.0; near 

 gable end of temple in valley, half mile (0.8 km.), 

 122 03'.7; near gable end of temple on opposite hill, 

 half mile (0.8 km.), 194 47'.3; near gable end of 

 residence of Salt yamen, 285 00'. 6; center ornament 

 on temple at south end of town, one-fourth mile 

 (0.4 km.), 339 22'.0. 



Mongkong, Kwangsi, 1917. On north bank of West River, 

 about one-fourth mile east of town of Mongkong, 

 about 200 paces east of Ling Kwan Ssu temple, which 

 is situated on east bank of Meng River near its junc- 

 tion with West River, and 5 paces south of edge of 

 field. True bearings: near gable of southmost build- 

 ing of water front, one-third mile (0.5 km.), 66 56'. 6; 

 bottom of right edge of pawnshop, one-third mile 

 (0.5 km.), 75 41'.5; center ornament on roof of 

 temple, 81 40'. 6; bottom of high telegraph-mast, 

 near bank of Meng River, 109 52'.0; left gable end 

 of temple, about 1,000 feet (0.3 km.), 207 20'.2; 

 near gable end of large temple building down river, 

 2 miles (3 km.), 275 51'.9; center ornament on temple 

 across river, half mile (0.8 km.), 304 16'. 1. 



Hfoukden, Shengking, Manchuria, 1916. On grounds of 

 Moukden golf links, across South Manchurian railway, 

 about 1 mile (1.6 km.) north of American consulate, at 

 a point just east of low bank forming northwest 

 boundary of grounds and just west of second and 

 fourth putting-greens, about 500 feet (152 meters) 

 northeast of golf-club pavilion, 40.7 feet (12.41 



