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Land Magnetic Observations, 1914-20 



ASM. 

 China continued. 

 Swatow, Kwangtung, 1917 Close reoccupation of station 

 of 1906, near water-front on north bank of river, in 

 compound of English Presbyterian Mission, on grass- 

 land, almost opposite front porch of middle one of 

 three mission residences in line, facing water-front, 

 72 feet (21.9 meters) southeast of center of path in 

 front of residences, 50 feet (15.2 meters) west of drain, 

 and 119.5 feet (36.42 meters) southeast of southwest 

 corner of middle residence; marked by a circular 

 block of granite, 8 inches (20 cm.) in diameter and 27 

 inches (69 cm.) long, with the top inscribed C. I. W. 

 1917, a drill-hole indicating exact point, and left 10 

 inches (25 cm.) above surface of ground. True bear- 

 ings: near end of curve of roof of large building, half 

 mile (0.8 kilometer), 56 02'.2; near gable end of roof 

 of detached mission residence, about 150 feet (40 

 meters), 88 28'.9; southeast corner of east chimney 

 of Dr. Gibson's house, about 120 feet (37 meters), 

 135 17'. 9; bottom of west side of porch of middle 

 house of three, 164 01'.3. 



Szefarigchmg, Yunnan, 1917. On rough grass-land, about 

 midway between rice fields and footpath skirting 

 wooded hills to north, about 800 feet (244 meters) west 

 of Shan Temple, which stands on slope at southwest 

 end of village, 14 paces from bank of rice fields to 

 southwest, 18 paces from uppermost foot-path to 

 north. True bearings: bottom of large tree across 

 plain, half mile (0.8 kilometer), 5 03'. 1; top of tall 

 peak of range, 7 miles (11 km.), 90 54'.6; south 

 corner of old temple wall, 296 1S'.3. 



Szewao, Yunnan, 1917. In southwest end of Customs 

 Gardens, a large mud-walled inelosure just beyond 

 south suburb of city, 57 feet (17.4 meters) from south 

 wall of inelosure, 50 feet (15.2 meters) northeast of 

 eastmost of two trees growing along west half of south 

 wall, 143 feet (43.6 meters) east of southwest corner 

 of wall; marked by a stone block 7 by 5 by 14 inches 

 (18 by 13 by 36 cm.), its top face left level with 

 surface of ground and marked with a cross to indi- 

 cate exact point. True bearings: near end of roof 

 ridge of temple, 200 feet (61 meters), 121 16'.6; top 

 of ornament on pagoda tower in city, three-fourths 

 mile (1.2 km.), 214 06'.4; left ornament on roof of 

 gate building in city, three-fourths mile (1.2 km.), 

 216 16'.0; center ornament on roof of temple, about 

 600 feet (183 meters), 237 51'.2; center ornament 

 on roof of gate-house, about 400 feet (122 meters), 

 268 39'.9. 



Szenan, Kweichow, 1915. Near middle of inclosed recrea- 

 tion-grounds beside residences of town officials, 90 

 feet (27.4 meters) from east wall of inelosure, 92.5 

 feet (28.19 meters) northwest of northeast corner of 

 wooden building near southeast corner of grounds, and 

 129 feet (39.3 meters) from southwest corner of in- 

 elosure. True bearings: southwest corner of inelosure, 

 16 26'.7; center ornament on roof of temple on hill, 

 one-fourth mile (0.4 km.), 121 22'.5; near gable end 

 of house opposite northwest corner of wall, 40 meters, 

 138 22'. 7; top of panel in wall of house, 400 feet 

 (122 meters), 179 41'.6; bottom of leftmost pile under 

 northeast corner of wooden building in grounds, 92.5 

 feet (28.19 meters), 298 37'.7. 



Hzepingkai, Shengking, Manchuria, 1916. On strip of 

 waste land between main road and small river, about 

 half mile (0.8 km.) northeast of central circle of town- 

 ship, at southwest end of strip of ground, northeast 

 of and just beyond end of a surveyed road leading 

 northeast from central circle, at a point about 1,000 

 feet (one-third km.) southwest of river, about 150 

 feet (46 meters) east of main road, 53 paces south of 

 west edge of mud ruins, 9 paces northeast of cart track 



ASIA. 



