Anyone Want To Guess

[+xmashl]

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[mloser]

I say go for it! I had to dig to get KW0976. As you can see I dug behind the mark before I dug in the correct spot. By the time I was done I was sweating profusely, but proud of my find!

[+rogbarn]

The marker is a foot away from the witness post and the fence. Perhaps it is actually under the edge of the road now. I wonder if that half lane next to the mailboxes was, at the time they put the marker in, just ground sloping away from the road. That could explain why they put it there and why it is a foot below the road. When they paved the extra half lane, they built up the slope, covering the marker. If you want to try again, my suggestion is to move away from the witness post a bit.

[2oldfarts (the rockhounders)]

I would suggest you get a sturdy rod with a sharp point on it and use it as a probe to "feel" for the marker first. Judgeing from the normal height of that style witness post you may have to go down another 10 - 12 inches. Also you may want to actually measure 1 foot "west" before doing too much more digging.

 

Have fun!

 

John

[+xmashl]

The marker is a foot away from the witness post and the fence. Perhaps it is actually under the edge of the road now. I wonder if that half lane next to the mailboxes was, at the time they put the marker in, just ground sloping away from the road. That could explain why they put it there and why it is a foot below the road. When they paved the extra half lane, they built up the slope, covering the marker. If you want to try again, my suggestion is to move away from the witness post a bit.

The tallus slope just beyond the fence for the lane that they added. It's composed of gravel and dirt, it looks like the layer is about 2-3 feet deep. I'll probably work at it little by little when I pass by it (on bike).

[boundsgoer]

I case you haven't done so, try to find out if that witness post has been broken off and stuck back in the ground, making it look like the ground has been filled in substantionally.

[Wild T2]

I have seen short witness posts on marks at airports. I assumed that they cut off the top section of a standard post to protect aircraft that may taxi near the mark.

 

It is possible that the property owner may not have wanted a full length orange post on their property. A cut down post may not have been a problem.

[+Renegade Knight]

Metal detector's are handy for this application.

[+GEO*Trailblazer 1]

I have several shortie witness posts I have found like that.

Yes a metal detector is GREAT for this application.

Found most of them that way,grass and silt get them alot.

[+ddnutzy]

On 4-8-04 I found 2 bm's that were each about 18 inches under the surface. The discription stated them as being under the surface so I decided to go for them. My metal detector just gave some chirps but it was enough to find them. A lot of digging was required to find these two. MY 3795 is in Rutland, Ma. and MY3817 is in Fitchburg, Ma.