My first exposure to retracing original GLO surveys was at, of all places, the Larch Mountain Honor Camp, located about 20 miles east…
Author: Chuck Whitten, PS
08.24.2024
Tale of a Troubled Township
I’m sure many surveyors doing research have occasionally looked for one thing and ended up unexpectedly finding something else. About ten years ago,…
04.15.2023
Improbable Corners I Have Come to Know – Part 2
T3N, R3E, W.M.; Northeast Corner of Section 12, Clark County, WA One morning after arriving at work, “George” announced that he had been…
02.09.2023
Improbable Corners I Have Come to Know
Most “older” surveyors have had the opportunity to search for corners set by the Deputy Surveyors hired by the General Land Office…
07.11.2022
A Trail Less Traveled
This story involves two energetic young men who were among the predecessors of one of Mill City’s prominent early residents, Pete Parsons, also…
01.29.2022
Twice Told Tales
A survey retracement in 2019, a forest fire in 2020, and a re-visit in 2021 result in unexpected surprises
A survey retracement in 2019, a forest fire in 2020, and a re-visit in 2021 result in unexpected surprises