Descriptions of Stations 



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China continued. 



Siongyocheng, Shengking, Manchuria, 1916 continued, 

 from bank of field to south. True bearings: center 

 ornament on temple outside south gate of city, half 

 mile (0.8 km.), 92 37' A; top of chimney on water- 

 tower at railway station, 1.2 miles (1.9 km.), 215 48'; 

 left gable end of temple on hill, 6 miles (10 km.), 

 22829'.8; top of pagoda on cliff, 3 miles (5 km.), 

 233 18'. 1; top of chimney stack at pumping station, 

 half mile (0.S km.), 257 34'.9; bottom of first tele- 

 graph-pole to south of bridge, half mile (0.8 km.), 

 302 37'.5. 



Siukiu, Fukien, 1917. On left bank of river, just below 

 east end of village of Siukiu, about 150 feet (40 meters) 

 south of and roughly in line with east side of eastmost 

 house, about 60 feet (18 meters) northwest of small 

 stone boat landing, and 17 paces west of footpath 

 from village to landing. True bearings: near gable 

 end of leftmost visible house, about 200 feet (61 

 meters), 182 18'.2. 



Sochow, Shansi, 1915. On top of south wall of city, on 

 first buttress 250 yards (228.6 meters) east of south 

 gate, near middle of grassy plot measuring about 20 

 paces by 12 paces, 36.1 feet (11.00 meters) east of 

 outer edge of top row of bricks on western edge of 

 buttress, and 18.6 feet (5.67 meters) north of outer 

 edge of top row of bricks on southern edge; marked 

 by conical hole in center of top of gray brick 3.5 by 

 7 by 14 inches (9 by 18 by 36 cm.), sunk on end so 

 that top is flush with ground. True bearings: center 

 ornament on ridge of temple roof in northeast quarter 

 of city, 199 12'.0; tip of small tower on east wall, 

 244 27'.2. 



Sokho?itay-in Gol, Inner Mongolia, 1916. East of caravan 

 road from Urga to Alashan vamen, about 200 paces 

 south of place where it crosses Sokhontay River, 80 

 paces east of east bank of river, and 9 paces from foot 

 of a series of sand hummocks. True bearings: center 

 of trunk of tree, 1,000 feet (305 meters), 5 39'; 

 square obo at east end of low range of hills west of 

 river, one-third mile (0.5 km.), 64 46'. 6; obo at west 

 or right end of range of hills, 72 30' 4; most westerly 

 obo on crest of range east of caravan road, half mile 

 (0.8km.),35257'.5. 



Soolt Shunt Well, Outer Mongolia, 1915. About 78 paces 

 northeast of main ox-cart road from Kalgan to Urga, 

 13 paces southwest of small cart track which branches 

 off the main road toward the north from crossing of 

 dry river bed, about 300 feet (91 meters) northwest of 

 Soolt Shunt well, which is merely a small soak-hole 

 about 150 feet (46 meters) north of road west of dry 

 river-bed. 



Soom-in Bollock Camp, Inner Mongolia, 1915. About 42 

 paces northeast of main east branch of ox-cart road 

 from Kalgan to Urga, and about 100 paces north- 

 northwest of Soom-in Bollock camping place, which 

 is a small area on each side of road used by caravans 

 and marked by holes dug in sand for soakage of water. 



Suchow-An, Anhwei, 1915. In open space east of and 

 adjoining town-official's yamen, 84 feet (25.6 meters) 

 east of east wall of yamen enclosure, 125.5 feet (38.25 

 meters) southeast of corner of east wall of yamen and 

 north wall of city, 55 feet (16.8 meters) north-north- 

 west of corner of small mud house near west end of 

 bridge over pond. True bearings: fork in tail of orna- 

 mental fish at right end of yamen building, 41 02M; 

 near gable end of barracks, 11655'.6; center orna- 

 ment on roof of temple, 600 feet (183 meters), 259 

 39'. 1; front spike on roof of north gate of city, 1,000 

 feet (305 meters), 261 55'.4; near gable end of white 

 fronted house, 900 feet (274 meters), 278 46'.5. 



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China continued. 



