On August 30, 1875 Charles DuBois selected the site of the Intitial Point and marked it with a "mound of stone 6 feet in diameter at the baseby 4 feet high, with a stone 20 x 12 x 10 on the top marked I.P. 1875.
With Initial Point established , DuBois surveyed and marked the meridian line north 6 miles to the base of the Uintah Mountains and 17 miles south to the Reserve boundary. DuBois then extended and marked a base line 6 miles east and west. This was the beginning of the survey of The Reservation land.
Logging Requirements:
1: What was the unique survey process used by Deputy Surveyor DeBois?
By June 30, 1876
2: How many miles of line were run?
3: How many stones were set, every 1/4 mile?
4: How many acres of land were subdivided.
5: Feel free to submit a photo in your log of yourself or something at GZ
Actual Initial Point in Road
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