Found 1/4 corner today
Found this corner firmly set today @ 2637.59' not 40 chains 😉
It is the 1/4 corner between secs. 16 & 17, T12S, R12E, WM. Set by Samuel W. Lackland in Oct. 1883.
We have some more work to do in this area so I might be able to get some better photos. I took this photo with my cell phone and lets just say the lens is full of lint and dust and the photos always look like there is vaseline smeared on the lens. I didn't have a big enough mirror to get good relief on the marking since it was AM and the stone was marked on the west face.
Wish me good hunting, we have some more to look for. Will post pics when I find more fun stuff.
Respectfully,
Kevin R. Samuel, PLS
here is a photo where I attempted to use my mirror to illuminate the markings...
Remember it well.
It will keep you in the game for another 30 years.
Generally mine don't come so easy. 2.41 feet off record from 1883..?
Sam Lackland you did good, Sir.
How was the alignment?
Haven't retraced the South half of the line yet... remains to be seen.
Yes...now you are hooked for another 30 years...
It don't get no better than that...
DDSM
That's nice, but it was standing up in plain site. You didn't even need to get a back hoe to dig it out.;-)
Has your camera had trouble extending its lens? Is it taking drugs to correct the problem? I've heard that Viagra makes everything look blue...
It was standing up in plain site with about another 500,000 basalt stones 🙂 Seriously though... the original survey stated 4.5 foot mound raised 2 feet. We found a 60 foot section of 4 foot wide by 2 foot tall rock wall that was most likely built in the homestead era. There were several large stones, but only one noticeably pointy one!
I am glad we found it too because it was not referenced by BOs, pits or BTs.
Mirrors and Chalk
I highly recommend carrying a piece of ordinary white chalk to highlight marked stones for photography. The chalk washes off completely and doesn't alter the stone in any way, but solves the problem of photographing cut marks in difficult lighting conditions.
You didn't need a back hoe to dig out the one you found, either.;-)
