Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-09-08

be joined together to form county maps,
from which State map, it is supposed,
might be easily formed. Now to this we
object. 1t is highly improbable in the
first place, that the various towns would
employ the same surveyor to execute the
plans. Many towns we are confident
would do nothing about it-and if various
surveyors should be employed, as they
doubtless would be, they would be of DIFF
ferent degrees of accuracy, or rather of
more or less inaccuracy. There would
be no nice fitting of lines, whether towns
were drawn on the same scale, or ON diff
ferent scales, and afterwards reduced to
the same rule. 1t would be, in short, in
vain to expect a good map.
Town maps have their use, and we
wish that every one of our municipal cor
porations might be induced to have the
proper surveys made and maps construct
ed in accordance with them. On these
the principal roads and buildings, the
natural and geological surface of the coun-
try, the rivers and ponds, together with
some statistical matter, if convenient,
should be laid down. A State map is Of
much Importance, and the matter should
be pressed in the Legislature till favour
able result is produced. What have we
that deserves the name of map of Mas
sachusetts ? Osgood Carleton's is ancient
and inaccurate. Mr.. Hale's, made with
some new advantages, is much too small,
and is only suitable as part of map of
New-Eng!and; besides it was not made
from original surveys and is entirely void
of that statistical information that is re-
lquired in modern maps. Far, very far,
are we behind other States-Vermont, N.
Hampshire, Maine, New York, Virginia,
and several of the other States have maps
THAT are justly subjects of praise. But
Massachusetts, ancient, rich, learned, and
intellectual, has not wherewithal to re-
deem her name.
There is but one way of doing the
thing it is this. Let the State employ
an engineer to make complete survey of
every town in the commonwealth let
the various geological appearances as well
as the rivers, ponds. mill stream ms, roads,
pnblick buildings, &c. be noted down
let the State contract not only for the sur
veys, but also for The engraving, and in
deed for the execution of the whole work,
and then be remunerated by the sales, so
far as sales may be made.
In this way map worthy of the char
acter Of our commonwealth may be OBJ
tanned at comparatively small expense in
the end. But the expense is matter al
together of secondary consideration. 1t
is Of but little consequence if FIVE or ten
thousand dollars be assessed upon the
whole people, if we have map that we
and those who follow us may look upon
with commentator. Let the committee
of the Legislature press this subject at the
next session, and enlist the talents Of tina,
body in its favour, and we may vet hope
[ for favourable issue Of the matter.
SUN-FLowERs. Our Southbridge broth
er boasts of Sun flower of that ilk, meas
uring feet and inches in height. The
venerable autiquary of the Worcester Egis
mentions one in the garden of William Lin
coin, Esq. of Worcester, measuring eleuen
feet, and another in the garden of Mr.. Thomp-
son Kimberly, of the height of IL feet and
| 9 inches.
In the garden of Nathaniel Chandler, Esq.
Of this town, there are divers magnificent
Sun-6owers, presenting in glorious array
their bright and gaudy faces. We do not
know that we mention the largest perhaps
not. But we have the measure of two which
we ncontipently give to the pubick. One