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Excerpt from Dictionary of Altitudes in the Dominion of Canada: With a Relief Map of Canada
Sir, - I have the honour to transmit herewith my report entitled 'dictionary of Altitudes in the Dominion of Canada, ' accompanied by a relief map of the Dominion. On a scale of 100 miles to one inch. It is supplementary to my Altitudes in Canada, ' and should have formed Part 2 of that work, but, as its inclusion would have seriously delayed the publication of Part 1, and in view of the demand for such a publication, it was evident that the issuance of Part 1 as a complete work was the lesser evil. The first work, Altitudes in Canada, ' is more useful to civil engineers, but the arrangement is not a convenient one for the general public, particularly for anyone wishing to know the altitude, say of a railway station, and ignorant as to the name of the railway line on which it is situated. It is not presented as absolutely accurate but as the best possible interpretation of the conflicting evidence available at the present time. The figures given in each instance are based on what is considered to be the best authority, but in a few cases where the information at hand did not permit of discrimination, two determinations - with author ities - are given. The arrangement is alphabetical, by provinces and territories, the locality being given by counties in the case of the eastern provinces and by latitudes and longitudes in the territories and western provinces where the county system has not been adopted. The latitude and longitude have been taken from the latest maps and charts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
