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A History of the “ederal curvoys

in the OS. to of --iahinnn,

A Dheois Subnittod to
The “sculty of

liichican Crricuitural [o°.lece@e

Sy
ce ce) 90218
Saniidste for tho Sovrao of

Bachelor ot selonse
THOT O@UC SL ou.

Perhepe nb etste in the union oan chow a more
waricc enc interesting histor; oz itc surveys t:an oan Miche
igen, csxtendins over a period of nearly three and a half
centtries, tho history of the state, end consequently of the
surveys in it, is one of slow development under the fiags of
three different nations. A history of tho curveys in Hiche
igan is noturallg of interest, for the work along this line
has jeen intimately associated vith the dovelopment of the
etate, perticulerly as it is connect. d with the preecht
United ttates of Amoricae

sho object of this thesis ie a contiiuatio:n of vork
o2 theo esm eubject, but o.. elightly @ificrcent liner, done by
Mepsro. Benedict and vehrin;s, of tie clsceec 1910 and 1912
reenectivcly. wtTheitr thesee are e:.ch da the nurr..tivs: forg,
givin. e very int:reetins dcacriptiva recume of tic surveys
mdc ..% werlous tine: throisrout tho 8tr:te. In thie work, it
has becn the aim of the .riter to show by cctu.l figures, obe
taincd fron vuthentic, «nd in mort c secs th: ori iiual, records
of su@h eurveys on file in st::tc oilicose Uo «..ttcmpt his been
made to cover any . ork not cone under th: au‘tnority of the
Fedorel Goverment, und thit natuz llg hit reduecd the field
to a great ec: tent. sven then tio ork was oy euch extcnt that
no <ttumpt icc been mice beyond morc mention, to incluc. the

eurveye made by tuchr brinchec of the Lepart ent of tro Inter-
for ac the U. 5 Geological Lurvoy, the Coa:t and Geodetic Ccur-
vey, and the depertment of tho Lake curveysa. Their vork has
been of the greatcst importance, eepecislly that no: being car-
ried on in connection vith tno itato Geolégicel Ccurvey Lepart-
ment in mcking a concl: te topographic surve; of tho State.

Ghe work has scomed to fsll noturally under oertain
heads, ond theese hnvo bee... trcated as eopsrate chaptoreBe wc
three main subdivieions seen to be the survey of the bounda-
ries, the eubdivision into land unite, and the reeurvey of
large areas discovere: originally too o:rclessly done. These
are @leo naturally divided to r fer to the work done in the
two pealicules ani tic ir adjacent Lel.ndc. Tne writer has also
propared « chonter deslia; with the ocomncnsation of the sure
veyors anc the provisiou: for feilure to perform oortr: ot&e

In maay inetancce it has becn necessary to repost
etatemente made by Bonedict and vehrins, but only in cases
where Buc® stut. acnts vere deemed necoes: ry ‘to the completenesa
of the scoounte 40 Buch ogee the writed ha: attempted to give

orcéit, but as tho authoritiee consulted were in muny cases
the aane, thit hue not alvays been »oesible, snc patt of thés
work may seem to indicate plaziariem. Host of thie vork hae
been the result of the con:lotion of reoords Sonsisting of
contr: cts, instructions, field notce, ond piste, and reporte
of the eurveyors in person, an t::c results hercin set forth
may be coneiderec authentioe

The writer wieher to express his appreciation for

t:e aid civon him, eeneocially by the -ublic. Bomel.: Coamiesion
 

the State Librarian, the Michigan Pioneer Society, without
which a work of thic cort could never be performed. SEspecially
does he wish to thank the officers of the Public Domain Com-
mission for access to all of their records, as the information
obteined there could be found nowhere else.

fhe writer realizes as the wotk progresses, the in-
adequacy of this report, but it is believed that these results,
with the repodte of Mesers. Benedict and Gehring, will give
the reader a clear idea of progress of "The Pederal Surveys in

the State of Miohigan."
‘Tr ON iF nt f° of Fo Fee APE yer TN
wese é “ oy . ae - s -atle asus caw is ~- 1@

Probably the firct natural chapter in 2 hictory of
thoso surveys wouli be one iealins @ith the oot: Lishnont of
the 3tate's bouatarbos, yet t:h > oubgoot h:.s beon but lbonsly
touched in any precedins tweaia of this corte lhe higtory of
these surveys 2ag .en voricd and vary dnterostin: asvell as
importante .«. brie outline ov tho devolonpaant of tie ct :te
ie esso0@1.1 t: mn clear mdorstimins of t aio resoréice

The histovy of tie state Crom the rerlod of the
e=xplorntio;s of ULloolet, 2avmbault, ournes aid Jar uotte,
down throuvh “ho poriois of the early Fronch settiomauto, ine
Prenegh and Indian cnr, tm “evolution, and Jontine's Comani-e
racy ia to> vell imovm to deni with hero. «ith the bocine
nine of the coeealicd “Tervitorial fcoriod™ the history o- the
"Vegoral turvey” proporly some nosde “ha © nous “urdinanee
of 1787" oronted the Jo-th--oot territory, or vhish “lichiran
Tags a paré, bus too rotmtion of tho 3Sritish noots until
1796 mdo tho Intter dito tho pra:cisal barhimin’ of fin
piriods

In 1690 Sonc-rens ortiuised the territory of &nliang
of .ieh (Woh! om vasa part until 1996. Gn tho Lith of Jane
uary of thet yoar don ress mosed an Act oroatine Uwishi-as
Ferritory, "to ombriea all thst portion of 4nillana torritory
lying north of 2 line cravm os9t “ron the southorly bend or
o:treme of oahe iishitetn, until it intercaated inim corte, aid
lyin: enct o7 1 line dram from the sume youtiesly bend thro’

the micdte ov «aco Bichis-n to ite northorn e:::romity,and
thenoo duo north t) the northerm bounsory of tha United otites."
por a tise durin= the war of 11" @ duly 16, 131°, to conte29,
LoL ewllighioen wae comin in Britich hmaa, 2nd 16 wmo not unt
the epyvinze of 11S that Covt linelkcinnw was evnou ted. cho row
minder of tio tervitorinl voriod 713 one of slow but stondy
ero.-th, encourave!’ by the oomiiny af the “rig canal, the builieg
im’: of roiuda in to couther nirt, om tho curvey and calo of
public Jan’ 6
In 9802 Ohio ons -4anitted as a state vith o very
ind@?inite homiuisry, ant t'm (at of 1805, orminiscine ichi-~ 1
territory, aot blishea ow soushom dou cry nan line run iine
dug onst Coya the couthorm ben’ of obo olehicin, whish ine
olivied Toledo «alin concilorsubla «trip of lval otaimed by ontoe
Snhe evonturlly Telos t= blocdlesa "Soled ar," 22 0 ree
sult of whith, avter intervortion by Conrresa, lichiv- rn acgepte
ea the prioolico tocar eminenin in nines of Soledo territory,
ant later ontered 22° «ctete with thie vaninmis attache
Tho first swwaort of the Vichi~r a-OhLo bound ory

cacstion doa rovort of the Govonor am dud-es of Miohin-an
Servitery; to Toncretne shir canort nid, in p xt, that the
sortherm boun’ ry of Bhe Torritory :ms vory indefinite, «nd
tit tha settlorsa in tho couthom pirt vere unsottlead .5 to
vwhetinr thoy ore atteamd to Vhie or Uishican. .fohircn ws
moh nore oonvanionas, bet tonvracs md hold thet a line of
datisude throuch the gouthem bend of Laim -tichioan would «trite
Lao Usle roar the mouth of the ieumee, willie tha su. osedly

autnoitia mip of irrovralth and linekonsile midao it a ear that
such a line would pono ontiroaly south of Iake irlee Hence thoy
were in oonciiersblo doubt -o to whethcr thoy cme proporly
under the jurisdiction of viio or ichiran.e

Hovevor, not un6é1i1 1612 414 Oonrressa ordor the sure
wey of th: line, oni it vos not until after tho War of 1818,
that tha line wos even attompted. 'n toe year 1917, (4114en
Harrig wao emloyed to survey the ‘Boundary Lines betveon the
stateg of Ohio ind Indinna .nd ‘Mohivan Dorritorye" “+his ime
after the .dni:cion of Indinm aso state on Deoel1,1816. At
this time idvmrd -i fin ms the curveyor Goneral for the dine
“rfot connricine those otates, and tio vork vas dis-etly undor
his chiortoe “tho follovin: is a yorbatin oopy of the instrrua
tions by him to ire lnrrisc, a certitied sony of which isc on
filo in tha o°fice of the -ublis Bomain Connicsione

‘You will copnair to the point at which the Cirst
Princinal Moridinn ,survozin~ Auo North from the mouth of the
Great Lams tivor, intersootes tho Indinn Soundary line running
3 59% « fron Tort Jiecovovy, “i1ich interseotion ic one mile and
forty sh&ins “rom tho Forte” e= --"You will ¢ th t pince ase

gertain with the craatest gsoourmcy, the exiot iumtity or. the

 

ywariation of the mivnetio nordle “rom t::¢ true moridian, and
adjuot your comnacs to the meridian acco rdinglye"---- "You

wil) thuc continue tho “irst -rimeipal iioridinn due north on
the time morilion, about 105 miles, or as far as, {fron tho best
in°ormition you on obt in, --ould interseot a dune enot .nd veet

dine naccint the southerly oxtreme of Lalm ichie: nme It will
probably be near tulsa Alstancce
You will thon proceed to ake iilohivan and accertain
(by moandering or othorziee) that point on the 12414 inake which,
sooordin~ to tho true import of the torms of tho ist, may be
considered tho "Southerly oc<treme" thereof. cor if the bordor
ef that part of the inky should be broken by inlets or bays of
such oxtent as to cuthorise a doubt whethor should be consid
ered as a part of the Inke (proper! or only a bay or inlet,
your orm bost judecoaent will determine as to their ohnracter.

"Yavine ascortainod the coutherly extreme of the
Inks ho is instrusted to set some permonent monument not
liable to be i2meed by fire or storm, 2nd to take the boar
inge to somo pomanent inne mrke "in order to perpetuate the
peint from which your east line shall comnemo."

"You will thon determine the latitude of this point
by observntion for that purpose with the sextant, takinse seve
eral suascessive observations, in order to ascartain it with
the -ryentcr sortaingy, and assuming their mean es the latitude
o- the plises tou must likewlee very accuratoly aesortain the
yoriation of” tho oompnces at tis point.

If you should find tho latitude of tin plice to be
pore northerly than that of the “Horth cape of i‘fani Bay" on
Lil Lefes ani t' of an enst and vest line p.ssing the southern
o:streme of “1t@ Jiohifain, would cert -inly fao‘l north of the
north onpo of -flami Bay, you ill in that ocse run a true enst
line from tho : 14 southorly extreme of bake Jichimin to Lake
pride, correcting ,sur variation at overy ten miles, cithor by
observation, or by oaloulntion fron the -nown variation at tho
point hore you left the 7irst prinoipal meridian, ond note

the corrootions in your field book.” -- ---
"At the diat:noe of bout 25 milog east oi the virst
Pre Lioridian, it is probable you ill interecot the Jioridinn
a@rarm due north from Fort Defianec, which ian run: bout a year
fince, «ic 8 standard line Sro: ~hish to commnee tho ncurvoys
of the -ublic Lands in :ohigan Territory. <©rom tho best ine
formtion obtained itis thought your esst line will croon this
Heridion near (porhips south of} the corner of to-manip six
and sevon south of the B:se Line. You will, hovever, note
pastionliriy, tho point of thie Meridian st which you may ine
tercect it, by monovring 24 noting the aistance to some seo~
tion.1 or towship corner thoroeomns

-2 the border of ‘ake Urlie whore jou antl inter
sect 16, you wil) make pormanocnt morks :t the ond of the line,
Hs mey be readily found at swny time hereaftor, by -lncing 4
lnreo atone in the earth, or raising a mound of earth or pile
of atone, ind taking bearings treea, ind tho bearings t> ouch
one, point of I.nd, iolend, rook, or other pormanc:t objeota
th:t may de in viowe Yo. vill note «irtfioulirly the point on
Take Irie at which ,o1u m:y intersect it.

But if, on Aotormining the Intitude of the -outhorly
extreme of film toh’ con you mhould find &t co be Jouth o* the
paraiell of the north eape of iieml Bay, i¢ will be nooocosary
for you to run 4 Random “ime from tho formr point to the l:ttor,
or guch course 25 you my caloulnte -0:14 otriko 16. “hen oore
reot your course, if ;ou c:ould f111 iiorth or South, and return
noon tho truo line, mrkine it on@ reolonins your measure “ron
the Uorth onpe of -ilami Day to tho -ivet Jrinoip:l iaridinn,

andi “rea the Uovilinn to tho Southorly extreme of Lake “Jtohi: ane
You 111 be osroful to set posts at evory mile, and
taka bonrine trees; miritin: on 1 bearin’ trooe or othor tree,
the number of niloo from tho borinnine, ont vour line met be
woll m ricod no to te readily traced at any tine hereaftor."=

& loncthy varning <9 to the accurney ro-nizsod fol-~
lows, “ith stipulations thot .°1 notes of owory srt be ao re-
fully veoordod, kant, 4 roturma to the o ficoe The ine
structions 2re simned by ute and dated “Surveyor Cencral's
O-Frice”’, Decomor Sist, 13166

Untortun tely a complete transeript of .ir. carris*
fiold note: ara not on file inthis ct tee Havrev':, those at
hand chow that he startad at the Indinna bounliiry line .s
inotructed 12d ma orth with a v:riation of 5 i. to the ond
of the 90th mile inctond of tho/lOSthe From thic point he
ron o random line 54 42" ceo distance of 67.67 mileg "to
a stele “nich et:nds 9 mls 76 che 75 Isce north of tha north
capo of Jami Biye’™ sust hor t:ia atalm v.19 loosted with
respect to tho north point onpe is not shomm in hic 74014
book, for hic next rooords oto him starting at that point
on tho bay, where he “mrxed @ ~iliow 11 inchea in dinmetor"
asa moonder stake, taint tis bearings -f Pive no:rby trees
andt:o rockoe son vith . oobmpias mriation of 3 " 53" 5 he
commoncedé a line bearine 5 87 " 42" 6 "Between Ohio int diohe
izan Tervitery,’ ad ron t:fo course o distance of 71 nie 55 she
92 Lime “to the .... corner O° t'> vtate of Ohio, the corner
& phle of stonose” ‘ere ho took bearings on only four trees,
chich seems c.veless, cr coial’y as he pave no othor desorip-

tion of v7 20rnore TFre@ liawumee Bay, 1% a dist:nce of S_mie
25 ohe 27 Lin, Be intersooted o moider line "50 links south
of 10 mile otxze ~ tin line wos oomenoed at the 70 nile
eornor, .<rom thonce south 5 niles, + onco vont 2 miler, thence

uth 5 miloo “nd 50 liniss to the above montioned ctate Dine
rouaiins Uren the liorth anpe of --Lani Bay. duct what tito
line woe is not clear. It could not hwo boon part of his
first random line of 67.267 miles cond commonco at the 70th mile
poet, .ni -he writer his boen oble to find no -caord of any
Zine corresponding to ite 19 notes eho. that he sat a pest
at ovory mile sd bincsed trees on the Line os ina‘: ructed,.nd
they aloo cive vory rouch descriptions of the country passed
Ovore Fh fio d notes of his line wast o the ..... aormor of
this .s#4e not on fille, but etat ements in:de frém thom lator to
aocumouny thoce of a later simvey sho.weée that on June 29,1817,
he dotorminod tho lntitudo of the southern extremity of T.iko
‘Mokigan to be 41° SO" 6G%.e «t this point the va-ciation of
his qodle wi0 6 se ore he set a c” cedar stalo with t.70
bonriny trees only, a:% thon ran due east tovards “nite rie,
eomine to the boun.:ry lines botveen the states of Indiana and
Shio -ta dictance of 190 mi. 31 ch. 42 Lintoe

“n1> line wae not catiotnatory, ani Soncreas refused

to acsept ite 5o arain tio Tino vog run La Jane,1315, by cgohn
eo. Uulton, @nder instructions to runa due on 6 lines. —-hat he
443 not,ic shom by the follewing oxtraoct ‘rom Report 196 of
the “ouse Documents of the f ret seesion of the twelvth © n-ress:
"Onis lino vag found to ran about eicht miles south of Uorth
Cape, ¢> oroco the fami river come distince from its nouth,
ani to etrike Lam ure south of Cedar *“oint and east of cilanid

Baye .horo io, mnifestly, an error in the survey, or in tho
odservationse here tho ling intesseots tha m:rgin of he
Drie, tho Intitude is ot tai to bo 41° SL Gs! ie 2nd cThore
it crocses the southom extromity of “alm --lchicsan, £L5 said
t> be, by observation olso,in latitule 41°50" 63° He It te
obvious that those oan::ot all bo corvracte

"I? the couthom o-ctrene of “a'n -:ichi:an be in
41° 50° 50° i, thon @ co east line would intoreset tho mrgin
of lake Orie 7! 25", or sabout sevon miles north of Imre Lt does
by tho survey, 2% vould &nolule all of itfami Baye “he report
further advices con-rees to :seortiin the “lIntitude of tha
eontiorl, oxtrone of Take .ichiem, and vThera tho «ma parmllol
of intitude crocsos t:0 ldnmk -‘ivar; and :lso, whore it intore
socta tho shore of ‘am rie, tho Intitude of tho south point
of Corth cape, in -ifanl any, aid tho latitude 42° 50" 3 whora
4t intorseste the vectem chore of ‘alm ichitin, “11 t's ante
ern shore of tie iszsisalopi “iver.” It alo rmonmniod the
rotrnacing of tia line and mine it, ond that they boa rum
witho .t tho use of 9 con 3s

Pulton niltes no rocords in his notos of observations
for lotitude, yt tho Intitudes of tixso points on hic line
Q@re sion on his map accompanygins his cleld notes, a:id ovon
the mp doca not naproo with the xbovae ra-ort of tho House Con-
mittee, for hia map sow tho latitude at tho Lako Urie e-:tran-
ity of the line to ba 41 28° 27" . At She weatorn boundary
o? Ohie he civics the lntitude o8 41 29* 41" and about alivay
bef.coon 2A AL 5" 197, chile thot of Sho southom e::tremity

of Inim -ichivan as ‘c.ornineaé by Uarris was Al 33" 63" Le
Unoaticfrctory as tila wan, £6 co ramined until
IE2%— On Meroh ond of that vyoenar, Com ress prased in iat ‘Da
authorigae the Oreshiiont of the Unitod -tateg to nseartain ond
aesienate tho Northorn Souninry of tis tate of inciann.”
Under this set o contract me onde on Soptel2, 1837, bot.-oan
Naward -41 cin, “urweyor Cenoral of tho distr tot ,and Slensor 2.
Yendrick, «J+ to "faithcully ic. out ang curvey the Loritnern
Boundary of tho  -teto of nifana, avreeably ta ma ot ct Jone
erees of the 2nl of ‘avroh,1827, wuthoriaines the surve; of the
said Bounds ry JVinoe" “4n componoation was “for dollers por
tfiile notually ron, not to dnolute raniom linno nor olfactse”
instead of the oustomary trvo doMara sai firty cantse. “ole
ine ta - vyorbatin oony of inct-actions icsued t. hin at tho
ean timnee