China continued. 



Szepingkai, Shengking, Manchuria, 1916 continued. 



and 15 paces from trench along edge of field to north- 

 west. True bearings: spike on right gable end of 

 long building, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 0S'.2; spike on 

 right gable end of electric-light works, three-fourths 

 mile (1.2 km.), 12 36'.3; large lone tree in field, 

 about one-third mile (0.5 km.), 61 22'; spike on right 

 end of long railway-shed, one-third mile (0.5 km.), 

 320 11'.2; spike on roof of large brick house at rail- 

 way, half mile (0.8 km.), 342 15'.9; top of water- 

 tower at railway station, 355 07'.7. 



Tabo 01, Chihli, 1915. In line with northeast side of low 

 wall around Mr. Larsen's house, which is situated on 

 hill opposite two Mongol encampments of Tabo 01, 

 220 feet (67.1 meters) southeast of east corner of in- 

 elosure wall, 149 feet (45.4 meters) east of near stone 

 pillar of horse lines; marked by a pyramidal-shaped 

 stone 10 by 10 by 6 inches (25 by 25 by 15 cm.), 

 apex of which is left just below ground. True bear- 

 ings: right end of top of stone pillar of horse lines, 

 92 18'. 6; south corner of inelosure wall, 102 05'; 

 center of chimney at left end of house, 111 41'. 3; 

 bottom of pole in north corner of yard, 126 12'.2; 

 east corner of inelosure wall, 127 26'. 



Tahuan, Yunnan, 1917. On grassy slope on east bank 

 of Mekong River, just opposite ferryman's house 

 on west bank, about 60 feet (18 meters) up bank from 

 high-water mark, about 10 paces west of edge of small 

 level shelf used as a field, about 40 feet (12 meters) 

 east of two large trees growing together. True bear- 

 ings: near gable end of house on opposite bank, 500 

 feet (152 meters), 39 37'.8; bottom of straight pine 

 tree on mountain top, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 350 38'. 2. 



Taianyi, Shensi, 1916. On shingle-strewn dry bed of 

 stream on right bank of low-water river, about 500 

 yards (0.5 kilometer) southwest of small single bridge 

 near middle of more eastern section of village. True 

 bearings: top of telegraph-pole visible through gap 

 between two village settlements, about 1 mile (1.6 

 km.), 144 27'.0; outer edge, just under eaves bracket, 

 of southwest corner of temple at east end of village, 

 259 42'.0. 



Taipingpu, Yunnan, 1917. In about middle of small field 

 which stretches up steep hillside just north of first 

 inn on right as village is entered from east, about 120 

 feet (37 meters) north of inn, 7 paces west of small 

 tree, 3 paces northwest of bush northwest of a tall 

 fir tree. True bearings: right gable end of westmost 

 house in village, about 250 feet (76 meters), 31 26'. 1; 

 fork of nearby tree, 254 16'.8; center of tombstone 

 on hill across valley, half mile (0.8 km.), 351 37'.2; 

 loophole in wall of house on hillside, one-fifth mile 

 (0.3 km.), 354 26'.2. 



Takwan, Yunnan, 1916. On small shelf in steep hillside, 

 about 150 feet (46 meters) northeast of north wall 

 and approximately in line with east wall of small 

 temple which forms north end of outskirts of Takwan, 

 about 60 feet (18 meters) northeast of main road from 

 Suifu, and 5 paces northwest of large rock. Magnetic 

 bearings: east corner of temple, wall, 33 23'; top of 

 pagoda tower across valley, half mile (0.8 km.), 

 139 46'; top of pagoda on hill one-fifth mile (0.3 km.), 

 288 59'. 



Talifu, A, Yunnan, 1917. In southwest corner of foreign 

 graveyard; a small grassy plot inclosed by walls of 

 loose granite rock, property of China Inland Mission, 

 about 500 feet (152 meters) southwest of west end of 

 Wu Li Chiao Tsun (Five Mile Bridge), a village situ- 

 ated on west side of main road from Talifu to Siakwan, 



