. American engineer and railroad journal . e of the province of Yamashiro. Through the eastern part of the City the river Kaniu Hows. The river Kamo unites with the river Katsuia in the village of Toba, a south-ern suburb of Kioto. The width of the river Kamo as ittraverses the oity is 120 yds. ; hut. in common with other Japanese rivers, it has three thieads of streams in ordinaryseasons. In case of heavy rain Hie freshets come in. The area of the city is is English square miles, As to population, it has varied from lime to time, and now it is only a hall ofwhat it is supposed to have heen in
. American engineer and railroad journal . e of the province of Yamashiro. Through the eastern part of the City the river Kaniu Hows. The river Kamo unites with the river Katsuia in the village of Toba, a south-ern suburb of Kioto. The width of the river Kamo as ittraverses the oity is 120 yds. ; hut. in common with other Japanese rivers, it has three thieads of streams in ordinaryseasons. In case of heavy rain Hie freshets come in. The area of the city is is English square miles, As to population, it has varied from lime to time, and now it is only a hall ofwhat it is supposed to have heen in the Middle Ages, whenIhe old capital was flourishing. At present the number ofhouses is till,ODD, and the population is 265,000. Nine broadstreets run from east to west, which are called Tchijo, Nijo,Banjo (First Avenue, Second Avenue, Third Avenue), broadest of these streets is 170 ft., while others are onlyhalf as wide. The city is divided into ! squares, just likecheckerboard, each being 400 ft. square. Accordingly, the *.
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