recovery of 1859 chiseled cross

[mapjunkie]

Unfortunately, I was NOT along for this one. It would have been a cool recovery to work, though...

 

From the Dec/Jan issue of the Nebraska Dept of Roads employee newsletter - "+ Marks the Spot" (PDF).

 

-Matt (mapjunkie)

[+TheBeanTeam]

Great story. Thanks for sharing it here.

 

Do you know these guys. If so tell them were all envious of that recovery.

[tosborn]

Here is a link to another article about this in American Surveyor Magazine. Lots of color photos, maps, etc.

Edited December 19, 2006 by tosborn

[Papa-Bear-NYC]

Here is a link to another article about this in American Surveyor Magazine. Lots of color photos, maps, etc.

Nice article. But did I miss something? Where was the picture of the chiseled cross? All I saw was the GPS antenna?

[+Klemmer]

Awsome article!

[Difficult Run]

Nice article. But did I miss something? Where was the picture of the chiseled cross? All I saw was the GPS antenna?

 

At the bottom of page 7.

Edited December 19, 2006 by Difficult Run

[Difficult Run]

(Sorry y'all for the double post).

Edited December 19, 2006 by Difficult Run

[Papa-Bear-NYC]

Nice article. But did I miss something? Where was the picture of the chiseled cross? All I saw was the GPS antenna?

 

At the bottom of page 7.

Thanks. I was looking for a cross on a horizontal surface. Looks good.

[+Kewaneh & Shark]

I found two Public Lands Section Corners similar to this earlier this year. Both were chiseled crosses on rocks set in the mid 1850's.

 

I found the Northwest Corner of Section 7, T19S R15E, M.D.B.& M., Fresno County, California on January 31, 2006. We found a large boulder scribed with a cross and 'R XIV E' (Range 14 East). (This corner is also known as the SW Cor., Sec 1, T19S, R14E) It was most likely scribed with 'T XIX S' as well, however it has eroded away, probably from the winds that come up off the valley floor. I was actually leaning over the rock, looking down in the crevase and my hand was covering the cross. I didn't see in until I got up and moved my hand.

 

Close Up

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View East. The cross is on the rock just above the top of the white pipe.

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View North

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On March 14, 2006 I found the Northwest Corner of Section 12, T19S R14E, M.D.B.& M., Fresno County, California. Found a rock scribed with a cross in the middle of a small pile of stones. Possible remnants of a small cairn. The area was over grown with foothill prarie grass but with some detective work and the help of some old (late 1800's) barbed wire remnants still strung out on the ground, we found it. This was an exciting find, knowing that another surveyor knelt where I was, over 150 years ago, and scribed this little cross for me to find. I hope my marks are around as long.

 

Corner Site

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Close Up

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View West

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View South

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- Kewaneh

Edited December 20, 2006 by Kewaneh & Shark

[bkrownd]

Ooooooo...so THAT's what "Baseline" in Boulder is all about. I lived there a few years and never heard about it being the border between Kansas and Nebraska territories.

[68-eldo]

Ooooooo...so THAT's what "Baseline" in Boulder is all about. I lived there a few years and never heard about it being the border between Kansas and Nebraska territories.

 

It’s interesting how many initial points are near the intersection of Baseline and Meridian Road.

 

I was born in Boulder. I also wondered about the name of Baseline Road.

 

I have a KML file for Google Earth posted here that shows all the Initial Points. You maybe able to “save as” or you may have to select all, copy and paste into notepad than save as a KML file.

 

Corrections and updates welcome.

[Relic_Hunter_Finder]

Reply: I'm tremendously impressed with the finds.