New caps

Charles L. Dowdell, post: 448049, member: 82 wrote: Here is a diagram of the old old 1/16 corner marking. I was going to include it in my last post, but couldn't find it and had to do a search to come up with the document.

Charles,

That looks familiar, but I can't "place it." Is it by chance related to the 3-Mile 1/16 era?

Loyal

Loyal, post: 448052, member: 228 wrote: Charles,

That looks familiar, but I can't "place it." Is it by chance related to the 3-Mile 1/16 era?

Loyal

Loyal;

As far as I know or recall, this was the old old method of designating the 16th corners before the way they are now marked. I've ran across them being marked this way in only one area that I've worked in, up out of Basin, Wyoming, by a surveyor that was operating around there in the early 1900's.

Charles L. Dowdell, post: 448053, member: 82 wrote: Loyal;

As far as I know or recall, this was the old old method of designating the 16th corners before the way they are now marked. I.ve ran across them being marked this way in only one area that I've worked in, up out of Basin, Wyoming, by a surveyor that was operating around there in the early 1900's.

Thanks Charles

MightyMoe, post: 448051, member: 700 wrote: 17 16ths? I'd always cosidered there to be 16 16ths;)

Mighty:

That's because the C?¬ was marked as a 1/16th corner. 😀

Charles L. Dowdell, post: 448053, member: 82 wrote: Loyal;

As far as I know or recall, this was the old old method of designating the 16th corners before the way they are now marked. I've ran across them being marked this way in only one area that I've worked in, up out of Basin, Wyoming, by a surveyor that was operating around there in the early 1900's.

I think if you wanted to mark them using that method, it still can be done, but without the diagram or being very familiar with the concept, it would be a PIA to figure out where you were. :confounded:

That's about as confusing as you can get and remain unambiguous for the folks with the secret decoder ring.

But what do you mark when the 16/8 of one section is the same point as 16/3 of the next section, etc? Do you put both?

Bill93, post: 448058, member: 87 wrote: That's about as confusing as you can get and remain unambiguous for the folks with the secret decoder ring.

But what do you mark when the 16/8 of one section is the same point as 16/3 of the next section, etc? Do you put both?

That's a good question

That is when you set a larger platter in order to hold more text

Interesting old PLSS numbering scheme- [SARCASM]it looks like the ox ate some fermented grain... "Boustrophedrunken" ;)[/SARCASM]

Don't worry about me stealing that cap. I stay away from projects that are in west ranges. East ranges keep me plenty busy.