"The northom boundary of tra -trto of Inilang is a
line é@ravm duo oot and vert ttrouwch «a roint ton mil.os nerth
of the southern octromity o° 1’p .ishicone

In ortor to detofmine tho podnt on tho cassct of Latre
wiohiewm silo io intorseoted by thio bountury lino, it :7i11 be
nececsary to comrnee ni the couthoarn extremity oa” to Unie,
Which is cesien sted in tho forecoin® occttraet Crom Mr. lcesio's
fiold notose Lou wil? then ongae around o2 to ecaqtem alia of
the inico, either by a traverse, or b; offect mtil you ouvce a
northiny of ten miles -rom the southorn oxtremity; at tho @nd of
which ten milos, unon tie mreain of the lun,out of roach of the
waves, and above hich ator mrk, you a 9 t9 ostablimn a pose
pot pilinr, of the mom immorishablo matcrinls <ithin roache

concecee Crom tnia pllinr sou rtc9 to take sewersal Bearin> trooa,
spy ton or fifteen, 17 ithin > roassnble cictanoa,' ~ and
Beorincs Oo nay Gthor obfseste which are nermnoant ont vould
servo to lovato tho robnte

Trou ae TL oviea, -% thin noint,by; tio or more
accurate coloott2.:1 obsormtions, to dotemsiue tie preeice quale
ity ofthe viriation 3s ° tho m- otis needle, 2nd to adjust
your oom ago S300sdhin lye

WLS ded, You cL nrocead to dosicnote the northern
boundiryo: t'.a itate of 4niiana, by rimine anf markin= 1 due
gact line, oo for “cs vLll be intersected by .wther line dram
dao nerth frou the Northevesat cornor of the vtato of vhioe--<

Ga. “ill sitopt such method in tho prosecution of
your survey, .s 7111 »-esefve to tho boundar, line, ani to avory
pert tneraol, shirouchous its wile len-th, 8 duo onct sconrrse by
the truco Ucriiiane ind Gf ot any paré 92 the lino, you nould
discover tint, t.vone: tho scononse of minorvwl, or “rom any
OF oY onuce, 69. nove girdled in hovover oul an ayunt, fron
a tru oast courso, you “ill rotum ¢) the ‘oint vheroe the orror
e2 ‘oneed, ins caorreet yocrr dourge, notine the ome in your
fialA book.

at far end of every mile, oni on tho mrein of overy
tam of tho area oc Tittom or teomt. asres, or un aris, and
wide, youll not be arained, jou wlll ost ybiish a post ond take
becrin: tress, O49 on eso aide of too Line, if oraationble.” <«-
-- ‘N19 line run cant “rom the aouthorm oa-stronity, of
Hate idshLcon £2 21017, by --r. Ulirrisc, intorseoted tha boundary
liao botwcron thea otetesd oF YJato zim Iniiana, at the "1istance

of 250 milos, 71 ohtinrg, 42 lini:sae “rom this data, : “tor sum
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voyin= around tho lska to one the ten miles of northing, you
WLLL ‘no: by cnloul tion protty nearly tho distance at “hich
you my expect to intergeot the line to be contirmed north from
the UVorthvest oorner of the ~tate of Shio.

AfGor runnine out tiie distinoe enat, your 7111 then
conker to tho north-veot corner of tho Jtate of Ohio and then
ascertain in mannex bofore dirooted, the e:a0% warintion of
tho oompanse ot tics point cir. Ecrris found tho wirintion in
July 1817 to ba 4° 18 bm» dr, Fulton in Septe 1313 found the
variation of the s+.m0 v1:c0 to be 3S °45' Se “hat one or both
of these enloulctions must bo erroneous is ovisonte But by the
vyarlotion found by the Surveyors in -iichiean adjacont thereto,
I imoline to think lv. iicris warintion tho mort oorredt.

Prom the orth .eat oornor of the State of ohie, you
ace to rum, mri nn. measure a Line duc north ao fir .1 to be
intorceatod by tio o1rot line alroady rune ~ ia line muct bo
surveyed -ith tho - ome 20:ursey nad in tio same mnnzer as tho
north boundary of Indinanne’ --

In Ur. v‘ondyLok's rooort filed :ith hio field notaos
h- weitede Octel L327. Commenced of south oxztronity of “inke
CLohiocn ato corner established in ¢eune,1317. <<ne post whioh
vae cet by re. Uarrio wos eontivoly covered with cand. sraded
hie line east to the Jirst ond second mi1@ post 2.21 found thom
correcte” to then travoraed the myrerin of the (ato to cot tan
miles north of inrriets linee in oint loonted — <hich vas
to hava a isatitude of Al” 47" 43" = he cet a meandor oct nt a
Aiatencse of 2050 ohaines from the beaghe On the evenin= of

“Otell he found hio vorisntion to be 6 10° :., and on tia 1th
he comiwenood at the comer nt ran due oacte “his courae vag
continued 2 distinee of 105 miles, settine poste at overy 80
chiins, 4:21 blazine trooo on tho line at frejneat intorvalee
"a set 2 post at the LOGth mile, but "“Disoevored that the true
ele Gorner of Indinm wes 43255 chains on the 105th milo from
Lala .idohis .n", vhoro *:c set a post of white oak, of:: inches
 giinre, 242 took th: bearing of oicht trees noat%e 0 t :on
atartea from tho vost looatine tho north wost cornor of vhioe,
and ran Jlorth a ¢iat noe of 10’miles, 64 ghaino, ‘1 lzxs, where
he intorsooted tao . G . Tine in tho 105th mile, 20.45 cling
freon fla LOSth post sna here oat bliched the ..Je corner o?
iniiam™ ao abova mntionad. It io noticed ti:ct is virlation
at tho sco ner of Onio, Iniiana, an? .ilchimin wag 4° ost nig
Aivfering ostericliy “rom tho wriation as detormincd by both
Tarric and “ultone

-hona notos, “rich established our true boundary with
Indicm were cant to the Stato Tand Oritee by dohn °. lloff,
Soovetary of -tate for Indians in 00¢.1878, certifying tian to
be"’a true andoomnilate cov. o7 the wholi notes of tho North
Boundary of Inagfann, tho o.ne boing certivied to by Luchuo “Lyon,
Surveyor Conornl, dated at ootioit, Nowslst,18490e° duet “mt
wae Gone ‘ith tics inthe intorvening tventy-tio years ic not
cleare 6§6 cue ume time omc rant the mp méd@e frou tho “Leld
notes of Jarrin wand vnalrict, of 7-4ch an emnot traainc hos
beon made by the vitor, cvo:to tho stylo of Ictuorin, «nda

uring of which is att:a :ede
 

Sinse -ulton's survey, the bounl%:ry line boetvoon
Michi .n a:d Ohio hs been complotely retraced, but hic line
stood until 19357, .hon 3 contract .=s ismedé to introw vorter,
MeSeg DR Robort &. Lytle, tho curveyor Ganeral, to “otrace
the Boundary “ine betvwem tte ctatoa of Uhie ail iichican sna
aorroes it -ith the lines of tho -aublics survwoys intorcoatcd
thorebye"™ Theo oomnpancration for such on tmnortan’ work was,
strange to cay, only three dollisre vor mile, “hilo the stand.ird
price aor ezcerior tom lince of tha time wns four doll. roa
Tne notes Zor hi- linc coow tist he van 14 from tho [... corner
hio on a course 4 88 "5 to taln Urde, ond ag euch it still

Yomling ~ith the o:co vtion of tact part of 12 in} 9S- RG wc
It fo intomatin= to note tit ho in tho firaé’ to montion his
party; oon istin: of 5. ilulse ind c. D:rling,Jre, ch iinnen,
and Stephen Chshner, mrimr, ‘Zhe cholo line, of a pro imtely
cevonty milos, 49 rum during the Lact hol’ of sune,1907, but
Inter (1942) the pirt in 795-285, boint tho aictern ae
tremity of t:.> line,:as run by John lu let, .«c-e cis notos
gov thit on . obel?,1042, he sot a poct 31675 clhriiins couth of
the south tomm cormr on the vost lino of tnaio tormanin, and
rH 4 course 3 ey 4n" oon afetence of 4 mileas 8 o% inv 37 Lins
"to Lo.unece Buye Sot 2 pont in mrsh miri~téd Ohio and wtoitem."
Both of thone mm in <.olr cork ram lines north “ron the points
where thoy intorseatod ‘‘ichicen to-mchip or section lincg to

ho nearast seotion of | section corner toe sonncat the line

Ath thoce nublio surve;Be AS tho curveyod line now stands,

it monsuces 6) imiloo GO s..ine, sm 91 Links (rom tle | e:.0 Gore

o
nor oz Vhio on 1 course prictionlly S 6B V to ::numoe Baye
| ")
Jur canclote couthor bruvliry my then be - 1d to
bo aa follove: of:.rto.r at 2. voint on “miumoo 327, thomeo

o "hh ah, Lot 36
3 BF 42° « a distinso of 4 ~@Qs ~— GF ,tuc.ice

A 4

° . . +
3 63 al t a QD oe 52 on 54

C3

af | 10" 64~ 2&2 "
" "904 = 5D = 45

iv:

aml eo it ctanda st tho oresont t imee
4 . .
eam emt ‘ “se ee 1 te ow @

“he history of ow vostern boundory curvey is not
ag complicated, nor 214 tha eoiototio.: of A racuiva so mash
tine, but it is dealdedly Lnterostin: :.4 oF vit-1 Linovtance,
for 1S ia not sottloa begond disoate aven at the evucone tines

edis boundary line qonclote aturaily af vhooe cen2cvate and
dinstines pirta, %.9 navienbla) onsannel of treo avravas .né@d a
suzwoved ling jo ning thome I uge tho word ‘davic-able"” not
in Lto usta conse, bet 2S dotinod by 2 doaintion ov? the une
pram vour$ of iichitan, vilub Govines a navivablo straan as
any which «LIL flost : canoe, or even 3 Jog wnidh woul! be
Pioated ina “dvliva’e -..lc Line, t .o2, soncvicts oOo. an Lansing
ary line thro’ the mouth of tie w.omteeal cdver, tence t vouch
the mi cle ov tie m.in cionmel of the weoterly beansh of tis
river ¢: ita nead-nters, thence in 2» diroot line to a einnel
bet con so bk Ue 248 in tho -aim 0. tim Lesert, tomsoo ina
divoot line .9 tcp cvuLhom ciove of foum Smile, cud thenee
dows. the miuin ciumacl of tie Eenle uni Uenomines rivors nx:
tho soonter of tha moet ucuil chip vhaunel of Crean liye <his
fe all do-tnod vory Gem y ov gonchsely 9. vho ones igution
O° tha oe g OT Ldichiur, bu Lhe aetunad bouniory .s octauhe
Liched gonn ot 27TA0e

: dure, LOG, oon vogs g@ide tno First o liclal

attempt to catsblish t.io9 vectem boundary atedne as avoree
pristion of thre: taro wt doll.ors for woe “sarvey,micidiac
ami dooivaating of ali bouniiry®. At t.ic tino if ims supe
posed thvt tia Montreal 24 wenoninos rivers oaco h 2 i dir

mourdo in Lio Viear wogert, tose fotsinz a mitural bauni-ry,
 

bu aut erloraticna onarty wmier Scaptein ‘treg, of tho Uele
wgpocrnahiosl1 onvinoore, ecrroestac tule bmvac lone ostbowing
,
Zs a cooy in nort of tho inatenethouas Leownd $9 hia by Colede
J Lbert:

"he survey no; comaltted to yon is that o- tho
bouncy betvaon ta J of “Mchirm oni the Tacritory of
wingomvine Cho onticn mount 1 orovcritted is 95,900, bet it
Lea @onbtin Lt tc:is will bo cu?victaat Zor tha autyv, anitor
wibeh view of the caso your attomicn -1112 be direated in tha
first inotensce to those corts of tho buntiry destitute of a
physheel che: ctor not earity icticone “he boun' ry; ig daw
cosibea 29 follovn --- ' to the mouth o7 tin -ontroal “iver
{of cake cnocrtior: thonea tas uch the middle of tho ahannel
of silid siver, thenao to thea middla oF tho Jaim 9° So hasort,
thmeo in 2. G@ivost Tine to the hond of t's Uemominoe, *honce
trronea ty whale of tist fore of -add river firct conched
by gata line, dom t contor 2? the min ohinnol of the sane,
to thea acter of to. nost uwoml nio channol of Green Bay to
tha mivdda of 9% | ishimn, etae! ------ exe

The Line from ti:o heid of -ontroal River to tho
heed of tho “enomisee -w-t, ao nsoccsity, bo survezyad, 29 it
4: an uncotemainod limo, ‘itho:it distinct phycioerl chorietare
Inticos.e wtrle Jina, it is enfd, mart oaga throuvh Sosort 9 akoe
“e2zamt &invormmntion iniuces tir belle? thst thee aro cevsril
lvm@eae betvoa;n ft) 9 (and -nuterd o. toicse tio rivore ecliod Loins

oo? tie Decorte'
She report of this expedition gives the first
euthentic description of the charnetor o- the country throuch
wnioh the proposed bounl;r; Iny, and in this lios its real
Yalues Tie nlc detorminca the terminal points of the survajod
line, at the cost of much valuable lam to iichisan, and dis-
oovered that noither the ciontreal nor Menominee vad tholir
source in Lake Vieux Doserte In 1841 he discovored the cast
branch of the Montrenl, supvesed to bdo the main branohs IJcar
the sources of thia rivor he found the junction of two branches,
each rising in a omll "pond", and this ganstion ho cnllod the
head ators of tho ciontreole Jus’ thy he should have desirnatod
this sa the souree of tho river is hard to unierstand, but as
auoh it still otinds, and so Iixesa one point on our boundary.
the main branch of the Yontreal {8 nearly seven miles farther
vest at ite source, ond about six milos south. If the source
of thic branch Ind Boon discowered, it would have moant t7:e
ad ition of oporexinmate lg 600 square miles to ‘'ichicaone

The actunl work of Inying out the line, however ms
not done unti®. the cummr of 1847. On Auge 6,1846, Goncress
passed an cot authorising tho permment establishment of this
line, and under its provisions a contract -as avarded to
Te Ae Burt, benring dito of April 27,1847. On Hay ist cem
tein inctructions wore issued, in part oo follovs; "In order
to establish tho boun::ry line sorrootly you will probably find
46 noceosoary to first run random lines to ascort:in procisoly
the -olativ,s position of the different pointe nomed in tho Aot
abovo roforred toe vihon this ch.ll B:vo bron done tho true
Zine my bo run, mocncured, m:rind and eot:blished either north-

westorly from the ~uroo or the Brule or southcoastorly from
the source of tho Liontreal river, a5 yor moy find nost con
venient, taking osre to mark the ond of every mile and mif-
mile by setting posts ant taking andi noting in your 7icelé
notes ot leact one bearing tree on enoh side of the ling, to
be marke: with «a noSeh anil blase fnooinc torvmrds the posts in
the came mnrner 16 in the surveys of the public inanise “hey
shouiad also be mirkcd -ith the number of miles and hilf miles
each post io distant from tho place of beginning, and the
lettor "HE" Go desicnate miles should likowice be mrind to
the right hand or below each mumber." The description of
the line as givon here is practically fhe same .5 th:t riven
to him, exoopt that it is to go "along the couthern shore o:
oke Brule in 2 diroot line to tho contor of the chninnel bo-
troen iddlo ond “outh Islands in the Iake of the Desert,
thenee in a direct iine to the headrators of the Montreal cUivor,
og mr” upon the survey mio by Captain Cram..."

In Yovembor of tha$§ year he raturnod to uncoius Zyon,
the Surveyor Coneral,his fiold notes for the survey,in wich
ie the féel‘oving roport,here copied verbdatime 20 Gooomomy Lt
he turned ino plat, an em-:t tracing of which hao bean mde,
and a bine srint of th: 9 onolosed in the poaket of tic
booke

Mount Vornon,ifiohe Bove20th, 1847.6
Sire
In purpsunnoe of o contract dated 87th ‘pril, and your
instructions of the ist of iiay inst, I hive sarvoyed, mrked
and eatablichod so ouch of tho boundary line botiom :iicdkiran
and #iseoncin as lies botwoon the source of the Brule 2ivor
and the cource of tha siontronl iver, s definod by; the"Act

Co enable t::0 pooplo of Visoonsin Torritory to form a Consti-
tution .nd ~tote -ovormoit, aud sor tho adicsion o? such
Jtate into tho Union,” approved on the 6th of :..guet,1046, and
now ondloce herowith my 71014 notes ami map thereof for jouw
&  1rovn}e

In the pwmsocution of this vork a rmmdom line was
run, ©9 reprosonted on tho mp,irom the omter bet.on the
middle ani couth islam, in the Tako of tho Deserts (ake Vieu-
Deane: t) to tho cource of the Brule’ “vor, vhioh is tha outlet
of Lao Brule; 2nd anoth:r random line from tho mo point in
Lae Views Desert to the “hend proper of liom real rivar", <s
marked on tho survey made by Captain Cran..

-hage random linos voro elichtly nmartkod ond posts
vere sot thoroon at the ond of evwory mile ani hl’ nile each
way trom the coast of 5:0 Vieux Desert, bub no othor uri
were mdéoe The .arkins -.e fount nooessary to onnblo the
traoima: to follow tho line with supplies of provisos ons cure
ing the progress of tho aurvaye

Prom date thus obtained, the truo bouni:ry line ms
run,m@: reed, Doacureaé, and e.tovlished ins direct lino jrom
Loo Brule’, 0 69° 53’ i = 23 milos 39 ochaing and 66 linkef oz
olavive of ti6 meanders avound the south end of Lac .rule)
to tho conter betveen the mi-dle and south Isliinds in Laa
Vieux socort; ond 100 -rom tho “head propor of viontroal river’
3 94 27's 60 milos 67 ohsins, nnd 6 links to tiie point abovo
decor: bed in tho 1-ct mentionod lalwe Tho lntitude ami Jongie
tude ot the outlot of fae srule’, at Lac Vioux Dosort,ani the
head propor of liontroal Rivor, are civon in . tabular form at
the slose of tho Field otcde

“ile bounmtary line hia been ‘ell bias-:d and a post
set at tho ci of ench nile a: hilf mile, «ith two b oarine
troos to ench poot feood 229 notohed ani noted in tho field
notes in th? 2:ame mnner :.s in tho survey o” the publio lands.
These bearin~ trecs and pocts ao atso mrked with firures,
mdtie Leiter 1", mt intho .00d -Lth a mrkin: tool to do-
note miles, (‘ho numbor o7 miles md hl’ miles which on@h post
is dietan® from tio pl oo of bepinninge

In lila monner posta hive boen set md besvin= troos
taicon at the intersection of this line -ith the numerovsa locos
ovor viich it paccee; ond on cach 1412 mile throe trees in
Line have bean notohed with tvo notches on cach -ite in the
Girootion of tio line, andi their dist:mes, nmes ond diane
ters mve boon ontered in tho fleld notose

Pests h-vo :lso beon sot ani bering troes tasan in
the ucunl mnner ct tho intereection of the to-mship lines in
UWlehican vith thic bounleary, nd tho not:s thereof will be
foun ontored in tint SUP Vas

She mumeroug :ostea thus established and the vcotc:#2d
trece above mntioned togothor «ith the natural samery,such
28 loims,isinnis, 2ni points of land, ot:, as entorad in the
fiold notca, with the latitudes om lon itufhes of Import nt
peinta roforre’ to, dofine 74° St ublich this boinc. -y line
inn pormnont ani indic wtabla .x.>wnnore

Yor, rac:o3tfully
Your Obtecorv'’t

uaoius Lyon,o re
ve ce BULGE give J

Surveyor Gonornle
21208 1 titude Longitude
. ?

