 | William Wharton Lester - Land tenure - 1860 - 786 pages
...1857. TITLE XVII. Survey of Public Lands. No. 702. System of Rectangular Surveying.* 1. The public lands of the United States are ordinarily surveyed...laid off, in the first place, into bodies of land of * To the Surveyort- General of public lands of the United States, for the surveying distrieti established... | |
 | 1860 - 782 pages
...3, 185T. TITLE XVII. Survey of Public Lands. No. 702. System of Rectangular Surveying* 1. The public lands of the United States are ordinarily surveyed...points. 2. The public lands are laid off, in the first place^into bodies of land of * To the Surveyors- General of public lands of the United States, for... | |
 | Montgomery Gibbs - 1874 - 326 pages
...and the wines and brandies produced already enjoy a high reputation. PUBLIC LAND SYSTEM. The public lands of the United States are ordinarily surveyed...bounded by lines conforming to the cardinal points. They are then divided into townships of 6 miles square, containing as near as may be 23,040 acres each.... | |
 | West (U.S.) - 1874 - 124 pages
...and the wines and brandies produced already enjoy a high reputation. PUBLIC LAND SYSTEM. The public lands of the United States are ordinarily surveyed...bounded by lines conforming to the cardinal points. They are then divided into townships of 6 miles square, containing as near as may be 23,040 acres each.... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1874 - 526 pages
...lots of 6 rd. by 5 rd., sold them at $50 each. What was my gain? 468. Government Lands are usually surveyed into rectangular tracts, bounded by lines conforming to the cardinal points of the compass. A Base-line on a parallel of latitude, and a Principal Meridian intersecting it, are... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1875 - 496 pages
...of a rectangle twice as long and one-half as wide ? Ans. $220. • 790. Government Lands are usually surveyed Into rectangular tracts, bounded by lines conforming to the cardinal points of the compass. A Base-line on a parallel of latitude, and a Principal Meridian intersecting it, are... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1875 - 472 pages
...sold them at $50 each. What was my gain ? Ans. $4000. MENSUKATIOX. 79O. Government Lands are usually surveyed into rectangular tracts, bounded by lines conforming to the cardinal points of the compass. A Base-line on a parallel of latitude, and a Principal Meridian intersecting it, are... | |
 | United States. General Land Office - Public lands - 1881 - 136 pages
...miles. Thereafter they shall be laid off into bodies of land of 0 miles square, as near as may be, called townships, containing as near as may be 23,040 acres. The townships shall be subdivided into 36 tracts, called sections, each containing as near as may be 640 acres. Any... | |
 | Rufus Blanchard - History - 1882 - 558 pages
...lot is one of the subdivisions of such part of a fractional section as is not susceptible E public lands of the United States are ordinarily surveyed...bounded by lines conforming to the cardinal points. These tracts are designated as townships, sections, half-sections, quarter-sections, half-quarter-sections,... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1883 - 348 pages
...geographic miles. How many degrees and minutes ? GOVERNMENT LANDS. 425. Government Lands are usually surveyed into . rectangular tracts, bounded by lines conforming to the cardinal points of the compass. A base line on a parallel of latitude, and a principal meridian intersecting it, are... | |
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