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alter the dimensions of many tracts of land. The case of Kilkenny has 

 been referred to. Another is the position of Mt. Passaconnaway. The 

 western line of Albany, as perambulated, according to James Shackford, 

 lies west of this mountain ; but the triangulation will bring it and White- 

 face into the town of Waterville. This discrepancy has not been 

 observed before. There may be others of a similar character. While 

 we exercise our judgment in locating every point according to our 

 information, we rejoice that our map is not the legal tribunal for the 

 settlement of discrepancies. 



There are irregularities in the mutual boundaries of Carroll, Grafton, 

 and Coos counties, which will probably need rectification from the legis- 

 lature. The limits are given thus in the General Statutes, p. 67 : 



Carroll. "Thence by the northerly line of Sandwich to the westerly 

 line of Albany ; thence by the westerly line of Albany to the north-west 

 corner thereof ; thence by the north line of Albany to the west line of 

 Bartlett ; tlicncc by the zvcst lines of Bart let t and Harts Location to the 

 north line of said Location; tJicncc by the nortlierly and easterly lines of 

 said Location to the zvest line of Bartlett ; thence by the westerly lines 

 of Bartlett and Jackson to the northerly line of Jackson," etc. 



Grafton. "Thence on the westerly and southerly lines of Dalton, 

 Whitefield, Carroll, and Nash & Saivycrs Location, to the south-easterly 

 corner thereof; thence sontJicrly on a straight line across the nnlocated 

 lands to the line of the county of Carroll at the north-westerly corner of 

 Albany',' etc. 



Cobs county "contains all the lands and waters within the limits of this 

 state which lie northerly of the counties of Grafton and Carroll." 



The boundaries as defined above leave a triangular area, about half a 

 township in size, outside all county lines. It lies between the straight 

 easterly boundary of Grafton and Hart's Location. This straight line 

 also cuts off a part of Hart's Location, making a small area of land to 

 lie in two counties. The Carroll county map places the neglected area 

 and the south projection of Coos county between Hart's Location and 

 Bartlett with Jackson, within its own limits. Perhaps this is the best 

 disposition to be made of these unsettled areas, though we can find no 

 authority for such a reference. Any other arrangement lacks symmetry 

 of outline. 



