Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-07-13

Al Wooster. the solh severe frost destroy ed the
beans. the leaves Of the OAK, &c.
At GAINESVILLE, OF the nth ios, snow ana hail.
AtCinthnaii ON til An, ndder rise OF the Ohio
more inRn ten feet III thIe da's
At Huntsville, n he 18th and 10Th, severe frosts-
cctten kiiied-fatnItTs alarmed
1t is proper 10 nole tina, these late frosts so
nearly at tie same time, In places differing about six
degrees IN latitude and live degrees in longitude.
In Nav 1885 Congress ah pied the nlal of lawn,
ont the Public Lands IN Townships, six miles square
This pian hes been followed ~ all surveys eXcepnr
that portion Of public land In 0hio which nv rbe aot
ct inne 1896. vas appropriated for military boun ifs
for the army nf the n That tract was divided
into TOWNSHIP e miles square Tue east and U,st
boundaries of townships being meridsns is evident
thai then approximate though scarcely sensible in
space OF SIN mil womId. Il corrected throw Into
The formof paralelograH the township which by .aw
was to he square. To obyia,e this, tue deputy Sur
vey are ns ructed to form base or parallel to
the equator at every n or 50 miles. The corners rf
each section aud quarter section are defined ny ,narss
on at least two trees whose species, damceI distance
aud hearing, by lbe COMPASS are entered the field
notes The magnetic variation al the time OF the survey
is also noted f"r CHI township Each Deputy Survey
or deposits his field notes IN the oice of the Surveyor
6.nrI nj within whose district the land m these notes
are copied into bound beOkshe is also his cont act
oh iced 10 deliver To the Surveyor General three comics
Of elan and description of each wnsiip and far.
u0naitowushp OF these. one copy is transmitted to
the General and Oce To the Register OF the Land
Once IN whose district the land and he retains The
oher which is copied into we'll bound books Of which
he makes cut duplicate, of which is retained and
the other transmitted to the General Land Oiice By
lhls multiplication OF authentic copies their depo
sion in three different and distant places perfect So
CURLY rs had from fire other accaent. This wise
system takes away ALI temntaton A., ;ncr, ,hn -.
pronounce nv Mo,es on him ,rho rsmoyetb nj, ,eh
boy's in,,d marx Tn. land marx il jnisst n,n,s
able for though the marked tTeesat any one corner
may burnt or DESTROYED vet the distance Of hail.
mile east west nsrtb or south there are tbrr a,Lsd
trees by which The trne corner may no foun,t T., -
snsIe township here ar. 1872 r,aIkedtrsps ubirh -
Language OF the GroIuet.r are oci Nohing loss H.
the total desrnc,sr of all tb,s. Icci thronob ,,;aai
extended space can secure effect to .e maIicons
Very disputes as TO Izit or boundary can arise
II is subject OF sret that the spir of mi. sys, mos
not at an eariy say adopiea hy X uiucky Te an,
and several other states Il has been SAID h,i n,nb,
bly, much money is Annually expeude m
in tdnd title isieaton as would JefIay ter t,xes 10,
the support ofthe severrst war. wh., cortr,. he
he Occupant Of land bv dnubtfil lin, aadtbe
purchaser from the United States The latter ma en-
sciousness Of securty--his lahors his improyement
himself and MT fnr ans:hr he nj, ut his or
chaTd5 with a cheerful hearth know that his pes,e
rtv will enjoy their nri,s.
10 igBsb the materials for pasv certain and nre
else dehn ton, prinri Il meridans have already
been d. sgua ed sid MAJ Sod.
The first 90 mmeuces al the confluence Of The 6;rs,,
Mi"ni and the Ohe. This meridian, extended 10 The
noi boundary Of the United States is 4jO ,ile, i'm
length.
Th- second Tncipa meridian commences OH The Ur.,
branch poimt five miles wes Of he ntnenrs
Of Little Blue River with the Ohio this II er;dian .y