The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1875-03-12

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near the easaes keep them ~ long -
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10 No either ase which viii eesas yes
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u Tho .tae position u ecs~es stake er
ssene We nfssn 6sa witness tree
which ~as cnly ave inches through.
reetlersly ~. away when Il u not
worth dime for any other purpose
bat which asa witness tree ID worth
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Ord. When witness trees have bssn
cut down be sure aud have The csrssss
established by : surveyor before ths
mark near the root of she stump AAs
disappeared BY decay, o. i otherwise
oblitcratcl. A no mound VA raised
a corners described BY bearing treea,
tho stake is often found out of place.
u having been thonghtlcasly Or malici-
ously sc. In tho wrong place after be-
Ing accidentally knocked over. I have
sometimes established ! corner By
stumrs Of bearing trees whirh woro -
much decaycd that they could b kick
cd over, but which wcro yet IN their
positions and answered 10 tho sise. dis
tancs aud course mentioned in the Geld
notes. They would not have bsen Of
any valuo for this purpose, however, III
tho lines Of marked trees had not poiut-
Cd out tho truc position very nearly.
4th. When you have employed .
surveyor and found the corncrs Of your
land, do not consider any other busi-
ness more important than 70 not stones
In tho manner described above. 10 10
euro tho work. Tho law requires that
a stonc for this purpose. shall contain
at least ono fourth of . cubic foot. al
stono Of this sisc might 30 d inches in
lungtL, slA Inches IL width saa . iashcs
thick. II tho corner ID in road, uas
: much larger ssono II possible, and
road supervisors should DO hold respon-
siblo II thcy rlow over thess corners
before securing thcm. Limsstonss are
usually tho most convenient fsr this
purpose; but bouldcrs will do very vol |
II surrounded BY something 70 dissin.
guish them from other bouldcrs. l
sometimes drive codar stake beneath |
Tho stonc. Not = small part Of my
surveying has boon donc TO rs.cstabliSh |
corners which | found from eight TO
fifteen years ago, tho stakes whieh we're
set having dccayod and no new ones
having been driven 70 replace them.
5th. II your lines arc through
thickets, DO sure and have your sxoe
sharp, fcr tho timo required 70 run tho
lines will dcpond upon tho progress
made BY tho axmon In opening Tho way.
Probably no Two Of you srs smart
enough 10 open moro than ! half )
mils In day during tho shortest days
Of winter, which u tho best season 20
survey IN tho timber; md II you ON
ploy third axuan. b i only 10 tbc
way, unlcss 70 takc tho place ofths
others whilc thcy rest. Il u usually
necessary 10 run random line through
timber. which viii require two chain
mon. ono Of whom will have tins 70
act - Aagman for short distasess. DO
not employ large sasplss q hands 70
stand lido In thsyeold. and caution I'll
TO b warmly clad. | have suffered
but little with tho cold this winter.
while some of my ssaistants have frozen
their fscs and some thsir singers. and on
ono occasion wss LEFT With but onb
person 10 help ne.
9th. On the open prairie large
amount Of time may bc saved BY hav.
Ing 1 or 8 long. straight poles ready 10
place ~ tho corners. ! will furnish |
plain Aags for them. Tims viii also
b. savcd b. preparing plenty of good
large stakes 70 scs along the lines and
q tho corners, and Z team should be |
taken along whsrs convenient. On
ono occasion surveyed Two sections
before dinner; rather ! late one. how.
cver. Much dspends upon the lay d
tho ground.
7.h. Whom several jobs of survey
Ing arc 10 be dono IN ths same vicinity |
much expense viii DO savsd " III can |
DO ready - once. ! va once called
25 miles 70 survey ) road which rcquir-
"a len than half day, but u took up