17

' a i, eS
3Jutlet of Lac Brule’ 46 @ O01 - 46 939 - 02 = 37
7a0t6 Shore of Lag VLouw: tosorvt 45 = GT = 26 GJ = 15 - 2
Angle dvetwoen iclanis im Do 46-07 =~ 47 3D -~ 15-10%
vaot Shore ox Lae View: vocewt 26 8 2G ~ iF Ji ~ LJ - 37
Hoad -wopery of contreal Siveore 46 = 19 - 45 90 - 17 - 58

The above latitudes azo the moan of sevoral obser
yationg mado with a solar oon cc.
“ ‘the longitude of tio pl:ao 48 comoutad from Bayfiol2a
chart of take Suporior Ly tho help of lieridians or to wmailp
lines intorceotin®e tho said Inke, inf tho dicferense of longi-
tude fron the Bastinrs .1d Vestines made on the :urveye

i.g@no instruments for the determination of latitude
ond longitude were furniched by tho zovernmont, -ni thoy could
not ba obtained viitho.t ~rent ex.conse and do’ay of tho work,
the Intitudos h.vo boon dotorminod and t*:.o lonritudoes aonsated
in tho manner above ctatede I have much oonAdonoo in the aoe
guracy of too intitudea, and also of tho lom:itudes, Irom tho
fact thot tie divforense: of longiSnude of various pointe riven
in B.ylLola's vhort on che couth oorst of Lale ~uporior, soine
@ides very nearly with oot.ial moacures mdno by myosolf on the
eurvey of to.nolidp lines in thicnt rerlone

Votes “is tho lower eni of ‘aly Brule is mrrow and shoal

with trace ctindine in tho «ater excopt in tho channel where
thera io a proseptible airront, Li vac difthoult to deoide
precisely wieve vo nin e..dod .2d the rivor commnoede “he
direct line to a0 View: pooort mo ti:oretoce mada to leave
Lae Brule' at a well sefined point on the cee silo of 1. small
eove,3ac .bove ctated, ans tc:o meancers oa. tha south: end of the

Lake vere con.oneced bolo7,at a perZoctly eonts:otel chunnole
Hin f80l2 notes shov tist toccr vero binsea on the
Line at frotuont iniervals, .8 inctzucted. <ha: sho. thit ho
coumonoed at "the mid@le of tir cimnnal c° tho outlet of Las
mule, thonca momidozed erouna vid Coabh clore of the late
“to a treil n@ ln:vling fov canoes on the southevect clie of
QO aankl cove on tha wost sido of tia -vowe rentioned Inko”
aad ie uwe FG 6 CO’ . on « dUroot Tine to tin miccdle of the
Gwemiol bet.vieon t.a south aid bddtle IT:b-nde ov Salo of the
Secrest (lac View: vecert)" a dist nco of 15 mhe 37 che 66 lkae
whis was comploted ye lit, 16h%e “vom hore he rua random
C2) locate “SWeilde2” wo chow on tls ping, hich was the junce-
tion of to ctroags callod tia Balsam and -ilne rivors, ond
wad propor of tla Zontreal rivor, ag msrind upon the curwoy
of Cupte Crome” 46 toric point Copte Cram hd rot 971 oodar
noot 6 foot long 2ni d inches scuare sot in thu cround 2. feat
onli currounced vith gtong". Srom tiis point he ran in 1 die
~oct line 5 74 27° 2 ta tio emter of the chanel bet-veon
tco tw disiandis sbove mntionods. Els notec “15 Iota vsre
ag:0 tod by con on Nove cloth, 1°47, ant th- Line nm established
somiine cho true bound rys
— Botrroon tin dates of dmre15, -nd 30it.6,1048, \Alliam
avoo, 3 Govouty curveyor mich ansesisted ith t:.o "rts, mee
Q@ meander Of tha “iontrosl Liver Boumlary ine bet coo the
utates of .isconain int --ichitan", acting un ers "Vorbal une
deratamiinz or <vedaicut mite inthe month of -iril in the yaar
1948 with “coelus . yon" ---— ‘ani in convormity Lun t’.o lov
of tie enit:d Ot: tee ong Sho Come ah nmetrootLoag of tie ada

uurvayor Cenosal to hia Lopucladte”®
4£eo boundary lino, the Jenomince and Bx livers
wore not menndered, but this vork wo done by the survoyors

who Inid out tho to ncailpa cdjncont to ite
o “ER
cd ae + an. ee ° 6

It is imverestin= «> noto the dicere voncles bee
teon our bouncy lines sn actuclly doteruinsd in tho Tiold,
end og deceribed in tho vonetitution of tho tute of Uithipan
watoh kis beon .dontod by tho people of t'.4> Ctete and age
Gapted by tis Celio nl Covarnmonte.

“hie conctitution ost:bluicted furisiiotion ovor ell
that portion of tho lover pmin ules north o7” 9a line “Aracn
“rom tho vouthorn ectromity of l.a'n -lohicn. t3 the woct north-
avly o.po of Ligumce Saye his voul® viva to Wdohicon an adéle
tional ctrin of tarrltory of a promimately tvolve hon red
s7usre miles, due to tho Piet thot our southern boun ury fis
don duo ecaot vor . “Lat nea of 105 mllas, ctartine ot a
point on sco .-Lchictin ton milng north of the ectrame coutinrn
pointe

cay weotem bowxy sy sa defina in this Con :titution
otevga at tho mouth of the Momtroal Mivor,gtioneoo tom "theounh
fi@ midio of (9 min channcl of the veetarly braneh of the
Lon urea. viver to Ista 7 tp, the hend wierd tho cool sthonce

$n Cizeost Tino to tlh: amor of occa atrianel bet ccm  iddle

pad Gout i-hMinfo dnitho Salm of tha Lecert.” 25 ect blinked
by Gran, Sart, 2d Ives, the bouniary line is tho onnt beans
of toa ..om-roal dow. to too funetion of vii cine and 3B loam
Diweere Istant fora Le soorewintely caver milea fuct-or ost
em cia niles couth, om. i727 tiin vecea « tuna point on tho

bone swe At sant mean ta) ad ition of trinnwwul.r strip of
 

approc:imatoely sis huntred samro mil ce

-hile i¢ is not Liimly thas my trouble w11l1 ever
arise ovor our -outhem bounc ry ovain, it is boliaved that
soon ve will bo inv@lved in °- loeal sontroversy ith “Looonsing
In fact, to .ttormoy Gone red soveral years aco pro vared a
Brief to bo need in this event, ond had tracings of the orlgi-~-
nal piste of the to:-mmilnos involvod mide for thic sur ocde
Tho writer snen$ two fiold seapons in vor slons thin line,
and the con iment at thot time among the reOple there scened
to bo in favor of boin= under the garisdic$ion of Uliochimnn,
“his io dua to the Paet that much oc tno lumbering Beinr done
Cnere is in tho convrol of idchiewn capital, nd slo to the
£.9¢ thot choro vse an agitation to establish Vilas Vounty,
4oconsin, ua a fame and fich preservee

It ia interestin: to note thit In the cumi:r of
1915, our complete couthom boundary 4o bea re-run, mid
no vmanont monunonts to be cet at the intersections of all
sootion: °:d to.ushin lines of the throe totes involvode

eh zor: ic to bc gong by tho Pederal Covommont in co-oporae~

tion vith the States of iichiv-an, Indluna ani Vhios
MP) ORBITING Cv, Suv oes
a nat. ee ut ar. ad o wah adidate tad wd eebisw J@

In -rder to fully apprrolinto the borin ring of
the surveys in iUchican, one mot uwncorstand the evonts lead
ine ap to the first of Aeial nttompto to subdivide 1¢ into
land wmiitae

idehicin is a part of tho to-rltory vest of the ors
ginal thirieon colontos which wao ceded to tho Gnitod -tates
at the close of the Revolutionary “var, Oni whose boundory was
established by tho Zreaty of Caries in 1783. Onaturolly the
question at once crose of how to loonte om disiose of this
yast torritory, oni Concress, being anxious to avold the ovils
of the unsystomatio survey of tho orizinal states, at onze ap-
pointed . committee to devise a cystom to be used inoll varto
o- tho new torritorye Thin committee, consistin: of Thoms
Jefferson, Chairman, ond duch Vilifanson, David ilovo'’l, J1-
briice Garry, and gacob zoad, on liny 7,1784, reported “An
ordinance for asoort.inin? tho mola of loont ng sid iLsoog
ic of lands in the vesvern territory, and for ptinr pur: oses
therein mantio ade" -his ordinance »rovided “or tio dividing
of the cublico l-ndio into “hundreds of ton miles s:ucro, and
these acain subdivided into lots o” one mile s wroe «his
ordinnnee 45 anended wc renortod to Sonress on . pril £6,121785,
ani recubhrod the surveyors “Uo G@ivido the said tovsitory into
tovmehins of ¥ nhlos s:unve, by lines running cio north and
south, ond overs crossin: theca at richt oncloce---. Tho
plats of thse tornshipc:, recspostively, shal? bo mcticad by sub

divisions into sooti:.ic of ono milo siuara, or 6:. acroc, in
the eamo direction oa: estorn;2l] Llinoos, and numberod from 1 to
49." This io the tirat reoor” of tlc uco of the words "tom-
aRin" ond ‘sootion.

Phis no firot amoncod on liny 3, by rtrilkin> out the
wrdas "sovyen miles ofumre” and sudstitutine the -ordos "six
miloo oanare'. It smo not until if:7 6, that it smo obcrerved
that ao townshiin 04:: niles sanw>: could not contni.: 49 soationa
Ono milo aqjusre, and on thic dafo in amencnont thit a tovmohip
Should contain o6 sect ione wac leste Hovevor, it -15 recone
Biderod and final? y pacsod on ciny 20, 1785, end tho first pube
lic sarveysa word mado wider thir ordinancee Milo ordinance >
Blso contai.ad a provisisa jor the ranorvine of section 16 &
ovor; townechin for tho m2sort of schools, a policy over since
m:intaineds. Under thie ordinance wor: lnld tho “Seven Ranras"
of OhLo, Llyinct nort: of Cho Ohio rivore DMoy cro ditioront
fron thooon intor 1:44 out in shoth® osti ns wero numbored from
L to 56, commoncins with Nose 1 in tho Southo cot corner and ron-
nins fron sout?: to North to uw0e 96 in tho Northwest oorme-: ov
tho to -~mshipe

Sho ace of Ooncrosn of ii-y 19, 1796, entablished tho

mothod @2 nunmborinm sottionoa which {* stil? £1 uso, provided

ourve. ov th: lnnis northevent of tir Vhio Rivor anc above te
mowutn of tha contuclry River, "4. nich the titlos of the Iniion
tribos hive boon extincuichede' smdor this ict Rufus eutnan

wna made tho Tirct surveyor-ronaornal, amd tie Piect 24-14 vor:
 

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in which thie history is really concerned ras started. The
lines in Ohio, to yhdeh th: surveys in thie state were sub-
eqquehtily tied, were oo monocd.

«ne noxt provieion of intcrcet is cootzizicd in an
4ot of Congress approvec Lay 10, 1800, which stctos that "in
all ocaees where the exterior lincs of th: tornships thue to
be subdivided into sections or half-sections shal! oxceed, or
not extend, eix milce, the excess or deficiency shoil be es-
peciaily noted, and added to or deducted from the weetorn and
northern renses of eections or half-sections ii euch tov.oships
accordin:; asp the error ma; be in runnin, the lince fron east
to wost, or fro. sonti. to Borth." The Act of Consress approved
Fobruery 11, 165085, directe the subdivision of tho public lande
into quarter sections, and provides that ali corners an. lines
of an eort est. bli:hced by denuty surveyors ehi.li be recognigcd
ge euch. On April 26, 1512 Consrese pacsed an cect establiching
$n the venocrtment of the Tressury @ Ueneral Land Dffioe, with a
Gonernl Land Comaissionor ae its he:d, to whom wie referred
"all such ecte enc thinge tonehins or resnectizn:;; th. public
land: ot tho wunitcd ttatcee” fo bs the tinc tho .ork wre come
menced in Michigan, Congrose hid ite mechinory is workin: order
and the methode thie estcblishod, and to the proscnt $ime the
eyetem of surveys hos rom:in:d esubstantinlly the samo.

The earlicst attempt to survey any psort of Mdehicun ,

wee msde in 181£. 1 April of this ye r to ooatrocts wore
isoued for tha survey of ortions of tho Once line aad of
ea prinocinal mvitinme he “lrot comirsot -.9 1 -suad to
iLomanior ffolnes for too gurvey of "a beee Tino “ron a oint
above vatroit duo vert to tio Indian Boumdirye"  shi:: boundury
wae the wostern artromity of 11 tirt territory velincukls cd
by tho Indinn mitione -t tho Dreaty of Creenviile in 1795, and
woo sbaut’ on the Mine botveon tho corccout daclzvon .ni Cathoun
counfringe fo. ia a dator = contraet vac docued for tc @urvoy
of “a true merician lino from fort Dbofianse doo torth , sictned
by Bonjanin Houthe thic Line in ona of tusntyl principal
moricisna ost:blichod for the di ferent ct tes, 2 runs cue
north fron: point st the gunotion oo. the fugl- ize ond catimoe
Rivore in “lose ft's lonvitude @c Ccoferminnd bd: ti:r «atp Coast
Survey io 84 21° 43°.4 vic OF Craamiche “ho bana Ling and
principnl morictinn wero not run ¢ ntinuoa ly, 29 maty oussose,
but seve run oa fo miloe ot n thiso 9 wo oon:iderod’ noce anrye
bn F.ct, £4 was not until 1840 tht the merician cas onvviad
aorsas tho otealits ont into tne Ucoor Joninculae
Lurine G9 yoar 131s eontrasta voro Lonwd Cor the

irvoay O- prootisally 211 of Vact tervitor,; lyint south of the
baso Lino ind cast >» tho morilirr.. <n secoect to tis com,
DAvard oL0%in, tho Surveyor Genoril, resorted to tho Canera"”
and Office tiot tha gurvayorgd had boon oblifred to susoend
their operations until tho country should bo 90 “rozon 29 7.
boar mon 2nd beaotse In 9:1te of dverse oconmiivions tho en
had worfrod until voth thoy on* scueir horses ‘coro lltssolly
worm do.n wit: ov rome sut2foring -.::4 faticnoe” Ho rurtihor

roported tht tho innd vas total’, unfit Tor cultivation and
 

 

not worth tho omonce of curvoyine it. Soncress h:.d rranted
on acoreopriation for tii. mirve: 07 t20 nil'l21 seres for tho
bone fit of soldiers servin= in the var of 191:, provided that
20 Linda be vit for cultivation. ..9 a ramlt or tL: rocort
soncrecs ordorad tha aurwoy of 1,0 3,00) acrog in Illinois
an’ G0), 0 seres in icsourd “in lieu of that ucntity here«=
toor9 nutnorisod to ba survoyod in tiie Zersvitory of .ischican
ao Lidtery Bounty cp nmlge* [9 > borat |. t ic 16 doo:ne
Sf4ginlly iivm that “aot one sere in ono hun’ rad, i> t’:ore
be a9 oc thn ono out o: ono thoumid of tiis ln ms Littod
for guiltiv-.tion, im 46 wac not nubil 1059 that toils invrea-
Sion thus crentod wer ronovod by tha vonorts of .2t2°1 sottloroe
Youwnvor, this reocort, willo 16 effectually ahookod iniicrae
tion for Tiftcon oars, xt leant Loft tho otate froa from land
mecul:tion, ono of t72c corat evils of a now country.
in goito of tho elicnt inevonse in population th
rin of mubdividin= tho tecrilovy wont alovly on, :n1 by tho
ond of LID vrnctioaltty a@ooaf toa coumtry Ivins botveen the
north Line oF 2G te Tr toe iho Tbe, ond asst of the Jrin-
OLecal JiorL ‘ion had been laid oute 3 oy this time, 25 1 rosult
oc sevornl treaties with tho various Indian nations, the
Indians titlos to the Innd in tho Lover Conineula h:.d been
o-7t4n ~wichod, Jith tho e::co tion o7 a1 reo resorv tion on
the ste Jomoh ivor und « alrip slong the shore of uae
ichircne
Con UWre 21,1820, a contrircot wis civon t) ono deces®
HNagolor “>: gontitime the meridian Line north rote lee

oornor Of Te 6 tie “to Savin wv Bay or RNivor, - to :190 may bee”
 

 

 

thig wording incis:ses that the Imovledre of tie country was
Limited, for satin. Jay at it's nares point in over tvuenty
miles froa tie mridinne Durines t) next tow yoars tho cork
w.a@ ushod 5 riplily ag pocclble, ind by 1825 pr.ctically
onewtnird o2 the “ovor Zoninsuln h:d Beon 1:14 onte In 1322
tie courtry win divided for too: ke of convaiiense Lat.
throe dis riots, *..c votroit, tho southern, ai tho conros.e
“he Dotrolt dies dot oomprised the tersitory north of tha
bage lines; tha southorn all tht vortion oouth, with tio ex.
ce ,tion of  avrip t.o to.m2:Lpa wide lyin: slons ¢%c Indiana
boundary line, waich sac calvod tho cionroe district. .12 of
tne contr.ato rofer to twas 'atricta, thowh 7 h.vo foun
$:an montioned in no other ro:artese hoa cam s to h ve been
an idea of Laemrd cittin, who 9.9 Surveyor Coneval unt:1 the
sum cr o° 1829, Car they -:o aot reZerred to by iny ono cole
lo.in- time

Aeide fron. tie urweyiln: dome, to:is ocrlog from
1815 80 16°05 tas invortant, “or t :cro being seme inilo:tions
of . tondenay of 1:1 decoction, tie Tirst lini oo fice in the
tor Afteory an opened in ote 4G in 1218. “cor tin first time
settlers o ald “acuire l.ads onrteaide the 014 Crench ind Uritish
eoinitg lance tho 2ebroit ivore* Tporine Gils period Jiishican
wie a lowed a delostutea to Yoncress, to. L.te, ho vever, to
protect csainst the aet Ticsine tho nortiom boun) ry of Indie
o7n ton milea north o7 tho southern bounmi ry of ichisrin fer
ritory, in viotition 3. vuhe dvdinaneoe of 1767 ut toe aot Fic
ing tho southern bouai ry oo the Jorzitory of ichicon in

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Janu ry,18056 |
 

The ne::t poriod of Sivo vears, Jron 185 to 1830
fnolucivo ws -ot a poriod of much procrocs so f-r 19 tho
qubsaividiney of the omblice 1) nde ws oonvcoraade Vibes in due
Llarvely tat’. 2206 thot tn eteady tice of im-cisration toe
Tardis Intinnas and sho danindad ft: moro ationtion bo turned
tovirdagd those stites to tte nevleay of “tchivin Yorritorye
in fnet,/ovor tirea tims rig muy entmoets Cor ork in
Inifi.m and Jhio vere s-cmrdod batveon than voares tien for
Mishicinme “ovevor, tho vertem portion of the ot:te balow
Sha “rend River, ax s blook of forty to-mmhino clon the
-vegnoipal lori isn vam nid owse. In addition ta tis, "Beis
Dieue Island, in tho ctraits of idehilimicktinas mao 1.14 out.
It 4o inteoroctin> to note tht tha aontvact for this vork .ns
Sicnod, so-lod, ~:i d-livored in d@uslleate “ith no consideroe
tion otisnletet.e cinso the . ork seam: to hovi been done,
trove muat hove Yom samo sort of on nndoratiniin’se In this
veriod we Tiret find t:i1 unme of Lugiugs ,;on mentioned, nad
AG van 89 tod: tine 0h .t m@ eot-blicmwd a ano for cin elf
ag tice eblest ad nocst aoncolontioua surveyor of hi> time
Jn tha .Och of Jo Jywabor,10°8, tio 2 noua troaty of Suroy
JAcodfon, on tig SteJonoph River, as whenode Sy tide +. rea.
mat the Indin:ie vrelinowb hed Ghioir title te a.71 that torrie
tory “which f: bourled on tho north-enrst oy who ~v.Jdoconh
iver, on lo nosti-vest by Lshe iidehic na «: on the south |.
by tho Stto of Indiamie” Sally tirce years befor ono mute
voyor h.d loft hic ox: untdaished,revortiag to 210 fin tht.

