52 INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING FOREST SURVEYS, ETC. 



this point run a traverse to some outlook where com- 

 pass or plane-table bearings may be taken on a number 

 of peaks or other definite landmarks which may be 

 visible. Give their estimated distances. State ap- 

 proximately what unsurveyed section the land would 

 be in, or its latitude and longitude. The map accom- 

 panying such a survey should show any divide, stream, 

 or trail in the immediate vicinity, and particularly the 

 name of the watershed. 



BANGER STATION SURVEYS. 



When the lands have been surveyed by the General 

 Land Office and the corners can be located, the plat 

 only need be submitted, showing the subdivisions de- 

 sired for a ranger station. Where lots occur their num- 

 bers should be shown on the plat. No other descrip- 

 tion is necessary. The determination of the correct 

 subdivisions must not be left to conjecture. The land 

 office corners should be located and the necessary lines 

 carefully run in every case when there is the least doubt 

 as to what forties or tens should be recommended for 

 withdrawal. 



When the lands are unsurveyed, or the corners of the 

 Government survey can not be located, the actual 

 boundary lines must be surveyed and marked, and field 

 notes, description, and a plat must be prepared, all in 

 accordance with the following instructions: 



Three kinds of permanent points of identification will 

 be established Forest Service Monuments, to which the 

 ranger station surveys, and possibly future homestead 

 or timber surveys, will be tied by bearing and distance; 



