The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-03
A SPLENDID MAP
o. S. Geological Survey Shows
Country at LeavenwOrth
Covers $40 Square Miles of
Lands Physical Features.
MILES OF TRAMPING.
Every Township and Section
Line Has Been Indicated.
viii Be a Great Guide Map for
Automobile Parties.
MILES OF. TRAPPING.

Washington, Dec. 3.-The United
States geological survey is making a
topographic map of $40 square miles OF
country around Leayenworth. Kansas,
on the scale of approximately two and
one-half inches to the mile. This area
extends from Platte City, Missouri
west to Winchester, Kansas, and from
Bean Lake, Missouri, south to Jarbalo,
Kansas. OF this area $50 square miles
or 81 per cent has been completely
mapped. and the survey of the remain
ing SO per cent is sufficiently advanced
to insure it's completion in another field
season. $3.50
]. G. STACK, who succeeded Glenn S.
Smith as Photographer in charge of this
mapping, has disbanded his party and
is preparing to return to the geological
survey office at Washington, D. c., to
complete and prepare for publication
the data collected during the summer
The actual map making has been done
in the field, as is the case with all
geological survey maps; but it will re-
quire several months of office drafting
and preparation before the sheet Is
ready for engraving.
The map will show the topographic
or physical features Of the land-the
hills, valleys and gulches; all bodies OF
water the lakes, marshes, streams and
springs; the routes of travel, the rail-
roads, wagon. roads and trails; political
boundaries; cities, towns and per-
manent buildings; and the names or
natural and other features. It will also
indicate exactly the location of per-
manent survey monuments and bench
marks whose positions and elevations
above sea level have been determined
by precise surveying methods-monu-
ments that will be available as starting
points for any local surveys which may
at any time be required. Every town
boundaries of all land grants viii also
be indicated.
Real Map Making.
Topographic map making by the
United States geological survey in this
vicinity means that every forty acres
of land mapped has been thoroughly
covered by the topographer by miles OF
tramping and that every feature as
represented was actually viewed and
mapped on the ground The map Will
not only serve as a base map for this
area for future geological surveys, but
it will be a valuable addition to the
data necessary to the study of the prob
lem of overflow lands in the Missouri
valley and engineering problems or
construction located in this area. A
glance at the map,wilI show the eleva-
ton of any point, the drainage and fan
of every stream and the location of
every cross road and house. The United
States army expects to utilize 1t Tor
work in the service schools, as it 1ur-
nishes a suitable map for their tactical
work not only fori the student officers
who are in attendance but to a much
larger number wlro- are following the
work by correspondence. The first re-
quisite for such work is good topo-
graphic map. The correspondence class
or mailing list as it is called at the
schools. is not composed of regulars
alone, but many national guard officers
are following the work which thus far
has been considerably handicapped by
reason of the lack of suitable maps,
and a thousand copies of the Leaven-
worth sheet will be needed for the
mailing list alone.
It's Many Good Uses.
Not only is this topographic map of
great value to the service schools, but
the county surveyor as well can use it
in laying out public highways and de-
termining the area of the water shed
of any stream in the quadrangle so
that the runoff and stream discharge
can be calculated preparatory to max
ing plans for masonry or concrete
bridges. Again, it is of use to the land
investor who can see at a glance the
physical conditions which exist on any
particular piece of ground; to travellers
and automobile parties as a guide map;
to the engineer in planning the routes