Suifu, Szechwan, 1916. On south bank of Yangtze River 

 opposite city, in extreme east corner of recreation- 

 field just back of Munroe Academy of American Bap- 

 tist Mission adjoining Dr. Rudd's residence, 4 paces 

 west and 3 paces north of bottom of bank bounding 

 field, 157 5 feet (48.01 meters) from east corner and 

 248 feet (75.6 meters) from south corner of wall 

 around academy, and 87 feet (26.5 meters) to nearest 

 goal-post; marked by stone block, 8 bv 8 by 24 inches 

 (20 by 20 by 61 cm.), with top face left 'flush with 

 surface of ground, and inscribed C I W. 1916, with 

 a drill-hole marking exact center. True bearings: left 

 gable end of Chinese house, 1,000 feet (0.3 km.), 68" 

 21'.S; left edge of leftmost chimney of Dr. Rudd's 

 house, 800 feet (244 meters), 95 28'.6; cross on Roman 

 Catholic church, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 96 40'.9; south 

 corner of wall around school, 101 59'.7; center orna- 

 ment on south gate of city, one-third mile (0.5 km.), 

 109 10'.2; center ornament on roof of Drum Tower 

 in city, half mile (0.8 km.), 11520'.2; top of left 

 edge of ridge of roof of academv, 300 feet (91.4 meters), 

 128 31'.4; east corner of wall of academy-compound, 

 153 38'.2; center ornament on southeast gate of 

 city, half mile (0.8 km), 167 42'.4. 



Suitehchow, Shensi, 1915. On hillside south of ruins of 

 first temple south of road toward Yenanfu, about 1 

 mile (1.6 km.) west of west gate of city, in fine with 

 east wall and 50 paces south of southeast corner of 

 temple. Azimuth observations were made at a point 

 on hill about 200 yards (183 meters) southeast in 

 fine with station and east side of stone-arch portal 

 to burial-ground across vallev, about three-fourths 

 mile (1.2 km.), whose true bearing is 152 26'.8. 

 Siinchow, Kwangsi, 1917. In east corner of military parade- 

 ground, which is a large uninclosed tract of grass- 

 land about one-fourth mile (0.4 km.) north of west 

 gate of city, 18 paces from nearest point of hedge 

 along northeast side of ground, 30 paces from south- 

 east end of hedge, 47 paces south of small gate in 

 hedge, 3 paces from small footpath to northeast, 65 

 paces northeast of small stone tower at base of flag- 

 staff, 61 paces north of north corner of stone staircase 

 of pavilion. True bearings: bottom of flagstaff, 33 

 32'.4; left gable end of official's private residence, half 

 mile (0.8 km.), 87 44'.8; bottom of right edge of 

 largest building in fort on hill, 2 miles (3 km.), 126 

 27'.6; bottom of telegraph-pole at north end of ground 

 600 feet (183 meters), 13106'.l; near gable end of 

 small gate in hedge, 167 18'.5. 



Simgki, Szechwan, 1916. On right bank of river, about 

 1,000 feet (0.3 km.) below ferry from town of Sungki, 

 about opposite temple on bluff on left bank, 5 paces 

 northwest of bank of small field which lies between 

 thick clump of bamboos and river. 



Sungpan, Szechwan, 1916. In yard of inn which stands 

 in inclosure of south gate, at a point 27 feet (8.2 

 meters) west of southwest corner of inn, measured on 

 line with south wall. True bearing: edge of dark 

 brick at instrument height in southeast corner of 

 mud-brick wall inclosing inn, about 200 feet (61 

 meters), 295 49'.0. 



Sungtao, Kweichow, 1915. Outside the city between 

 northeast city-wall and river, about 300 feet (91 

 meters) east of north gate, 48 paces southeast of 

 south corner of hedge near temple, and 32 paces south- 

 west of hedge bounding small field by river bank. 

 True bearings: top of center ornament over north 

 gate of city, 84 07'.5; center ornament on nearby 

 temple, 98 OS'.O; top of pagoda across river, 194 

 43'. 4; center ornament on temple, S00 feet (244 me- 

 ters), 318 40'. 3; ornament on temple near wall within 

 city, 450 feet (137 meters), 359 40'.3. 



