The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1875-08-20

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nj that point and fun tnun. ihn Shule
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rsmp~ss and hut little abnut fleld nuirs
A. have bciufe ssil, I'M ,liAiansss II.
tween monuments often vary much FINN,
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rssely Ns they ~vrr fNn nj first. lDn mol
ask 4 Nurtryur 10 depend u,un hts com
pAHs ~ rvtfscc line In the afternoon,
which lie Inns run In thr morning. TlM
needle may, " may not settle lhu fame
II frequently changes Nj M dcgfr. frpnl
morning I'LL nsun. l Assa aware that this
" new ldcN ~ ihueG wllo ARE NOT pracii.
eal surveyors; Int tho longer one nsr.
the cOnpass needle. the irss Lc will de
pend upon u Tor precise courses. Never
thclcks. u " very convcnicAt In running
approximate COurscs or random line.
which may always In corrected To III.
right lines v amy thing tan hc found Ii
show what 4 right. l,ut m,uamsnt. Or,
the only things that will t..slvn a line. ~
corner
A surveyor " asked IN rctrnc~ II = ccn
ter line III rnn., being assured Tint the,
can show him the starting point which,
hrs been carefully kept and he is NJ.
minded that his notes will tell the courses
and distances, while the applicant II no,
aware that tho precise location OF The
read II nlast certainly Lost unless nlonu j.
mcills have hccn kept along the line or
At tho angles 10 preserve them. Ii the
Tines nrc long, small variation &c thv
Mcctllc may run She ruad Into the river.
~ through mans garden or house, and
NIL that anyone could ANY about Ii woul.,
lN that he could swear that II wns not
run there IN the flrst survey. lie has No
monument ~ show where Il did run. The
precise location Is therefore lost We
had better b. careful al,pu, being cosxctl
into rct.,rvcying our angling roads IN.
less w have monuments IL show where
they arr. II might b. u fruitful source
Ut expense and lawsuits. For causcs
which explained year agO the roads On
our Road Plat DOnk canmet LH expected
To sl,oW Tho precise location Or every
pDlnt. We src correcting them m fast ~
they are hnnd wroiig, Ii NJ ind what Ii
precisely right.
In relation IN tho original evidences nj
corners, mnny mounds ant pits ARE still
distinct In many parts III the county, and
lew Witness trees nfc still standing. |
have keen considering whether / can nc
ford 10 60 and secure NIL ri them III ms
cWn expense. | have not yet decided To do
~, however. lSut have sometimes found
c'rner N the road rapidly disappearing.
and have called NJ the nearest house aud
invited tho man IN 70 with spade IL
help secnrcii. nm ready ~ do This FIR
ANY of you when ! am In your nrlrltDr.
hssHl. lind some men setting tho center
81 their section with0uta surveyor. This
sou can easily do when you can see across
inc section from one quarter cnrner
~ The other hut BIZ sure that
the quarter corners nrc Ill right.
The only legal mc.llosl Of fixing
the center h to place II II tho intersection
~ the quarter lines When YOU havu
placed Il there, no TO. Surveyor has q
right 10 move u, whether the section III
cnlirr. ~ fractional. iscllom iind cen.
ter sct right. however. rs those who nj.
tempt Il without 4 cuiasi,nss, " 4 hiu oh.
stsucts the vlGw from ono quarter corner
30 the o4llsr, on accDunt Of the difbrulty
nf sighting accurately by means ri stakes.
Never depend ON thc courses Of lines on
m HdtOlniMg sestiOn, because they will
generally ntslrnl yeu- They ars no guide
fOF yONp scctlon.
an told thax shall loss employment II
tell people how u liz their own survey.
Inn ! would gladly have every one
know enough Of the Ast 10 tell wlrn 4
surveyor places corner from dyc IN
eight rods out " place. Hut do moi fnr.
~. mis- one thing, TINT FUNDAMENTALS arc The
only things ~ preserve : survey, SIT
large stones IN the mounds while The
mound and pit are plain, and mark the
stones with chiacl, or hurry pirces o:
brick with them, and Ill who pass them
Will M witncsaes ik~l they are N tir
right place. Tbs Co Surveyor should
sst them bafess Ne puts them On record,
Tor have found several an,httls with
sssacs > them, o tho supp0AIt,on that
THY we're government mounds
II rom have only ll,s stump ng - Wit.
nesx trU1 len - evtdCAcs OF c0rneY, Il
will b l,est " loae no time IN getting
surveyor 70 ind thc right place fps 1
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