42 A MANUAL FOR NORTHERN WOODSMEN ' 



establishing the second corner. Through this draw another 

 meridian in pencil and proceed as before. If the survey 

 and the plotting are both perfect, the last course should 

 hit the initial point. If it does not so hit, there is error in 

 one or the other. 



To plot one course from another by means of the figured 

 angles between them is not good practice, because by that 

 method errors accumulate. 



THE ESSENTIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR PLOTTING 



A straight edge, a scale, a protractor, a pair of dividers, 

 and a parallel ruler or a pair of triangles are the essentials 

 for ordinary plotting. 



The lettering on a woodsman's map ought to be plain. 

 The size of the letters should be varied according to the 

 importance of the object designated. It is a good rule to 

 use erect letters in general, and slant capitals and italics in 

 connection with water. 



The usual practice is to represent waters and swamps 

 with blue ink, contours with brown, and all other objects 

 with black. Common brown and blue inks, however, do 

 not blueprint well, so black is ordinarily used for tracings. 



Various systems have been devised for representing the 

 character and density of timber growth. A system of that 

 kind, if one is required, is best devised for each forest 

 region or property. 



Maps may be rendered plainer by the judicious use of 



