On December 19, 1844 Deputy Surveyor James M. Danley set 1/4 Section post to Sections 14 and 23 from which he marked:
1. White Oak 6" N 53° E 6 links (3.96')
2. Black Gum 7" S 85° W 10 links (6.60')
Just thought I would share some old evidence
Thanks for looking
cool pics!
In this area in 1844 there were a few wandering fur trappers and Native Americans. Finding a tree of any kind would have been the trick. This area was known for being prairie as far as the eye could see when standing on horseback to be able to see over the tops of the grass plants. A very few cottonwood or similar variety trees might be found along sizeable streams.
Thanks for the pics.
When I saw the overturned tree, my first question was "Did you look up there in the root cluster?"
Have found several monuments pulled while bound up in a root cluster or hanging under an embankment from a root cluster. Those kind are among the easiest to reset and be totally sure of location.
I found the Aluminum pipe and cap in the root ball and I found the break away base about 5 inched under the groud. It was a pretty neat find for me.
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Very nice. Thanks for sharing. What is the close-up of the root for? Is there something in there we should be seeing? or is that simply where you dug out?
Well it was a poor attempt to Photo the hole I pulled the pipe out of.
It didn't turn out to well.
Is that poison ivy growing up around the tree? I might have had to proportion that corner in. (Okay, I'm kidding. But I'd certainly hire someone else to recover the location -- I can't get near that stuff.)
Not only a fine find...but the third photo shows a true 'Arkansas PhD'...
DDSM
(Post Hole Digger)
Very true. One of a kind!!
:good:
haha...