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Paotchchow, Shansi, 1915 continued. 



diaini ter of prominent signal-tower on end of prom- 

 ontory about half mile (0.8 km.), 236 02'.4. 



Paotingfu, Chihli, 1915. In compound of American Board 

 Mission, outside of southeast corner of city proper, 

 east of entrance to compound and between path run- 

 ning east to boys' school and northern wall of inclosure, 

 at a point 47 yards (43 meters) east of east side of 

 gate-house, 20 feet (6.1 meters) north of north side of 

 path, and about 100 feet (30.5 meters) south of north 

 wall; marked by clearly cut cross in top of shale- 

 stone 3 by 8 by 14 inches (8 by 20 by 36 cm.) above 

 ground, the long side standing approximately east 

 and west. True bearings: left-hand edge of small 

 central chimney on residence, 39 47'. 2; western edge 

 of brick pillar on west side of entrance to church-yard 

 across road, about 150 yards (137 meters,) 123 49'.7. 

 A meridian stone 5 by 6 by 3 inches (13 by 15 by 8 cm.) 

 above ground was placed near south wall of compound, 

 157 yards (143.6 meters) south of station, the inter- 

 section of clearly cut cross in top being exactly south 

 of instrument center in northern stone. 



Paotouchen, Kivcisuitao, 1916. About half mile (0.8 km) 

 west of Swedish Mission station in northwest quarter 

 of city, on open ground known as "West Mound" 

 (Hsi Liang), about 300 feet (91 meters) northwest 

 of brick-kiln in gully, and about 700 feet (213 meters) 

 southwest of fort adjoining west wall of city, 89 

 feet (27.1 meters) southeast of west city wall. True 

 bearings: bottom of bend in ramparts of wall, 700 

 feet (213 meters), 23 36'; bottom of left edge of 

 watch-tower on wall, 800 feet (244 meters) 206 

 08'. 8; top of lama's grave, 1,000 feet (305 meters), 

 246 25'.5; bottom of high flagstaff of fort, 1 mile 

 (1.6 km.), 263 39'.0; near gable end of double- 

 storied temple, two-thirds mile (1.1 km.), 325 01'. 5; 

 near gable end of small temple outside south wall, 

 1.5 miles (2.4 km.), 334 47'.2. 



Paotsing, Hunan, 1915. On southwest outskirts of city, 

 near center of military parade-ground adjacent to 

 buildings, formerly a yarnen, but now used as soldiers' 

 barracks, 62 feet (18.9 meters) northwest of northwest 

 corner of yamen, 42 feet (12.8 meters) southeast of 

 northwest mud wall of grounds, 131.5 feet (40.08 

 meters) northeast of south corner of a brick building 

 at southwest corner of parade-ground. True bearings: 

 central ornamenton topof house, 150 feet (45.7 meters), 

 29 51'.7; bottom of south wall of brick building, 

 131.5 feet (40.08 meters), 53 12'.0; center ornament 

 of temple on top of hill, 1,000 feet (305 meters), 73 

 41'. 6; center of near ball of gate, 150 feet (46 meters), 

 216 47'.8; right ball on grave on hilltop, 1 mile (1.6 

 km.),23904'.,8. 



PaUebolong, Kiceisuitao, 1916. Near south corner of 

 colony's large inclosed threshing floor, which is about 

 one-fourth mile (0.4 km.) northeast of mission- 

 residence compound, 63.5 feet (19.35 meters) from 

 hedge to southeast, 129 feet (39.3 meters) northeast, 

 of east corner of mud house near gate, 105 feet (32.0 

 meters) from near corner of near side of gate; marked 

 by two gray bricks placed together on end, making a 

 column "> by 1 by 11.5 inches (13 by 10 by 29 cm.), 

 top face of which is left 1 inch (3 cm.) below surface. 

 True bearings: left upright of mission bell-support, 

 23 38'.3; near gable end of mission superintendent's 

 house, 30 12'. 7; top of right edge of fort in west cor- 

 ih i of compound, 47 40'. 3; bottom of cast corner of 

 mud house' near gate, 53 22'; right edge of mud house, 

 half mile (0.8 km.), 71 33'. 2. 



