A photo of one of the Stones that we recovered last Wednesday. A good day, found about a dozen Stones, and a boat load of BLM & County Caps (not the same Corners). The BLM Caps are BORING... too easy to find, and they bury the cool stones!
Although all the stones were well marked, this one REALLY stood out!
Loyal
The last time I was helping Gene we were in a big pile of boulders (3 to 5' size) looking for a marked stone. That was the only time I beat Gene to it (he has laser vision for those things). About 50' away (he was closer) the angle of the Sun was perfect and suddenly it was like it just stood up like a sore thumb. I could see the markings clearly. I said Gene right there pointing to my left a little.
Dave
Here's a couple more:
Northwest Corner Section 37 (different Township), displaced (about 30 feet) and butter side up as Gene would say.
Southwest Corner Section 37, also ½ Mile Stone & Center ¼ of Section 7 (not the best focus on this one).
Loyal
Looks like a fun day. I love finding original stones, especially when Surveyors are using a rebar nearby instead.
neophyte question
where do you measure to on such recovered evidence?
neophyte question
Depends on the stone. Some have a chiseled "x", or a clear point. Others you use the middle. Most often here we find a long stone with a few inches x few inches on top. In rural farm land a couple tenths difference between surveyor's really doesn't make much difference. Also when found many of us will drill the stone and set a rebar and cap. If found a few feet down, the practice is to set a bar closer to the surface, over the stone.
neophyte question
If the Stone isn't going to be perpetuated with a new Pipe/Cap Monument, then we either chisel a + on top, or drill-n-set a Copper Rivet with a datum point. I prefer the Rivet myself, but that means that someone has to have carried the hammer drill along!
🙂
Loyal
neophyte question
We always have our hammer drill with us.
Mark
Atta boy, my kind of surveyor!
I'm generally just the JAFO on the crew these days.
Loyal
