Subject: Re: nysw and pane report
Date: Dec 09, 2001 @ 05:21
Author: acroorca2002 ("acroorca2002" <orc@...>)
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--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "bjbutlerus" <bjbutler@b...> wrote:

> Nice job! I would only add the following comments to your report:

>

> The large monument near PAN (a.k.a. PANE) was set in 1790 by none less

> than Andrew Ellicott.



bzzzzzzzzzzz

hahahahahaha

it says 1790

& he set one near it in 1790

but i think his might be your other monument

or else it is lost

for this one is obviously 1880s



> This is described in detail in BUS&SS on page

> 78. A nice photo of the monument appears in BUS&SS on page 7. The

> north-south NY/PA boundary follows the meridian that passes through

> the western end of Lake Ontario. To accurately survery this line, it

> was necessary for the surveying party to enter Canada, find the W end

> of Lake Ontario, and the traverse across Ontario to Lake Erie. This

> took place at a time between the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812

> and there were serious polital obstacles. These are described in

> Andrew Ellicott's biograpghy and memoirs, the names of which I cannot

> remember at the moment.



what

you mean you dont still have my copies in the ellicott technical center



if you ever do find them how about hanging them as well as bus&ss for all to enjoy like jacks book



i would help you with the work

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