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nary construction, and for beginning " construction of the project 

 works," as defined in Eegulation L-7. 



( J) The application shall be accompanied by an affidavit of the ap- 

 plicant's engineer and a certificate of the applicant (see pp. 31 and 

 32). Affidavits and certificates will not be placed upon maps, plans, 

 and other exhibits, but will be filed as separate exhibit. 

 * The maps and field notes shall show reference lines to initial point 

 of survey, to termini of water conduits, and to termini of transmis- 

 sion lines (when within a National Forest, or not more than 2 miles 

 outside its exterior boundary measured along the transmission line). 

 The maps and field notes shall also show the intersection of the sur- 

 vey line with the lines of public-land subdivision and with boundaries 

 of National Forests and other reservations of the United States. 



The termini of water conduits, the termini of transmission lines, 

 the intersections with boundaries of reservations of the United 

 States, and the initial point of survey of power -house sites shall be 

 fixed by reference by course and distance to the nearest existing 

 corner of the public survey. The initial point of the survey of reser- 

 voir sites shall be fixed by reference by course and distance to the 

 nearest existing corner outside of the reservoir by a line or lines not 

 crossing an area that will be covered with water when the reservoir 

 is in use. When any such terminus, intersection, or initial point is 

 upon unsurveyed land, it shall be connected by traverse with an 

 established corner of the public survey, and the distance from the 

 terminus, intersection, or initial point to the corner shall be com- 

 puted and noted on the map. When the nearest established corner 

 of the public survey is more than 2 miles distant, this connection 

 may be with a permanent mark, on a natural object or a permanent 

 monument which can be readily found and recognized. The field 

 notes shall give an accurate description of the natural object or 

 monument and full data of traverse as required above. The inter- 

 sections of the survey lines with section lines of the public-land sur- 

 vey shall be referenced by course and distance to the nearest existing 

 corner along the section lines intersected. If no corner can be found 

 within a half mile of the survey line, the fact may be noted on the 

 map and in the field notes, and the reference omitted. The maps 

 shall also show all lines of public-land subdivisions by official survey ; 

 the protractions on unsurveyed land of section and township lines, 

 such protractions in any National Forest to conform to the diagram 

 accompanying the proclamation establishing the boundaries of such 

 National Forest; and the status as to ownership of all lands of the 

 power project or projects, designating separately lands patented, 

 lands of the United States entered or otherwise embraced in an 

 unperfected claim under the public-land laws, unreserved lands of 

 the United States, and, separately for each reservation, lands in- 

 cluded within National Forests and other reservations of the United 

 States. Elevations and contour lines shall be based on United States 

 Geological Survey datum whenever available. 



Each separate original map, plan, set of field notes, estimates 

 and data, evidence of water appropriation, articles of incorporation, 

 etc., shall be plainly marked " Exhibit A," " Exhibit B," etc.. respec- 

 tively, and referred to by such designation in the application. Maps 

 and plans shall in addition be described in the application by their 

 titles as " Exhibit A, map of location of," etc., " Exhibit B, plan of," 



