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For those interested in historic GLO instructions, the following are from early issues of Copp's Land Owner.?ÿ The GLO instructions are dated July 24, 1873 and March 13, 1874.
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Surveys in Regions Destitute of Stone
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How to Subdivide Sections and Establish Quarter and Quarter-Quarter Corners
(addressed to Andrew M. Neal, Esq., St. James, Cedar County, Nebraska)
The next article was published in the April 1875 issue of Copp's Land Owner.?ÿ The author is James Edmonds. While it is not an official GLO circular, the author served for 45 years in the survey division of the General Land Office.
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From the Evening Star (Washington, District of Columbia) 10 Feb 1906, Sat ? Page 2
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Survey of the Public Lands - How to Tell Township and Section Corners
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The last two paragraphs of the third page covers, "Re-Establishment of Lost Corners".