I probably will try some sort of measurement from the witness
monument. However, our experience with a string at MA-NH-VT suggests
we need something less stretchy. I might have a problem carrying a 600
ft. roll of piano wire onto a plane, so I'll probably check out
available options in Wheaton. Maybe I can rent/borrow one of those
laser surveying units.
BJB
--- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "acroorca2002" <orc@o...> wrote:
> well you are right
> i would love to join you guys for this
> but am back in the greater ctmany area now
> so will most likely attend purely in spirit
>
> & i could do that without having to be in 3 places at once
> because the gbbe will be over by then
>
> but anyway i do agree
> unless you can get something better from the land office
> a tripoint location 9 chains east of the witness monument is at
> least as compelling as the enigmatic usgs topo position only 80
> feet east of it
> tho i think a comprehensively diligent try would address all 3 of
> these probabilities
>
> i bet the land office would give you what they have by phone
>
> will you be using a 600 foot lasso for the big measurement
>
> i think the latitude can be eyeballed pretty convincingly there
>
> in fact i can practically see it all now
>
> best wishes
>
> --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "bjbutlerus"
> <bjbutler@b...> wrote:
> > No new information, just another opportunity to visit the point. I
> am
> > presuming the tri-point is 9 chains east of the witness
> monument and
> > therefore in the Bois de Sioux River. I don't think there is any
> > basis for the boundary as shown on the USGS topo map, as
> we have
> > discussed previously. I even obtained the US Army Corps of
> Engineers
> > maps showing the river prior to straightening and channeling
> in the
> > 1930's. At the tri-point's latitude the river is in the same
> > longitude today as it was then, and this also corresponds to
> the
> > position stated on the witness monument.
> >
> > I will be staying in Wheaton Saturday night, but I doubt if the
> land
> > office will be open on the weekend. Maybe I can make
> arrangements
> > ahead of time, though. I'll check. Unfortunately I must be back
> in
> > Minneapolis at 8AM on Monday (i.e. Sunday night) and fly back
> to
> > Boston at 4PM.
> >
> > So, if you have the urge to make this a joint effort, which I
> suspect
> > you might, maybe you can get to Wheaton on Friday and check
> out the
> > lay of the land as it were. Of course, I have no idea where you
> > physically are at the moment, so this might not be practical.
> Gregg
> > may attend also.
> >
> > BJB
> > --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "acroorca2002"
> <orc@o...> wrote:
> > > i mean what new info might you have learned since msg
> 5438
> > > when it dawned on me that the truth might only be found in
> the
> > > land offices
> > > & most likely in the traverse county land office in wheaton mn
> > > & for which i too have been meaning to pay another visit
> > >
> > > --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "acroorca2002"
> > > <orc@o...> wrote:
> > > > wow
> > > > what are you basing your presumption on now
> > > >
> > > > --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "bjbutlerus"
> > > > <bjbutler@b...> wrote:
> > > > > If anyone is interested in a class B visit to the presumed
> > > > MN-ND-SD
> > > > > tripoint in the Bois de Sioux river on July 26 PM or July 27
> AM,
> > > > > please let me know. And if you are traveling by land,
> please
> > > > bring an
> > > > > inner tube or other conveyance to aid in the attempt.
> > > > >
> > > > > BJB