The case of Ward v. Marshall was decided in West Virginia just about 30 years ago and rests just outside of Beckley, West…
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04.22.2020
GLO in the News: Jeremiah Johnson
This General Land Office Record of the Week is based on a legendary Wild West character, Jeremiah Johnson. You may have heard of…
04.22.2020
Test Yourself 71: All Sines Point to a Solution
Given the data shown find the lengths of the sides where AB = BC, and the lengths of the two diagonals of the…
03.03.2020
Decided Guidance: Q-2 LLC v. Hughes
I feel that the surveyor best represents a boundary when we represent that which the owners have expressed as the true boundary on…
03.03.2020
Test Yourself 70: Th-th-that’s all folks
Two square parcels, ABCD and DEFG, abut along line DEC. Side EF is 1389.11’, what is the area of triangle EGB?. For the…
03.03.2020
Book Review: Putting California on the Map
Von Schmidt’s Lines
By David Carle | Phalarope Press ISBN-13: 978-1987736434 ISBN-10: 1987736435 208 pp Land Surveying has a very rich history in these United States…
01.25.2020
Decided Guidance: Checovich v Cochran
We are in for a special treat this month. Our case takes us to Section 2, Township 10, Range 7 of old T-Jeff’s…
01.25.2020
Test Yourself 69: All Things Equal
Find point P such that one line from P to the midpoint of side A-B, one to the midpoint of side C-D, and…
12.18.2019
GLO Plats: Voyageurs National Park
Voyageurs National Park is located on the international border with Canada, in northern Minnesota approximately 35 miles east of International Falls. About forty…
12.18.2019
Decided Guidance: Gaines vs. Sterling
This month’s case is a real humdinger from the Centennial State. Colorado is of course a PLSS state littered with mining claims. There’s…