*

the hootdlity of tho iniiang m.de 16 ia occiblo to cr orm
 

his contract, ort that he h t boon ablipnad to stop undor

na

thraat o7 muviotre J stig hostilit., arose over 14 misuniorstinde
—
int ceopmordins ¢°-2 bourliries of tlic resoryation .s eat.blishe
od in svrovious troates, but tin Care, iicsion troaty ar-iwnced
evoryochine ontictroetor. yy ci th: davutias vere atloved to
sgontinve tis iy oot wioloatode

fe wthos Pictor thot roterded tho survey o7 to abe

mm

Lig hentia vat the invwouritinc of the covornmmtal ajstom of
bultiine ronds, wiich oro on abso te necssalty at t:is tinse /
In 1326 Concrrose mide provision for the building of rosds Syom
Detroit to sort Gratiot, “rom Detrolt to Sacine: Biy,av Por
the betimniin: of the Syrioug “Chiaasa nora", onn o7 too bier act
fYagtora in the devoloonont of the southorn part of tho stato.
In ii.y,28090, an aat tas 3: roved mkine a ‘.repristions anomt-
ine to £22,990 for ronuds.leadinze 7°: letroite

Je settlers vere to, pocr, and tho territory Bad
no meons of bulldine ronda, so £¢ had to be done unier the
authority of tie Veder:] tovernnent hich “88 unsble to onrry
on toth Rinis of vworr. In * ot, tho Surweyor Generil,

Me Lytle, 729 obiircod to insert a clause in tho oontracte he

dooued crovidine tint ecyaont gor ror’: done choulid not ba dew
manded untl? attor contress ma mares 5 necessary a oroprie

ation cit the funde had beon .1:ee3 in his handse

petvern (ho youre 1850 123 1805 no survezyine oma
done uy tho sovernnent o:oa t in the Inyin>e out of roads and
tho bevtinnin: of tho herbor ftrovrrient dn ua ciniconoce Boy,

tia mouth of the iver RVaisen, Oa valy 14,1852, an ast vas
aporewed , which 1f carried ouf micht hrvo dono atmy ith
4 prent donl of unnecaosary hard fooling -oniio+ sonvurovorsy
It provided “that <ho sresidont o. the United ~tates onuse
to bo sacert-inod by ac. .urate observitions tho Istitude ana
longitude of the coubherly oxtrome of ‘dro Jilohizan, av that
ho oause to be sseertainod by lito observations tho point on
the tihami of the Inke wWiich dn mo oast therefrom. (2:4 this
boen done, th "Toledo Var " nivit hive bean nvolded,!ichigan
entered 1c 2 stato tro goars oarlior 74th her boundary as
described in all p-:codins nota, ad oo ctil2 desovibed in
the Conotitution of 1909 0/

: Dur inc the  ;oars 1350 tO 1855 only ten conisacts
vere avarded for tho evrvoyin: of -ublic lindas, al? in the
sarinay Bay dlotrict, and thic neriod is of intoro-t only in
that 4% introsiuce¢: Une 2. Burt 3 a curveyor, ond this the
Sorvaelt Jor 27:4luca to portform contrast vas auavad fron
_ 20°50, no matler what tho vor dono, to “double the aertinnted
amount duo b, tho United tates to -1La '- « a -+ burt is
perhave even mora osmousg th: Cvyon, Yor not only did he ure
vey pozoon: lly lerco ortions of both paninculsas, but he
8390 Ainvonted tho solar gOMPAD Te. | An imorvovaonent of this ine
otrummt in ctlll pxca Lbed (anual of Inatmotions or
tho Survey of cublio Jc:ndg of? the United ~tates and lrivite
Tond vieins ',1902) for use by deouty omrvoyorse
-Sovevor, to poviog oF 1856 t> 1840 any tro ork
pushed chead auch f:ater than ever beroro, in f.ct mush t 9
f.ct, forvory newrly 1. of tie to.nsiiys inid @ut in wiis

fivo yonr p°riod voro Inter resurveyed, Sy the end of 1840
Bll of tho ‘over eninsuvls hid been surveyed, ta ‘rinedipal
Noridion oarciod noroca the ctraate amd into t:7 Jnver 2one
ineie fond the oxtorior Lines of several to nships in this
poninmila lyins bot .ccn the Merldim and the line bot-..
Nances S and 9 Veste In this p- riod (1837) the ohio boune
dary line a3 fim: lly daterminced by tho Survey of Andre
Porter, and  ichiran admittod ag a ovntee the vork in tho
atates of Indians and JLo had boon pinoetiorlly @o uploted,
nnd tho SurveyomGeneral vas free to devoto 31 hic time
end fundo to tho oomplotion of the survey horde Jhere Sure
vyoyor-Sonoersls, “obort T. sytle nd isokfioel 5. li :ine, have
been binmad for tio craat accancoe broucht noon tho covorne

mot lator in rosurvoyin: tho vox: done bn thie porlod.

“hey enn mrdly be hold resooncible, hovevor, for thay could
not porsomhy oversod ti: caw: und At ona a po®fectly simple

mattar for tile deputios to osroloas lg do to work, or ovon
not do {t at ally and ct111 esanne dotoatione Jha men were
voll rocomindod «it under onth, co it seoms unjust to place
tre nolo tune on tie chouldera of u;t¢!a and tvdinee

v2 Octe 31,1836, tho iirst orficinl montion of 1
corroaction line ls mide in contract fer tie running of
tio 8nd correstion line Tron tio vrinckhpal lieridinun weet to
mira wdoltvat, Theao are ateridard parallels exztonded enact
and veot Tron the morician in ti» came maner 18 tie base
Line, “Yom waich corvestions due to the sconvor~onco of movie
diane nve m.doe 3 .t tie tine this state v.1e curvorad they
vere aot -blished at interv.lo of oicty mileo, co they re

tne north linos of Covmshins 10, 25,50 and 4) Northe st tho
orm ee - foe

 

procont tine, in un urvejod lanis, thoy sare ootedlisnhad at
interv 18 02 tuciutyeTour miles nert’: ond south of C4 Jinae
winde he north lina of to ncn 10° hea boon upsod in the

clume tfirmior, bot it had not been welorred to ag a “Jorrastion

®
i? 7

Gino In my oC Tisi.2 docunont on record. -wring tilc period
1G waa tho policy to ran the ovctorior lines Tirst, .24 Intor
subdivice “ac to no°ip into cestLonga, tually by 3. ai “Ta
eat portye ~nie mds tha Pf Kine” of field notas cor section
Alacs oasy, iad via writer hie noted by a otudy or tha nts
0 tho roesurvoys roturned, tia not movo tiwn 10: of the
e:teriox linca were ovor ro-Trune

Ian f2i9 porhod tre l.st troantles relin ulsnine
Thiian titles wo'vo mde, ono sn Uaroh 03,10c aa goca other
of Sotreit on funel4,13507., <=ho virst, ith who Uhipooew,
and Jttavm Tniinaae, ctiva tan 2. tract of 75,093 rcresg as a
reserve 01 the -Yerfe ar uette Livers he sesond, ith

tra s.vtinay Indians, volincuiched aloimg to -i1 lends north

Boo. 1320 to 1845 no contracts vere isaued, .nd
Ouly ode in to45be cut in 1644, 28 tio vooult of t a oomnlining
of get lo@s in u. at Pie Gigs to nshin wae reourve odeby
Vervoy ou voPe It vne oricine lly laid out in lus by Joseph
.ampler, «ad also vork c.0o/ed o tot:.1 of 255 a.erea Jos. than
tc:at by SlOarvitope It core to ccorwrn.iont o-prondaatoly ° 2000
to -djant the cl:imo sf tc:e sattlora due to this erroneous

BUPVGY es
In 164° tho fraudulent surveys of tle eounatry
around .avinny Say were dlsccaovores and sctaog % ian for tie
recucvvoy, «2 doesrriboe in -s:other chnuptore -2i9 lod to a
| retorm in tic Sowa of gonvitaese providin: Tor tho inccaction
oF a. ort 5 the docuty gurveyor’s O:tpannde

B79 treaty .ich tho ~hALooeva Indinsn mition m:do
On JoLoOboP 42,1040. 2.22 ratl Lod Uaran 1), 1344, they oaded
to the revworiwor® all th. rechon to which Indian title nd
206 been ex:ttincuishoed. io vas a tarsicor; bounioed on t.sa
north by alta superiov, on the east by the Vhooolsy iivoz,
on the weot by the ~ontroal “ivor, and on the aouth b; tho
-iesonoin boun ary, ami cloo inolwiing ele soyaloe chig
made Suc survay of tha Usoor csominetta porsiblo, aul om
hore wad 0 ome comanncede Aft tiis timo Doctor Gourlro
Houcthton ae too tate reolovtict, und ith him ons entractes
o larcto part of the voriz uncer ocrovicions of nm 2.6% 0° Jon-
“rors a-propriatin:e . 290 000 | “or thks puror@e +710 2:7
wis GoncLsored co important thet ho contractod afrostiz ith
“HnOMe tle Dinke, *morol “and Comilscionor, ineta.a of Uheouch
t.q ‘urveyor Tenor 1, -Liliam Johnstone lho folLovin: ic a
copy in c:rt of the ontract 2:1 instwmuctions issued to hime

“ArtLoica of A-vearmnnt botivo0. “hose (6 Bliko,
com;of Geners) oind (‘it1ee, wnvor in -vructions Trom oore-
tary of tho tronasury ad intorin, 2nd bourl:s Hourhicon, cad~
lorint of tc. -tite of iechican - cune 5,1344e0"

“ho eni2a bouciag “ouchton, for con'icorntion none

 

tioned, in convormmity vith the malis and ressintiongs owziacind,-

the Inva oa. tho United -totes, and cuch inctrauztions = 9 :19;
be recolvod from tho Surveyor Conernal of tho district, 411
faithfully ing out and survoy ith reforence to minos and
minora, four thoucmd miles ov tho To mechisg and Vostion:1
Linos in ttt ort of lichic on cout: of Satta vuertlor, in-
etulin: the esteblistment of tha 4th to rection wines awl
that he will complote thesn curve: and roturn corvoct sopilog
ov tho true esd orivinas. field notes tieraol to the surveyor
Sonoeral at Canoinniti, by tha first day of Janu: ry ,1347 ,
(Acta of God a:can>toas on non iity of fortaitico, wii oavyinc
to the Unitod otaten tha sun motioned tn the anne-:wd bond,
fin eiso of default by hine

ind the said Pho... “. Binion in his capacity aforon-
emid, doth covenant ini n-reo that on comcletion of tho sure
yo7s 2bovo nomod,or nz port ion tharaof, in tho mmnor xbove
montioned and vith tha ax royal of tha Survoyor Goneral,
thove wvilltia «ald to the mid voucing Hourhnton, on asaounrt

“tho Bnito! Stitos, “an 2221 commoncation for tha cholo

oponse of survozyin: mt o:clrine due roturn thoreof in mannor
“nd forma aforesaid, viva doliars por silo for ver. mile and
pact of a mile acftastly run and inr'’nd, mndom lines and off
soto not insiudod, providod ft: not mo-e than tho four thoue
sand milog bols-o mantionod shill bo run, mrind, or onaid for
unier this contracie

2 bona vada Tor 4),0006¢

“alos and rerculations lor t?.0 rovormmoont of tn
Deputy onsl)cyed to maco the poolovLe 7 surveys of t:. 5 onrt

fF iAchiein gout of atca Cupnrior, uncer the annropriation

of .20,000, provided by via act of von-rans mizine anoroprie
ation for the oivil ond Diplom:itis e:poncos of tho Govorne
ment avproved the i7th of June, 1844."
These are oubstantlally

(1) "Sownship lines only to bo run e-cept whore if may
be necessary to establish seotio: lines in order to detor-
mine tho charc:etor ami boundaries of my mines or mineral
@eposits. In this orice a11 section lines are to be run, 90
that no detached tracts romain usurveyede”

“he 4th correction line was to be run sea far north
ag necesganry but not to orous tho probable wisooncin boundary.
(8) "Field books will contain 112 information of a
meolorionl or minernlogioal charnoter in ad‘ition to the usual
ani mscossary notes of lincar survoyse"

(3) "Rotum to tho Surveyor Ceneral a fair copy of 111
field notcs of survoy, ith siotches of Zownships oomplotely
ourve7ed and dingrama of those partly surveyode ‘che okotohes
ans Gdiccrane are to chow all geolegicnl information, ond
thooe seotions contuining miner:l deposits should be desaifrnated."

(4) "All this information tht om bo choiwm on the

Sovnehip plate without confusion mast be on tiese plate”

In Jatober of 1845, Houghton and t.o of his asaiae
tants vere drowned off Heewenay 2oin’ ina heivy storm and
yart of his sooords loeste Hin work vac ably and consolenti-
ously dono, «2 oF the highest walue to the State, for it
indicated the vast ..oalth of the mining region of tho Upper
Poninmola a: led to tho dovolonpment of this rich seotione
In his ranort to the Jocrotary of the Treasury in 15-47,
Lucius yon, surveyor “moral, soonka in tho most g loving
tem of Nowchto:, ot roavcrota tint . rroat man chould have
Loct hig 1220 “ion Anthea vrim of lifee On Sent 19,1044,
Hourhton, witt: «me. Dueg antl Jacob Uonc-hton firdt aisoove
om0d the Ainmcencoe iron Ce oeits nen tho pretont caite of ie
grute, rauth of Taol Belteae .Avy “ord runnine tho Line
boi coon sorte 75 nad 297, ond aactine tie cance of the ree
n.watblo voriztions o. tha menotio neadlo, Los:ted the
devesit on -svich ma cl.iommate located the 29 Sunocrior
Pie Shicg tovothor tbh Hourvhton'a mocort in A841, on the
Gooery dovoctta, lod to a wonderful dnflu: of settlera.
Un July 17, 1046, ono hun'irvea and four minine sonrmica hd
been orpiged ix moda locctions, and ovor 900 “loeations"
ond leases hd bean nm ie by unore Tifsed pirtica,

“tno no:t 7our coare ~- 1345 to 1643-ineluaive -~
gay tha Upper oninsulia gomlstaly orvayoed, wiloer tio cist

” mag 8 =! he « ' .
ndvcerae ciailithonea ard avter wrtold Inrdschins. lip. tehring

<4

cives a vory intoroothihnse aegsonnt of asmne of the ommerioneas
of survoyors in tia tocrlvory, advo "lL .¢ a history of the
JOlar 29m 383, hom Virdm us0e2, is his chrptor on ‘United
Sates curveza of tne J par ‘oninsuloe™ &£¢ Tonot tho country
vag reo onized to bo wm dirticult to survey that cuyong nod
Nha intluonce to raice the staadard orlos to .&-00 por mile
‘astunlly ran, not to incluie random lincs and offscits” and
&9 price Of G6e50 or cel ner mile v9 not uncoxon. net
recocived .16-00 a mile “or his survey of the Visoonsin boune
dary line, but tis vas o:eepulomlly nishe 112 con --acts

Sor wk in this torritory pxvidod tit tha deputy ourvey-
 

 

ora ohould place thaiselves wier tho charee of reolori:%3
working for tho Vedernl coveninont, ani the worl: of the two
departiiante vac mado to coimcide as much so ‘ocilbide

with tho ozxooption of tho resurvoys, cdocaribod
in another chapter, tho whole -tate of vishicon hod boon
yraotianlly subdivided into soctions by tho yoar 18506.
owawar, tha work of survoying islanis in tho inlind Ines
nmi rivera is still roine on, .ni t-:c0e my bo survayed at
any time, vrovicoed they vero shown ‘the ordicinal niatoe
Seation 115 of the Rovised -tatutes ( Rele,2601) otatos that
when tho settlera in my tormmsehip not mincr.s”. ov racorv:d b;
SOvVermm Wu, soeboo a curvey icie under tho autnorit, of the
Curva yoperamesil, cows 4 “easnedins QAr> NesesG Tlie 27
Boxclge tion Zs critic mart boa Lilad, a sma oafriechent Tor
Gio gaswo > mmict bo Aapodktad, “vhthouts sont or cliin yor ine
Graity a. ct ult seals, tie gurve-orepfoneci) may order
tay. oi: doue proviiel 46 lies in . torrlitory" onbs.ecd by
o:lgtin: gucnined Linas ov base: Yor toa tom hs an? eubdieg-
Vissdul omevoys'e 29 Unte as 212 gover icdkomdes wore
saryve 3. £1. intand Iev®eo ba the mrthorm purt of tho lover
Doenicinulr.

