A treatise on surveying, comprising the theory and the practice ; (1887)
Gillespie, W. M. (William Mitchell), 1816-1868, Staley, Cady, 1840- [from old catalog] ed · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 315
20 300 LAXD-SUR YEYim* Fig. 338. … CHAPTER VII. THE PUBLIC LANDS OF THE UNITED STATES.* 455. General System. The public lands of the United Statesof America are generally divided and laid out into squares (ap-proximately), the sides of which run truly north and south, oreast and west. This is effected by means of meridian lines and…
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