In California, in the 1850s, on a Standard Parallel south and east of the Initial Point the Standard Corners were for the Sections to the South.
The Township to the North corners were closing corners.
I beilieve this was changed later.
So you have the 1855 Survey of the Standard Parallel, the notes clearly say they are setting the corners for the Sections to the south (Tp Corner, 6 & 5, 5 & 4, etc).
Then the corners from the Township to the north are Closing Corners.
Then in 1939 & 1940 GLO finds both sets of monuments but they marked the caps SC on the original closing corners and CC on the original standard corners.?ÿ You would think the GLO would have the original notes.
This was almost 15 years ago that I encountered that at another employer.
A good friend of mine is a retired professor and land surveyor from the local university.?ÿ He taught for years and is still active on the talk circuit.?ÿ He told me closing corners and dealing with them nowadays seemed to be the most difficult subject for his students over the years.
I had to admit I have to read up every time I run into a CC situation.
@paden-cash it looks like on the 1939 Plat they simply connect CC to SC to CC to SC etc.?ÿ But glorecords doesn't have the Field Notes to verify.
I had to admit I have to read up every time I run into a CC situation.
But it's just a checkerboard.???ý ???? ???®?ÿ?ÿ
@bill93 Just squares, simple.
They even tried to Survey the squares in the mountains with interesting results, if they did it.?ÿ I think in some cases they looked at the precipitous mountain they were supposed to chain over and thought, those silly bastards!