Descriptions of Stations 



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China con tinued. 



Talifu, A, Yunnan, 1917 continued. 



about 2 miles (3 km.) from north gate of Talifu, 7.7 

 feet (2.35 meters) north of south wall of graveyard, 

 19.5 feet (5.94 meters) from southwest corner of 

 graveyard, 8.2 feet (2.50 meters) east of southeast 

 corner of Mrs. Clark's grave, 17.8 feet (5.43 meters) 

 south of northeast corner of child's grave; marked 

 by granite block about 8 by 8 by 20 inchess (20 by 20 

 by 51 cm.) with top face left level with surface of 

 ground and inscribed C. I. W. 1917, a drill-hole at 

 center indicating exact point. True bearings: top 

 of pagoda appearing over hill, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 149 

 20'.2; rightmost of two prominent grave-pillars, half 

 mile (0.8 km.), 153 OS'. 5; near gable of gate-house 

 on main road, three-fourths mile (1.2 km.), 183 50'. 9; 

 top of north ornament on temple in village, 1.5 miles 

 (2 km.), 194 19'.4; top of pagoda on hill across lake, 

 7 miles (11 km.), 22S 3G'.5; top of pagoda at Chao- 

 chow, 12 miles (19 km.), 304 14'.3; top of grave- 

 pillar on hill, half mile (0.8 km.), 342 11'.7. 



Talifu, B, Yunnan, 1917. In northeast corner of military 

 parade-ground, a large grassy inclosed tract in front 

 of general's yamen, just inside south gate of city, 

 in line with northwest face of and 159.2 feet (48.52 

 meters) east of west corner of northmost of two gate- 

 pillars in east wall of inclosure, 101 feet (30.8 meters) 

 from north wall and 181.5 feet (55.32 meters) south- 

 west of northeast corner of inclosure. True bearings: 

 near ornament on roof of south gate of city, one-third 

 mile (0.5 km.), 37 47'.0; top of pagoda, three-fourths 

 mile (1.2 km.), 55 35'.3; near roof ornament on gate 

 tower in main street, one-fourth mile (0.4 km.), 7S 

 10'.9; top of pagoda, 1.2 miles (2 km.), 126 48'.4; 

 top of near roof ornament on temple, 600 feet (183 

 meters), 196 24'.4; northeast corner of wall around 

 parade-ground, 214 29'.2; top of pagoda on hill across 

 lake, 6 miles (10 km.), 241 32'.4; cross on west face 

 of northmost of two gate-pillars, 245 56'. 5. 



Tangshan, Cliihli, 1915. In grounds of Tangshan En- 

 gineering College, north of railway and west of depot, 

 in middle of straight running-track extending south 

 from steps of Central Hall between football-field and 

 tennis-courts, at a point 115.7 feet (35.26 meters) 

 north of south wall of college compound, 518.7 feet 

 (158.10 meters) east of west wall, and 10.5 feet (3.20 

 meters) west of east edge of track; marked by light 

 cross cut in top of stone 11 by 11 inches (28 by 28 cm.) 

 sunk 5 inches (13 cm.) below surface of ground, set 

 with its diagonals approximately north-south and 

 east-west, intersection of cross being 6.7 inches (17 

 cm.) from north corner and 9.2 inches (23 cm.) from 

 south corner. True bearings: eastern edge of base of 

 triple column at east side of entrance to Central Hall, 

 178 09'.4; outer edge of stone ledge at southeast 

 corner of East Hall at level of sills of first-floor 

 windows, 222 54'.3. 



Tantow Yun, Yunnan, 1916. On shoulder of hill over- 

 looking junction of Heng River and tributary which 

 flows into it at south end of village, about one-fifth 

 mile (0.3 km.) south of temple on hillside, about 300 

 feet (91 meters) up-hill and south of thatched-roof 

 farmhouse near two large trees, and about in fine with 

 temple on hillside, 12 paces east of path passing below 

 magnetic station, 6 paces northwest of mountain track 

 to east. Magnetic bearings: top of memorial arch 

 across small river, 600 feet (183 meters) 77 30'.2; 

 top of wooden upright in white front of house, 600 

 feet (183 meters), 167 38'.9; bottom of center orna- 

 ment on roof of temple on hillside, 188 34'.0; center 

 of window in front of house, half mile (0.8 km.), 

 220 22'.0. 