AS the clocoe of thie ah notes ava Lacorted acyera

=

Sab ss ans moog Gntented t. chow the o.rorro-a of tho survayse

One mapo racov only to MietZiroat curvweys made, not to inc’ude
Qa rovuwoaye 1a caoie Of Gontents Ea one coimilod 2r0m the
orirkii.ds on Tide fn thy ofttes of the Publis Domain Jo:maission
tomatoe wit. thoca oo. Indisnd and ohio ane 9s Taw in Asnourl

~= =: C6 ae OP ~

Suetris Oro gare batoaa. L757 alt 1325 dneturhivoe 0.10 wvitor
hac prvparoad an almiabotical’y areriaccd lis * tho doputye
ourvoyers by whom tha .om:i wio poriommed, civi.n: v:.a pariod

7

Guvins which thoy worled, ond a oombination o2: tne mabs,

tiie list and tho gable of oonte cto, cu2uL. tive the reader

Q@ Clenr ddon of whm oni by whom any ourveys wore Midde

” - an - ow kt , eeu tS Dera: ‘9
oe i . ve 731 1) 1 - a ode lies 1 oe Loy wd. | iS Juno e
. - oe sag Rea ig! wat some : ore, * a
Sop Ga Swhauchoa caked’ sod Saca “Uitia asa By
- oo” #.™ wes * 3° & .. - ~. « de i Ped « = -
bas&s OF Co ov tivicica of th: otete, and eo of vrimo ine

° a : . “A eos - - a... ° . *
Meat Dan @winkboan 3 aavhioaatto to treat tho mme

"6
: Sg
a
e

“OLLI ,
Mh.t of thecg Lilia under a coonerntoe heading.
weed o Linea wordy nos run eoutiny
Weta eid ored need. a@ory to tne prevrese of the aovayfe
~10 Rimes weve eo umnged im the curivy of Lold, and tho Jrin-
$oql Movition wad rot Gonp7eted until W599 Ja Apel? 16,
Obe, Sle vanloy Holmis wea riven a contenat Toe tla lacinc
o:& of « Dase Lina feo. point above Dotroit due wost to tho
Tadhond Souscury, whide’: Tine whll conrctituto a Mevic ling"
The “point ub wae Detouoht™ cis Coacevb vad La his Lictroctions
Oo: S.ig) £ Go Zinc us wacord, Dut tho UlLuo en lisiges Looate
Ol Lt cti= voushice -ho “Indian Somd ory” monthbsuned wos about
on the poanent Zine bet aon dusk: .:. ani Jalho. 2 od utlLore
Sor diye Untaw (2 2h? 23, 214) Bong sai Louch entered
vpn ,

dowd oontr.ct wht. odvaet Lbo Clan, Jurveyor-Ganors2 of tho diae
Gis chee @owseica.: DTalioina, vid, ana ichivami, os tho sure
voy OF “lerhlin:, ute, 2nd To noiin Linco, vise a Brue ann
idinn lin: Cron Port piachines at the mouts of tho An-liise

adver novtn’, acpse. cy (At: hho inctonetionae It nleoa ao llad
~

for the servey of "four rancrer of Vormohips uorth of to:a base
Ling enc Tnur rances south of snic base Lino, arah rie. ine
Gludins ai-- tormohina norch and sis tommaiip2 southi, tho gaid
Bano Line to be mn by Alocvander Nolnose"

Agaovdin > to tha trenrezmi ot 02% 2ield notes of survozyo
in Qanca 1 u.cot, sonth of the base line, to osn6 bonni rics
0? tomeiing 3 to 7 cout. (tho moritica Line) wero curvaced bd:
Toueh £1 15156 Mie tecragecist Pia sptes @o 19% eto tie
namo of Si.) euowoaver nor t:: @.to of wurvay of t..9 mord inn
lo foormhtag Po omit 2 forthe.

oh ety neath 2m OF aglenay Ting Gs bd. auntrist to
Je oe SOME Uaselor, Tor ta eurvey of "3 trun ericie an Dine
fraa Bio cowner or 2 6 MN to sachin Bay or River, az the 0130
Ma, O9e° Rovevor, Gio 251 notre mioe tht 4 present tro
Ling stants nao re: by doatkeh Van Ter in the mutner 04 1324,
Wiioe a eontmsat Gted Gate TL, WMe Nost: of tha pase lino,
theo moavddtioa was mun on an orterior tom line, in thic acco
boindw davevbbed fa te: muovey of Dytpls Lao ete, §& GUAR 1 Ue

tn the wintes of 1626, tre Baca Ling me anctended

<*
ob

waa to Iintim Ulohicean bj um Brows ioda, writer ynvovinicus
AR contre: ALremadeVate Tl, TlIG5. Chic oom:b ted tha loo tion
of tide Tine

In tho winter of Lo 0-01, tlie Mord lfan wi av tlaued
nore: 29 fayroac the north bomdavs, of PL, Roo, vl Robert
Glar’:, dve, 320 tio vag oeen botuwoc, of cance Looecy bet oem
thoco Linite. In fio .Anter of 1855, go Briwkt 09 :ti 2084 tho
Zine throu: Vo.mct:ions 139 to ut -footh dnslucivo, wiioe 4a oon-

trnet gal iin: also Cov Sip miuuiba oF Go unl verrea sion Line

from tho liewidian vest to Geko idohican, md carsiin eterLor
Limesge uylwertor Jihley omd gyn thedarcon ran tho moveilisn
Lin: throw. to the noel. “Ann oft cO Nu An the esekhe: 1050,
mia your “Vigor ds can @a&ivotel ac tov norti: an tie sisadte
Of wi@ltinia be dour oariete In tie one Pour ( 1340} * lle Le
pang @earcbol £5 sec9ed Sie Co eadta anak (iuecch tha Uooes
J@hhlivwis, cosilotint vie anthro Ting.

we Pm , o, ude e- - oy « : 1 7 -~ ~~
Sy OF Pip igecs swinehi is aovacies a? enrealece ecurvoye

of 4 99 Tins bBetvaen ffs Dia Bee, 2h ok an, by
cone a “hevalice 2:2 Lobo. Ds Reto 7% Uasd he nastlectas $3 run
tia grath Tias of ebthir sete Cl Or cate Ol, OLE, and ene
tablished Ooo (Oe 51h: sounds av what ifpieul be th Jee COT
ig Linn was roegucveyad by dosach Vansler
Za hol, onc he foes not seres et 7) whvn Dletehes La any
p.m of oe Linee Ihammaia vaect, on wun Sirdt mile ..1sler
GOooeped ao mal Tune, winieh Vhotehe: dog: not mantlone On the
sea@ond mhiie Olotehav menlbong «+. Peanih of the Bon liver,
Voila wan cs doog nod evocs any runic water wunti. no Pinds
3 9.0 geadlr os evd @i3ii30 Ou the third milo, <f:ish Distoher

%

mo Ne *. . a7 An cana tat ge 5 - eae °
S$ 407 Ob20¥TCe On the Cowurth mile, .wiiley @eroccad 2 ereolk

Cis
oS
S

Gy Oe chins and J detehe Y 52006 Ba wine Bas: oLaa of Jaote
vii ~Lotenss finic omgall dnkec, 26000 and Levy aiains Lid,

While vam-ler only “inas a oro: 19 links vwiate were0s: 242
WAalel weet o.lsto rojrun bo wwachoe, co dlaoreapancy ist ave... moro

a

marized, duo ta Viaseicyv miuizr.nt tio line assass io 5 énly four

Me Pothoeshast Pisuced vevea obtained feo... the orifie
pea)
pew

fal
ct
gis

-? Fae .. % 1s
3.3 “Hot not: . 3@
ee ~_ oe 4 i Yee
AOL Gb O-. Bask ish e
“OS - es _” “T n.d aan ” “° y-. | Tae re: ie | vy * “- 24 fe
ft 4 I 0 ou. =“ “18 s Wok. ’. ad. ewe oh oo iuwa™ $ td Pl ecy w @ tad "4 4 19 9 63 x! eg

=a @ ea OS

Vash oh 8 SP BR Lo

= ow ae OB we OD ow OF OD ans oC ot OD U6 See am = —- fou GE) CD O08 OA G8 6 CB CB © Sree

Cotrl----d72 milos, 635 chcrins, 2&8 links

bon vn OF ~“s4ceipit inavd Lone

South occ Basa Linde mei} miles, 1? chainc, “: Links

o$vreo. Bese OMG opts
OTE Begs 29 Fo y 00 "
Hiorth or scenite or
“QC NGG L " 25 a C25 *
UE 8 OD ce nD OF OO GE OD a OD SHG ae OD EF ow OR a COUN 6 om 2 Os Ghee 4 42a aD

€: a we J.” ™ ~- ad
Sgotgad Jen-t: of curve-vol
7° Rep. nts eater gap

Lise teem. " 4D n 38 tt
ALPIEND IIS..

Adoir, GOO0 Le --==

Bill, Horatio
Brovecrt, Henury,dre
Brevor, Addison 2ee=

aan 1 ae

Brink. John wm
Britain, Onlvin oo.
Brookfiola, Be we
Brookfiold, Yoah «=
Burt, suctin omme
Bart, Nm. A qe tem oh

Cannon, Gade He mans

Cannon, “ov He wan
Canons, 00. 2 smameann
Sarpontor, Sim! lew.

Catherrst, ” shee. ene
Ghriotmas, SA Seis eoe

Slariz, Robte JPennmon
Cl-.son, Lo-vis,
Coffonborry, ececos
CGolmin, “rancid on.
Coon, .Me Le wom

2n0g, Jdohial
DVAND, LUWOSLOVO ene
LVING, TiO0e6

cotenes
qnenpapas

-Lotchor, JO COD Rewwe
Sranoha, JO°7 sn wwoe

Hall, Bangje 2 «
flarrigon, Ged6<e ijeaa-«
linesler, deus ie mane eh
TLSDG0, JARs Lie wee
BZircins, Uiron eon

an ppg

a LIS jo QO
13572018.°9

1356

13°21
O120-45
1356
1859
1829850
130 4629
Woe 57
18:3
13538047
1345—47
105 5<49

185: 3 5G
1856
S15
1817
Oo
183-40
1625656
LOS7@33
L352
1956
1859

1359
102
1315

1919-22
1319

1846

a mY
‘wrrr

L620
LGD
18:46

gccing, oylwestor 7.1d45

Hodson, yonn wom eren

olges, Ale: mone
How “he Donje qoawenes
pabourd, bolls wonanae

Lvo7, i:Me

13. /Ge40
L315
1615

YA A A
Use AT

wom 1846047~°9

ig’ os

“oY vo

a - - te ) do -2- +

 nytle, ie seapeses 1329
“YON, “N0LUG w-ZB29—506:' 50
NJOM, CFO ewww 1347048

‘nok, John leem-= 18°

vere! seathor, bew 15°6-48
aliard, ener 1B 0856

inllet, Jase Meee 1057-49
imllet, John wee 19°5—47

Hienolson, Uoerveyo1357~-c8

tiso1, ThOGes= 17240
Vy pari lie PVO Yor meee 13 24h

ort vIM » Andadr: > Freon 1837
seoston, De wnmae 1316

2Leoa, imbrostemes. 185.)
uicdon, UPan-dees 1626055
Robinson, 2hodewe 1350

Sibley, Sylvoster-1525<40
SULIL VAN, ck _ wee 1357
TERT » aiba casas e 1325

Yon Ress, 2. Ueew 1837
VYideto, Jamo dewme 1858

Lv7orch, Jdedeow 1851-55
“anolor, JOGewwown 1515625
hNoolor, An0Qa-e-e 1915
.nelploy, ThOdee= 1352256
waiteonb, Racsolac |

L357—58
Date of
Contracte

Avre18,1815-

pre 28,1815-

Nay 27,1015~

Aur.7,1815.

Autel2,1315-6

Septe27,18156

Oct.17,1815.

10V e 27 9 18 Leo e

DE6e18,18166

TAD.

1317.

sanftl 3

zo Vhom By vhom

Issued. Issucde

fhile-:eHolmase bade "i cfine
Benj. Houche bade Tiffin.
omos .healcere cde Liffine
JOSe .ampler. "de 1° fin.
POG. UVANBe Ge DTAffine
JOGesanplore pde .Llffine
GAQ0e eC 2936 Ldeliffine
JOSeiamplore Edetiffin.

arpomter. idesviffine

Yormship.

A bare line from a
point above Detroit
due vest to Indian |
pound:ry whioh line
will constitute a
meridiane

A true moridian lime
from Fort Defiance
due northe

5S
T'e— 1,2,5,4,5,6,0f
lst and 2nd “ances
east of moridiane

T'g 1,°,5,4& 5 of
R'ae 7 & 8 > -.8te
(south of bise line}

T's 1,2,-,:,0 & 6 of
R'g 1& 2 5.(north
of bise line.)

-'9 1,2,5,:,5& 6 Ne
nainge 4 vie

T'g Leip ody 5 & 6 ile
>i.mze & Ee

T's 1,255,%,5,6 ite
Rinse 6 cre

Z's 1,°,5,4,5,& 6

All north of b-se
Llineée

og 1,2,5,%,5,6 ale
R10 He
T'g Lees te 20 ale
Rll Ee

T's Ly pg kyyS ale
R 12 Ee

1,

a te peg Dp Ggitec
it

9
9

City ti ts
 

Date of To whom 3y \hom Tovmshipe

Contract. Issued. Issuede

April 1819. JoseiVampler. Ede VAffine T’B LE 2 Se KAZE
Mtg 1c, Se R & he
P*g 1, 2,.,5° R 6 E.
t'g 2&3 Se 2 7 le
D'g 8 §& 3 le 2B v6

Apre20,1819. JoseMletohor. jjdeTiffine 1'59 5,6,7 9e M4
yrs 5,6,7 Se R 6 5
T's85& 6 Se 27 Je
T's § Se R 8 lie

ay 26,18196 Josgerrancis. BaeTi- fine T'p 3& 4 Se R 4 ive
T's 4 Se R 5 Se
tg 4 Se R 6 be
S'g 4 Se RV Ee
T's 4 Se RSL.

Janed, 18206 JOSevamoLlore EBdeii fine All below T's 7 5
in ranges 4,5 20 ive
and all below i's
6 Se in ranges 7,8 ©:

8
id ©

Auge21,18206 JedeSeilagsslere de Litfine "A true meridian line
from corncr of T 6 Je
to Saginaw Bay or
niver,= 18 o7%se may
be = and liny off 40

townships of land"

Hay 25,1821. Horatio Ball. Ed. Tiffin. "Five towehips in
Sarinaw district."

gepte5,1821. oratio Yall. id. Tiifine 79 %. R G6 ve
| 7 73,9 & 10 den 5 Le

5eptel0,1821. Joseliamplor. pde Viffine Tg 7,5,9,10~e11,12 lie

R 4 fie
7'¥g J1& We 2B oe
nig 7&8 Je ~ 8 be

Aprel),1322. Joo.e.amplor. ude Tirfine "That part ov public
lind lyine enst of
ranzte line dividing
R'8 8 & Y be and
north Sf tovm line
dividine 7's 6 & 7 lie
and bounded on north
and east by -ake furone
“ate of
Contracte

ApPLe 26 1822 °

Deo 014,1822 °

Maroh 3,18°56

To nom

Issuede

JOSeFlatch re

JO8.\amplere

Yohn Mullete

Haroh ©,18°5. Hirvey 2urkBe
9

March 3,182°36 Syle viblaye

are 29 ,18256

Septe5,1820.

Octe21,18 Se

23
DeE608 ei Bkee

Lucius uyone

Me 370 :kfiold.

JOSeiiimplere

Lucius uyone

By whom
Issuede

Dade Lifrtine

bade LYiffine

ude Tiffin.

Nde Tilfine

jade PLS Pine

Dade Tiffine

3

Nde Litfine

ude Liffine

“Ge .~Lffine

Townshipe
i ll ; ile 2 i,
T's 10 és 11 lee Rn 9 8
a's 9,10 E: ll: os .@
R 8 Ee
T DL ile nH 4 Ue
7 L lie R 6 le
T 1] OTe R 6 De
T's 3,4,6 fy RT lie
T'g 1,2,23,4f¥ RS Ee
"all 1 the land
District of Detroit.
258 6 Ne R3 De
7 ON R 5 Ee
7 4& 5 Te R 5 Se
7 4,5 & 6 Ne K 6 ie
T 4 lle A lle
YP e268 oS Ne R 5 3e
7 2& oO Ne 2 6 Be
t 7 ie R 14 Ee
77 & 8 lle R15 be
z 7,8,9 le R 16 ae
a 7,8,9 ne R 17 Le
(situated in Detroit
land District.)
t'q 7,8 92910 & LL te
RB ae ora vpetroit

land District.)

Tea 1 & 2 5e 2'59 1,2

3 Ue

Te Lg 2g ig 0Gn 15S,

9,10 Se of R*e 1,2,

& 3 ive

Pg 18 eg gS ce

n'g 1 & 2 Ne

Tg Log hk lie a

T 7 ile 2 11 ne
77 & & te R138 Se

yr 7 é 8 Ue R13 Ee

{in potroit land
istrict.)
Date of
Contracte

DEGe9 918623.

Deced, 162536

Dace 9,1823.6

Dece 3,_,lB 56
DaGe 9, 1825-6
Deee 9, 256

Fob e18,1824.

Deoeld 9 tB24e

Deo e1b 9t824e6

pedel5 1824-6

Doce ld ,1824.

Llay 6 ,1825-6

ay 6,18256

Way 6,1825-6

Nny 6, 3825.

To whom By Vhon

issuods Issucde

wba Svwanee Gde TAIffine
Syle Sibley. pd. TiTrfine
John “‘ullete Dde rirfine
Horvey :rkee ide TIPfine
John il.ifack. Ede Tiffin.

RobteClark Gre Dde 21iffin.

wie Brookfield, Ede Liffine

Me Brookfield, Bdeliffine

Robteclark,Jre Ede Ti.cine

Lacius Lyone Ede Ti: fin.
\imeBrooK-ield, Ede Tiffine
Horvey 2irkee de tiffine
YyleSibleye Bae TAiSfine
Luciug Lyone bade Ti Pine
Robtedlark Jre EGe Tiffine

YO * msnip 6

T's Tetgt,10 Se Rl ie

i's

8,9,10 Rl

Se

“Lying in Southern
“and District of

wichiv.n Territory."

Tr,
Se@

v.7
1@
ene
lie

arr
14 @
7@
ane
is @
We

iv@

T'g 9& oO te R 9
T's 7& 8 cle R10
P's 8 ie RX 121
T's 7,8,9,10 Se. 2 2
T'g 758,9,20 oe R 3
T's erg ht yglygD Set oS]
T'g eg 9,0 Seit 3
T's 4&5 Se Ril
T's 5,7 Se R 1
"An Islind in Unake
Yoel in F 2 lie RY
Z Ab ,6 Se ah 2 ie
z 45 96550 xt 3 vs
? 7,0 09, 20: Se R 2
" Tees lO De an 3
T'g Levees De RX 2
7 Lp pe De R 3
T's &45,6 Se 1X 2
D's £,5,6 De at 5
T'a 1& 2 He Rl
T'e 1 & 2 Ne R 2
T'gp LE 2H. R 3
T's 1 S&16& @ ile
BR: 4 tie

T17581& 24.

R 5 tie

Tg 2& 5 3° a4
¥8 2& 3 3° K 6
g*ep 2&2 5 Se 26
T's 4& & Se R4
T's 4& BD Se R 5
T8s * é; 5 ~e 4 6
pate of 7o Whom
Contract. Lssucd.

Hay 6,1825. Vitae Bro kPioeld.

May 328, 125-2. JOGBe wanpler e

June 27,1825. Jucius Lyon.
Docel:,1825. “uchlus von.

Dece 25,1325. OJ he sibleye

Decelh,1825. meBrook-icld.

Doceld,18°5. Henry Pirkere

Dacel.7,1825. John iful ot.

