The New York herald., 1877-07-24
NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA.
FIXING THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE TWO
sTATES--THE SURVEY IN PROGRESS

FIXING THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE TWO
sTATEs--THE SURVEY IN PROGRESS
From the Great Bend pa Reporter, July Is.
Tho party OF surveyors that ara establishing tho
boundary limo between this ana New York State have
reached Town and will be engaged within limits
the present week. Through the courtesy OF Ii. Il.
Mills, formerly Of the Bnghamton Leader, and d. T..
Hayden, we are enabled 10 give important facts
concerning the former ana present survey. The party
consists OF Colonel g. NJ Gore, Of Montrose acting ior
the Commissioners, VINO arc, besides himself Colonel
James Worrall, OF Harrisburg, ana Captain K.
W. rorrey of Honesdsle, Commissioners on the part
OF Isnosyvania. On the part OF New York
State tue survey rs IN churse Of the Board
H. W. Clarke as surveyor Thcs. gentlemen arc
assisted by H. X Mills, OF Montrose; d. +. Hayden
and sa :. G, A,nsss. OF Syracuse ierwiIersor, J.
The nrst attempt a. establishing line between the
then PROVINCES Of New York ana Pennsy lvania was
pointed by Governor Ohm Penn and Mr.. Holland ou
the part OF New York, appointed for the purpose
py Lieutenant Governor Golden. On Monument
Island, near Hae's Eddy, hcse two Comm ssio ers,
In thc winter OF 177i began their work. but alter as
pertaining and fixing the beginning in Tho Ioty second
degree oil north latitude ON the West Branch ttnen
called Mohawk) owing TO tho rig0r OF the season tho
Commissioners abandoned their undertaking. Alter
this nothing was done until the conclusion of the Rryo.
luhonary war. Al this period another commission
was formed, but the ne was not completed until l767
This determination settled the boundary line ior nearly
many places the mile stones that had been
erectsd 10 marx the divisions OF the
Statcs-in numerous instances long distances
intervening where no marks OF the limo could
be traced. This gave rise tV disputes IN regard 10
titles and conflicts Of jurisdiction, aud in 1867 tho
Senate OF New York State PASSED n resolution author
izng the Regents Of the University 70 cause IN ex
animation 10 be Instituted an 10 tho condition
location oi tho monuments which marx the several
boundaries oil tho state The resolution also
the Regents to ascertain what action was needed to
preserve or renew SAID monuments. Tie sutbor,l,cs
q or rat VIII eV
York State aud at the late session OF It's Legislature
passed an appropriation, xnd comnssion WAS formed
" act IN conjunction WITH Now York.
Tho present surveying party unable TO find
either ol The monuments at the point where tho Della
ware River crosses the 42d parallel OF latitude. a.
nearly as can be learned one OF these monuments
washed out aDout II years ago, but was aiterward
found aud SGT up on shore was probably aterward
used with other stones In the construction ot.a IN
dam near that point On account OF the difficulty in
locating these points the party pagan their survey
the sixth mile stone, which they were able to find.
The original mile Stones were two feet long fouree
inches WIDE and two inches thick fragment OF tho
NTH mile stone, which oanc had ihe north side
the letter ~" aud the south SPA" Survey ing due
the party unable 10 lnd 4th mite stone
but the 81 iound intact In the survey thus lar
the 3D. 9th, 6h TIN, 10Th, llth 15tL 10TH I7th 19Ln
and ZUth mile stones have been found, aud these
directly the ne With tho exception OF the 7th and
Inc 18TH, which have probably becn moved lateraly,
The distances vary. The 20th stone Is located
on tho bank OF the river, near Riverside In he lrst
three miles surveyed, from Inc 9th mile stone
ID, tue difference between the two surveys indi-
Gated by the location OF the mile twenty
two inches. In the twenty miles tho variation is
about chains IN distance, The groxlest variation
was found between the llth 18Th, which was SIX
chRins aud nifty Two links In distance.
From ms VIII be seen that the change from th 0
accepted location 0i SLato line apt to be Dot
slight. Inaccurate though survey might have been
with compass tho corrections from Astronomical OBJ
servaons give less latitude than has been supposed
tor Mistakes
II is unhesiatingly pronounced that tho surveying
business ID IN good hands. Colonel U. NJ Gere Is an
0d surveyor and Is accustomed 10 running lines
through forests aud Is an expert ind
ms marks on trees, old corners aud the
like Hc rendered vaiuatlo service In tho To-
cation of the lines between Oakland and this
township The surveyor W charge OF the work Tor
New York, Captain H. W. Clarke, served In the latc
In the 135tn Now York Volunteers, nnd is now
commander OF company IN tho 51st, n. Y.S.N.G. He
is II competent surveyor and has had charge mpor-
aut works, ono o which wus tno Ievelng and grazing
Of the University grounds la Syracuse and OF The
STRENGTHENING OF Inc Onondaga Crock, which from
thai city 10 the lake
ford county In Two weeka