A week or so ago, an inquiry was posted here regarding the use of buried
charcoal in boundary marking.
In a Louisiana court decision issued yesterday, there is mention of such use of
charcoal:
> Mr. Kent further testified regarding the importance of following the footsteps
> of the original surveyor as much as possible, so that as one moves down the
> line with his field notes, one finds as much evidence as possible to prove
> that the original lines and corners are being surveyed. He testified that it
> is important to look for bearing trees, witness trees, soil types, dig for
> stumps, locate old mounds, or broken glass or burned charcoal once used as
> markers in old surveys.
This is quoted from the last paragraph of PDF page 28 (text page number 26) of
the decision at http://www.thetowntalk.com/assets/pdf/DK19564222.PDF .
Lowell G. McManus
Leesville, Louisiana, USA
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