The copyright issue has been discussed ad infenetum here. The resulting consensus is that surveys are not covered, unless they are a survey of a ficti...

Well I suppose you could look at as if the 1916 survey was resurveyed in 1930, 1973, and 2008. Resurveys and original surveys are identically marked.&...

The date was changed because someone doing a survey under the 1973 manual would not be stamping a monument in 1916. I suppose the 1930 manual just use...

What are you confused about? For the most part the markings are the same in the 2009 manual?ÿ too. BLM doesnt measure with chains, but in most religio...

You have identified a problem that comes from electing officials responsible for the routine operations of government. Who thinks an election for coun...

Well, you are not going to be measuring elevations to the 0.1' with boiling water, but thermometers that were accurate to a tenth of a degree F were r...

only if it is an easement

...and in some states the the vacated area must be offered to the adjoiners first. Each adjoiner would have to be offered 1/2 the vacated area regardl...

Is some places this would be possible if the appropriate goverment held the road in fee. If it was an easement the land owner would only have a claim ...

This is right on. Because of our responsibility?ÿ to our continuity we can not act as as our client's advocates when it comes to boundaries. We can on...

Dave, From the provided information, your solution sounds reasonable, as long as there is no federal surface interest on the other side of the line fr...

I second the recommendation for the University of Wyoming, but if you aren't interested in the university credits and dont want to commit to a full se...

I second the recommendation for the University of Wyoming, but if you aren't interested in the university credits and dont want to commit to a full se...

It does sound silly, but pick your battles.....

I dont think many were arguing that learning how to use a steel tape and transit was not usefull, but what really seemed like a waste of time to me wa...

I just push started a 2018 Subaru today. It still works on some...

As with today's plats the quality varied wildly. In the 1950's, unless you were in a heavily urbanized area there were not may people who cared if a p...

As JKinAK pointed out, in some sates there is nothing to walk through. The only signature required is your own.?ÿ Of course the situation is very diff...

Now you just need to get people to actually follow the instructions. One thing that I think should be included is a reminder about the GLO/BLM resurve...

Don't forget this is a boundary book, not a measurement book. Don't spend to much time worrying about his math. After all, the next course in the 5 1/...