I'll try to do a little research tonight. But my understanding has been that "along" is general. For example, if the boundary line runs from corner to...

I agree. I've been taught that "along" and "with" have specific meanings and try to write descriptions according to those meanings. Having said that, ...

Man that's a good one Mike.

"with" and "along"fences are property. who owns the fence? (not just the land under the fence).The surveyor using "along" would suggest that the fence...

"with" and "along""along" has been held to be a general term. There may be a fence in the vicinity of the East line. If so, and the description reads ...

> A certain 5-acre tract out of a 80.23-acre tract as described in Deed Book 45, Page 83> Live Oak County, Texas, further described as follows;&...

dang Larry. You're on a roll. I feel like I'm estalking you. But you're right on this. LS in the field makes for a better finished product. I don't kn...

we see the same thing here. even if they did pull the deed (likely they just put the recording info on the plat), it doesn't seem they read them.this ...

true story, Larry. Retracing is different - one leg at a time. Unlike turned angle surveys that are more like a network, compass surveys are more a co...

you beat me by this much > < Lol

for the extensions go to windows explorer, click organize, click folder and search options, click view, make sure "hide extensions for known file type...

I had a teacherha. that's cool.

I don't doubt it. Topcon has been around a long time. I wonder if the glass circles in Topcon and Sokkia early theodolites were purchased third party ...

I really liked the article. the etching process sounds really fascinating. it's amazing that post-war Japan (Topcon and Sokkisha) were able to do it.

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