Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-10-29
Survey.

Since the last issue of the CuROHICLE
the boundary survey has been carried
forward to a point near Hayward. No
direct Information has been received
bat at the rate Of progress USUALLY made
they ought to have reached that point
by this time.
One week ago to-day this county with
drew their SURVEYOR Mr.. Burke, for
what reason we do not know unless that
there was nothing TO be gained 10y keep
ing him longer with the party which
would have been considerable of an ex-
pense. So long rs it was found ont that
we loose, not only Hayward but the
Junction mill, there Was little use in
going to any further expense. Up to
the point where Mr.. Burke Ieft the sur
vey We have every reason to believe
that a due east line was run, winch had
for its initial point Il posi- on the Wyo-
ming line 10 miles south of the 44th
parallel. This line was established by
the government in 1877, and was a guide
meridian run with more care and ac-
curacy than is required in ordinary
sectiokizing. On this line two sets of
chain men were employed and two
instruments were run, and all variations
between either chainmen or instru-
ments Was recorded in the field notes of
the survey. This being the case any
point Oh this line between the terri
tories must be taken us correct and be-
yond IA reasonable doubt is correct. The
specifications furnished by Pennington
county-and tacitly accepted by our
commissioners by their resolution to
pay 1900 towards the contract and to
furnish a survcyor-provided that the
line shall be begun at a point 10 miles
south Of The 4ith parallel on the Wyo-
ming and Dakota line, and a due east
course run from there across to the
Cheyenne river. This was done up t.
The oath mile post and we believe will
be done the rest Of the way through. II
is extremely unfortunate that we should
loose the Junction mill, but the fault is
with no one that We can see. except
the first board of county commissioners.
who attempted 10 steal q portion of
Pennington county and roisted the be
lief upon the people that II line was
much further north than the actual line
is. There is some talk amongst Il few Of
our citizens that there is something
crooked about the line. Whether there
is or not no one knows but Burke and
Whsle, but they at least seem confident
of the correctness of the their line as
they offer to bet $500 that no change
can be made in it which will vary the
line more than a very few feet. That is
10 say let any surveyor begin at Il point
= chains and 80 links north of the 59tl.
mile post on the Wyoming line on Il
variation OF ID degrees and 80 minutes,
and from thence run a due east ours
By transit, and if the survey is made
with the care this II received they will
come through OF the same line.
AS to the loss of Hayward the only
thing we can say is that the c@sc loCAs
rather hard TO see Tie community which
run this county for two years, and run
Us into debt over 5000, should now
quietly step over the line and say you
people pay the iiddlers for orr dance,
that is about the size oft. The fact that
the Elliot mill is over the line is a verv
material damage, not only to our county
but to the property, instead of being
near the county seat and identctied with
The interests Of the town aud county it
adjoins, it is connected with a county
whose seat is remote and expensive to
reach. Still the owners have no other
reason to lament the change that we
know of, the rate of taxation is about
the same and the officials just as ready
and willing to receive them.