Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-18

drawn from q point on the Blagden Mill road
not far west Of its junction with the 14th street
road straight out to the District boundary on
line parallel with the direction of the creek.
The other parallel on the west side Of the
creek is drawn from a point on the Broad
Branch road and runs 30 as to almost touch
the Daniels road. As it will be seen. the line
on this side comes out Just at the head Of the
creek within the District, and the two parallels
so fall as to bring the northwest corner OF the
District within the park. These parallel lines
are 5000 feet apart, and the distance from the
Blagden Mill road to the District line is about
IA, 600 feet. or nearly three miles. The east
line would be in the line Of 18th street ex-
tended If that street was carried out to the Dis
trict boundary on straight line. The area of
the park thus laid down. including the narrow
strip at the south, is figured out by Capt. Ros-
sell to be $50 acres, or 20 acres within the
limit
THE OTHER PLAN.
The other proposed boundaries laid down by
Capt. Rossell for the upper or main portion of
the park and indicated in the cut by the IN
broken lines are curved and ire GUAR but the
area included within them is about the same as
in the other plan. On the east side the south
ern boundary follows the BlaGden Mill road
nearly to the 14th street road, and then turn
ing north sweeps out to the District line bend
ing In toward the creek at some points and
widening it out at others. On the west side of
the creek the boundary follows the line Of the
Broad Branch road to the Rock Creek Ford and
Military roads, along which it crosses to the
Daniels road, and this road it follows out to
the District line. In laying out these lines the
curves have becn made in some cases so as to
avoid suburban settlements where the ground
has attained a value which makes it unavaila-
BILE, or to avoid houses that would have to be
paid for at prices which would result in re-
duction of the area of the park. Prof. Lang
ley of the commission is familiar with the
ground in the Rock Creek valley, having ex-
plored it carefully when looking for a site for
the Geological Park The other members Of
the commission are generally acquainted with
the beautiful region.
THE EXPLORATION.
The plan today, as proposed by Capt Rossell
was to drive out to the northern part Of the
Daniels road and then leaving carriages on
that road to make on foot observations through
the region IN the northwest part OF the park
Then on the next day devoted to exploration
the commissioners will 60 to the east side of
the creek, or taking up the line where they
leave it today come down the creek on the
west side. The lines as to be laid down will
probably ignore the lines marking the bound
aries between the grounds of the different
owners. The idea is TO lay out what seems to
be the best lines for the park without regard
to the ownership Of the ground, having in Wow
only the cost of the whole when completed
The more picturesque glades and knobs will be
included so far as possible. In the lines laid
down by Capt. Rossell ground that il fat and
unpicturesque. but for that very reason of
greater value for building purposes, is avoided.
steep side hills and rayines, which are wonder.
fully effective in park landscape, have little
value III the mind of the man who is laying out
a suburban subdivision.