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Tao Ssu Ho, Kweisuilao, 1916. On waste stony land on 

 north side of village, 66.5 feet (20.27 meters) north 

 of north wall of large field adjoining Roman Catholic 

 Mission compound on east, 96.5 feet (29.41 meters) 

 north, 87 33' west of northeast corner of north wall 

 of field, 244 feet (74.4 meters) north 51 40' east of 

 northwest corner of mission-compound wall. True 

 bearing: right end of roof of mission house, about 

 600 feet (183 meters), 15 43'.3. 



Tarn-in Sire, Outer Mongolia, 1915. About 4 miles 

 (6 km.) north of north end of pass through two high 

 ranges of mountains known as Hoyer Bogdo, on open 

 plain on west bank of dry bed of river running north- 

 ward from pass. 



Ta Tit Tsuen, Kwangsi, 1915. On small bluff near village 

 wells, about 600 feet (183 meters) northeast of village 

 near main Lipohsien-Kingyuan Road, 74 feet (22.6 

 meters) from east edge of washing well, 67 feet (20.4 

 meters) south of near edge of clump of bamboos; 

 marked by rough stone pyramid 3 by 4 by 8 inches 

 (8 by 10 by 20 cm.), the apex of which marks instru- 

 mental center, sunk just below ground, four 2-foot 

 (0.6 meter) trenches being dug in form of a cross to 

 help in relocation of pyramid. True bearings: right 

 gable end of house in village, 60 47'. 5; top of left side 

 of isolated peak, 1 mile (1.6 km.), 150 20'.3; near 

 gable end of detached farmhouse, half mile (0.8 

 km.), 255 54'.8; near gable end of farmhouse, 1,000 

 feet (0.3 kin.), 319 06'.6. 



Tatungfu, Sliansi, 1916. About 3 miles (5 km.) northwest 

 of Swedish Mission station, in southeast corner of 

 grave-land just north of Martyrs' graveyard, 64.5 

 feet (19.66 meters) northwest of northeast corner and 

 56 feet (17.1 meters) northeast of northwest corner 

 of graveyard wall, 5 paces from east and south sides 

 respectively of grave-land. True bearings: bottom 

 of northwest corner of graveyard wall, 23 01'; near 

 gable end of temple on fort at village, half mile (0.8 

 km.), 26829'.4; rightmost chimney on railwav 

 station, 3 miles (5 km.), 27025'.l; center of left 

 ornament on large Buddhist temple, 3 miles (5 km.), 

 316 18'.4; top of left scroll on memorial arch, one- 

 fourth mile (0.4 km.), 323 13'.9; bottom of northeast 

 corner of graveyard wall, 332 19'. 



Talzckow, Hupeh, 1916. Two stations A and B were oc- 

 cupied. Station A is on left bank of Han River, about 

 1 mile (1.6 km.) up-stream from village of Tatzekow, 

 in cultivated field at a point about 25 yards (23 meters) 

 east of upper edge of high river bank. True bearing: 

 tip of gable ornament on white temple building among 

 trees, about 1.2 miles (2 km.), 241 39'.6; 

 Station B is 10 feet (3.0 meters) south of A. 



Tayik Hyhun, Outer Mongolia, 1915. About 3 miles 

 (5 km.) northwest of Buyin Chub well, just west of 

 main road from north Mongolia to Alashan yamen, 

 about 600 feet (183 meters) west of east end of low 

 rocky range known as Tayik Hyhun at base of its 

 south slope. True bearing: top of conical mountain 

 near end of distant range, 20 imles (32 km.), 261 53'.5. 



Tchagan Toonke Hottock, Inner Mongolia, 1916. East 

 of main caravan road from Urga to Alashan yamen, 

 about 2 miles (3 km.) south of Shartzan Soom (Tem- 

 ple), 168 feet (51.2 meters) east of east edge of well 

 known as Tchagan Toonke Hottock or "White Water- 

 Cask Well," and 129 feet (39.3 meters) west-north- 

 west of tree near dry bed of river. True bearings: 

 gilt ornament on main Tibetan temple, 2 miles (3 km.), 

 14636'.3; obo on ridge to right of temple, 3 miles 

 (5 km.), 157 02'.3; center fork of tree, 129 feet (39.3 

 meters), 293 54'. 



