WRT to Rule 2, Madson obviously never touched a mineral survey, nor did he read the Act of April 28, 1904. The last portion of the Act reads: Where...

Welcome, and don't feel bashful to post some of your survey finds, esp. your fun with mineral surveys! 🙂

@jitterboogie Well, you are nearby as I'm visiting my father in Alliance. Don't let the wind blow you all the way to Valentine today. Today's forecast...

@kscott I'm also a geologist so it would be heresy for me to use anything but a Brunton. Besides, I use the Brunton to take the strike and dip of lean...

@loyal Which is why I'm deferring to you. I likely have mixed several of your tall tales into something that never happened. BTW....quick response th...

@kscott Well, even though you wasted some time that day, you showed a strong penchant for land surveying from the beginning. For some reason, I can't ...

@flyin-solo Thanks for all the additional information. Not to raise anyone's hackles, but Texas surveys and mineral surveys have one thing in common. ...

How close was the four patent corner from your computed position?

@thebionicman I posted the below letter from the GLO Commissioner, the Hon. Fred Dennett a little over 5 years ago. It describes his reason for reissu...

Sad to hear of the passing of your son, paden. My deepest condolences to you and your family. Hold your wife extra close. She needs your strength now.

I used to have that problem until I lost nearly 60 lbs. in the last year. I was spurred to action to mitgate the impact of a medical "issue" that rais...

@bill93 Colorado has signage requirements. The question I have is not so much what one should do to protect their property, but rather is the OP scena...

Thanks everyone for the examples and discussion!!

@jitterboogie As I said in the OP, I don't deal too much with easements. Colorado statutes require me to include all recorded and apparent rights-of-w...

@peter-lothian Unpatented mining claims grant the claimant the possessory right to the mineral estate. It is very similar to fee title, except the U.S...

Paden, From An Overview of Colorado Easement Law From Creation to Termination August / September 2020 By April D. Hendricks Colorado courts have out...

That was my impression too, Wendell when I lived in Missoula in the early 1990s. My wife was a student at U of M in fine arts. We would frequently dri...

@rankin_file When I lived in Missoula they were fondly called "rats on hooves."

@dave-karoly Hey Dave, here's a small token to honor your achievement becoming the second most prolific poster here. Back in 2009, you climbed the fi...