These guys were perfect
Perhaps this should be under humor.
1859—Government contractor lays out section. East, west and north lines are precisely 80.00 chains and south line is 80.08 chains.
1875— County surveyor wishes to set the center corner. East and north quarter corners must be lost. He starts at northeast corner, crosses significant river, finds that his line hits the southeast corner dead on and at exactly 80.00 chains. Returns back to the 40.00 position and sets new stone to mark east quarter corner. Then heads west from the southeast corner and finds the south quarter corner at exactly 40.04 chains. Heads north, parallel to east section line and sets center corner at 40.00. Continues north, crosses river again and finds north line at exactly 80.00 chains. Measures east to northeast corner and finds it at exactly 40.00. Returns the 40.00 west and sets stone for north quarter corner.
Call me overly skeptical if you like, but, I don’t believe any of it.
Of course, nothing agrees with any of that today. Proration or no proration.
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