127 Years Old

[+GEO*Trailblazer 1]

It took me a while to get back for the pictures and in the mean time it looks like several surveyors have found it since,covered with all colors of tape.

 

Oh well I was the first one. I am glad to have my new camrea that old one was a piece of ****.

 

Boundry Monument 73, 1877

Edited May 9, 2004 by GEO*Trailblazer 1

[+Kewaneh & Shark]

Very nice! That's a find to be proud of.

- Kewaneh

[+2oldfarts (the rockhounders)]

Congratulations on your find!

 

I read the description and rather than finding the actual mark it appears as though you found one of the oldest known "Witness Post"! This witness post has become the defacto mark it appears since the actuall mark is in the middle of the creek.

 

An excellent find! Especially when it is something out of the ordinary.

This is what makes hunting benchmarks so much fun for us.

 

I think you need to get in touch with Dusty Jackets and see if he would like some "Witness post/benchmark" pictures for his site.

 

Is this a first where the witness post and the benchmark are one and the same?

 

Congrats again,

 

John & Shirley

[+GEO*Trailblazer 1]

There are a couple more of em out there,I have not had the umfhhhhh to get to them yet,one of these days.

I turned the photo's upright for better viewing and I will send dusty this oe too.

[+GEO*Trailblazer 1]

JUST A LITTLE INFO

 

UNITED STATES PUBLIC-LANDS SURVEYS

 

ART. 23-24 Witness Corners:

WHERE THE TRUE CORNER POINT FALLS WITHIN AN UNMEANDERED STREAM OR LAKE,WITHIN A MARSH,OR IN AN UNACCEPTABLE PLACE,A WITNESS CORNER IS ESTABLISHED (BOUNDRY MONUMENT -WITNESS POST 73)AND OTHERS,PREFERABLY ON ONE OF THE SURVEYED LINES LEADING TO THE LOCATION OF THE

REGULAR CORNER,MIDDLE OF GARRISON CREEK,ACCORDING TO THE GLO PLAT AND NGS DATA SHEET.

ALSO WHERE THE TRUE POINT FALLS WITHIN THE TRAVELED ROAD,A CROSS-MARKED STONE IS DEPOSITED BELOW THE ROAD SURFACE,AND A WITNESS CORNER IS ESTABLISHED IN A SUITABLE LOCATION OUTSIDE THE ROADWAY.

THE WITNESS CORNER IS PLACED ON ANY ONE OF THE SURVEYED LINES LEADING TO A CORNER,IF A SUITABLE PLACE WITHIN A DISTANCE OF 10 CHAINS(660 FEET)IS AVAILABLE;BUT IF THERE IS NO SECURE PLACE TO BE FOUND ON A SURVEYED LINE WITHIN THE STATED LIMITING DISTANCE,THE WITNESS CORNER MAY BE LOCATED IN ANY DIRECTION WITHIN A DISTANCE OF 5 CHAINS (330 FEET).

[+happycycler]

YES!!!!! Congrats Trailblazer on this find. BTW I am glad that you have a new camera also, since I enjoy your photos of the great things that you locate! Keep up the GREAT WORK!