The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-02

infinitely the numerous drafts and
plans now In course Of preparation fol
the official atlas of Kansas. Major
Adm Mann and Mr.. Ellis Kiser, who
have charge of the surveys, explained
In full the extent and character of the
work. We had not before fully com.
pretended the value of this atlas and
its importance to our State, and we be-
lieve few facts concerning it will in.
terest our readers. The plans, when
prepared, engraved. printed and color
ed, will comprise about elk hundred
Independent, complete and distinct
maps, varying In size from 3x4 inches
to 33x44 feet.
The smallest village and the largest
city will be mapped, showing lots,
blocks. additions, wards, streets, loca-
ton Of squares, public buildings,
churches etc. Then appear the large
county maps, giving in full detail all
the practical information that could be
well desired, and in point of accuracy
superior to what Is known as the farm
map of single county, which costs
nearly as much as this atlas of all the
counties. We wish to refer especially
to the scientific drafts now being pre-
pared by the surveyors. They show
with minute accuracy the fractional
lots lying along the west and north
lines of all of the townships throughout
the state, and which have never been
shown by county or state maps hereto
fore published.
Also the fractional lots contiguous to
all meandered rivers, Indian reserves
and state lines.
CHANGING at the preliminary outline
map of Riley county, we observed that
all the fractional lots along the Kansas
and Blue rivers were very accurately
traced from the government field notes.
We also observed the consecutive num-
bers In each section. The fractional
range east, which extends from the
north to south boundary of the state,
passing through the counties of Cowley,
Butler, Chase, Morris, Davis, Riley,
Pottawatomie and Marshall; which
has numerous fractional lots, were also
accurately delineated and consecutive
ly numbered.
Something of the magnitude of the
work undertaken by Messrs. l.. H.
Everts & Co., and their corps of survey
Ors, may be cOmprehended when we
state that by a careful estimate, if the
maps which are to make up the atlas Of
our State, were mounted, they would
cover the broad side of our capitol
building and make wall map about
200 feet square, or 1900 square feet.
Most of the states of the union have
had large atlases-many have had sew
eral-and deem them a necessity, but
none have as yet works on the same
scale as the one proposed for Kansas,
and it is fitting thSt We should excel
in this, as well as in many other things,
and we have faith to believe, after
what We have seen and heard, that af-
ter these gentlemen shall have spent
two years at their task, our state will
be able to boast of the most authentic,
comprehensive, scientific and artistic
volume of maps ever published of a
single state. The importance of such a
map cannot fail to be seen, and it
should receive every Encouragement.
The publishers come to US with long
experience in their business, accom-
panied by gentlemen equally expert
enced in their respective departments,
and show every evidence of liberality
and thOrOughness in regard to their
work, which gives promise beforehand
of work which will prove highly
creditable as well as exceedingly val
liable to our State, and satisfactory to
all who interest themselves therein.