Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-06


though but few people probably real
ize how valuable is the material now
| in almost daily use in that important
department. The walls of the main
office are hung on all sides with maps
of all Kinds. Some are of the very
latest edition and others bear signs OF
some age. Others of still more value,
both intrinsic and sentimental. are
kept in the fireproof vault. used when
needed, but not left around where
possible injury might be sustained.
Among those on the walls of the main
office are:
A large and the latest map of
Maine. by r. NJ. Mason of Bangor, is
sue Of 1908.
A fine map Of Mt. Desert island, is
sue Of 1911.
Sportsman's map of the upper Ken
nebec and Moosehead Lake region,
published by the Somerset Railroad.
Map of Moosehead lake, published
in 1906 by the Kennebec Water Power
Co.
Map of Northern Maine. published
in 1894 by Lucius L. Hubbard.
One of the old Railroad Commits
sions maps of Maine adapted to the
needs of the Board Of Assessors
in charting the work. year by year. Of
the timber cruisers in the employ OF
the board. Each surveyor is given
conventional sign for the purpose or
ready identification Of his work after
being charted on the map, and as fast
as a piece Of wild land, usually an
entire township, is eruised and sur
veyed it is marked on this map With
the distinctive color and sign of the
man who did the work, together with
the date. This system makes a valu-
able and convenient quick reference
record of all work of that nature.
"Sportsman's and Lumberman s
Map of Maine" compiled from plans
from the Board of ASSESSORS office
and drawn by r. f. Mullaney of Ban
gor, one of the boards timber cruisers.
This map covers all the wild land In
the state and each township was cor
rected from the plans on file in this
office. 1t represents the most accurate
map of that region issued to date
The Railroad Commissioners maps
are again the foundation OF a map
showing the different designations used
| in describing the wild lands. The
| two Bingham purchases, the western
of about 100000 acres and the other
of 1,117,36O acres, are plainly marked
and the divisions as plainly shown.
| Then are shown the purchases north
and west of the Bingham Kennebec
purchase and such other divisions OF
the wild lands as have been made, all
neatly colored and lettered, making II
a peculiar but very valuable map.
Included in the collection is hand
some large map of the United states
which was presented by Hon. B. G..
McIntire. chairman of the board, and
which is one of the latest editions pub
! lished.
An old-time map of Maine attracts
attention, when it is brought from us
resting place in the vault, a map OF tho
vintage Of 1861, published by n. r.
Walling and ]. Chace. Jr. The work
on this map is said to be OF the nnest
ever put into map work and the oio
map is valuable, being out of circula-
ton and difficult to obtain. 1t IS
priced very highly by the board.
| Then comes curiosity. indeed.
Handmade and hand-colored, on a
good sized scale, leaving no doupt as
to what it was intended to represent
and bearing at the top the proud ng-
ure of the American Eagle, stanolng on
shield, it announces
| Maine. Proposed New County OF
Knox in the Lime Rock \alle! VI
Maine, September II, 1858.
| 1Al
county were Searsmont, LincolnVllle,
Appleton, Hope, Union. Camden war
rem. Rockland, South Thomaston, 81.
George, Vinalhaven. NorthhaVen anu
Islesboro. An old-time picture Oh the
seven hills and the harbor or Camden'
from some publication, was care1uli1
pasted on the right hand margin. II
;s in an excellent state of preservation,
but no one seems to know from
whence it came to its present resting
Mace. That it is also highly valued
need not be said.
Some of the most valuable maps II
the entire collection are not exposed tf
\ the public view, but are safely KEEP
IN great steel filing cases. safe from IN
iury or accidental loss. When the law
was nassed in 1906 for the listing OF
wild lands, the first work was tht
mapping and descriptions of the lands
r. E. Mullaney of Bangor was engaged
for this and has done splendid work
resulting in great bound volumes OF
uniform sized maps. showing all thf
wild lands of the State by countles
They are done on linen backed paper
arranged in the loose-leaved manner
allowing the insertion Of a new maj
when added. held in massive covers
and compose the most complete set "
the State They are in constant USE
by the department. wild land owner:
and lumbermen. The land owners
themselves are very good about the us'
of their own maps by the board ant
much valuable information is in tina
way exchanged. This plan of maps ant
data is absolutely necessary to keel
track Of the ownership.
| Then in another case you will find al
the maps published by the United
States Of the coast Of Maine. full Of in
formation and Of great value in tn.
work of the assessors. showing as they
do all the water conditions and every
inch of land on the coast and in thu
islands which so thickly dot our coas
line. This case also contains the scores
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