The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-19
d tne ilns 81 ,na .trausa,bsr1au railway

Sn the tlno OF the trlnEsIbsr1au railway,
In which 1t forms the only break. Distant
e,000 miles from Port Arthur. 1t 1s frozen
over from beginning Of November to end
Of April. but except for a few weeks In
February and March the Ice breakers
Baikal and Angara Invented BY Vice Ad-
rniral Makaroff, who lost his lie on tho
III fated battleehip Petropavlovsk at
Port Arthur are able to make the pas
sage across the lake n distance OF thirty
miles. After war broke out the Russians
laid railway across the ice. but this
was only used for conveying stores. the
troops crossing on sledges, Since the Ice
broke up trains are run around the edge
of the lake.
LAO RIVER.-Chief river OF Manchu"
ria, flowing into Liautong gulf. Naviga
BILE for 200 miles. Newchwang is situated
near its mouth. which was mined by the
Russians and later cleared OF the mines
by the japanese.
LIAUTONG PENINSULA. or Regents
Sword.'-Ths promontory forming the
most southern portion OF Manohurla. on
which stand Port Arthur and Dalny.
LIAOYAEG. town OF DC. 900 In
habitants on the ManchurAn railway.
about forty miles south Of Mukden. The
road to Antung on Yalu river starts from
here. and tho Russiana had projected
railway to connect the two places.
LlAUTIsHAN.-A mountain 1900 feet
high at southwestern extremity OF Liau-
tong peninsula. 1t was OF this point that
the Japanese ships took their position
when they bombarded Port Arthur at diff
ferent times
MAlZE RU.-Japanese naval arsenal and
government dockyard west coast OF
Niphon,
MANCHURIA.-The three provinces of
the Chinese empire lying north of the
great wall. Population 100000. Area
S63.ooo miles. or double that OF Japan.
Russia occupied Manchuria in 1900 in con-
sequence Of the Boxer rising. but agreed
to evacuate It under tho Manchurian con-
vention OF April 8, 1902 The nonfulhllment
OF this convention brought about the
present war. Manchuria has a fertile soil
and great mineral wealth. both country
and climate being like Canada. The r.v-
ers arc frozen from middle OF November
to middle OF March. Ninety per cent Of
the inha bitants are Chinese. The army
consists OF Banner" or Mantchoo force
OF 10000 and Chinese foreign drilled
force Of Is. 900 Brigandage Is Il recognized
profession. and the ChuncEuses. as the
brigands are called. are giving the Rus
SLAMS much trouble.
MA6AMPHO.-Treaty port in southwest
Korea. Distant 16o miles from Nagasak'
Russia attempted to gain a foothold here
in 1899
MISUNDERSTANDING yards on west
coast OF Niphon.
MATSUSHlMA.--Is of east coast
of Korea belonging to Japan.
MOKPO-Treaty port In southwestern
Korea. on the Yonasangang river, seven
miles from sea.
MORORAN.-Japnnese fortified naval
sta ton In island of YesBo.
MUKDEN.-Capital Of Manchuria and
birthplace OF Mantchoo dynasty. Distant
100 miles from Yinglkow ana ESQ from Port
Arthur. Under recent treaties with the
United States and Japan. China agreed
to open It to foreign trade. The town.
world Ia surrounded by . high embra-
Eurcd wall three miles in. circumference
Population 10000. Tho Chinese have an
arsenal here. where Yihea OF all Kinds are
manufactured.
Observation-Disclosures treaty port on
Island OF kiusiu. Great coal stores and
hest dock accommodation in JapAn. Ono
of the ports Of embarkes:Ja for tyceps
during present sampaign.
NEwCHwANG.-T treaty port for
Manchura. on Lao river. thirteen miles
above the bar. Foreign trade over $780,
GoG0. of which 600 Is British. Its
name in Manchuria Is Yingkow or Ying-
tie. the town of Newchwang. properly 30
called, lying thirty miles inland. New
chwang stretches for three miles along
right bank OF Liao and Is the terminus OF
Northern Chinese railway from Picking
and Tientsin. The terminus of branch
hne to tho Manshurian railway is three
miles above the town on left bank where
a large Russian settlement has been built
sinco 1900, when Russia seized the place,
Newchwang Is 1853 miles from Port Ar
thur by railway and Is tho starting point
or two great highways. one to the north
through Mukden and one to the Yalu riv-
er, via Fuchau. Pitsewo and Takushan.
NllGATA.-Treaty port on west coast
OF Niphon.
NlkOLSK.-A town sixty eight miles
north OF Vladivostok. where the railway
INES from Harbin and Khabarovsk join.