Thanks for the interesting links. I have to reiterate that even with the
disagreement over the ability to accuratly measure OK-TX, the minimum length
we could all agree upon is still greatly longer than CA-NV and so
CA-NVcannot be consired the longest common state boundary.
> ----------
> From: m donner[SMTP:maxivan82@...]
> Reply To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 8:53 AM
> To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [BoundaryPoint] new truth at oktx including aroktx
>
> yikes the truth has changed
>
> on 31aug2000 all previous & cumulative avulsions accretions & confusions
> of
> the red river since 1923 were granted official pardon & erasure
> & a new oktx regime was established as of that date
> apparently wiping away all the old boundaries shown on the topos i have
> been
> flashing
> & incidentally emplanting a new short but fixed parallel survey sector in
> lake texoma
> within this renovated riverbank sector spanning oksw & aroktx
>
> curiously tho the position of aroktx hasnt changed
> since artx is not affected by the new oktx pact
> but a second new survey sector has been inserted between aroktx & the
> south
> bank
> this one a meridional projection of the extant arok thru aroktx
>
> thus the minimum possible & only knowable length of true oktx has been
> increased
> but probably not so much as to surpass the longest known interstate
> boundary
> line length
> which remains
> at least punctologically speaking
> canv
>
> some other juicy details
> including an armed standoff between the governor of oklahoma in a tank & a
>
> lone texas ranger on horseback etc etc
> http://ssl.csg.org/compactlaws/redriverbound.rtf
> http://www.house.gov/judiciary/sand1026.htm
> http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tslac/20069/tsl-20069.html
> http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/house/news1946.htm
> http://www.okit.com/news/2000/January/compact.htm
> http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/news/aa073100a.htm
>
>
>
>
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE*
> http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
>
>
>
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>