I am preparing a discussion on the 1855 Manual of Instructions. In the manual are 56 pages of example field notes purportedly from T25N-R2W of the Willamette Meridian in Oregon. Is this a fictitious location? I assume that Robert Acres is also a fictitious name. The list of assistants are obviously fictitious.
Could these notes be from an actual survey of a real township somewhere in Oregon or did someone at the GLO painstakingly write all of these notes up from nothing?
Below are the 1st page, page 25, and second to last page from the example notes.
I think that would be in WA, if it exists.
Try here http://www.blm.gov/or/landrecords/survey/ySrvy1.php
Not sure if it is a fictitious location, but the rest of the names on the crew lead me to believe that it is. Short and Long are chainmen, Sharp and Dull are axemen, and the compassman was Flagg.... I'd say Robert Acres had a hell of a crew behind him... LOL
Not only Acres, but also Long, Short, Sharp, Dull, Flagg, and Doolittle.
The corner exists. It is in Washington state, close to the intersection of county boundaries of Kitsap, Mason, and Jefferson. Right on the west shore of Hood Canal. Rough coords N 47-36, W 122-59. Proceeding east from the corner will get you into the water of Hood Canal in a matter of yards.
If you write that talk, I would love to see it.
Cheers,
Henry
Here are links to the plats for that township:
http://www.blm.gov/or/landrecords/survey/yNoteView1_2.php?R0023WA0473004770
Comparison of Field Notes
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Anotrh clue that these are fictitious notes is that there is only one species of oak tree in the Pacific NW, and that isn't all that common that far north, and there isn't a beech tree within a thousand miles of the Oregon Territory. No Elms, no Hickories, no "Sugar" trees, either. There are loads of Douglas Firs, Hemlocks, and cedars, all quite distinct from any deciduous tree, none of which are mentioned.
Norman
See this link from OSU. They say there are 3 different native Oaks in Oregon. Of course there are also many non-native oaks as well but they were not around during GLO times.
Yes, this township exists, as we just completed a survey in section 29 of 25N-2W in Jefferson County, just south of Brinnon, WA along highway 101 on the west side of Hood Canal. And, I can say that those are not the real notes as for the most obvious answer is the there are no Oaks in that area. the area is very steep and has numerous basalt rock bluffs. The only thing growing is D. Firs and Madronas.
Interesting choice for Mr. Long's first name. 😉
I had an intern one summer, his name was Peter Little...:snarky:
I would've been an orphan as soon as I could've done in my parents.
> Interesting choice for Mr. Long's first name. 😉
Hilarious!
Long, Peter.
Short, John.
How about the Axemen
Sharp & Dull