The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-10-04
NEW j. :. MAP
BEING PREPARED
Will Be Result Of New Sys-
tenn Of Cartography and
Years Of Labor

WARRINGTON. Oct. i.=-unclc
Sam IL slowly progrcrsing on d now
map OF tho country. 10 bo u part
Of now world map. based upon "a
hImplo Hyn'cm proposed by hmcrl.
can Representatives In 1908, md
accepted at international confer.
onccs, ], viii bc the result Of ycarn
'of effort by map makers who hny.
desired system OF cartography
whereby the same scale of distance,
could bo used In world map. with
lettering and symbols uniform. The
American map IL expected to be
completed In ten or twelve years.
Each country viii map the ter.
rItorlcs ana water, under Ita own
Jurisdiction. and the geological sur.
vcy of the United states interior de-
partmcn, II making The maps OF this
country.
I'll" globe IL To b. divided into
i'f. sections, Each section IL dcH.
ignntcd hy u distinctive ioitor and
number combination In addition 20
name derived from the locality
mapped. Zach sheet, covering ono
section. viii cover xix degrees OF
longitude ani four degrees of is,l.
iud", Th" sheets are numLprcd
from onr 10 60. beginning Tho east.
ward. nni ar" icttcroi from A To
'. and glrlling the globe 10 tho
equator ~ starting point. The north
aud south polar regions are 20 H.,
shown In circular SECTIONS on tho
AS'h parallel Of latitude. and l.itor.
'd H'north ani H.Houth.
tn" main purpose of tho n'r~-
national map, which viii be- lrnwn
On The seal" of one 10 on,.mii.
lion'h. n 10 furnish a complete
world map Of uniform drawing. .h"s
ob'ia,ing different scales or dis.
lanccs. and Ia enable man m,krrs
ani readers uf every country tn ur.
d"rStanl the maps Of ryc-y other.
even though they dn NOT undrrstand
viii bc shown only the outllnrg of
land and water. with depths of W
tor and heights Of land: stream, ,
Hni ri,cr syS,cmH. or drainage, m
III" man makers paglancc. roads.
rail ana trolley lines. towna and
cities. and contours
Will" the scale. which Ia approx.
imatcly iG miles TO the inch, Will
allow OF very inclusive work, many
details OF small towns and streams
viii be omitted
To show heights and depths. a
"chcmc OF hysomairlc colors has
boon adopted, This will grade from
very llght green. for shallow wa.
'crH. to tho familiar tlntg OF deem
blue. for tho Increasing depths OF
soaS. and from lisht yellow. for
''""'"N Wv" ''''NN, 10 n
deep brown rcd for heights. Con.
tries viii h" shown In Hharp black
Hines. n, Intervals Of 100 mctrcs
Tho metric system was adopted for
all numerals. and hlgh points. pcakR
ani mountains viii he shown In tho
color OF that feature. To obyiatc con
fusion.
Tho projection IL based upon n
modlficd polyconic systcnl. whorcIn
mcrIdians of longitude are all In
straight lines. Tho lines OF inti.
tudc VIII bc only slightly curving
on each sheet. because OF the large
scale. Tho system IL Of advantage
IN the adjustment OF adjoining
sheets.
AZ many political boundaries will
bo shown nv the density of the data
included permits. For instance. the
map Of the United States will show
state. county. reservation, land
grant. and other land office lines
The control, that IL. positions de-
tcrmincd astronomically and by
trlangulntlon. to insure accuracy,
drainage, including rivers, streams,
creeks, swamps. canals and other
water bodies. and culture. that X.
towns. cities. railways. roads aud
highways. all constitute u "baso
map" which IL compiled as tho first
step In tho work and which will no
mado available by tho survey for
state and other maps. Tho COM
plctcd map. IN size about 30 by go
inches. II copper engraved In the
most delicate and strong detail,
and will bo available at tho survey.
u IL reduced In size TO form scalo
of eight miles To tho inch. Tho
production Is by photollthography.
Tho sections thus far completed
have required six months tn COM
pile. Tho work, however, for lack
OF extra appropriation, Is being done
n.