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Shuikouchai, Fuhien, 1917. On waste grass-land just 

 below rocky rapid which is about one-fourth mile (0.4 

 km.) down river from town, on left bank of river, 

 about 7 paces from bank, almost opposite a temple at 

 foot of hills on right bank. True bearings: bottom 

 of south corner of temple wall on opposite bank, 72 

 32'. 5; near gable end of temple at south end of town, 

 101 08'. 5; near gable end of roadside shrine on left 

 bank of river opposite south end of town, 143 45'. 7; 

 bottom of solitary straight tree on hill, 2 miles (3.2 

 km.), 304 38'.5. 



Shuikow Fu, Fukien, 1917. On mountainside behind town 

 of Shuikow, about one-fourth mile (0.4 kilometer) up 

 winding road from Roman Catholic Mission Chapel 

 on main street just southeast of launch landing, in 

 southeast corner of a tea plantation occupying eastern 

 slope of gully and 12 paces north of road crossing 

 gully. True bearings: center ornament on temple on 

 west bank of river, one-fourth mile (0.4 km.), 50 

 39'. 1; near gable end of house northwest of temple, 

 65 27'. 0; right end of white wall of compound, half 

 mile (0.8 km.), 94 45'.7; bottom of solitary fir tree 

 on opposite slope of mountain, one-fifth mile (0.3 

 km.), 359 05'.9. 



Shwangtaitze, Shengking, Manchuria, 1910. On waste soda 

 land about two-thirds mile (1.1 km.) northwest of 

 railway station, about one-fifth mile (0.3 km.) north- 

 west of north end of small village, and about 150 feet 

 (46 meters) southeast of old mound of rifle range, 33 

 paces northwest of near corner of old well. True 

 bearings: top of grave-post at southeast end of grave 

 land, about 800 ftet (244 meters), 5 13'; top of 

 signal arm on railway, half mile (0.8 km.), 232 16M; 

 top of chimney on water-tower, half mile (0.8 km.), 

 265 32'. 1; center ornament on temple to right of 

 bridge, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 321 51'.8. 



Sianfu, Shensi, 1915. Exact reoccupation of station of 

 1909, in compound of theological school of Swedish 

 Mission, just outside west gate of city, on school 

 playground, 92.8 feet (2S.29 meters) north of north- 

 west corner of schoolhouse, 25 feet (7.6 meters) from 

 mud wall on west side of compound, 40 feet (12.2 

 meters) from southeast corner of gatekeeper's house, 

 and 36.5 feet (11.1 meters) from entrance at main 

 gate; marked by hole in top of grayish-black stone 

 4 by 7 by 36 inches (10 by 18 by 91 cm.) set flush 

 with surface of ground and lettered C. I. 1909. True 

 bearing: northeast corner of theological school build- 

 ing, about 1 foot (30 cm.) above ground, 332 39'.2. 



Siang, Kwangsi, 1915. In garden of town-official's yamen 

 which is on main street of town, 86 feet (26.2 meters) 

 south of north wall of garden and 89 feet (27.1 meters) 

 north of a corner in wall in south side; marked by 

 a round hardwood stake 4.5 inches (11 cm.) in di- 

 ameter, set even with surface of ground and covered 

 with a small cairn of bricks. True bearings: near 

 gable end of court building, 32 30'. 2; near gable end 

 of near yamen building, 47 30'. 2; center ornament 

 over gate in wall, 90 feet (27.4 meters), 342 15'.9; 

 south corner of garden wall, 352 32'. 



Siaosinkai, Yunnan, 1917. About one-fifth mile (0.3 km.) 

 west of west end of village, near northwest side of 

 grassy field, just north of official bungalow for travelers 

 which adjoins Chinese Maritime Customs station, 7 

 paces southeast of hedge and ditch bounding field, 16 

 paces south of point whore footpath crosses ditch, 

 59 paces from hedge at north corner of field, and 122 

 paci northwest of east corner of mud wall around 

 large urn m ar main road. True bearings: east 

 corner of mud wall around large inn near main road, 



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Siaosinkai,, Yunnan, 1917 continued. 



