CoyoteTrust Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 (edited) Yesterday I found MF0277. It is monumented between RR tracks and Old US 66. I've found a bunch of pipe cap type marks before, but this one was different. Maybe I haven't had enough experience in finding them, but this particular style of pipe cap was a first for me. The cap is only about 1.5 inches in diameter. Also, does anyone understand the meaning behind the stampings (i.e.: T.I.N.G. and I. GR.)? Edited November 7, 2008 by CoyoteTrust Quote Link to comment
Team Fawlty Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Interesting. It is literally a plumbing pipe and cap. What kind of metal is it that it is not rusted? Brendan Quote Link to comment
+GEO*Trailblazer 1 Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Probably galvanized. It looks like someone reset it. But I may be wrong and I never have found one like that. Quote Link to comment
Team Fawlty Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I thought it looked too shiny to be galvanized. Maybe it's just the picture. Brendan Quote Link to comment
AZcachemeister Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 The pipe is probably galvanized steel, but I think the cap is brass. Like this one: Quote Link to comment
lost02 Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 We recovered CG0581, which is similar on to that - it is recorded as bronze: Quote Link to comment
CoyoteTrust Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 Thanks for the interest thus far. Can anyone take a stab at the meanings behind the stampings (other than elevation)? Quote Link to comment
sjkimmel99 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 (edited) deleted. misunderstood the question. Edited November 12, 2008 by sjkimmel99 Quote Link to comment
Difficult Run Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 (edited) CT, That's what makes our hobby so interesting... Even though we can find the mark, not all of our questions get answered. I noticed the stamping doesn't exactly match the designation. The last digit is a "1" instead of an "I". T.I.N.G. and I. GR. 1 T = Township? I = ?? N = North? G = Grade/Grange/Gas? You've got a pretty good mystery there. Maybe a call to the county surveyor's office would be in order. Good luck, ~ Mitch ~ Edited November 13, 2008 by Difficult Run Quote Link to comment
holograph Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 (edited) Possibly T.I.N.G. is Texas-Illinois Natural Gas Pipeline? The vertical white pipe in the background of the photo might indicate some kind of buried infrastructure between the road and the railroad. edit: I found a map of gas pipelines in Illinois, and plotted the location of the benchmark as the yellow dot. Edited November 13, 2008 by holograph Quote Link to comment
CoyoteTrust Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 Hey, kudos "holograph" I think you nailed it. I remember seeing pipeline signs in the area but honestly didn't pay much attention to them. In the bottom-most pic I posted, I believe that white pole is related to a pipeline in the area. Not 100% sure but there are a lot of pipelines in my home area and they are 'marked' with similar white or yellow poles. Diff Run: Good eye on that "I" being a "1". I guess I did notice that... and I failed to note that in an NGS report, hmm. Thanks to all for the inputs & interest. Quote Link to comment
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