Dece29,138°25. JdJode..nmplore

peces1,18 (5. (s1.Bro kficld.

FebelOmn1326- J hn iLiete-

“aber 182654 Robtevlirk cre

By “hom
Lssuade

3e iL “Pine

“ad.0iifin.

Hde Tiffin.

[de Diffin.

Ue si a Urhe

woe PivPin.
Dae Tiffine
ide Liffin.

Geti Fine

wGericcvine

na. iffin.

ode £1 P15

TO-mshipe

Mg 6 & 7 Se RA ile
M's 6& 7 Se RS We
D949 G6 & F Se A 6 We
J's Ly gdgue RO Ee
ate lL se oak 1 13 @
t's J. oe 2 2B

Uist-rm coundary
lines of T'c 1l& 22
Mg 1,2,5,4,5,6,7 oe
ria 7,8,9, 10, ll ie

‘gtorn Soundar;
lines of .'8 J, -,2
& 65 Lin R's 1,2,.,

5,6,7,8 & 9 .e

Oe

me | co . ‘ *? :

} = 3 »
ao 8 eve'’g > ite ~*
cfs sy

x 5 - ’ ~~)
im i. YO sie -t

jek

_s @ab

r'g 7,8,9.,10
Uo Tyg 10

L's 1,4eo S.R 1 e
PE ¢ 8 & ec De. mae

terior boundiry
lines of ita 1l,°, ,4,
o_6,7 pe of ~'g Osa
6 vw and T's 1,2, li of

28 1,°,5,%,5,6 We

z 1 ne

2 's &,5,6 Ue R 2 Se
Z'a Gl 7 Ge RT f
J'8 Ge 7 .¢ RS ie
ta ¢: ° 7 Le at 9 4 @
mee 5 Cs 7 se 3 10 We
v iS 5 2e zt 8 ve
S'S uu ie 29.
o'g re 6 2e@ LD ie
t'S3 5,56,7 5e 2 lle
[465 8. Te
T3443. RB ue
Date of
Contract.

Fabe20 18266

Nore cl, 182 Ge

9etebB glB2Ge

Obt. 518266

9 18 8

O2te

Natel

lia, 35,1827.

7

Jane 3 ,lB2Ge

To whom
Issuode

Sylesibloy.
~USfTOvVa OViNnSe
Lueius yone
2USCLYOVEe Uva.
Jrinvte Risdon.

3 3.e8ib" Cee

Robt eClark Jr.

Joh. Mullet.
Henry Pavkee

woke prookfi old.

LUGLUG 4 jOre

Cobtevlirk Jr.

By Whom
Issue de

ude

‘Ide TLffine
mde Vi Tin.

ode LES Line
Ed.viffine
Bd. Yiftin.
Ede Tiffin.
Hae TATPin
Hoe Gi_2in.

Sy ® Tiffin.

Mde

pa
ssUe

Tiifin.

Tisf@ine

Township.
T'g l 5. R 6 We
T's 1,°2,0 eh 7 the
tg 1&2 sek 8 .e
T¥*¥e ld 6e2ue R 6 1e
Tla 1& 2Ue RT we
i's 1 Es . ale rt 8 “ue
-'g 5. 6 We 2 4 .¢
Mtge § & 6 Tie 2D Vie
Y's 5B: 3 te RG oe
“'gi © 40. R11 .e
mtg 3 é; 4 _le it 2 ©
mtg O& 4 lie 2G °
T’'gp OE 412 KR 4 of
D's a ~ 4 ale a 5 “we
« "9 O “ 4 ii, ie 0 Vie
_'S 1 é> 2 HN. R 9 we
Tgl& 2 le X10 we
T'9 1& 2 lie B 12 «=
"8g pt ge Se R 10 ‘1 @
M'g Sgt 4 Se kills.
T's 1 E; 2 Se R 9 ‘
T'g 1 jek 10
tg 1& 2 SeR 1l ue
Tip 58 G6Ne R1 we
T's 5 E; 6 ve R 2 “ue
Mtg 5 é: 6 ie x is wv @
L 7

's 1 & Se in R's
pie l4,15,16,17
(exterior boundary

linede )

"The Island knowm
9g Bols-Blanoe, in
the straint of

WichilL Mackinac."

Fract.!'s J.J, 1 ue
R 4 ve “poate i'g

gs g. .‘s 6.7.8,),1.,
11,1:,15,11 «
Data of
Contride

JOM LS »iO28 «

licnred » 8 23 e

Nay 8,1858-6

April 3,182).

To Wnom By .dL0M

Issueue ITssuode

.prookrield. ja. Tizfine

Calvin Pritain.e Ddeltitfin.

Lucius .yone Nde Lisfine

John Hullet. Tae TAffine

Tucius Ly0.16 Oderitfin.

April 14,1829. Oranse Ricdon. ('eTiffrine

Oot 25,1829.

Oecte25,1525.

1) OV e ‘ 9 LB e

wiaeJPOSKPfialde time Lytloe

isthe jt Ge Me sft ide

(Ode e LAPris ile JdeL tice

John liullatve me uytlee

Tovrmship.
ig be lyd e . 15 -@
"tg 6,'¢ a 2 he 16 . @

mbes G,7,8 Se 2 1? \.
Wg 6 c. . “

~J
e
pal
©
ee

Plge 6 & Fo oe RWS...
“¥g 6 8 Foe Ride oe
Big 6 & Foe 214 we

“Private tand Clrinms
at -rairie du Shien.’

rrivete and Slains
at Green Buje

wae Tr ot of land
aded to the be -
by the frosty of oe
“epteI8°8 hold a
0 vey itisei0.1 on she
3st Joseoh'c, which
4s bounisd on the
Worthen et by the
J ceJOSEPhH rivor, on
the Horth-west by
Lake Jiehifr n and
on tho .outh by tho
“tate o° Indians."

"Ohe unsurvevyed nirts
of s'a@ 6 _@ SKE 6
Z'g 2 Se kt 11 a5
being 28s much of said
to:mships as (re
oovered by Indian
2aserv tions lately
rolinquiscned to vne
United statos. |

tg oO as @ s lo,1:,
Lo piaeits 13 .@

T'g 2 ve 1. 1h
23 “ ‘vy @ vy Lit det,

e
an | ' wee
4 g 2» 1 Y oe
- 2 , »+@ Jd Loyd,

van : ?- -o 9 t) e Ly 9 ls Vee

or
c
o

"g L piizg ivy

Aw Bo. .'o 18

t
+e
pate of
consracte

HOVe%, 182096

Aucelbh lod.

Aug e25,1850.

Auge25,1853.

Lovel. ,1800-

WOVE nd g LGD.

0Ve2G,1859-6

To \hom
Issuede

By hom
Tecuade

RobteClirk dre ime yt Ge

“Mcius Or. Ve Lyt' ce

aol ev~iblo e Tle “yt “Qe

John fiullet. Me (Yttae

wucius Lyon.

Ved ® Lyt: Qe

2O0belSLivk cre me] tlo.

Sclvin Britain. .m Lytle.

Fownship.

2*g Lose ito 12,15,
1°,15,16,17 «i

£17 the to nsoiioc

tn 2'8 12 &B 15 Ve
situnted bot -cen
base line :nd Grand
River, ardlalso to
survey the unsurveyei
ettorior town lines
above deccribaed.

q , a | "f
ot > - ~- ©

-'g Rta 7,
3,J,1°3,1.

#"g 5 2. 6 ne 2:'8S 7
& 8 .e¢ and such of
followin: to nehips
ng lie gouth of the
Vr id tiver vis:-
“'g bb & 6 ve 9 e«
i'@ 5,6,7,8 Jie. lU,11
Uxt:rior toensnip
lines in treet of
lind situ:ted botweorn
the bse line :i34
Grand River iad bee
Green NX Jo « and

Hare itichi= 1.

“2

“stcorior lines

“Ye Tal? De RAI De
S*g LimLT « 22 oe
SY" Let 7 ow RG ive
SY Fell le 5 a
Eto FelG te ROG Ge
~'s Tel4 if RS Ve
T's 7-32 lie i? 4 e
mtg JelQ Ue. HSB ..
Tro 72 8 «RG e
‘tg 7 te NDT We

"To.nships bounced
on tho uast by line
bot.vern fc lo B14 7
on vouth by boise li:a,
on eat by Lio JAich-
Le... On Vorun by
Grild Rivere
Date of To whom By \fhom
Contrict Issucde Issuede

WOVe 20, 18506 Orange Resdonme Vie Lytle.

Dece 1, 1850. Jool VWrignte me Lytle.

Decd 1, 18.0. Rob. Thomise Wm. Lytle.

Dece 2, 185Q@. Hervoy Parkee iim. Lytle.

Deof 16,1850. C. i Christmas.iim. Lytle.

To-mshipe

2's 8,9,10,11,12 fie

T's 7,8,9,10 Ne R 5B We
T's 7, 8 Ne R 6 We
T's 7 He RV W.

T's 14,15,16 Ne R 2 We
T's 7,8,9,10,11,12,13,

14 Ne RS We
Tt 7 Ne R 4 We
T's 7,8,9,10,11,1°,
135, N« R L Ee
T's 7,8,9,10,11,12, Ne
R 1 ve

T'g 14,15,16,17 il.
Rik.

T's 12,13,14,15,16,

17 Ne R 2 Ee
T's 14,15, H. R 3 E.

T's 15,14,15,16,17 N.
Rl We

T's 7,8,9,10,11,12,
13 Ne R 2 ‘ve

Auge01,1833.~ Ambroso Ricee Ili.v.iil'iams, Sco Notese

love 22, 1833. Hervey Yarkee WieTeVWLlIi:.ms. "Extorior tovm lines

HOVe 25 ° 1833 e Wine A e Burt e if. ‘Le wd Li iams

1 ad
T’
f
Hove 25, 18556 Hiram Burngame M.T.illinms.?
T
T
rr

in that trict of land,
bounded on the south
by the surveys herato-
fore mad: in T's 9 &
10 N; on the west by
line heretofore sur-
veyed bet.-cen R's 8 &
9 E, on tho north and
enst by Sacvinaw pay

and e Hurone

T's 9,10}11 Ne R13 Ee
mY ¢ 8,9,10,11, He
R14 &.

8 9,10, 11,Ne R 15 5.

810&11N. R16 &.
LO He R17 We
's 9,10,11 Ne R 9 Be
"5 9,10,11 Ne RIOR’

"sg 9,10,11 Ne R 11 B.
"s 9,10,11 HN. R12 E.
Dato of
Cofiracte

Nove c5,1855.6

Augell » L846

“gre 11, 18.546

Aure11,1834.

Pohe16,1805.-

Oct 051,1856-6

To whom
Iscuode

Orange Risdone

Ne Brookfiold,.

Jehial Enose

Hervey Parkee

Jcohiel Enose

lleBrookficlde

Robt eCGlariz Je
and
le Brookficld.e

By whom Tovmshine
Issuode

MeTevwilliams.?'s 12,15,14 Ne R6E
T's 12,15,14,15 NeR7E
T's 12,13,14,15 NeRSE
T's 12,13,14,15,16 H.
R 9 Ee

M.oT.illiamseT 12 Ne R's 12,15,14,
15,16 Se
f 14H. R's 12,13914,
15,16 Ee
T 16 Ne. R's 14,15,

MeTeVillioms.f 15 N. R's 12,15,14,
15,16 Ee
T 15 Ne R 12,15,14,15 Le
7? 16 Ne R 12,135, Be

MeteVWilliamseT’s 12,135,14,15,16 and
suoh frictionsl to:m-=
ships as may be north

. of these in R's 10 &
ll Be
MeTeiiiliiams.f 18 Ne. R's 12,10,14,
15 Ee

f 19 Ne R's 12,10,14, £6.

Melewiiliams.? 17 Ne R's 12,13,14
15 Ee

RobteTeLytlie "E:tarlor boundiry
lines of to nships
situatod north of
Grand Rivor ond south
of lst. correction .
Lline(bet:vvoen T's 10 &
11) dinoludi.: said
line; also o terior
town “ines in tract
lyinz west of and in-
Gludi.:* line hetveen
R'g 12 6 13 WVy-inc' ud-
ing the s’me, 2nd
beti7oon lstecorre Line
ind 2nd Vorrestion line
betv7vean 7' 230 & 2le-
the 9:id surveys sita-
ate vlest of Principal
Meridian and North of
Base Linee
Date of To Whom
Contract. Issuede

Oct. 31,1856 N.Brookfield.

Oot. 31,1856. Robt.Clark Jr.

. ’ ‘
; foe

Hove 4, 1836. John Brink.

Jane 4, 1837. \'.B. Burnett.

Jane 4, 1857. John Mullet.

Jane 12,18357- John Hodgson.

R
_ Robt. T-Lytie.T's 7,8,9, Ne Ril i

By whom - Tovmshipe
Issuode

Robt.eT.UytleeT's 9 & 10 Ne R 6 i
T*g 8,9, 10 Ne R 7 tie
T's 7,8,9 10 Ye 8 We

T's 6,7,8,9,10N-R 12 Vi

T's 6,7 "8,9, °10NeR 13 VF

Robt.T.Lytle.Principal Meridian line
thro’ to-ms 18 to 24
inclusive; the 2nd core
roction lino bot-/een
tovms °0 & °1H. from
said meridian iiest to
Loke Miichigan, and all
the exterior tovm iines
north of said correc
tion line, west of said
meridian south of and
including the line be-
tveen towns 24 & 26,
and enst of Lake Mich-
igane

Robt eT. Lytle T's 6,7,8,9,10 NeR 9 we
T's 6,7,8,9,10 NeR 10 W
T's 10 Ne R il iV

RobteTeLytle. Tormships situated
west of line hetiveen
R13 & 84 We South of
line boteen T's 11 &
12 Ne Ly gt of Lake
Michigan and North of
Grand Rivere

Robt.eT Lytle. Unsurveyed exterior
tovnm boundar, lines
lying west o7 Prinole
pal tieridian in Range
5,%,5,6, north of the
ist Correction lino
betivveon W's 10 &6 11H
and soutn of line be-
tveon T's 17 & 18 N3
also unsurveyed tom
lines in @'s 7,8,9,10,
11,12 vest, e tondine
fron snid correction
line to 2nd. correde
tion line(betiveen 7's
20 @ 21.)
Date of To Whom By whom Tormshipe

Contract. Issued. Issued.
Linrel, 1857. C../-Cathcirt. Robt.7.Lytle.T's 6,7,8,9,10 NeR 9
. T's 6,7,8,9,10 NeR 10 cl
T 10 Ne R 11 \¥

May 4,1657.  Androw Corter, Robtel.Lytle. "Retr co the boundiry
line bet:-‘cen the States
of Yhio and Michircon
and connect it with the
lines of tne public
surveys intorsected

therabye
June 22,18574 Rass. hitconbe Robt.fLytle.T's 7,8,0,le Rill iv
| T's 6,7,8,9,10 NeR 12 WV
T's 6,7,8,9,10 Nek 13 i“
duly 7, 1857. Johm Milroy. Robt.7.-Lytle.7?'s 13,14 H. R 414

T's 11,12,13,14%.R 5 iV
T's 11.12,13,14N R 6 W

July 19,1837. Lewis Clason. Robt.Tf.Lytle."The exterios tovm
lines in all that tract
of lnnd lying north of
line betveen towns 17
& 18 N, oast of princi-g
pal meridian, south of
line betveen T's 24 &
25 (includin = that line)
and west of Lake Huron
and Sacinaw Bay.

July 17,1857. Joh. Mullet RobteieLytlie. "Unsurvoyed exterior
and lines - - -gitu:te
Ne Brookfield. north of Grand River,

south of ist.CcCorr.line
bet-voon T's 10 & ll -
also tho e::terior lines
~--- lying west of(and
includins) line between
R's 126 125 W and be~-
tvoen lst aad 2nd core
rection lines.

July 18, 18576 wMeovliivane RobteTeLytle.T's 11,12,135,14,15 Ne
R 7 We
T'g 11,12,13,14,15 Ne
R 8 We

July 22g LB57 « AbeLeVainilesse Robt.TeLytleT's 11,12,15,14,15 Ne
RD We

T'g 11,12,15,14,15 We

R 10 We
Dito of
Conutracte

July 28,1837

July 28,1857

28,1837

Jaily

July

Jane 30,1838

Jane 30,1838

Jane 30 » 2858

Jan. 50,1838

30 ,1838

28, 1857

7. whom
Iscucde

Johi litllet.

John T./liard

H. Wichelsone

J@seH. Mallet

JaBe Vadcto

JAS8e Vadeto

I.N. Higbee

Syl.Sibley

John “odson

By ‘hom
$ssuede

Roht.?.iytle.T

Robt .TeL¥tle

Robte?- Lytle

Robt.eTeLyile

Robt .7-eLytle

Robt ..TeLytle

Robt .7.Lytle

Robt.i.Lytle

Robt.eT. Lytle

To.msaship.

13 ie

2,13
12913
12,13
12,13

15,16
15,16
14,15,16
14,15516

T*,g
T'g
Pls
T'g
Tig

mig tobe ot
seh PRP

AMWwWm WHHNeY @BNOOP

T's
T's
T's
T's

mo pS ke

T 17 iN.

T's 15,16,17
T's 15,16,17
T's 15,16,17

ye
®

a =
Sit:
- . ~- |

N
N

W

fel Pe et
te Oi

ory
\e

vee
WwW

W

Or i G2 09

N
N
N

O'g 11,12,15,14 Ne

R 11 ie

T's 11,12,13,14 H.

R12.
7's 11,12,i.

7's 18,19,30
T's 18,19,20
T's 18,19,20

R13 We

NeR 1 W
NeR 2 ii
NeR S if

Exterior to:m lines

to wit;:-

S. boundary of #18 Z

R's 29D 4,5, 6,Weo
Seboundary of 7's 19 &
20 Ne R'g 1,2,5,%4,5,6 W

E- boundaries
19,20 He R's
5,6, We

T's 18,19,20
T's 18,19,20
T's 19 920 alle
T's 19,20,N.

T's 19,20, le
T's 19,20 We
T's 19,20 Ne
T's 19,20 Ne
T's 19,20 He

16,17,18
16,17,18
17,18 le
17,18 Ne

T's
T's
Tg
T's

>

®
bo td
p~2
© Sh Swe ION
HB taqaetage B= a =

|
°
Py Bd ty FO

ets
xi sl og
Vite of
Contracte
July 16,188.

July 16,1858

July 16, 18.8

July 16,1858

July 20,1838

July 20,1858

July 20,1858.

Aug 6 26, 1858

70 Whom
Tasuede

Rassevhiteomd

JaseHelful lat

John Hodgson

Sylesibloy

John PeAllard

W.iiicholson

NWeBrookfiold

HeNicholso::

Alvin Burt

By \Vhom
Issuede

B2keS. Haine

Ez2keSeHaine

Esk. S.Haine

Hsak.S.H ine

E2keSeHaine

Ez2keSeHaine

EeSeHiines

Beselinines

Ee SH ‘dna

Tov-mchipe

9'59 15,14 H. R 4 iW
T'g 12,15,14 BR § W
7'5 14 Ne R 15 W
['g 14 4H. R 16
T's 14,15 He R17
T's 14,15 1. R18
T's 14,15 Ne R 19
T's 17 Ne R 15
T's 17 Ne R 14
T's 15,16,17 BR 15
T's 15,16,17N R 16
T'g 15,16,19N R 1?

