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This is a recent ebay find and it can be found by searching on Google Books. The book is a small 4"x6" pocket sized publication with 86 pages. Henry S. Graves was connected with the Forest Service so had firsthand knowledge about what he was writing about. There are a few things I've found that you probably won't read elsewhere.

One quote: "Owing to changes in some National Forests many of the metal posts used to mark the boundaries, as surveyed by the Geological Survey and approved by the General Land Office, have become misleading. As these posts usually mark section corners, and also furnish valuable points for reference, they must not be removed, but their misleading marks may be canceled."

He goes on to write about canceling out words on the caps with a chisel by striking a line through them, but leaving them readable. He might be referring to the bench mark posts that USGS used for township corners like the one I posted last week.

Wikipedia biography of Graves: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_S._Graves


 
Posted : May 7, 2015 5:39 am
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Available to read here --> Google Books


 
Posted : May 8, 2015 12:27 pm
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> Available to read here --> Google Books

I downloaded it for free and added it to my other downloaded survey related books.


 
Posted : May 8, 2015 12:41 pm
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I was surprised when I read the part where he states that the surveyor must memorize which end of the needle pointed north on the compass...then I remembered who the target audience was...:'(


 
Posted : May 8, 2015 2:16 pm