The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-18
Gbe DailD ArOmorritf,
INDIAN TERRITORY SURVEYS.


w. ". Taliaferro of Ubis city called
at the ofica Of the Ardmoreite ana
brought with him stick Of wood
which he had purchased from 9 farm.
er who resides nsar Ardmore When
I1r. Taliaferro split this piece OF
wood I've found that the two inner
sides bore this inscription. "l'16-S.
n. r." witch interpreted means one
sixlcenth.scltiVn Bearing Tree. which
indicates uat Il was 7 part OF a tree
designated ir surveying language a.
n "bcarlug tree" and il a witness 10
subdivision section corner These
marks were made by asurse ying corps
and in The course Of time the Tree
formed q growth and thia growth took
the reverse ~ the marks perfectly
and both rna oiginoi cut nni the i'm.
pre- sion can easily De- read
T3is mark was uaIa ON jhe tree by
tie Unitoi sta',s geological survey
some time in iS.a. OF which tine thc
United States cl1riCll survey was
engaged IN surveying and plating the
Indian Territory This lasted fOv ma
ny years. Tho geological surveyors
commenced thcu work I'm the Chick.
asaw nrjion. and the start was made
near Fort hrbuctle. aud whore the
Indian base meridian was inouuratcd
many years ago when tho original sur.
vcy of the Oklahoma and Ind an terri.
tories was made 1hs l'uc IS the base
" an descriptions of lands 10 OKLA
mona and tho Indian Territory, and
lands llc cast. west. north and scuth
with reference % o. n has been said
that tac geological surveys OF Tho two
territories is tho best that has over
been made Of such q large tract OF
land Particular attention was given
20 Tho topography Of the country and
accurate locations Of an streams aud
elevations were made. From this sur
yoy q is possible % learn within twon
~ feet cf the actual elevation above
sea level o. hny part OF tltr Indian Ter
rlt1ry Tho conirslon 20 the nyc civil
igci tribes is wind ng mp the affairs
0f the 0vU tribes and making all1t
mcnts found it necessary 20 make ar
additional survey, ani sub divided IN,
sections into forty.acre tracts and 70
Gated IN improvements, thus cnahlln'
tho commission % allo' 'hc lands o
the indians with reference to their Inn
u.oyewouta. Tho location Of The I'm
pfovcmcn,s PLAYED n bic part 10 set
Wing coptcst 13 20 who had priol
urh, 90 any particular tract Tho IN
dian Territory is unqu"stiol1bly th'
best surveyed country IN tho world
10 m0ny of tic older sta.1s oll land
arc mentioned by motcr ana bounds
4 description would read gomCthm.
l.fc th's: Bc"irrlng at q certain crca'
and thence running north 20 rivo
trCc and thence o1rt 60 tho barn q
somo farmer. and SO on. should th'
tree or the barn be destroyed grca
confusion o.. MES and many Ditto
and blood, quarrel has boon siarto
and costly litigation Instituted on thi
account. .,o such trouble win eve
arise m tne Tndlan Territory as pcr
mancnt corner stones plainly inl.cat
the location Of the land. and any lay
man with q little experience IN read
ing descriptions can tell where he 4
''at" without trouble. The Indian Ter
ritory was surveyed without cost q
the indians or the people Of the lndinl
Territory and the expense Of such SUI
vey was paid from an appropriation
made by congress for that purpose