| William Wharton Lester - Land tenure - 1860 - 786 pages
...MOUNDS. Whenever bearing trees are not found, mounds of earth, or stone, are to be raised around posit on which the corners are to be marked in the manner...earth's surface, a quadrangular trench will be dug ; by the " trench" (here meant) is to be understood a spade deep of earth thrown up from the four sides... | |
| 1860 - 782 pages
...— on the west side on north and south lines, and on the north side on east and west lines. MOUNDS. aforesaid. Wherever a mound of earth is adopted, the...earth's surface, a quadrangular trench will be dug ; by the " trench" (here meant) is to be understood a spade deep of earth thrown up from the four sides... | |
| INSTRUCTIONS TO THE SURVEYORS GENERAL OF PUBLIC LANDS OF THE UNITED STATES. - 1871 - 106 pages
...and on the north side on east and west lines. MOUNDS. Whenever bearing trees are not found, mounds of earth, or stone, are to be raised around posts...earth's surface, a quadrangular trench will be dug; by the " trench" (here meant) is to be understood a spade deep of earth thrown up from the four sides... | |
| Clinton Carter Hutchinson - Kansas - 1871 - 300 pages
...marked, one within each of the adjoining sections. MOUNDS. Whenever bearing trees are not found, mounds of earth or stone are to be raised around posts on...corners are to be marked in the manner aforesaid. If the mound is constructed of earth, a spade full or two of earth should betaken from the corner boundary... | |
| William Mitchell Gillespie - Surveying - 1875 - 530 pages
...south lines, and on the north side on east and west lines. Whenever bearing trees are not found, MOUNDS of earth, or stone, are to be raised around posts...present a conical shape ; but at its base, on the earth5 s surface, a quadrangular trench will -be dug; a spade deep of earth being thrown up from the... | |
| Henry Norris Copp - Homestead law - 1886 - 136 pages
...CORNER, the north side on east and west lines. MOUNDS. Whenever bearing trees are not found, mounds of earth, or stone, are to be raised around posts...is adopted, the same will present a conical shape. Prior to piling up the earth to construct a mound, there is to be dug a spadeful or two of earth from... | |
| William Mitchell Gillespie - Surveying - 1887 - 722 pages
...lines, and on the north side on east and west lines. " Whenever bearing-trees are not found, MOUNDS of earth, or stone, are to be raised around posts...earth's surface, a quadrangular trench will be dug; a spade-deep of earth being thrown up from the four sides of the line, outside the trench, so as to form... | |
| Henry Norris Copp - Homestead law - 1895 - 168 pages
...east Whenever bearing trees are not found, mounds of earth, or stone, are to be raised around post* on which the corners are to be marked in the manner...is adopted, the same' will present a conical shape. Prior to piling up the earth to construct a mound, there is to be dug a spadeful or two of earth from... | |
| William Mitchell Gillespie - Surveying - 1896 - 592 pages
...lines. "Whenever bearing.trees are not found, MOUNDS of earth, or stone, are to be raised around pouts on which the corners are to be marked in the manner...earth's surface, a quadrangular trench will be dug ; a rpade.deep of earth being thrown up from the four sides of the line, outside the trench, so as to form... | |
| William Mitchell Gillespie - Surveying - 1896 - 606 pages
...lines. " Whenever bearing-trees are not found, MOUNDS of earth, or stone, are to be raised around pouts on which the corners are to be marked in the manner aforesaid. Wherever a mound of earth 1s adopted, the same will present a conical shape ; but at its base, on the earth's surface, a quadrangular... | |
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