Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-13
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Physical Surrey Of Virginia, ETC., etc
W Il. h. Me, publisher. Richmond,
1859 We are indebted 70 the author
Commander Mathew f. Maury, LIZ D,
ets., etc., Professor of Physics al the
Virginia Military Institute, Lexington,
Va, for q copy OF this work which il
the fret OF a series IF preliminary reports
addressed to Gen F. II. Smith, 5uperin-
lendent Of the Virginia Military Insti-
tute, embOdying all existing information
b-aring upon the Objecis OF the physical
survey of Virginia, which Is now pro-
crossing under the direction OF Com
nander Maury. These objects are trietiy
stated in the report to be LIST, the devei-
opment OF the physical OF the
st ate-to make known h-r geography
aud point cut the great commercial al
vsntages which naturally arise from its
situation with regard to the sea sad the
interior; q, to show the national i'm
oOrtanc3 OF that situstion, aud the bene-
IFS TO arise from turning IL to account ;
and, 81, to collect from the people and
embOdy in like msnEs all information
possessed By them as to the climate, SOL
and productions of the State, its mineral
resources, water power aod mauuf4ctur
ing facilities, to the cad thaE Industry
msy be stimulated, enterprise snc0nS-
aged, the material prosperity of ing
people advanced, 7 the general well
fare Of the country promoted.
Such are the objects Gfths survey. Ia
the report before Is ths author has sd
dressed himself to ths ec0uouic study Of
tue geographical position Of the State,
With the especial view Of pointing Out
is commercial advantage s, its bearing
rra~z III, ~. N ~ nrr s3-fanaa aud tina ma
tlonsl Importance which IL gives 70 its
tEo grand lines OF intsrua; Improve
ment which are designed to c0unsc5 the
Western States with It's seaport towns
- These advantages" says the author,
are 90 ~pervsdlng that other States, with
the nation 81 large, are as muchintsr-
ested in turning tasm TO account "a Viz
ginis is herself. Naturally, s0d beth 10 a
geographical aBd military point OF view,
Norfolk with Hampton Roads, at the
mouth Of Chesapeake Bay, as us lower
narb1r, and San Francisco inside OF the
GoIdeA Gate in California Occupy-One
on the Pacific, the other OF the At
!Antic-the most important msri-
time positions that lie within ths
domain Of the United States, Elcb
holds the commanding point on i5s Is
mont; each has the hlest harOor on the
coast, and each with the most cOnve-
nient iDgress and egress for Its ships, is
IS safe from wind and Wsve as shelter
san make them. Nor is access to either
ever interrupted by the fE0s5s Of Writer.
In the bdr60Ts Of each there is mater and
o to berth not only all the ships OF
commerce but the nUUjeS Of the WOTJd."
the suthOT reviews tue two Ocsans IN
their commercial aspects, in q short b0L
comprehensive chapter ss q sort of intro
ductGry bsfOTe proceeding to the main
objecs OF the Teport-the geographical
position aud internal Improvements Of
the State (Virginis).
Tue report il Illustrated with three
lsrge, accurate and handsomely gotten
up msps. The 6Tst is 8 cOlOred map OF
Virginia, On 3 scale Of fifteen miles to
the iDch, compiled from Ludwig's map
and more recent dates. The second Is a
chart Of the steam line between Norfolk
and Flushing, showing The back country
geographically tributary to each, and
the internal Improvements e0nneefed
Herewith. The third ID q cOlOred map
of the United States, constructed on the
rectangular ~tangsntisl projection, to b
scale Of a half inch to one degree on the
~tQuator-sll Of them gotten up under the
direction Of Professor Msury.
We look with interest for a cOntin-
uation Of the reports and q completion CT
his great work "a work for which Nir
sipia could have found no more fitting
man than him who nov hss II IN charge