Descriptions of Stations 



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top face of stone 4.5 inches (11 cm.) square. True 

 bearing: top of right-hand side of column of gray 

 brick in compound wall, seen across moat, about 300 

 feet (91 meters), 140 59'.6. 



Peking, 1916, Chihli, 1916. In public park about one- 

 fourth mile (0.4 km.), northwest of north gate of 

 entrance to Temple of Agriculture inclosure, which is 

 opposite Temple of Heaven and separated from it 

 by main road leading from south gate of Peking to 

 Chien Yang Men (front gate of Tartar city), situated 

 among trees about 600 feet (183 meters) west-north- 

 west of large brick platform which stands at junction 

 of two main roads of park, 153 feet (46.6 meters) 

 north of northmost line of fence-posts marking old 

 road, 37 feet (11.3 meters) from tree to southwest, 

 30 feet (9.1 meters) from tree-stump to northeast; 

 marked by stone block 6 by 9 by 18 inches (15 by 23 

 by 46 cm.) lettered C. I. W. with hole at center of 

 letter "I" to mark instrument center, set level with 

 surface of ground. True bearings: top of water- 

 tower, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 7457'.l; top of tower of 

 large gray building, three-fourths mile (1.2 km.), 172 

 44'. 3; leftmost steeple of French Cathedral, 2 miles 

 (3 km.), 217 30'.0; top of tower in legation quarter 

 of city, 2 miles (3 km.), 220 40'.8; center of top of 

 rightmost ornament on right gable end of Temple of 

 Agriculture, 1,000 feet (0.3 km.), 341 Ol'.O. 



Pekow, Chihli, 1915. Opposite southern part of village, 

 directly across stream-bed from a prominent group 

 of large trees north of horse-watering pond, in culti- 

 vated field of first terrace at a point 7 feet (2.1 meters) 

 east of a single pair of small trees on western edge of 

 terrace, and just west of small ditch on upper bank 

 of which is an irregular row of trees. True bearings: 

 tip of gable end of most prominent building on west 

 side of stream-bed, SS35'.l; vertical axis of south- 

 ern corner ornament on top of an outstanding "Spirit 

 Shield," about 400 paces, 139 37'.8; tip of west 

 gable end of prominent temple on summit of high 

 foot-hill, 330 57'.3. 



Pikow, Kcmsv, 1916. South of town on boulder-strewn 

 level floor of valley affluent to valley of main river 

 which flows along east side of town, almost due north 

 of low prominent temple on northwest shoulder of 

 first hill to south, and 13 paces south of path from 

 south entrance to town along a prominent low stone 

 wall and leading generally west up valley, measured 

 at right angles to path at a point 35 paces west of 

 southwest corner of wall. 



Pingfan, Kansv, 1916. Approximate reoccupation of sta- 

 tion of 1909. West of main road to Liangchowfu, in 

 large private yard across road to northwest of last 

 inn which is on west side of main road near river 

 and about 200 feet (61 meters) southwest of west 

 gate of city, 53 feet (16.2 meters) from north corner 

 of yard, 98 feet (29.9 meters) northwest of northwest 

 corner of small house in east corner of yard, and 29.5 

 feet (8.99 meters) from a low wall across the north 

 end of yard. True bearings: near gable end of temple 

 on hill, 2 miles (3 km.), 60 34'.9; ornament over 

 doorway of house across river, 6704'.2; near gable 

 end of house near main road, 600 feet (183 meters), 

 158 54'.0; bottom of leftmost wooden pillar of west 

 city-gate building, 276 47'.4. 



Pingka, Yunnan, 1917 About 200 yards (183 meters) 

 north of north gate of village, on small shelf of grass- 

 land about 150 feet (46 meters) northeast of San 

 Chiao Ssu ("Three Religion Temple"), which is at 

 foot of wooded hills rising behind village, 29 paces 



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from large tree to south, 5 paces from bank to north- 

 east. True bearings: left gable end of farmhouse, 

 three-fourths mile (1.2 km.), 12 48'.6; center orna- 

 ment on nearby temple, 39 23'.9; center ornament on 

 temple across valley, 1 mile (1.6 km), 122 30'. 7; near 

 ornament on roof ridge of house, one-fifth mile (0.3 

 km.), 355 43'.5. 



