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A Tall Tale of Two Bearing Trees
Nothing like a day in the field to change one’s perspective, esp. when the job includes searching for stone corners and the scent of pine is heavy in the air. Last Tuesday, I found seven original stone corners southwest of Idaho Springs, elevation 9300 ft. The original mineral surveys were done in 1906 and 1910 by U.S. Dep. Mineral Surveyor N.H. Brown.
The last stone was the most gratifying to find. After taping 500 feet through the woods with my Brunton, I flagged a nearby Aspen after a quick search.
The other corner of the lode claimÛªs end line is 150 feet downhill.
I ended up at this pile of rocks.
The field notes call for a 6Û pine, S 19å¡ W, 11 feet. I look in that general direction and see this 13Û diameter pine.
The center stone is upright, firmly set, matches the dimensions in the field notes, and fits the bearing tree tie. Maybe this isn’t a pile of rocks after all. Rotating two of the stones in the mound out of the way shows it to be Cor. No. 1, Sur. No. 18146.
Time to go back and probe around for the other corner.
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