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Individual Contracts can be found in the National Archives, but that's a whole different ball of wax.
Annual Report of the Commissioner of the Land Department to the Secretary of Interior These reports generally have a tabulation of survey costs for e...
Aha... J.H. Hawes! I have a copy of the 1882 edition w/ an appendix added after the 1868 edition (Facsimile Reprint by Carben Surveying Reprints 1977)...
1868 Manual? I don't remember ever seeing a reference to such a critter. C. Albert White has a copy of Circular 22, dated June 10, 1868 in his book, b...
It all gets back to DOCUMENTATION. If (big IF in most cases around here), the retracement surveyor clearly states exactly what he/she DID (found, set,...
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I dunno Dave, there was a time when the GLO policy was to set Brass Caps (on pipes) alongside the extant stones, it could be that Mr. Walker did somet...
Well we have had snow on the ground for the last few mornings (and a few times last month), but it's gone by noon (except in the shade where it linger...
WOW! In 36+ years of private practice, I don't think that I've had that many clients in total (well maybe). This is one of the things that I really li...
@mightymoe If Loyal steps across the boundary line and enters into the interior mess that's probably there,,,,,,I will be so disappointed with him,,,,...
The "Subdivision(s)" in question were surveyed by a father & son team in 1964 & 1965 (both were Registered Engineers & Land Surveyors), an...
@gene-kooper Some of the U.S.G.S elevations (including both contours & Bench Marks) predate NGVD29 by quite a bit (1901 Topographic Map) and BMs w...
@mark-mayer Ya can't make this stuff up! Actually I HAVE seen worse...much worse. On the upside, it tells me more about his survey, than the author p...
Everything that you need to know about Arkansas SPC ?ÿ
NOAA Manual NOS NGS 5 USGS Professional Paper 1395 ?ÿCentral Meridian for both North Zone (0301) and South Zone (0302) 92?ø West YES, the Stat...
Kindling ????
I see that the GLO Records site is down (but I don't use it very often) It does come in handy from time to time though.
The Nevada, Utah and Wyoming BLM sites look fine!
