From the wayback machine (almost 20 years ago!):

It's karma, Kent...Wait, what? Which Andy are you dragging into this mudhole topic? I'm licensed in Oklahoma but I have yet to do a survey there. I ha...

That's some beautiful country. Wish I could pull up stakes and do it.

Hey, it's on a line! Not the right one, but sheesh. Lighten up. LOL.The monument at the southeast corner could not be set so a witness was set. Whoeve...

Samuel D. GibbsThe eszet in some of the writing got me to wondering if the surveyor was German. It doesn't look like he was. After reading some of Ken...

Winner Winner!There we go. I knew someone from east Texas would know.A quick google search reveals:Botanical name: Typha latifolia.The root of Typha l...

Original Field NotesThat makes some sense now. The corner falls in what is now an impounded lake. Probably lowlands at the time with enough water to s...

Original Field NotesI pulled the original field notes and it looks like it is possible that the draftsman might have misinterpreted the original field...

Possible flagstone, but not sure what the meaning is when used in context with break/brake.

But aren't you glad they found it before YOU found it? You'd have spent the entire day there explaining things.

I would like to hear more about how it was determined the original monument might still be in place and how it was pinpointed.

> 42" x 2" x 2" (actually 1-1/2" nominal);I saw what you did there. LOL

Well, how could I not see them before? LOL. They're as plain as the nose on my face now.

> I spent 1/2 an hour looking at the broken stone, one chip 5"x4"x2" about 20 feet from the corner was marked with 4 notches:Are the notches visibl...

Something on the lines of an industrial grade selfie-stick would do the trick. Bluetooth button controls the shutter.

I usually include a note describing stating that the bearings are grid north based on GPS observations conforming to the appropriate State Coordinate ...