Author: Chuck Whitten, PS

This saga begins in Trinity County, California where Steven A.D. Puter (pronounced “pewter”) was born in January 1857. Two years later, his father…

My first exposure to retracing original GLO surveys was at, of all places, the Larch Mountain Honor Camp, located about 20 miles east…

I’m sure many surveyors doing research have occasionally looked for one thing and ended up unexpectedly finding something else. About ten years ago,…

T3N, R3E, W.M.; Northeast Corner of Section 12, Clark County, WA One morning after arriving at work, “George” announced that he had been…

Most “older” surveyors have had the opportunity to search for corners set by the Deputy Surveyors hired by the General Land Office…

This story involves two energetic young men who were among the predecessors of one of Mill City’s prominent early residents, Pete Parsons, also…

A survey retracement in 2019, a forest fire in 2020, and a re-visit in 2021 result in unexpected surprises