Descriptions of Stations 



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Ningsiafu, Kansu, 1916 continued. 



rough stone block, 5 by 8 by 10 inches (13 by 20 by 

 25 cm.), sunk 1 inch (3 cm.) below surface of ground, 

 with small cross cut in top face to mark instrumental 

 center. True bearings: center ornament on temple 

 to left of pagoda, 32 38'. 1; top of town pagoda, 34 

 04'.8; right gable end of west gate-building, 1 mile 

 (1.6 km.), 78 18'.3; bottom of southeast corner of 

 wall of Ho Shen Miao, 87 38'; top spike on near 

 gable end of Ho Shen Miao, 139 56'.2; center orna- 

 ment on Lui Shen Miao, 207 32'. 9; near gable end 

 of main north gate-building, 270 29'.4; top of orna- 

 mental tower, one-third mile (0.5 km.), 325 44'.3; 

 center ornament on distant large temple, three fourths 

 mile (1.2 km.), 355 28'.2. 



Ningyiianchow, Shengking, Manchuria, 1916. About 600 

 feet (183 meters) south of Dragon Temple (Leng 

 Wang Miao), which is about three-fourths mile (1.2 

 km.) east of east gate of city, near east end of strip 

 of vacant land lying between a large field and west 

 bank of a large sandy river bed, 52 paces west of 

 cart track, where it crosses river bed, 7 paces from 

 bank of field to south, 5 paces south of a footpath 

 along bank of river bed. True bearings: bottom of 

 right edge of big tombstone on opposite bank, 400 

 feet (122 meters), 220 29'.4; top of left side of fort 

 on mountain, 3 miles (5 km.), 235 00'.2; ornament 

 on right gable end of house in trees, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 

 318 21'.2; top left edge of large tombstone, half mile 

 (0.8 km.), 329 15'.0; bottom of right edge of left-most 

 chimney of cottage, half mile (0.8 km.), 359 53'. 1. 



Niu Chiieh Chiian, Ku-eisuitao, 1916. At north end of 

 strip of waste land, near west end of village, across 

 road from and about 160 feet (49 meters) northeast 

 of first inn on right as village is entered from west, 

 45 feet (13.7 meters) southeast and 46 feet (14.0 

 meters) southwest of northwest and northeast cor- 

 ners respectively of low mud wall to north, 27.7 feet 

 (S.44 meters) north of near corner of mud altar in 

 middle of strip of waste land. True bearings: near 

 gable end of gate-house of inn, 26 00'. 3; near gable 

 end of temple in village, half mile (0.8 km.), 80 13'.5; 

 obo on mountain, 3 miles (5 km.), 124 16'.0; center 

 of near end of right wall of main temple, three-fourths 

 mile (1.2 km.), 171 26'.2; right gable end of small 

 detached temple, 172 41'.4; obo on high mountain, 

 5 miles (8 km.), 349 22'.5. 



Olang Dill Hotlock, Outer Mongolia, 1915. About half 

 mile (0.8 km.) northeast of well known as Olang Dill 

 Hottock, which is situated about one-fourth mile 

 (0.4 km.) west of main road from North Mongolia to 

 Alashan yamen, at south base of some low reddish 

 hills about 300 feet (91 meters) east of road. True 

 bearing: top of obo on distant hill, 3 miles (5 km.), 

 334 37'.8. 



Olang Oobos Well, Inner Mongolia, 1915. On bare ground 

 southeast of Olang Oobos well, which is east of main 

 east branch of ox-cart road from Kalgan to Urga, 159 

 feet (48.5 meters) southeast of southeast side of well. 

 True bearings: Olang Oobos well, 123 23'; altar 

 above temple, 1.5 miles (2.4 km.), 159 26'.0; center 

 ornament on roof of temple, 1.5 milts (2.4 km.), 

 160 02'.4. 



Olang Sire, Outer Mongolia, 1915. In dry river bed 

 known as Olang Sire through which runs caravan 

 road from Uliassutai to Paotowchow, IS paces from 

 east bank of river-bed opposite small ravine in low 

 hills, and 104 paces south of Olang Sire well. True 

 bearing: top of obo on hill, 2 miles (3 km.), 41 31'.8. 



