View source for .ODk2.NTIxMQ

�the extent of such interferences & represent it upon your plan by dotted lines - the corners of townships on the line running West from the Monument are to conform to & be the same as the corner of townships on that line made by Joseph C Norris - 
In making this survey you will carefully ascertain & note the variation of the magnetic needle from the true North as frequently as may be useful & convenient, & state such variations, as well as the courses you run by the needle in your field book.  You will cause all your lines to be well spotted and at the termination of every mile from the corner of a township you will make a durable mile mark indicating the distance from the corner & note such mark in your field book & upon what object it is made - At all corners of townships you will mark in a conspicuous & durable manner the number of townships & ranges & note the same & the object marked in your field book.  As you proceed in running your lines you will carefully observe the face of the Country, the growth of wood & timber, the streams & their width where crossed, mill sites & other objects indicating the good or bad quality of the land & the rel ative value of the several parts & note the same with fidelity in your field book, from day to day - after compleating the survey of a township you will make a faithful general description of its quality & of its advantages & disadvantages that we may be able to judge of the relative value of each township - You will also ascertain, if any persons have en-tered upon any of the townships & are making improvements, if any, note their names, the extent of their claims & improvements the time when they entered & under whom they claim - You will further ascertain & note what depredations have been committed on the timber in the several townships, by whom & under what authority done - You will be furnished with a copy of Jos. C Norris field notes describing the line run by