The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-21
GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES.
A Government Bureau for the
Correction of Misspelled Ones.

members include: Professor Inohlds ".
Mendenhal, United States Coast and Geo
detic Survey, Chairman; Andrew II. Allen,
Department of State; Captain Henry l..
Howis0n, Lighthouse Board, Treasury De-
partment; Captain Thomas Turtle, Engln-
eer Corps, War Department; Lieutenant
Richard Clover. photographic Office. Navy
Department; Pierson II. BriStow. Postofiice
Department; Otis T. Mason, Smithsonian
Institution; Herbert G. Ogden, United
States Coast and Geodetic Survey: Henry
Gannett, United States Geological Survey :;
Marcus Baker, United States Geol gical
Survey.
In making these appointments, President
Harrison wrote To this board shall be
referred all unsettled questions concerning
geographic names which arise in the depart
ments. and the decisions of the board are to
he accepted by these departments as the
standard authority in such matters. De
partment officers are instructed to afford
such assistance as may be proper to carry
on the work of this board. The members
OF this board shall serve without additional
compensation, and its organization shall ell
tail no expense on the Government"
After uniting the cooperation of al
geographers, historians and scholars in the
WORK the bulletin goes on TO say:
The spelling and pronunciation which Is sane
TONED by local usage should in general bt
auopled; where names have been changed oil
SSolIupted. and such changes or corruptions have
become established by local usage, ii Is not in
seneIal ADVISABLE 10 attempt TO restore The orgt
nal form; III cases where what was evidently
originally the same word appears with various
spelIngs, sanctioned by local usage, when ap.
pied TO different features, these various spell
lngs should De regarded as IN effect different
names, and as a Iuie, IL Is advisable 10 atiempl
10 produce uniformity; where a choice Is offered
between Two OF more names for the same place
or locality all sanctioned by local usage, that
which Is most appropriate and euphonious
should be adopted; the possessiYe form should
be avoided whenever II can be done without de.
desGl ipIIVe 81 ~ catlon; geographic names ia
countues tLal g. The Roman characters should
be ieuueTed IL lie form adopted by the coUatTy
having luIlsdlr On, except when there are En-
siisa euulYaitni- Already fixed by usage. IN
eases Where Int English equivalent is Gijter-
eut IieBi tia na'.ona form that The idustly 4
the latter ith q he former might not bt el0g-
nlzed D.i! ls4...s may be given. Tie iel.iaP u
geographic Name that require Iruu.iitei actor
iut0 Roman cha acters should rep.essut ne
principal sounds # the word as pyoacuuc.a i-
thU natise tongue, u accordance "flG tHe souC0S
OF the letters IN lie following sysiai 'al So
pto4iiTation only T. The true SENDS 7t ~ s5
~ this systeal: Jte yowels ate p. p,.- -oa,el
as IL italian aad N the Coz ge.- g. a. lps
generally, aud Tie cJnsODant 50 fueusH.
Appended are . e cons = / IS Of tue board
with regard TO gaOgranG6al names licn
have already been acted u. Jl. The correct
ed forms are given in smaa dpitglS, and The
old or rejected forms appe l In lower case
type:
o. = Aban51ilS, az Pant. wi 'ie''
AGArTU. IsLi.N1. alaska. q g AealIou.
AGHIK IsLASD. Semidi issnd2. Alaska. U.
). A'ghtk.
AGHiYUK sstAND. on eas. sias Alaska
PeBa., U. :. Aghiynkh.
AKKRA. West Africa. Acera.
AkUN Island. Aias'ia. II S. skhuH Akoun,
AkITAn TsrANp A Ss. ~ Z ..or..
AI4s,{1 PFNHssrrrS 20 - - S7ANen,An.
AliashNa y . 2A''"sh d
AMATErNAK FSfAN- suSraarc7 t.,.,,s
AasF ask T. s 1 lsAN - A1e,ealoi tsiano.
AatCt-~s.t fl - r ,a,.s..
49,. N'' =. D Ainits-
A--...H. t.s II = .,,..,o.,,z.
