The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-19

OMINATO.-R eiitting yards In north OF
Niphon.
| OOMORI.-Japanese naval station on
south side Of Tsugaru strait.
OSAkA.-The Woolw!ch OF Japan and
| second city OF the empire.
PINGYANG.-Th third city of Korea.
large walked town on right bank of
| Taidong river. seventy miles from sea
Manchurian frontier. The japanese gain
! ed q great victory over the Chinese here
| In war Of 1894, The Japanese have occu-
pied Pingyang III force and fortified it.
PITSEWO.-Harbor on the east coast
| OF Liautong peninsula, we'll protected, but
| shallow 1t marks the east end of north
| ern boundary Of Russian territory. 1t
was here that the second Japanese army
| OF invasion landed during the present
| war.
PORT ADAMS.-An inlet eighteen miles
In depth on west coast Of Liautong pen
insula. navigable for vessels drawing
twenty feet Many thousands Of Japa-
| nese invaders have been landed here.
PORT ARTHUR-On Liautong PENN
sula. Russia's naval stronghold on the
Yellow sea. Japan captured 1t during the
war with China. but had to surrender It
ut the instance OF Russia. Germany and
France. which considered that it's possess
sion by Japan would be detrimental to
the lasting peace OF the orient" In 1893
Russia acquired 1t on twenty years
lease from China and Immediately set
about to make 1t impregnable, but the
work was only half finished when war
broke out The harbor is large but much
silted up and the entrance Is by a mar
row channel $50 yards wide, which 1t Ia
very difficult to navigate, A circle of
forts runs round the town, and another
line OF forts extends northward for TWEEN
ty-flve miles far as Dalny Distant
$500 miles from St. Petersburg by rail-
way.
PORT HAN1ILTON.-sm island Off
south coast Of Korea. occupied by Great
Britain In 1856, but evacuated two years
later on Russia promising China never
to attempt to gain a foothold In Korea.
Large. well sheltered harbor.
PORT LAZAREV. = Fine harbor in
Broughton bay. on east coast of Korea.
POsSlET BAY.-South Of .Vladivostok
and close to the Korean frontier.
PULATIEN.-The west end OF northern
boundary of Russian territory in Liau-
tong peninsula.
QUELPART 1SLAND.-Of south coast
OF Korea forty miles long by seventeen
wide. One good anchorage at east end of
island
sAKHALIN.-Large island off mouth Of
held 1t jointly from 1867 to 1875, when Rus
ala gave the Kurile islands to Japan in
exchange for her share Of the island.
Now Russian convict settlement
SAsEBO.-JaRanese naval arsenal and
government dockyard on island of Kiusiu.
One OF the ports Of embarkation for
troops during present war.
eEOUL-Capital Of Korea, near the
Han river 1t lies In a wide valley be-
tween high mountains and Is surrounded
by wall thirty feet high and fourteen
miles in circumference. The town has
electric tramways and Is connected with
Its port. Chemulpo, by a railway twenty
four miles long. Population 200 900. Now
occupied by large Japanese force
SEANHAlKWAN.- - Chinese garrison
town In gulf of Pechili at the point where
tho great wall reaches the sea. The rail-
way from Tlentsin to Newchwang passes
through this place. which marks bound
airy between China and Manchuria
ONOSEKI.-Japanese fortified ma
val station In Niphon, distant 12O miles
from tho Korean coast.
sONGCH1N.-Treaty port on northeast
coast Of Korea.
sUWON. = Korean town twenty-five
miles south Of Seoul. The Seoul Fusan
hallway had been laid as far south as
sa1s point when war broke out.
TA1KU:-A Korean town forty miles
0o1th of Fusan. The railway from Fusan
70 Seoul had been lai3- as far north as
this place when hostilities occurred
TAKU.-A fortress at the mouth of the
Peiho. commanding approach to Tientsln.
TAKUSHAN.-Chief port in Manchuria
after Ncwchwang. Situated on the Ia
yangho. about twelve miles from sea and
forty miles west of the Ialu.
TALIENWAN BAT.-In Liautong pen
insula. northeast of Port Arthur. 1t is
oil mi 1aC U,il CT ,,,ila nd hoe
three inlets. The largest is Victoria bay
on southern side. where Dany is situated
TASHlCHIAO.-Near Newchwang and
junction of the railways from Tientsin
and Port Arthur. Russia has built large
barracks here
TATUNGKAO.-Port on Chinese bank
Of Yalu river which China has agreed to