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Omeishan, Szechwan, 1916. On summit of mountain, at a 

 point about 80 yards (73 meters) south of southwest 

 corner of temple on brink of abyss, known as "The 

 True Hall of the Golden Summit," S paces west of 

 brink measured from a point 85 paces along brink 

 from southeastern side of temple, and 25 paces east 

 of a point 14 paces north of northeast corner in line 

 of east side projected of woodshed of an adjacent 

 temple. True bearing: eastern corner of lower temple 

 building on another peak, known as "The Temple 

 of 1,000 Buddhas," about 1 mile (1.6 km.), 27 32'.4. 



Pailin, Fukien, 1917. Near center of village, about 350 

 feet (107 meters) southwest of chapel of Church 

 Missionary Society, on waste rocky land on south 

 slope of hill about 150 feet (46 meters) south west of 

 large inn on south side of main street. True bearings: 

 center of circular opening in wall of house, 200 feet 

 (61 meters), 264 20'.7; left end of roof of large farm- 

 house, 200 feet (61 meters), 290 43'.9; west gable end 

 of west farmhouse of group in valley, 344 31'.9. 



Paishuiho, Szechwan, 1916. South of west end of town, 

 on shoulder of hill which forms promontory between 

 Pai Shui Ho and affluent from west, known as "Small 

 Paver," east of old temple known as "Cheung Fu 

 Tsz," 52.2 feet (15.91 meters) east of southeast corner 

 of most eastern building of temple, and 29.4 feet 

 (8.96 meters) southeast of center of conical stone 

 grave-mound in line between station and northeast 

 corner of temple building. True bearing: east edge 

 of wall of west building of temple group on summit of 

 hill across river valley, about 1 mile (1.6 km.) 195 

 54'.6. 



Panshantu, Chihli, 1915. About 1 mile (1.6 km.) south 

 of village, on elevated ground about 17 meters south- 

 east of road from Kalgan almost directly in front of 

 eastern wall of inn near stream-crossing, about 7 

 meters southeast of center of potato storage-hole 

 which is nearly in line with inn, and 174 paces north- 

 west of telegraph-line. True bearing: tip of gable at 

 east end of prominent building in village, 148 59'.4. 



Paoking, Hunan, 1915. On summit of grassy hill, about 

 half mile (0.8 km.) southeast of VVesleyan Mission 

 compound, and adjoining cultivated fields owned by 

 the Che family; marked by small round peg. True 

 bearings: top of spike on pagoda in southeast corner 

 of city, two-thuds mile (1.1 km.), 92 41'.0; rightmost 

 of three ornaments on roof of temple, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 

 95 57'.2; near gable end of main building of temple, 

 half mile (0.8 km.), 112 17'.3; central ornament of 

 temple with graduate pole, one-fourth mile (0.4 km.), 

 134 23'.2; top of ornament on pagoda on hill, half 

 mile (0.8 km.), 190 47'.2; left ornament of temple on 

 summit of hill, half mile (0.8 km.), 318 Ol'.l; left 

 end of saddle of Saddle Hill, 2 miles (3.2 km.), 344 

 59'.8; right end of saddle of Saddle Hill, 2 miles 

 (3.2 km.), 345 57'.8. 



Paotehchoio, Shansi, 1915. About 1 mile (1.6 km.) up 

 stream from city of Paotehchow on second level of mud 

 flats above low water, in line between caves in face of 

 opposite cliff below up-stream half of Fuku and small 

 grove of trees on Shansi shore near mouth of first 

 tributary above Paotehchow; marked by conical hole 

 near one corner of triangular boulder set with face 

 about 2 inches (5 cm.) above ground, and covered 

 with small pile of stones. True bearings: west-side of 

 prominent house on Shansi shore, at top of stone 

 foundation about one-sixth mile (0.3 km.), 22 09'.6; 

 tip of small octagonal tower with circular windows, 

 near down-stream end of Fuku, 116 58'.0; vertical 