308 37'. 1; east gable end of building between inn 

 and main road, 319 25'.7; hole in customs-com- 

 pound wall to right of large banyan tree, 500 feet 

 (152 meters), 355 21'. 1. 



Siaoiao, Fukien, 1917. Across river from village, on flat 

 grassy land lying within acute angle made by river 

 in changing its course from east to northwest, about 

 one-fourth kilometer southeast of southeast gate at 

 end of main street of village, 100 paces south of line 

 of scrub where it joins river bank, 90 paces from 

 river bank in line with tower on opposite bank, 70 

 paces north of river bank in line with white com- 

 pound across river, 45 paces east of scrub, and 24 

 paces east of east corner of nearest bamboo market 

 booth. True bearings: center ornament on roof of 

 white compound across river, 6 53'.4; bottom of 

 large solitary tree in rice fields, 42 27'.9; center orna- 

 ment on temple near river bank southeast of village, 

 193 58'. 7; top of ornament on tower on opposite 

 bank, 211 14'.6; top of right stone graduate-pole of 

 two in front of temple, one-fourth kilometer, 245 

 45'.6. 



Sihfeng, Kwejchow, 1915. On crest of small hill southeast 

 of town-official's yamen, about one-fourth distance 

 along hill from its north end, 37 paces from top of 

 slope to northeast; marked by a 3 by 2 inch (7.5 by 

 5 cm.) wooden stake projecting about 4 inches (10 

 cm.) above ground and covered by a cairn ol stones. 

 True bearings: center of left doorway of house on 

 hillside, one-fourth mile (0.4 km.), 2 56'.2; near 

 gable end of white-fronted house in city, 145 14'.8; 

 left gable end of leftmost school building, 400 feet 

 (122 meters), 202 48'.0. 



Siningfu, Kansu, 1916. In southwest corner of military 

 parade-ground west of military governor's yamen, 

 nearly in line with memorial arch in street west of 

 grounds, 64 feet (19.5 meters) from tree in front of 

 memorial arch, 6S feet (20.7 meters) from west wall 

 of inclosure, and 132.5 feet (40.39 meters) northeast of 

 near corner of gate near southwest corner of parade- 

 ground True bearings: ornament over gate of par- 

 ade-ground, 36 25'.6; top of pagoda on mountain 

 side, 2 miles (3 km.), 187 35'.2; west gable end of 

 rear barrack building, 214 40'.8; near gable end of 

 General's pavilion, 316 42'.3. 



Sinminfu, Shengking, Manchuria, 1916. About 1,000 feet 

 (305 meters) southeast of south wall of compound of 

 Irish Presbyterian Mission, at southeast end of nar- 

 row strip of land reserved for Christian graveyard, 

 adjoining Mohammedan graveyard, 53 feet (16.2 

 meters) from top of bush-lined bank forming east 

 boundary of Christian graveyard, 100.5 feet (30.63 

 meters) northwest of southeast corner of graveyard, 

 and 90.5 feet (27.58 meters) north of northwest corner 

 of Mohammedan graveyard. True bearings: top of 

 spike on Mohammedan mosque, half mile (0.8 km.), 

 148 08'.5; bottom of right edge of rightmost chimney 

 of mission buildings, 159 24'.7; left gable end of long 

 low budding, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 1S9 00'.3; southeast 

 corner of Christian graveyard, 309 30'; northwest 

 corner of Mohammedan graveyard, 347 04'. 



Siongyocheng, Shengking, Manchuria, 1916. On narrow 

 strip of grass-land between south bank of river and 

 north bank of a field, situated about midway between 

 south gate of walled city and large railway bridge 

 over river, about 60 feet (18 meters) west of east end 

 of narrow strip of land where north bank of field 

 joins river bank and continues along it for some dis- 

 tance, 4 paces from bank of river to north, 6 paces 



