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Show ALTITUDES IN LOUISIANA As a fenturo of Its topographic mapping the United States Geological Geologic-al survey. Department of the Interior, Interi-or, has placed moro than 300 metal bench marks In selected positions In the ninpped portions of the State of Louisiana. Theso bench marks nrc slnmpcd with numbers representing their elevations to tho "nearest foot ns determined by the lovolmp. In order to enable engineers nnd others who have occasion to uso exact elevations ele-vations In their work to nscertaln what bench marks aro available and their elevations to tho thousandth of a foot, the Department of tho Inter!-' Inter!-' or through tho Geological Survoy has published tho completo list In bulletin bulle-tin form for free distribution This bulletin which Is No. 034 nnd Is entitled en-titled Spirit lei cling in Loulplunn, 1903 to 1915, lncltislvo, contains In all about 1300 elevations of mnrked points and Includes, besides tho Geological Geo-logical Survey marks, others by tho Coast and Geodetic Survey and by tho Mississippi River Commission As tho Survey's work Is extended over other parts of the Stnto tho added add-ed level data will appear in later bul-letlns. bul-letlns. so that eventually a comrloto dictionary of nltltudes for tho entire State will be .available A copy of tho Louisiana bulletin will bo sent freo by mall on application applica-tion to the Dire or of tho Geological Geologic-al Survey, Washington. D. C. |