The year is 1890 and the 5th PM in southern South Dakota. I reread the beginning of the notes and the surveyor is using a Young's Improved Solar Comp...

Sometimes these little odd sections can have the best information or even monumentation because they were dealt with individually.

Rather than reinvent the wheel, perhaps the old termite inspection, lead based paint, and radon tests can be used as well.

Triangles, french curves, and circle templates had to have several layers of tape applied to the backside in order to raise them up and be able to use...

One of my first jobs as a rodman was cross-sectioning 7 miles of rural road with a two-man crew. The party chief ran the level and took notes. I too...

Many thanks to D. Ingram, Lee D., Loyal, and Paul in PA for assisting me in coming up with a position for these two points. While the positions do no...

The way we look for monuments has also changed. I now usually calculate positions and then stake them out with GPS. Then get out the Schoenstedt and...

I feel I should make a statement that I made the original post as something amusing with the newspaper using the word 'aliens', as in extraterrestrial...

I've tried every combination of holding and deleting stations and nothing will process. Usually I set two points near the station I want to find and ...