A5Gg,.k.s... s..... ,fa ? A'1ouEnes'
ASACUSTrA 81 W.. H. sffsft of Coi,,a,bia IT
s Esstalf. frl,l,s! "a Oo'ai'o'''' o.
.i.sDltEAFaki Faipr. . YUKON River Alaska
u s Andee.eI Aat As T,5fe, Alhs" d.
AHDREANoF IsfANfa s37ska. u. 4 And
ASIAkCHAK Hkg Ia q 4fa.ka Pan.
U ; Asiakeha en"''
ANSCBOS isLsSp Gar Of Guinaa Wast
AT lea Anuab0g. saea ,ss,s 10 IR, ne,' west
ARAEAS PRoVIsqR ~ tslTy Rur,nsb
ASIA. Aracan Arrs44.i, ts,4ean. man.
AssTNL Wesi Affsss a .siliia A,sinIa
AKA ISLAND. AhSkg r. AKIN.
ATIu ISLAND. AtaskS = AIfoo Alton
AUGUSTINE IsLANI Ia Cook IuleI atasEs
q. ;. Aggu>tfn, GieII44boura. 1A'''N' d.
BALUCHIsTAN. Iudis Beloocbisiap. Relou-
chlStdD, BaiOuehiSIau, Eelulcnistan.
BARANoF ISLAND. Aiaskd, u. s. B1ranoff
BARBADOS ISLAND. Iu West Indies. Blr
BADGES. la
BAESTow Rock. Coast of Massachusetts IT
S. Barslows, Barslow. ''''''" u'''''' u
Iron, Boehunoff. R0ehanoii. '"' - D Dotch'
BENDELEBEN MOUNT. n. Of tiaIovt, Sound
IN Norton Sound, AiaskJ- II s RaTdaia,au M
BEKING SEA. AIaska II s Eai,ti,,oI pah,
lngs, Kamschatka, etc. D'H'
BFSBORo ISLAND. In Norton sound ALASKA
U. 5. Besboruugh,
BIG DIoMEDE ISLAND. In Boring Strait
Alaska, U. S. Ralmanog, Ratman0i, Noo-nar
book.
BoGosLoF ISLAND. West of Unalaska, Alas
ka U. ). BogOslOv
BONITA POINT. San Francisco Entrance. Cal,
q. s. BoBeta.
BRITISH KAFFRARIA. South Africa. BIRTHS Ii
CaffIarfa
bUckIAND RIVER Into kotzebue Sound,
Alaska, U. ). kunguk.
BuEN AYRE Island In caribbean Sea. Bon
BOULDER ISLAND. Near Islands, Alaska, U.
\. BoulJiT, Bouldyr.
CHANDLEt BAY. West OF Rogue Island, coast
of Maiue, U. 5.
Alaska, i. 5. Cnanklulr
CuEKNABIRA ISLAND North OF Sanaak ISL
, "a md aasS Of Ii1irnat ASK + chernn
TuI sc1,I sT.Nn SonIh cast nj AI,ska pana
II s. CItachI ChIae9e CHE 0''''' u . '''''-' '''4'
O 8 TseGischafoi fcbaebapo ffaD A1'A'
-. l., 80. Si,Lin I.i,,1 Atosl,o
IT. y i' Ichisn HD'' t'A' OHM" i''''' '''''A
y; %, ~ Wt5 Or Sou,b A,parIca Cnua
~ ii,S, - PSs
CHiIcI
CliiilaIl
rrISi X BAY. NE side Kaalak Island.
A:ssks s. GnHisiak So',., leland. .,...,
U. 5. iamok. Chirlkof, Ugamok.
lau, AilSkd, u D. Icnihak
T ssI E GboSeen 1sages Alaska
o,, a. -. JAN BLAND Alaska u .. ichu
Ala5kd. y. >. Shesouia, CHugnel, Icllegcuia Is.
5gNA hiEEE AasRa; u; ,, hnu,i mo
Ai sss's U; D. Giear. ,,.
IoLD BAY. Alaska, U. ). MooroYSkoy Mo-
Av ,S ,a,.o' io'shs, hi1ht ooshoi'
tOLte.blA' hepupiic ol, oouln America
S9 ,.1. p, 49,.
CONSTANTINE BAY Amchitka Island aIask n