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U.S. Mineral Surveyor certificate. Only 40 on the roster now.
Pablo B-)
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Gotcha - yep, you guys are disappearing rapidly. I think there's only 1 left in AZ...
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What happened to Gene Kooper, who used to post frequently about mineral surveys?
That drawing reminds me of the ones that were produced for a developer that arrived in Texas in the 1970s.
He would go around having different companies to develop a proposed subdivision from deed and USGS topo information with tracts of 2 to 3 acres each.
Many were started from a recent boundary survey from a reputable surveyor, some were scaled and others were computed.
The plat would be recorded as a subdivision.
Points every where and no monuments noted at all.
He would then start to sell lots at $40 down and $40 per month per acre and let anyone buy all the lots they wanted.
Had to stake a few of those lots and it was always a shock when they found out the entire subdivision had to be surveyed to do a single lot in the middle of nowhere.
Believe me, the basis of bearing was a mere pebble considering the mountain of problems that caused.
:'(
There Is an Arrow On That Monument, So He Held That
That's humorous, except that everybody knows there is no arrow on a triangulation station. (Only on their reference marks)
Bill
Gene is still chasing Mineral Surveys, and will be giving a talk about Mineral Survey matters at the 2014 Rocky Mountain Surveyors Summit in Arvada Colorado next month.
Loyal
> > Never seen this one before. Plat just lists an old USGS point as the Basis of Bearing.....
> The B.O.B. statement is obviously useless, but presuming that monuments were set at all those corners - and even a few survive - it is unlikely to affect the retracement.
Yep, start at the subject platted lot and start recovering original and/or other record mons. When enough have been found to define your subject, forget about the less relevant evidence to he11 and gone over the hills.