Brian Allen, post: 391951, member: 1333 wrote: James, the following lengthy content is taken from Tyson v. Edwards, 433 So.2d 549 (1983):.Brian,I agre...

Brian Allen, post: 391844, member: 1333 wrote: I've read hundreds of court cases from across the country and have yet to find one that would agree wit...

I'll add the following twist to this discussion.An adjoining recorded plat from the 1990's shows CIRS at all corners. Deeds refer to the plat. You rec...

Lookinatchya, post: 390275, member: 7988 wrote: I'm all for continuing Ed but not sure how many more easements / right of ways, adverse possession, ri...

Jim Frame, post: 388630, member: 10 wrote: The maintenance cost isn't trivial; the internal batteries need to be replaced every 5 years or so, and the...

J. Penry, post: 386304, member: 321 wrote: This belongs to a friend who acquired it awhile back from someone associated with the University of Nebrask...

J. Penry, post: 386300, member: 321 wrote: Included in the box with a Gurley alidade. The last photo is purely speculative.I sent Bill Skerritt the l...

I should add that the picture I show above is described as station "buttermilk" which might be the same one Scott is talking about. Will have to wait ...

John Hamilton, post: 386457, member: 640 wrote: James: thanks for that info, I had never seen that explanation!your welcome, the full article can be f...

John Hamilton, post: 386437, member: 640 wrote: That is a "cone". Not sure exactly what they look like other than the top. Here is a description from ...

Robert Hill, post: 385711, member: 378 wrote: These folks are the real deal and the keepers of the flame of the historical past.They aren't self-procl...

Nate The Surveyor, post: 385337, member: 291 wrote: UNLESS they Survey for 3 days with a Rittenhouse compass, and chain.And, then perform a retracemen...

Hijacking the original post a little here for which I apologize:Here are a couple of images from another field book (actual photocopy here) from a sur...

Bill93, post: 384534, member: 87 wrote: I'm amazed at how easily read those notes are. I expected to see more stylistic differences from later work, ...

well if you really wanted to go old school here is a recent post showing typical field notes from the late 1700'. All sloped chain as fast as you coul...

I don't get the train of thought that because a position is repeatable it is accurate. You simply really don't 100% know and are assuming based on pas...

Kent McMillan, post: 382033, member: 3 wrote: The expense accounts of the early surveys really tell the story. I can think of at least one case where...