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meters; west of a gravestone, 103.7 feet (31.61 meters) 

 north of another gravestone, and 25 feet (7.6 meters) 

 northeast of center of small trench; marked by 

 a granite stone 7.5 by 7.5 by 38 inches (19 by 19 

 by 97 cm.), with top inscribed C. I. W., 1916, a drill 

 hole indicating exact point, and left just below surface. 

 True bearings: top of golf pavilion, 29 51'.3; cross 

 on Russian war memorial, 2 miles (3.2 . i ) 39 08 4; 

 top of lama tower, 2 miles (3.2 km.), 41 49'.9; top 

 of pagoda, 2 miles (3.2 km.), 107 05'.6; center of 

 rightmost scroll on roof of temple at Pei Ling, 2 miles 

 (3.2 km.), 174 57'.4; top of east lama tower, three- 

 fourths mile (1.2 km.), 245 44'.0; rightmost of two 

 steeples of Roman Catholic Cathedral, 2 miles (3.2 

 km.), 333 52'. 1; bottom of flagstaff of American 

 consulate, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 357 12'.5. 



Nanchang, Kiangsi, 1917. Two stations were occupied. 

 Station A is an exact reoccupation of station of 1908 

 and 1911, on grounds of American Methodist Mission, 

 between three mission residences and river, and west 

 of south residence, 13 paces from river wall measured 

 from point 39 paces northeast of first angle; marked 

 by cross in top of granite slab 3 by 11 inches (8 by 

 28 cm.), projecting about 7 inches (18 cm.) above 

 ground. True bearings: bottom of high telegraph- 

 mast down river, 0.75 kilometer, 51 44'. 1; left gable 

 end of long red railway-shed across river, 0.75 kilo- 

 meter, 114 22'. 5; southwest corner of south mission 

 residence, 75 meters, 281 28'.5. 



Station B is about one-fifth mile (0.3 km.) southeast 

 of station A, south of residence compound of American 

 Methodist Mission, on site of proposed University, 

 south of boys' school compound, on a sandhill in line 

 with east wall of boys' recreation-ground, 210 feet 

 (64 meters) south of southeast corner of wall; marked 

 by granite block 5 by 6 by 15 inches (13 by 15 by 38 

 cm.) buried about 6 inches (15 cm.) below surface, and 

 covered by a cairn of stones 3 feet (1 meter) high. 

 True bearings: left end of roof of girls' school, 0.25 

 kilometer, 25 25'. 7; top of figure at near end of roof 

 of boys' school, 150 meters, 128 02'.0; bottom of 

 right edge of east chimney on residence at mission, 

 250 meters, 163 05'. 1; southeast corner of wall of 

 boys' school compound, 182 47'. 7; cross on Roman 

 Catholic church in city, 3 kilometers, 336 52'.4; 

 top of pagoda outside south gate of city, 5 kilometers, 

 344 46'.6. 



Nanfen, Shengking, Manchuria, 1916. On waste land on 

 east bank of river, about one-fourth mile (0.4 km.) 

 north of railway station, about 100 feet (30 meters) 

 from river bank and midway between bank and 

 edge of fields, about 400 feet (122 meters) west- 

 northwest of westmost house of Chinese village, 5 paces 

 west of cart track. True bearings: near gable end of 

 thatched house, 1,000 feet (0.3 km.), 40 43'. 1; near 

 gable end of nearest cottage of village, 285 29'.8; 

 bottom of leftmost chimney pipe on red-roofed house 

 near railway, 327 20'.5; center wooden upright in 

 northeast wall of Japanese hotel, 344 56'.7. 



Xankow, Chihli, 1915. Close reoccupation of Fritsche's 

 station. About half mile (0.8 km.) southeast of rail- 

 way depot, on stony ridge in old stream-bed, about 

 45 yards (41 meters) south of point where stream-bed 

 is crossed by road to Ming tombs, and 22 yards east 

 of road running southward along edge of ridge. True 

 bearings: tip of railway signal-post seen about 2 

 to right of ancient defense wall on nearest mountain 

 slopr, 1 49 L2'.8. 



