The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-02
GEOGRAPHTc NAMES.
Decisions Made nv the Board AZ Its Last
Meeting. Dec !.


WASHINGTON, ian Mr.. Henry Gan
nett Of the United States Geological sur
vey, chairman of the United States Board
on Geographic Names submits for pubica
ton the decisions made by the board at
its last meeting held on Dec + The Board
on Geographic Names. ia generally
understood was established by President
Harrison in 1890 with the object Of obtain
ing, through its decisions. uniform usage
in regard to geographic nomenclature and
photography throughout the executive
departments of the Government, and par
tcularly upon the maps and charts issued
by the various departments and bureaus.
Its decisions are mandatory upon the de.
partments. and H. is desirable that the
newspapers the schools. the publishers.
the dictionary makers and the private
map makers of the country should accept
them also. The following are the de-
cisions made
Ashnols r1ver. okanoSan county. NASH
iugtou land y g., Canada crosses boundary
al 20 degrees 20 minutes' mot Na-is-nu-loh
Aahtnulon. Naisnuloh, Nais-nu-oh, Nais-
nulho nor Ashanola.l
Bear Lodge mountains. Crook county
Wyoming tNot BearodGel
Cakepoulin creek. Franklin twp Hunter
don county, New Jersey. tNot CakepauHnsl
Central city; town P O.. r r Station
and county seat. Gilpin county. Colorado
Not Centrall
Chewacs creek. tributary Of Methow River
iron the north. mouth at Winthrop. okano-
gan county. Washington tNot Chewuch.
Chewak Chivak. Chewach, Chewuck. nor
North Forkl
Clear: lake or pond IN Harrietstowu Frank
lin county. New York tNoi Biz Clear Pond
nor Clear Pond
Conconully lake. Okauogan county. Wash
ingion tNot Samon.i
Egg island near easternmos' point m
Unalaska. eastern. Aleuulns. Alaska tNot
T. galran nor galgal -
fiemeham. mountain. Okanogan county.
Washington. tNot Lllrmachnn, nor Ello-
English bay. indentinc the eastern shore
OF naasRa Island eastern Neutians, Alaska
Not SamganudaJ'
Fraser. river tributary from south 70
county Colorado. iSot Frazier nor Frazer
Indian ,creeeIk. tributary from south 10
Not South Fork Rear Greek, Roeder por
Yankee
taaR Ss 81 Sooks nS AID Kd0 Whitman qg2
Idaho. tributary from southeast TO spokane
River At spokane. tNot HspGman. Hang
msn- 1ttih aud Hangmans Latah and
North Head. cape, the northern point Of
Akutan Island eastern Aleutan'. .uaska
Old Baldy peak in the Santa RITA Noun.
tslns. santa Cruz county. arizona Not
Baidy. Mourn WriFhtson nor Santa Rita
Quenesk4 island In Shelbnrne Town. on
Shelhurne Point. IN Lake Chsmplain. Yer
mont Not HOG Whites, nor Whites
Henderson county, Kentucky, Not Roads
Rihto creek four miles north NJ Tucson
Pins COUNTY Arizona Not Rita
Rollins pass. over Front R9nre CONT
mental DIVIDE latmde, N degrees 50 nun
utes Boulder and Grand counties. Colorado
Not Boulder, nor Rogers
Rootok iaand near vest end 81 Arstansk
Island Frenitzln group. eastern Alautisns
Alaska ,Sot Aektok nor Bootak
salmon creek, tributary from the north
ngtcn ,Not Conconullv Conounully. nor
San Antonio creek or uvei emntv,ng
into the Pacific Ocean three miles north
OF Pursims Point. santa Barhars county
I California ,Not Jesus Maria River Cuav.
mas RIVER. nor Los Alanos
simon pond. town Of Altamort Franklin
county View Work not Slmons. Big Simon
Rig Simonz Simonds, nor Blk Simondsl
Sinlahekin creek tributary from The
south 10 Palmer Lake, okanoran county
Washington ,Not Snlehekin Sinlahekir
sunset Island Colchester. town IN Lake
rhsnplain. Vermont. 'Not Hos Back
VALDEZ glacier. u1rrovs. mort summit
snd town. Primo william Sound Alasls
Vance creek. tributary from north IN
Bar Creek. clear Crock oopnfy colorado
Not Little Rear
Whslebonc cape between sof md Three
Island BAYS. on south ooast n Tn'lstks
Alaska,
.Gevision nj prsvtnus deri-ior