No longer "fined not more than $250" it is now "shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both" See 18 USC 1858 I hav...
Best available evidence can be used by surveyors and courts alike. It causes the "surveyed line" (trying to keep the idea of title out) and occupation...
@thebionicman I agree I should be more clear about calling PLSS lines the title lines. Title line can be an occupation line same as a written title. I...
Here is an interesting quote from a court case: Supreme Court of Alabama - 367 So. 2d 944; 1979 Ala. "Our cases are clear that no agreement or act (e...
😆you got it propd is proportioned. Being lazy I guess
No Federal Interest was in Dykes v Arnold so BLM was not involved. I am guessing that you might be thinking of the 1981 IBLA Scherbel v BLM in WY. In ...
I agree with the OP that the manual is not clear and actually muddies many subjects. Our own surveyors have issues understanding concepts such as frac...
@lurker Great comments and I couldn't agree more! A little tidbit from an Idaho case that is applicable to the subject. Not the only place I have seen...
I replied then tried editing and now reply is gone so I will try again. Might end up being two replies. BLM published a Middle School Teaching guide a...
Outreach is absolutely needed! BLM published the Middle School Teaching Guide about Cadastral Survey in 2023 and our Midwest BILS (BLM Indian Lands Su...
I don't want to speak for Chris B. However, I think what he is referring to as a legal corner are corners not set in orig survey, but legally contemp...
I do not have a degree and entered the profession full time at 19. I have about 27 1/2 years at this point. The rest of my background is in another th...
I could not resist replying to this one. I do not have a degree, but I do have a high school diploma and about 1 1/2 yrs of general college courses (n...
I believe you have your answers but I was curious if the BLM 60's survey was for the purpose of identifying omitted lands. From what I can tell it sou...
From the sounds of it I would guess you are correct about the large error they discovered so they corrected it during the tp sub prior to patents bein...
That was during the contract era (pre 1910). The issued contracts sometimes had correspondence associated with them if unusual conditions were encount...
My understanding is that they are working on it. Even though I am a BLM employee I submitted a comment via the technical assistance contact on GLO Rec...
One of those tough ones for sure. Lots of considerations. I would have more questions if I had to throw down and form a true opinion but for the sake ...
I would love to see BLM Cadastral Survey put on "Retracement Camps" for students and surveyors. The idea is to have a week long "camp" that entails a ...
It is on GLO's end. I believe they are replacing servers and doing some maintenance/upgrades. If you need records contact the BLM/Cadastral office in ...