Pingma, Kwangsi, 1917. On small flat ridge in broken 

 country about one-fifth mile (0.3 km.) north of 

 old north gate of former city of Pingma, just above 

 rice fields outside gate and near junction of two tracks 

 leading to it, about 50 feet (15 meters) west of west 

 track, and about 100 feet (30 meters) northwest of 

 junction. True bearings: center ornament on temple 

 in town, 44'. 1; left gable end of north gate building, 

 17 20'. 6; center ornament on small temple near trees, 

 59 51'.8; near gable end of farmhouse, one-fourth 

 mile (0.4 km.), 275 59'.2; left gable end of roof of 

 large gray house, half mile (0.8 km.), 335 17'. 7. 



Pingtindbo, Chihli, 1915. On southeast side of town, to 

 right of entrance to village street which is continu- 

 ation of road from Kalgan, in center of deep gully 

 between mud wall of yard around first houses of 

 village and road to Dolon-nor, which runs at right 

 angles to road from Kalgan, at a point about 25 feet 

 (7.6 meters') northeast of center of road from Kalgan 

 and 10 feet (3.0 meters) northwest of center of road to 

 Dolon-nor. True bearing: vertical axis of right-hand 

 one of two conical mountain peaks, 22 40'.7. 



Poklo, Kwanglung, 1917. On lower slopes of hill east of 

 compound of London Mission station, on right bank 

 of East River about half mile (0.8 km.) east of east 

 gate of city, at a point about 400 feet (122 meters) 

 east-southeast of boys' school building and about 

 800 feet (244 meters) northeast of missionaries' resi- 

 dences. True bearings: right fork of prominent large 

 lone tree on mountain ridge, about 5 miles (8 km.), 

 13 39'.8; bottom of right edge of westmost chimney 

 of residences, 51 39'.2; top of apex of triangle of 

 trigonometric station on hill in city, 72 28' 0; top 

 of npar corner of mission fence, 82 03'.7; near gable 

 end of boys' school, 110 04'.7. 



Port Arthur, Kwantung Leased Territory, Manchuria, 1916. 

 On military reserve just north of Taisho (New) 

 Park, near base of hill and roughly in line with west 

 side of center avenue of park, 157 feet (47.9 meters) 

 northwest of edge of small bank bounding road on 

 north side of park, over Military Stone No. 98, 

 a granite block standing 2.3 feet (0.70 meter) above 

 ground, with top face, 8 inches (20 cm.) square, 

 having a drill hole 1 inch (3 cm.} in diameter at its 

 center, which marks precise point. True bearings: 

 top of black conical tower in town, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 

 12 16'. 7; bottom of staff on tower of nearby house, 

 500 feet (152 meters), 30 03'.4; top of trigonomet- 

 rical station on hill, one-fifth mile (0.3 km.), 200 

 55'. 2; top of Japanese war memorial, 1.5 miles (2.4 

 km.), 290 09'. 1; bottom of signal-mast at lighthouse, 

 2 miles (3 km.), 324 15' 5; top of tower on Governor 

 General's building, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 338 50'.4. 



Poseh, Kwangsi, 1917. On rough stony land about 350 

 feet (107 meters) east of a large brick tower called 

 "Pa Kuo Ting," situated on hill about one-fourth 

 mile (0.4 km.) north-northwest of west gate of city, 

 at end of flat land on small spur running eastward 

 from tower, 9 paces south of footpath from east 

 gate of tower, 215.5 feet (65.68 meters) from east 

 corner, and 307 feet (93.6 meters) from north corner 

 of mud wall around tower. True bearings: near 



