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to any one interested in the Island. The general rules 

 followed in regard to nomenclature have already been 

 explained in the Preface. 1 



It could not have been expected that our map would be 

 either complete or entirely free from error. Since its 

 publication, therefore, effort has been made to discover 

 omissions and mistakes, in the hope that some time in the 

 future we can make any corrections that may be found 

 necessary. We wish at present to call attention to the 

 following list of the more important errors and omis- 

 sions thus far discovered. 



(1) The town boundary between Mt. Desert and Tremont 

 in the territory lying between Somes Sound and Great 

 Pond should begin on the eastern shore of Great Pond at 

 the point shown on the map, and should run in a straight 

 line in a southeasterly direction to a point on the shore 

 of Valley Cove nearly opposite the word " Eagle " on the 

 map. This shows the true boundary some distance to the 

 north of the boundary shown on the map. 



(2) At the Quarries on the western shore of Somes 

 Sound a post-office should be added, "Halls Quarry P. 0." 



(3) The name Western Hio, north of Bass Harbor, it 

 seems, should be applied to the southern end of Norwood 

 Ridge. Where the name now stands on the map, Burnt 

 Mt. should be substituted. 



(4) Black Point on Great Cranberry Isle may have to be 

 changed to Flaggs Point. 



(5) The small brook at Bar Harbor, flowing into the 



1 It may be interesting to note the use of the word " heath " on the Island. 

 It is used to denote a large unwooded bog or swamp, usually a sphagnum 

 bog, very wet, and exceedingly difficult to cross. Many of these heaths 

 contain small ponds or spring holes, and in the wetter parts are floating bogs 

 more or less dangerous and treacherous to any one venturing upon them. 