Nanning, Kwangsi, 1917. On east bank of West River, 

 about 900 feet (274 meters) south of Likin station, 



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which is a large white building at south end of the 

 Bund of the foreign concession, just south of Stand- 

 ard Oil Company's residence, beside low mound on 

 remains of old mud wall, 23 paces from end of old 

 wall to southwest, 137 feet (41.8 meters) southwest 

 of large tree growing on wall, 109.5 feet (33.3S meters) 

 west of boundary stone. True bearings: flagpost over 

 large gray building on water front, 2 miles (3 km.), 

 159 02'.0; top of leftmost turret of large white 

 building, 1.5 miles (2.4 km.), 162 53'.7; left turret 

 of red tower of Roman Catholic Cathedral in city, 

 1 mile (1.6 km.), 167 08'.4; center of top window 

 of English hospital, half mile (0.8 km.), 172 13'.3; 

 right gable end of Likin station, 180 47' 6.; south 

 corner of old city gate-building, about 500 feet (152 

 meters), 234 49'.2; top character on boundary stone, 

 249 32M. 



Nantsuilsa, Shansi, 1916. On large stony area on left 

 bank of Yellow River at great bend in river, the right 

 bank at that point being a high vertical wall of gray 

 sandstone, on top of which, at lower end of turn, 

 stands a prominent group of small temple buildings, 

 including bell-tower and pagoda. True bearings: axis 

 of tip of pagoda in temple group on cliff, 1 mile (1.6 

 km.), 96 53'. 7; vertical axis of small prominent rock, 

 shaped like a truncated cone, at mouth of side gorge 

 up-stream, about 1 mile (1.6 km.), 303 15'.5. 



Newchwang, Shengking, Manchuria, 1916. Exact reoc- 

 cupation of station of 1907. On garden property of 

 B. C. Carlos, 45 paces from boundary line of property 

 on east, 228 paces south of center of a roadway bound- 

 ing property on north, 80 paces east and 75 paces 

 north from intersection of south boundary of lot with 

 canal; marked by granite stone with cross cut in top 

 face to mark exact spot. True bearings: cross on 

 steeple of St. Nicholas Church, half mile (0.8 km.), 

 94 01'.6; northeast turret on Roman Catholic 

 church, half mile (0.S km.), 117 49'.5; lowest visible 

 portion of customs flagpole, half mile (0.8 km.), 

 125 55'.7. 



Ningpo, Chekiang, 1917. Close reoccupation of station of 

 1906, north of foreign concession, at west end of 

 recreation-ground of English Methodist college, 

 326.4 feet (99.49 meters) northwest of and roughly in 

 hne with back gate of college and north goal-post of 

 each pair on main football-field, 32.5 feet (9.91 meters) 

 northeast of east corner and 40.3 feet (12.28 meters) 

 east-northeast of north corner of a brick tomb, 48 

 feet (14.6 meters) northwest of north goal-post of 

 pair at west end of field, and 12 paces southeast of 

 edge of swamp bordering east bank of river; marked 

 by a stone block 6 by 8 by 20 inches (15 by 20 by 51 

 cm.), with cross indicating exact center, left just below 

 surface of ground. True bearings: top of steeple of 

 St. Paul's Church, three-fourths mile (1.2 km.), 

 33 56'.2; north corner of tomb, 63 59'.2; top of 

 nearest factory chimney across river, one-third mile 

 (0.5 km.), 160 48'.9; ball on center gable of Indus- 

 trial School, one-fifth mile (0.3 km.), 230 02'.3; 

 ornament at left end of roof of school, about 350 feet 

 (107 meters), 284 54'. 1; ornament at right end of roof 

 of school, 305 44'. 9; cross on Roman Catholic 

 church, one-third mile (0.5 km.), 333 45'. 1. 



Ningsiafu, Kansu, 1916. In northwest quarter of city, on 

 waste soda-land adjoining east side of temple of 

 God of Fire (Ho Shen Miao), about one-fourth mile 

 (0.4 km.) southwest of temple of God of Thunder 

 (Lui Shen Miao), 153 feet (46.6 meters) east of south- 

 east corner and 204 feet (62.2 meters) southeast of 

 northeast corner of wall of Ho Shen Miao; marked by 



