The Republican journal., 1904-07-21
MAINE TOPOGRAPHY.

portions OF the Name coast ana us
outlying islands have been surveyed
geographically by Mr.. W. H. Lowell of
the United States Geological Survey,
acting in cooperation with the State of
Maine. The triangulation control had
been previously determined by the Uni
ted State Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Among the maps recently published by
the United States Geological Survey as
the result of this work are sheets of the
Deer Isle, Swan Island and Petit Ma
nan quadrangles, OF which the following
descriptions are given:
MAP OF DEER ISLE
The map of Deer Isle includes not
only Deer Isle but also Isle au Haut
and most of Marshall Island, as we'll as
numerous islets in the vicinity.
The area shown on the map lies en-
tirely within the limits of Hancock
County and includes the villages of
Deer Isle, South Deer Isle, West Deer
Isle, Sunset, Stonington formerly cali
ed Greens Landing), Oceanville and
Lookout, as we'll as several minor ham,
lets. Isle au Haut, or High Island,
which lies farther out from the coast
than any other of the large Maine is
lands, rises abruptly from the sea to the
height of $50 feet, greater altitude
than that attained by any other of the
Maine islands except Mount Desert.
1t can be seen far out at sea and was
one of the first landmarks sighted by
the early French voyager Champlain, to
whom it owes its characteristic name.
This is region of seafaring men. Deer
Isle has long been famous for its skill
full sailors. It is a matter of pride with
IL 90 ri hat %
the crews which have manned American
yachts that defeated the Shamrock and
other British vessels in the celebrated
cruited from Deer Isle. Fishing and
quarrying are the leading industries of
the island.
A NAP OF SWAN ISLAND.
The Swan Island map shows more
ocean than land. On its surface are the
following islands: Swan, Long, Placen-
tia, Black, Great and Little Duck, and
also the larger part OF Great Cranberry
Island, as well as numerous smaller
islands. A portion of Mount Desert
Island, including the villages of Ire
mont and Mckinley, appears on the
map.
The principal occupations of these
are salt water fishing and granite quar-
rying, the limited land area not allow
ing much space for agricultural pur-
suits.
PETIT MANAN QUADRANGLE.
| The area shown on the Petit Manan
sheet embraces a land surface of 81
square miles. 1t includes parts of Steu-
ben, Milbridge, Harrington, and Ad-
olson and the larger islands of Bots Bu-
bert, Pond, Dyer, Trafton, and Flint,
all in Washington County, and Goulds-
boro in Hancock County.
The name Petit Manan, like Bots Blu
bert, is undoubtedly of French origin,
and was suggested by that of the large
island of Grand Manan, which lies far
Their east and forms part of the province
of New Brunswick.
The quaint little hamlet of Corea,
which struggles about that small arm
of the sea called Indian Harbor, at the
extreme southeastern point of the town
OF Gouldsboro,. is typical of the scores
of other fishing villages that dot the
long line of the Maine coast.
The fiOrd-like structure of the whole
Maine shore is we'll exemplified in all
these maps. Their price is five cents
each, and they may be obtained on ap-
plication to the Director of the United
States Geological Survey, Washington,
D. C.