My "avatar" is of me standing in Mui Wo in front of a stone supposedly marking the corner of a 700 year old land grant.
I've spent about 5 months in Hong Kong. This would not happen in the affluent areas there. Saw several survey crews there. On construction work, li...
I absolutely and without pause would have hung up after the word f%$k.
Concerning payment in land for early surveying in KY, I believe Green Clay of that Clay family takes the cake. He amassed around 50,000 acres in the ...
This was Jefferson County Virginia, at the time. Here is an image that corresponds to Virginia Treasury Land Warrant 12566.
Daniel Brodhead, Jr. Esq[uire].The Brodheads were probably people of some means in KY 1780s
Since I'm from Kentucky I recognize this style of writing. The surname is Brodhead, a name I have seen around here as far back as mid-1800's
One of my first clients did this for a living. I recall him saying the difficulty was the wind, which would sometimes blow his toolbag straight out h...
www.surveyhistory.org/how_old_is_my_k_&_e%20Instrument.htm
> The Texas Highway Department had a number of K&E levels with that same tan finish on them. I had thought it was a special order for our sunny...
I'm guessing this level was manufactured in Detroit. It was found in an attic in Michigan (probably near Auburn Hills, where my client lives.)
OK thanks. There is also a very small screw sticking out of the eyepiece. Maybe a place to insert lubricant?
