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of April-May and July. The first frost appears at the end of 

 November, and the last in April ; snowfalls occur from the middle 

 of December to the beginning of March. 



6) Stoemy seasons. — In spring low pressure habitually comes 

 from the Yang-tse-Kiang basin, being accompanied with rain and 

 strong winds ; but gales frequently sweep up from Formosa in 

 July and August. The high but not the low pressure during late 

 autumn and winter often causes heavy precipitation attended with 

 stiff north winds. 



7) Foggy season. — The fogs begin in March and clear away 

 in August. They are accompanied with rather low pressure, and 

 occur mostly at night. The following short table may be of 

 interest : 



Wiud. 



March N. 



April N.W. 



May N.N.W. 



June N.W. 



July S.E. 



August N.W. 



B. OROGItAVHY 



My first outline of the orography of the Korean peninsula 

 was published in 1903 ^\ Since then, my paper imperfect though 

 it was has been repeatedly referred to both at home and abroad 

 by writers on Korean works. During and after tlie Russo-Japan- 

 ese war, a Commission consisting of geologists and mining 

 engineers was appointed to investigate the mineral resources of 



1) This Journal, Vol. XIX. Art. 1. 