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Palung, Hupeh, 1916. On right bank of Yangtze Kiang, 

 between town and river, on sand-deposit over out- 

 crop of red shale near mooring-place of houseboats, 

 at a point nearly opposite and about one-fourth mile 

 (0.4 km.) southwest of navigation signal-staff on 

 left bank. True bearings: base of navigation signal- 

 staff on left bank, 194 34'.8; tip of small white 7- 

 story pagoda on left bank at bend of river below town, 

 called "Kweichow Pagoda," about 1 mile, (1.6 km.), 

 281 56'.8. 



Payenjungko, Konsu, 1916. Near east corner of city, in 

 open space back of Hsien yamen, 69 feet (21.0 meters) 

 from northeast wall of city, 110 feet (33.5 meters) 

 from east corner of wall, and 72 feet (21.9 meters) 

 to near post of gate to stairway to wall. True bear- 

 ings: center ornament on roof of temple, 101 14'. 8; 

 left upright of west gate of city, 10935'.7; top of 

 pagoda tower, 136 36'. 5; center of bottom of near 

 pillar of gate to tower on wall, 198 05'. 7; right end 

 ornament on roof of tower on east corner of wall, 

 278 OS'.O. 



Pehtaiho, Chihli, 1916. Three stations, designated as A, 

 B, and Rocky Point, were established. Station A is in 

 lower half of large field west of house with square 

 tower belonging to a Danish Countess, northeast of 

 Pehtaiho Hotel at Rocky Point, 291 feet (8S.7 meters) 

 northwest of northeast corner and 31S.5 feet (97.08 

 meters) northeast of northwest corner of gray-walled 

 compound, 54 paces east of edge of gully; marked by 

 stone block 18 inches (46 cm.) long, with triangular 

 top face, having side of 10 inches (25 cm.) set just 

 below surface and marked with small cross cut to 

 show exact point. True bearings: northwest corner 

 of gray brick wall, 32 33'. 0; top of red tower of large 

 house at West End, 71 3S'.4; ornament on roof of 

 large gray house, 74 35'. 7; bottom of near staff on 

 house, 500 feet (152 meters), 146 31'.4; near gable 

 end ornament on Auditorium, one-fourth mile (0.4 

 km.), 249 48'. 1; bottom of left side of Countess's 

 house, 271 25'. 7; northeast corner of gray brick wall, 

 333 33' 7 



Station B is 92.8 feet (28.29 meters) southwest of A 

 and in line with A and top of red tower of large house 

 at West End; marked by wooden peg left level with 

 surface. 



The station designated Rocky Point is on tennis- 

 courts at west end of main bathing beach at Rocky 

 Point, just below Dr. Nye's house, in southwest 

 corner of east section of tennis-courts, which are 

 divided into two sections by a cement drain covered 

 over with wood, 8.25 feet (2.51 meters) north of 

 inside edge of low wall bounding tennis-courts on 

 south, 8.2 feet (2.50 meters) east of edge of drain, 

 164.7 feet (50.20 meters) to southeast outer corner 

 of wall of courts; marked by stone block 5 by 6 by 

 27 inches (13 by 15 by 69 cm.), sunk level with suface 

 of court and a cross cut in top face to mark instru- 

 ment center. True bearings: bottom of leftmost 

 wooden spike on cottage, 800 feet (211 meters), 88 

 43M; center gable of Dr. Nye's house, 124 15'.8; 

 bottom of spike on bungalow, 157 29'. 9; outer south- 

 east corner of tennis-court wall, 259 13'. 2; top of red- 

 roofed tower on monastery, 275 11'. (i; cross on kiosk 

 of Russian monastery, 2 miles (3 km.), 276 43'. 3. 



Piking, 1907, Chihli, 1915. Exact reoccupation of station 

 of 1907 and 1909, in northeast corner of Tartar city, 

 near Laura Temple, within observatory grounds of 

 Russian Ecclesiastical Mission, 33 feet (10.06 meters) 

 west of southwest corner of brick observing-tower 

 which carries sunshine bulb; marked by cross cut in 