?'s 16,17,

j~
G2
Bae Ht Bate B@HH2ARst Baws

T'g 18,19 He R

T's 186,19 He R 14
T'g 18,19 He. R 1.5
T's 18,19 Ne R16
f's 18,49 Ne R17
T's 18,19 He R 18
T'g 21,22 Ne R §
f'g 21,22 N. R 9
@'s 21,22 Ne R10
T's 21,2: Ne R11
T's 21,22 Ne R12

Ext-rior Jines between
followine Tw's.

18,19 Ne R1,2,5,4,8 7
19,20 NeR 1,2,3,4,5,60)

18,19,20 Ne R1& 2 We
18,19,20 We R2&3 MV

18,19,20 $B RZk& 47

18,19,20 Ne R4& 5 W
19,20, Ne R& & 6 Vi

T's 11,12,15,14,15 KR.

R 7 We

T'g 11,12,15,14,165 f.

R 8 tie

T's 18,19,20 le R1 VW

i's
T*g

18,19,20 lle RAW
18,19, 20 We R 3 W

E terior tovm lines,
vizie

nact bound.iriesg of T8s
25 & 26 Ne of R's 9,10,
11,12,15,24,15,16 WW
South boundaries of 28s
26 &® 27 Ne in some
ranreseé
Date of
Contract.

Aust e28,1838

Jane 26,1858

Jane 26418396

Febe16,18359.

Feb e 18 9 1839 ®

Feb.18 92839 e

To iThom
Lasued.

Alvin and
Austin Burt.

SyleSibley
&
John Hodgson

John ”..Lliard

John liullet

JABeHeilullot
&

HeBrovoort,dres

John Brink

By whom
Issued.

Be SeHr ines

beSeH i ines

Deoehiines

Be Settings

Me Oeutines

Vevehiines

Tovnsie

T's 25,26 NeR 1 VW
T'g 25,26 NeR 12 W
J's 25,26 eR 13 V7
M5 25,26 NeR 14 Vi
Tg 25,26 NeR 15 V
T's 25,26 NeR 16 W

All those tovmships
situated north of line
bet:7een toinships 26 &
27 Ne 1 west of line
betveen R¥rs 6 & 7 Ws;
south of line between
T¥s 30 & 31, and east
of Inke Hichigpane

25 ,,28,25,26 eR 8 W
25,24,25,26 eR 9 W
25 24,25,26 NeR 10W

“Tracts of land, situate
ed in State of Michigan
aforesanid, described in
the first artiole of the
freity of Yetroit, 1837,
bet.een the United
Statea and the Sorinaw
tribo of the Chippeva
nation of Indians, and
enumer’ tod in the spec~
fal instructions to

the gnid John Bullet.
D's 28,29,” HeR 1 i
T'ep 22,29,50 NeR 2 wW
os 28,29,30 ieRS W
T's 28,209,030 EeR 4 iW
['g 28,29,50 HeR 5 W
T's 28,299,350 NeaR6 W
'g 20 ,21,22 NeR 13 W
P'g 20,211,228 NeR 14 W
T's 20,21,82 NeR 15 W
T's 20,21,22 WeR 16 i
T's 20,21,22 NeR 1? W
T 20 He R18 VF
Date of
Contract.

LIAT e 19 9 1859 e

Mare 20,1839.

Mare Be 9 1839 e

Nove 9,1839 6

Hoved0 » 1839 e

Dacelii 18359.

‘o whom
Issuode

Lawis Olason.

Lewis Clason

Jase! eHigbeo

VimeReCO0On

Jonn Brink

He Brookfield

Joh Brink

By Whom
Issuote

BeSeliiinos

GJ
ta

eHaines

~

4e@

BeS-eHaines

BeSeHnines

«
%
=

3e5eHaines

heSedaines

7

r
*

se SDetiankiag

Tormshinpe

Exterior torm lines;
eact boundaries of

8 1,2,5,4,5,5,7,8,
9 Ee in f'g9 25,26,27,
23,.29,00 Ne-and south
boundniries of T's 26,
27,28,29,00 Ne in R's
Ly 2455 %y5 4647.89.10 Ee

All to:mships numberod
2929 & 30 , ond in Rts
lying east of orinoio:
meridian, exztonding from
meridian to Thinder Bay

and Lake Huron,includ=

ing all Islends in said
bay and adjacent Lake
coast which could be
embriced in T's 29 & We

™'9 25 & 24 NeR. 11 We
T's 23 & 54 8.R 124
T's 23 & 24 NeR 13 W
T'g 25 & 24 7eR 14 WV
T'g 23 & 24 NeR 15 WV
T's 23 8 24 2.R 16

T's 25,26 ,27,28 Nek 1 E
P's 25,26,27,28 NeR2E
T's 25,26,27,28 NeR BE

T's 25,24,Ne Ril WV
T'a 25,24,8. 2127
"eq 25,24, He R13 WV
T's 2. ,24,He R14 WV
T's erage R 15 <
f'e@ 21,22 Ne R11 fF
T's 21,22 i R22 W
T's 21,22 lie RS W
T'9g 21,22 i. R44 W
T's 21,22 Ne R65 WwW
Og Bl, Te R6
@'9 21, lle RW Wi
2's 23, lie Rl W
T*g LO» Ye R22 W
T'g 25,24 Ne RS W
T's 24 Ne R44 W
T*s 24 Ne R5 WV
T*s3 22,25 He R6 W
“'s 22,209 Ne RW Ui
   

 
Date of
Contract

Dec.13,1859

Jane15,1840

JAN 151840 e

Jane 15 » 1840 e

Robe 25,1640 ®

Avril 1,1841.

Auge11,1840-6

y XY Vnom
Issucde

JOSelelmullet

John Mullet

wie A 6 Burt

gohn Hodgson

Thos,fattison

wild oA 6 Bur t

BY whom
Toad.

He ue Hairzos

Be 3eHanines

EeS3eHrines

Se Seinine §

ed SeHninos

le §.H2 inag

je 3.Hnines 3

Tormshipe

T's 24,: Ogg TRL W
Ota Og D,-6 eal Ie R 2 Ve
[48 26,°6,°7, URW
M¥ a 2b oG yo, NeR 4 W
"sg 265,25,27, NeR OW
c's 24,95 .26.29 U.R 6 ii
T's £24,25,26, UeR 7 WV

“ittorior lines of towme
shina situated North of
3rd Corroction line and
wost of, and including
princin .1 moriiian;
62700 | Glae tho lines
weet of ‘and including)
tho line between T's 32
&; 33 N, which have been
surve yede

DctoriLor bpoundsry lines
of srver:! townships
situated erst of and in-
Gludine tio line be-
tzoen rancoes 8 & 9 west
of -rincionil moridian,
in the Horthern 2enin-
ania of the State of
Wichirtnane

“cterior bounicry lines
of tor:nshi»os North of
and dnclulin: Orde GOre
line, oni east oF owine
Gipal metridiane

T's 26,297,286 le R4E
S's 27,28, i. ROBE
T's 27,°6, De REE
@'9 27,93, Ne RTE
S's 27,28, I. PBS
T's 27,28, He ROE

“Ghit sortion of the
Upper Jmiast lla situated
woet of acnvte B;north
of ond inoludin~ te
line betvoon T'9 42 &
45, and oast of the
Chocnlate River.

T's Cg Me RW VW
O's 51,52 Ne R11 ii
M's Sl, we R12
Data of
Contract.

Aus e 11 9 1.8 AO

Aug e11,1840.

Aug.11,1840.

Aug el1l1,1840.

Augell,1840-6

Augeli,1840.

Augelli, 1840.

Aur.11,1840.

To \yhom
issued.

Ce VeCrntnzart

John iiullef#

Jas. HeMullet

He Brovoort ,Jre

SyleSibley

John Hodcs n

John Hodgson

By Whom

L93ucde

‘Le Seu: Lines

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BeSeHaiines

wy va Lo
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Data of
Contract

Oote 9,1844.
Oat e199 » 1844

Jane 1,1845
Febe26, 1645

Aoril 2,1845

A.vril 2,1845

"o ishom
Leoade

John & Jase

Builley Vv &
John Burt

Hervey Parke

John liullet
&

John Liullet
Joh. Hurt

Jonn «21 let

JILGelieiuilet

By Yhom

~
Teouol.

“ime JoOhneaton

UMeJdJonnston

Vime%Yohnston

WMe gohnst on
Wme Johnston

VmMme Johnston

\mMeJohnston

Sormship.

a 16,17. 18 9 29 20 we
23 Be

mtg 15,16,17,18,18,20 HV
mn 4& le

Z's 16,17,18,19 20,21,
oo tte )«€6O@R 6 Gg

ns 18 ¥19,,20,2 21,22,23,
24 Ne rR 6 & 7 E

@'9 29,25,°4,%5, 26,0
RE & E

"25, RIVE

Teo £21,22,25,24,25 N,
R55

T's 2 ,24,-5,3,R 6 EB
T's 84,25, U,R7VE
™¥5 23,24 lle RG&E

"The oxtorbbrnboundary
lines 2f tovmships
throunvnius tia tract of
land situated in the
Upier Paninoula of the
State of ttichi~ “An,
bounded on tho north by
the line bet.-cen “'8
64° & 43 NY, herotofore
urveycd by Yneie Burt,
on the vost by the
Bsorn:b:. River ani on
tha south and east by
lintzo Li chisen and its

peays 2"

thoterior boundirieas »
of tovmchivs in the pub-

lic lands of "Drammonds
$slanda’
mts 47 42 ,45,44, Ad,46,
AY” We R 1 Vi

>

Mls AD » xe pat, i, R S W
2"8 40 ,41,42,435,44 0

R 2d if

T's 40,41,4°2,0, R 4 WV
"Brel. ina such Islands
anil otnor lands 2a may
be raservad to tha
Tndian @ribese"
Date of To Whom
Contracte Issuede

By whom

Issuede

Apre2,1845- H'ry.Brevoort.e Wm. John::ton

fipre2, 1345-6 Jno eldullatt.

July 19,1845.Syl. \.lHircinse

Jomne14,1946-4 Benj.s°4ull

Jane14,1846- Jnoslullett.

Janel14,1846. Jas.H.eliuliett

Apre25,184644 Syle Hireins
Hiram’ ti -gi..s
Bela Hubbard

July 10,1046. Algermon

“m2ed0 noton.

Luoius

Lucius

Lucius

Lucius

Lucius

Lyo0ne

LYON »

“vONne

Lyone

Tyon e

Merryveatiiore Lucius “uyone

Townohipse

tT 43 le R
T's 41,47°,450 Nek
T's A243 44 Ue

O's 42,40,4% ie

Te 42,40,44 Nek

vle
Te:

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12 @
ve @

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OI MO iP

"811 those to.nchips
situate in the eastern
art of the Yorthern
eninsual of --ichigan,

whic: lie east of tho

principal meridian,

and north of Lake duron.

T'a@ 44,45,46,and
fractional i's 47,48!

R 18 ‘e e

T'S 44,45 and_ fractional
its 46 ,47,43 AR 19 «
Te 44,145.46, Practional

47 ile R 20 we

yg 21 ii. Bolytyey a 2
fr 28 tle R Lye gy 's i
T's 16& IV ue RG Ee

T's 18 lie R Lezere %
T's 19 Ne R1,2,3, i
T's 20 ile n 1,20 e% is
T*s a & 24 lied Leeei she
T 25 lie R4E

£ 26 ile R O—gG_7 De
T's 55 & 54 We 2 4

P's 62,55,04,05,56 I!

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B'9 98,09,40,21 WeR 22 ..
ad 8 378 yd, 40 41 U,
R 2
Dato of
Contr.uct e

Septe7,1846.

Sept.7 ,1846.

ApYe 14, 1847 «

Ape 25 9 1847 e

To vVhoy
Issudode

Bela Hubbard
&

Wme Ivase

Wme.’e-Burt,
JnoeBurt &
Austin Burt.

Orson Lyone

Vm. lvose

3:7 whom
Lose de

Lucius Lyone

Ineius Lyon.

Lucius Lyone

Lucius Lyone

Tormaning.

25 é& 20 jie
P6 ou
matey tre? 29»

49 ie R's
DO ile

OL tie

rr

2) 0 |

27°33 By SO,

" 62 H.R
Sl:
7 63 Le R SO &é: SL. 6

"Unsurveyed exterior
boundary lines of
1 41 Ue R 24,25,25,27,
28 929 9 SO gly e oe ve
['s $2 ite R'g 24,25,26,
27,28, 29 ,50,51, BL QU»
34 7554S 36 ue
mtg 45 9 is/4g45,46,47 Ne
R's 27,°3,29 "50 Sle 32
DU gk _gud We
a's 49 & 60 Ile R¥g 27,
28,29 ,00,c1, 33,55 34,
35. 36 ie
TF 3 45 94,45 ,46,47 tie

R 36 vie

T¥g 21 & 22 Ue RI we

T's 2L& 22 Ne RB %“e

O%— 21 & 22 +e RS iio

q'g 21% 22 n. R4:

Mtg 21 & 22 +e RS _

2%s 15,/16,17,18 & 21 ue
R 6 wie

T's 11,12,15,14,15,15

17 e184 & 21 He R 7 le
m?s Ll o32,15,14,15,16,
17 18 92g 2 925,°4,28

2h uet 8 8 ie
26 Ne 288 we
P's 21,°3,23,24,25 &
£6 ile R 10 We
T's 21& 22 NeR 11 We
Pg 212 22 UR 1B ve

"E=torior and subdi-
vision lines on Isle
Royle and adjacent
islands, 2nd a geclo~
gical survoys with
reforence to mincralse"
Date of To Vuom
Contract. Issue de
Aprely  A847%e Vides Burt.
Apre27 » 1847 e wihtesie Burt &
Austin Burt.

Apre27,1848. Yohn Burt.

ADY¥e 29 918476

June 26,1847. Jnoeilullett.

By whog
Lssuods

To.;nshapse

Luoins Lyone-"SO mush cf osundary

Lucius Lyon.

Iuoius Lyone

Oranze Risdone Lucius Lyone

Lueoiuse Lyon.

top

betwecaa the Stateé of
Uishican and «wisconsin
ag lies votieesn tne
sources of the Brule
River and trie source
of tne “onireal iver,
eg defined by the icf
fo m2ble the vneonie of
sisconsin Territory to
fom a Conctatution
and Stute governiuont,
and =or the adaission
of that state into the
Unione"

pxterior tovmship lines
“mmbraced in thot por-
tion of t°.o Northern
Pen'nesula of Jishir cn
which is bounded" by
the 4th oorrcotion line
om§ Lake Superior,the
west oowldary o: 2 55 W
and the “ichican,. ia
consin ‘tate lino.

Exterior torvma:ip lines
"fn all thant portion of
the -taty of Michicran

lying betwoan Green Bay
ani the tienoninee “iver,
bounded on the north by
tne 4th correction line,

T¥s £1 & 22 le R'9 14,
15, 16 ge 17 ve

Also che ciaintou Ip
lande ond sush other
islands inviicinity of
Grand Traverse Bay 238
may bevorth surveying.”

Szteriog tom lines
"in all thot portion

‘of stata of ichizan

aying betvcan Groon
Bay and the -lenominee
River, bounded on north
by 4th sorrection line
a.d on th: Ne by the
west line of R 23 ive
Date of To Vhoy By “hon
contracte § Issuede Issue de

FobelS 1848. ‘Irormon
, werryveathore Luoius lyone

Mare30,1848. Orson Lyon. Lueius Lyone

Apre22,1848. Johnullet. ‘4ueius Lyone

Aorec9,1848-e Oranto “Visdone Lucizns Lyone

To.nsninss

Y ZE Ne R's 10,19,20
é: OL we
Y 59 le R's 17,18,19,
ao es ik Te
“40 Ue Ata ib, 17 eid,
19, 20 & 21 de
TY 4L sie "Rts “45 @@ 197
and 21lso in all unsure
voyed islanis in 7reen
Day aud DLatre iichigan
lyins bet.con R's 16
andi °4 tle

T 21 & 22 le ria We
? 2lc¢ 22 4, R 2 iie
Tel& 22 Ue Row
f 21& 22 i. R44
[T Ll & 22 ue R534
¢ Blu. BR 6 We
“Ve We l2eloglh,lD & 21.
R 8 Wwe
8g 21,80, 25,2%,25,06 ile
| ROD ve
r's he gag uy oo
te 10 1. @
Tro She nb 8. a ll oe
B*g OL & UP als 2 Lo ue

Survey all lines anc
moander Maviz:asie vater
in

7 Ob Ne R 2&2 We
"*s 33,54,55 Ne uv 2h vie

“tg Ui gu pd, Od ive
R26 ie
Tet G1,52 905 954,55 ow
R 27 4°

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R12 We
mtg gly Byh5 ye lle

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9g 20,21 ,22,25,24 ite

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Me 20 21,298,224 Ue

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2 16 We
T'g 20,21,2°2 Ue R16 .e
—— ate
ae | Tyr yt TF - wo 4
wm 2 wb Awntst war h .¢ ww ®

/en 1402, Lu wag aivooverad thut . L.ocro troaot of

Innd, lying to the weet oni north of saghiaaw Boy ,iud Boon vory
carelessly and ovon, in plices, fruudulently, survoyed by the
Deputy surveyors ho had boon inuvuctegé with .n0 ‘or: b the
Covernmonts/ “hese orrore vero <isoovered von 16 beosas noo}
ezenary to ctart mow linog Sron tha pointe altend,; esgtallishoade
At 39 8 Vory sinvlg actter to mica tneso "gaia" survey3 af
any time, for vio oxtorior to n ilnaos woro uonlly mm sonaoting
belorg Sie cublivision Linos, cad by di. foront surveyoroe Ea
practienlly overy 3.ca tio aexverior lines cara mm oonscient.-
dously ani .csuratoly, ani vory sel-lom voce they roerune -

Bug cheno. wnscvact 225 Lot vor tho saveyia: oi
s9ction Vines, . slit vais Surnishod to the deputy survojor
eovocines «212 map of hie aLotrisote Yn this vero wnwiied the
loath snd boarin: o. oach tovnailp line, the veriacisa 2° the
necdle, a table of bo rrins trees mda da-cotintion of onoh
comer, una ice principal ctreang a2:da lomo oreorode 2ron thease
he coul’d oasily mise -Laldi notao o- any ungurveyad tova.riip

