Its hard to see the 1939 GLO brass cap next to my rod but the stone is perfect. The brass cap must have been set during a remonumentation project but I haven't been able to find the notes yet. There isn't a 1939 GLO survey in the area. I'll set a #4 rebar with plastic between them.
Tom
Well, that looks like a witness was set with a cap to the stone found. Means very little without a record. Contact the LS#. Original stones always deserve at least 3 witnesses before you leave and a record. 4 is better.
Pin cushion, witness mark, or closing corner? I would check with the Bureau of Land Management for the notes (which might not be available on-line), and if that didn't work, make a call to the State Surveyor's Office to see what notes they have on file.
Good Luck!
There are numerous possibilities for this, not all of them bad. The Section, Township and Range might help us guess what's up. There is no way to know without getting the Plat and Notes...
Looks like a proration job. But without the field notes by the GLO/BLM and the retracement surveyor notes, this new monument has some explaining to do. Mysteries are fun up to a point, then its just annoying.
Probably already know this, but sometimes remon projects are not found in the index of plats/field notes.