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which is not a great distance. Nos. 483 and 484 lie close together, and are 

 exactly north of the astronomical station near Lake Sophy. The country 

 sloping towards Indian stream extends from monument No. 485 to No. 

 500. No. 489 is near the point of a curious northerly projection into 

 Quebec. Nos. 501 to 506 are on the slope of Hall's stream. No. 506 is 

 exactly on the head of the main Hall's stream, and is flanked closely by 

 Nos. 505 and 507. Nos. 508 to 517 lie at intervals along Hall's stream 

 to the east end of the north line of Vermont. The total length of the 

 north boundary line is no miles, but a direct course between the 

 extreme points is 32.7 miles. The monuments are of iron, having on 

 them the names of the U. S. and H. B. M. commissioners. The line 

 itself was carefully bushed out by the surveyors as wide as an ordinary 

 highway, and the trees have not yet grown up again, so that the course 

 of the boundary is still conspicuously marked. 



The topographical features are carefully laid down along the whole line. 

 That west of Hall's stream, in Vermont, appears to have been projected 

 by new surveys in 185 1, by Lieut. Thom, U. S. Engineers. Monument 

 No. 522 lies just west of Leach Branch, in Canaan, Vt. Farther west, 

 Barnston Pinnacle, a very conspicuous granitic ledge, is said to rise about 

 600 feet above the lake at its base. The earlier surveys seem to have 

 been made in 1845. The line is copied as accurately as possible upon 

 our largest map. Mr. Huntington has written something concerning the 

 altitudes of this highland boundary, in his sketch of the topography of 

 Coos county. 



Description of the Eastern Boundary of New Hampshire. 



By J. H. Huntington, Commissioner on the part of New Hampshire to mark anew 

 the boundary between New Hampshire and Maine. 



The eastern boundary of New Hampshire was for many years a matter 

 of fierce controversy. One reason of this, no doubt, was owing to the 

 fact that the geography of the country was little known; besides, the 

 same territory was granted to several different parties, both by the king 

 of England and the council of Plymouth. It was finally determined by 

 commissioners appointed by the king. Their report was as follows : "As 

 to the northern boundaries between said provinces, the court resolve and 



