MAGNETIC SUEVEY OF JArAX. IH 



beiiiii' iiichided as well as the more easily accessible iiilaiifl sratioiis. 

 The west <(.a.st was left at Takata in latitude 37^. and tin- route 

 continued over the high central mountains U) Kôfu (hjwn the river 

 (Fuji-kawa) to liara, and then round the %outh-eastern c<jast lo 

 Chöshi and so back to Tokyo. 



The southern Party left Tokyo on diiiic i^l^nd and j)ruceeded. 

 partly by steamei- partly by land, westwards alcjng the South Ci^asi 

 to Osaka. l*'rom here an excursion was made to Shikoku ; and, after 

 their return to Osaka, thev ijursued their westerly coiu'se by steamer 

 alonii" the n«:)rthern shores of the Inland Sea. By Auu'ust 1st they 

 reached Nas'asaki. whence they made a trip to Korea and back aç^ain. 

 which occupied nearly three weeks. The subsequent route lay round 

 Kyüshü and finally, chiefly by steamer and boat, ahjng the Xorth 

 Coast of the western portion of the main Island. Their last station 

 was Nanao lying on the east side of the peninsula of Xoto which 

 projects northward into the Sea of Japan. 



The Northern Party completed the prescribed survey by Sep- 

 tember ord. Two other stations, however, at which observations 

 Avere made on September :i?oth and 2Gth. were subsequently included. 

 The distances travelled by road, railway, and water were roughly as 

 follows : 



Byroad 1350 miles. 



,, railway 400 ,, 



,, water 1700 ,, 



The Southern I'ariy completed their work on October 14th. 

 The distances travelled bv road, railway, and water Avere as follows : 



Byroad 1100 miles. 



,, railway 300 ,, 



„ water 2450 ,, 



