Logan Republican | 1904-09-24 | Page 2 | The City of Mukden

THE CITY OF MUKDEN. ha or Tm cm- or mmtat As fortified by the Chinese two walls surround tho town of Mukden, Tho outer Is composed of mud and Is fifteen to twenty-five feet In height Tho Inner wall Is constructed of stone, freely embrasured for tho use of oan-Don. oan-Don. Little Is known us to tho additional addi-tional fortifications the Itusslans bare built since it became evident to them last spring that they might be compelled com-pelled to fight for possession of the city. It has one defense, however, that Is highly Important This Is the Hun river, which skirts the town about throe miles south of tho outer walls, lom Mukden to Tlellng Is thirty-nve mllcB, nnd from Mukden to Harbin 800 miles Mukden Is the capital of Manchuria and the birthplace of the Manchu dynasty. It contains the tombs of many Chinese emperors, which aro held In the highest veneration.