12 othl) van lic .o rid: of detoation Sor some thiue to  22:e

a
t

AV thot vag nosenoury .2a9 to run slonre vio Coouniartes of the
to.meaxilp ad note ti. dirootion of orossl GtvoaIe ul too
3
con@pal car otoey os tin cowl rye PYM thone vou hn notes Je
tad

could maze a pint o th? cowry, am Troi tidc plut ->ase

notes ooul. ba mace .wiAd: hee Lb uo appaerwee ov Loin: ~onuilnde
Yhis wad .2e moti:oc used b. moct o the doputies
mkin: tho orauduient survayde -omo oF; thou adauLtted uat
the, nid bool eurelore, “(ah cive 3¢@ t-rir esteuse@ thu’ ty
Lind vas prpacuio lig of so value, no ono woul: be Injurcd by
tie esrsleasiod:, 2.5 69 Lt woo LTopracticiblo to bo unmly
Bosurata Lia 2232 “OTR oS iovovee,vnon tne innds cang to to
cold, the Gle vey: ici s “org 80 mumorous t:2n0 tho ourvoya
Tora oT mo vase at all, ani: rosultsd ina Ll:rca loss to the

a

Stat ae _
/
/ iter the discovery of tia frauds the Lerisoluture
rotitionod tho ‘voci°et to h.va t:a lands reesurvoydds “ho
~2OS8ite0 $2 -0e. sod Sle petition to .1j. Nuntingion, the seneral
tid Comubccionor, aad ho im turm bDlimed 2. J. Haines, tie
a6240t Suryvoyor Comreale Usines ronlied tive, baing locatea
at Vincinnatd, he could not h vo porsonal suporviclion over the
Jour, emi thet the oon omployoad had boon all reooronied and
he hud hd iw coeasion to ‘ueovion trolir Fosuitde Lio reoom-
mended t..26 ascents bo ouployed to cover tho prow vw ced
to > o “rnudulo:itly survoyed, ind o:camino it vhorowhlye Us
“190 su costed txt cuch ao raad bo mdo a orininal off ns@e
ehig oucsontion was acted upom, oad ac farmal, vaero come thing
£ fapertamee sas to bo dono, vn. -* Lurt was aonvloyodf J
io vag Gnotvucted to take a fall o:malinition ‘nd
reoovt, oven to roeriumi:ng and markins thro oourcon whero nooe
sorye ln hic co ort ho 2 ted tht vory lit.2o dopandianco
9021 bo Dlseed on toa curvoyod lineo on wc ‘iold novos thioh
had bern rocurned. ft: miny onsen tin bearing oud corm r -roecd

hid Deon erronooacly mriod, tio Llinos vere run chore -hoe county
mide It oaclost, oso oven cubdivisios 9 o.oo vere mide vero run
by blasing «3. fov trang eae cite of 2 enmeite

~ 28 A paculy at ton: beactinm cio a rocurvwery so
voy moamly Tous hetred tims Lng was bevron, and ovlor ree
forma veto usniae Under «LT in: gohncton, “ho succeadod
oines .§ -urvoyor Toneral in 1043 ag « remilt of t’.ls trouble,
“a Slausge vos acdoed to . 11 oontmnate, recorvine thio richt to
Mave way vow: Lus-eeted at tho anenca oF t).9 Desuty Jurvoyor

"whon public nolioy my Lomomde’ +
“

he .o0tunsl work of rosurve;-
in: tic traet 7s brgin in 29456. i204 ona no’ eo lotcda until
1956, “ith 210 axeca tion of t rea toochica which vere resur~-
Veved 2a Tate ne L677, by petition of th: raclionrtse

it waco vrcalised t:t for ewory AW to vAship
mroveyod, ult inclulins the e:tortor Lines, ficra ‘o:ae bot.roon
Piety and ci ty miles to be rena dm rind, ant tnt thore
volo about tus iontired Titty of tcicee and sbout -irty frag
tion. to nohivs, 1G eon bo ceen Bato erent aaount of Vork
wag lome over onl wom it fic remmbeorod thot ¢..ic cork ovat
mi ayorsc2 of 4.00 por mile, tho ect--nse ta the ct:te due to
{0 easaloccnesa of the fov curvezyors, mn oho wove wtier oa
to pervor thoir vor: cenveLloentionscly a.d s@sordin: ¢3 the
loctor of t°olr goanteact andthe inct- uations riven oom,
go00ng ON TMI.
Lo have catoeted at rendom ten tovmchirg ich vere
recurvaoyed, oso ochom by te 10¢u21 fisurosa tvren From the
Siald notec am plate o° the reesurvey how cuch work was
ro ulred to correct the e-voroe. oAtSo my ctorve $2 mke the

oy fos ae eM, Lyne Ve ,
moenituda of tho IE move aponr-nte

"A a
TOMA js Ales Re-Runs
‘tLlicso Ch@ins “inks.

BR Ge 60 28 69 O4 73
3 26 i 2 10... 89 AD 83
2nd MoU vw AQ OO 68
* 2D a 2 2: 65 we DA
- 19 Q 25 } 3 OO BF
2 S170 24 0 63 15 Oo
OAL; 3 8 59 on D4
323 0] 210". vB 69 27
mo 8 e. 26 #6 67 91 54
330 0 DUM. L 35 74%

Unfortumntely the fielk notes and pints o the
Ooricinal curveys sro not on PLle, so L hive not been “bic to
moo any true ocomparicona botvoen these cond tha raosurvoys,
but a 2ev7 of tho plate shoving tio lines <s dram rom the
orisin:l Tiel. notes cho7 4 very big diserepancy, ofton as
mich 460 halt nilo.

Pollowing io . tablo compiled from tho notes on
the clats of the rae-survo;ys on file with tho Publis vomnin
Joa issione It siovwe dmg int oars tho larce nrt of the
vork van oarried on, :2d by chom it v:18 dom@e Lhe l-rver
part as com loted in ta j,eoarea 1855 and 1856, very ittlo
boinc dono bot-oon 2050 ont 13556 It neon? stranve that
acver the susceodine of singe Goble to tho ov fioo of survayor
Gonoril, sqolvoiar iuclus wyon, cyon stil? was intoroctd
enow'h $2 taco several cont vaeta Jor ork in tie uiper pazt

£459 lover pmin-ula, 2d did it with his u-al nocurnaye

20ur -ovmohips Ve UtT LUYVe OTe
1843 “85 16 aa az ob OL Jgameo if, :lutlette
tia US mal BD 2 heSeG=T=.2 dohn JuLlett

2 oll 2 beg 3 WU

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Loe 7 ae CC,

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COMPENSATION AND FORFEITURE.

Wis subjest a: ti: susvayor's comoncition ans
proviction Yoo prnsht- dn enad of S:Llacc tt: crtorm his
duties £5 nitucal’y of intarsct dn». sork of this sort ani
the writer hao a:de a otretal etua, of somo Bvolvo hundred
eontr.ata for woe: in tho State of Hich!-an, Iniinna, Illia
noig and Uhide “ho orifinnl co f° of thoro eontr::ts,
d-tint froa tho yo-r 1795 to 1848 aro bound sn@ on fil: in
tin arvisca of tha Public Domain Comission int thoy eho7w
G:nolarciv«wy goct ho: th: ork prov-ercade

“hea ciret eontri:t o° interest isouel to ..loxandes
Jolmeco, G&G dc-put,; surveyor, by Siomrs Biffia, surveyor Gone
eral, omi ovirics Jato oF A vil 16, 18165. [It :.11°4 for the
guevo: Of “A bant fine fsa. poknat above Betrolt ane weot t
to the Iniben Usury, shish lino wil? oonctitube a orinoi-
na? sordlien.”, antl also for to tazyin~ out of forty oircht
tomenica, bob. Gis Sieot el: north and cout: of the Dace
lin? in vren‘og 5,6,7 & 8, anct of Gm Srinoips! iferlidioane
So. ad ya intes a contrast for the survo,; of AA truco Liorfdian
Lino fro: Port Dezslanse duo Uorth” and “gi:: Bovncmiivs deep
both morth and snout: of t:7 Baao Line in Rancoo 1, :,.,& 4 eant
of the Prinoipal Moridian’ wie sitnod b, Bongamrr Yo. Re
2.0 priga avraod mp0n van 2500) por mile on tho Bacco Lino and
Prinedo Ll Meridian, ani ‘gcd por mile on tha to.nchio Llinos
"actual 'y run, not to inolude raidom linoo or of ‘ota.” he
sontract provided for a fortait of 01.9 tuaucind dol ara to

tho fodoral moveruaent In eaco tho ort of enaeh wean not fin-
=~

dehed and t1 fiokd notco an? seoonpaaine plats acco :ted by
the ourveyor Gonersl wit’ in four u:nths fro. tho dito of
contr iste

ALI dusiat tho your 1815 thin axme prico of (2,50
per Milo sotuclly ron” wa o7recd wpor, bat in Hovembor,
2016, oontr::ta wore onado whist: onlicd for the piynont of
(5003 por ile astusll, rai'te Thin romained the stoandtira
mitil 180% when Tseh of funde for this nurnocn foracl the
deputy survojzore to ascept oontrists screednt cnly on | 2360
nor miloe Ye wor: va9 alt” ourried on d:: svoviol>ia of

orut dan An

VJomrroce, ial: mado snovonrhations af 1. fav $h.ousand each
year to be usol an t’> Survoyor goenor.) saw fite He wuld
naturally bo int roctod in cotti:.: ag much dono as possible
sor ap Little an -ocoiblo, nid montor an thio con -Linration
goons, his 10 utys mot have ooncLidored it boattor than noth-
ing, for 12°? of th m naoopt sd tho old aotcendacd avaine Out
of tile 6%e53 per mile ho muct oy Bis amaon and othor
acoieccunte, allo. for Bad oont oft 2nd unforseen abi rleule
tica, run in 311 neeeco:s randon lines ‘ni offscato, and
fircre on tho tine cpent in trovolin- an@ murin’ -l:to, ani
conpiote ovorythin: at 6M Avernc7a Pito of el: to -iships
Gon Tcsaly sueveg?d 441 ons mothe On Tal°ure to @o this, ho
mist pa: overs ths aun 0? ono thousnni dolloro: £1 axsh to the
carve, or Veneralfe offhes, tiouth moot of tho contracta aia
etcto a. time linit with . provision for “Aato of Go@ emopt-
Ole

Tor four yo reeuntil dane 28, 1023,— this orige
wed aztyvand unon, but in this month Lt “as azain drop -od to

200) por miloe rin aa ti: lovwes® it ovor Fonchod, anid
ont; thr «@ contr: :fa vor. simnod, 237 Lor work in tho estrone
couthvoeotorn part of th: State alen: tho Michinan-Indiana
Stata Tinee On tiny 8, 1828, t:19 oontraats voro tyono'1, ono
t> Taolnc Lyén anid tho othor to John it:llet, for tho Inyging
out of cortnin privete oni olaing nuthorised by in AQ’ of
Con~ross pisved on April 17,1828, entitled "An Aat to sone
forma oortain @laiscs to Usndis in the Torritory of Wohican"e
For this worl: tho vere to racaivo (4.00 por milo tho:-ch just
wy 1t shoul? hova been of cro nus: rreater iniort:nea, or
rozuized go mach mMro aomir.c7 2c not clonre “Gr ronutation
of tooca mon my hese hal sonet:ins to @o nith 46, for they
wero 072 of So bect of to. ear’ survevera ani had much to
Go vit. fic early dovelopnent of the st-toae LTusiun Lyon,
fn o:rthleutcr, vaca ver, crominent f4hcurn, foc he vac not
only tho socb oongskenatine ant reser te surveyor of hilo tine
bes hema sleo 3 A€clesata froa tho Dorritor, to Con-reca,
Q@ memboes af tha Ganotitutionsl Convention n 18055, one of
the tyro fhret Cesnbavs, and Ourveyor General of thin dla-
trist for mn ya ree Movovar, both Mullot and Ayon in 1829
cictned gontr at: fo. cevk at tho vr -.ta of "2.50 por mile ace
ta tly pun", amijid all of their ansosictes anthii th year
WG «

In the omwiioe of ils your Mboaguh c. 64. i na cue.
cooled .ATIGn. aytlo ag Jurvayoe Sonevil, ant Lucscituted some
evea tac raecorac anlon> thia Uduee UnBLE tls tiue to fore
foit for Pullucn to Pul?hV) temaa os: contr :ct hot alryo beon
/2000.90, no mioooe what the natures of Ghi> work or ite once
nigudoe ‘iloo Li ms onsen 8 feo, reegives 2265) par

mils naotual’y rai for Bot: ettesists tornmchi: Liacn ant oubdie
vicicon “inode Villainna oheuivoid the form of the printed come
trie$ and hid abt.chad to 4¢ a bent for “doublo thr estimated
ancun$ duo by tio Usited ctates to ovhd ------" sclonod by the
guovayor Ona 9.7 Ov Svo bonconone Uo also Lhiind tho ronunere
ation to ,Jec) cor mile on e-cterior Liner :nd [2e70 por mile
for intoriLoz Binose his woidoy wag eoatizmod by; Hobort De
Lyvla, «ho booums oaurvayor Genoral in 15.6, witl. a Low e:csepe
Giono. Thic aeoart Lytle seened to ba inciined to show pare
tint ity fo s u0 oF his deputioge ior inct:noo, on Love 4,
15 6, he coite :ctod wht. Soha Brink for th: marvoy Oo. parta
of the py Asipal Uerfdin: and tho seoond Sorredtion Lino, as
wol’ ao eert in e:t@rfior to.n lines, at the rito of . 4000 per
milo, while o1 Janel, 1I57, ho atread to “Ave Job: sod con
onty .oed0 vor mile for cert: a ‘unsurvoyed extorior tom
bouniir, Linos"e In as mach ao Briivc'o eontricst ca .led yor
th: garvey of pars of the Merddinn ond a correstion Lino, the
43 not po mash os a: in-tunce ago hh: contr ote wit. the tw
etlhetg, Juned nmi colme while aver, ona olsa roaakvad .%.4%5
QA mile for dntcrior tovm linos, tho, seasived . 2.06, nni for
a torhos tovn lines, (4035 por alira while t.5 ot srs roseivad
ele It Lo intovootioe to notes t.ict a soitract dated wny 4

a

1807, siocnol by Androv Portor, to “Rotracn the Downi ry Lines
bot.zoon tho cotalea of Ohio ond Lilohican and gorract it vith
tho linoo of the publio surveys intorsooted thereby" nina
On? y . GeO por milo a9 2 fo57 eonekderation.

tuviic the guninr of 1850 iobort Pe Lytle ‘md due-
Goecdad bb; Esottia? oe iinfna, ant ho cot a stiniwrd price of

2095 for Antorise Mine and (40655 por mile for a terior Linon.
It was ani 2 &nsiete lions

part of th: lover peninguiiyr wna
f'mny 6 yyy

“110 . po” i” .
ALO gQ LOD GF OL °

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Indisna ani

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St ten

. - - * Trex aye “3e5 , \
guoveyi cs of ta Up.ov Goniuo's

doris ‘dan boi =i

fo: faremaib 2

moo probably moro
pubtivicsi n of aur utayve
those non 6 .:% tho
wat mtartod,
yoyo nope: 13
Olanza La th: eontractce

dona of dovdolte tho ertim.terc

1

a’.

for tia Enepeoticn or the 24>
doouty ourvoyor alocnin: th 0.2%

public policy demand ite’

Qivicinsy tovnohipg wv:
“4% 70Ge6e
yattod, bat |

ro. this timo o: 63°
it :

noe
ronorally
W260) pes mile vor
Qonein et:t: Lins, chilo
Zhao @ounury da ti. Uso
wis dOnO, “Ql 2) Por 2:
faifrly

mo inoy

dv ovon gsg2ursto vari: at 7

hyo. : atod b, the Ganes

1.9 udine Chet tr

Vir:

Cnseva,yor Gonorole At ta:

Yoovooaghola Low
San AN OVaACE Oe
Dury oF tao wutlot brov:
veourvey of darve porvivon: of
mi vi? cLeesyory dn 1h.

7 loi to t.

provi:
viiua Of th: .ork
work at the

—

4
Under Johact -
nt .te.J0 por mile,

[23 MUch mor’ Uboral
(Me &e Dart's survoy oc &>
~G6eo0 nad . 8290 por nile
JOninocula, whera mort

aii brolirom, th.it

novchrwre

of

noslost

ad

Kuvy: to ts

Lhtei: crorle Jo:uo :: thése

oimo tine tno

We COs raced, tho lrinedbps.l

fo of unolzin. and a

wut an” thon wacliug

$e museenusul
him, NOC oven Ome

It woo undor

yey easy’
ern tte, 4,
6) wasu lve

O- 2° Deaudalent pure
noorsion of 2 naw
“ad, dn -acdtion to thio
ACG LE YY Golo,
ospanca o° tho
Oot, "20 otnclderation of the
2 the prico for oub-
bat this
pos milla «ms
oVvad ronchint
Abr ih tes Lom
VOl) Gomion
oF tho work

b &4t wor bn orcillo te
10 former low prica, and

% itd of SLeo Ysico Chis
$9 .beV0 per mita Por 1.20 ohanong of cov: 45 1B45e In nbho
roe oort to tho -carotazy of to 4reagucy i: 18 “7, howmvor, ho

Sitad Giat evan tubs wie mue® too Low, 2227 75.2 hit tino on
ho mo clo -0d t@ uso hic on gudckpont.

Sho praecesants ent .bliche by ths ear uy Susvolor

Canoe vile heyo pes. Live? uy to uitio’ the peovent thio, and
Sir) Gots :ata no ema 82 OF agubot ntdallgy ts: c 41 Torn,
eid boak otteehed 2: Tor Joa lo tho eatin 20 v:2702 Of tho
moric, ©. orbso £8: ChLcat at co epag: pe. ohio, ant wewnetheally
Git cams provbicloa: optim ao fos se watson. ot ae fb le notoa
ABA Dintee L0 the peacoat time thors ara no Zopntpemervayjiry
bis Gia covosasnt. mis contrat wht: aay “2.7 aivied aft con for

~e .
oF atu | ww

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er
a!

9499

a)

is ia fhocced that the micionn milen: ‘a to bo actaale
Ry mi: in any tovnciip, unatow $F. mo Werks Qn nivie vile
soreing 2s dnetadsc, £9 civentyestyvo ailece 2% (2205 par alle
at gy Boa; aves co, cl chcu vat on abe somplot:35 oucdivid-d
fo.ntchipe per mnontlig thie: sunt monn asoro dmitely .°1053.30

9° @ month's cate 95 of this th: ¢eemt. must pay obo ohadin
mand ano csoman om? coo, Lo ihe Bel one, provico "ghuctk’, pay
alt teavalir:s @:ceistec, mad ofb 2) wey al - ealanye Uuhe. 16 is
2vsonaced Ghat alt of tt. ye dono waa fa wnocened gout: ,
anc omue: of £¢ in ov ste co cvmapy, sounh ov heavily timborsd
S212 3% wna Mor a don: tice thoucht to be of no v.tue ct all,
gan eves. £4. chates vine oh. ono. wace loen en> n-h $o make etoos-
course, teopolin: emebfov oni tha falhc. of tii tread rong,

“hhc wa Utile on uwthe 2£.40 t9 tin the @eno s of hostile
Iniilino, tho convorg of neckhaomnt ani Llinoescsa the ma: care
nosucnly a:t:oged to, sne the teoucttg exueod b; faulty
instramonte ini unteiinsd agsictiunta, ona 1% ccona ulinsas
abourl. Who wonder is thit mors of tho wort wan not : aude

Wliently dono, for it wmo 4 conpairmtivel, elins:ts otter te

ee

fako fLoll notes oma pista, md tho ch. ces oF Gcotastion for

Bsevor:] yours tO Gone Wao H12°Ube
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