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together from one camp for the reason that if 

 any difficulties arise in the work of either, they 

 can settle them. The camp equipment is packed 

 in a wagon, teams being kept to move the out- 

 fits of the crews. When it is impossible to use 

 teams the men pack the outfit on their backs. 

 A camp will be occupied on an average of about 

 ten days; and the crews will cover from 10 to 

 18 sections of land from one camp, depending 

 on the character of the country. 



''Each crew covers on foot the several por- 

 tions of the woods assigned to it. The crew 

 starts at some point on the base given by the 

 surveyor and continues to do its work, keeping 

 an accurate check on its base as the work pro- 

 ceeds. The method used is known as 'horse- 

 shoeing a 40,' and is the one most commonly 

 used by Mr. Straight, as it enables the cruiser 

 to see every portion of the land. If the start 

 is made at the southeast corner of a section, 

 the cruiser will say to his compassman: 'Go to 

 tally 1 north.' When the compassman who 

 runs all the lines has gone north 125 paces, or 

 about 375 feet, he calls out: 'tally 1 north,' 

 and stops until he is directed to move. This 

 gives one side of a ten acre tract. The cruiser 

 has begun to work toward the compassman and 

 counts and estimates each and every tree for a 

 distance of 25 paces on each side of his base 

 line, making 50 paces in all. At first he meas- 

 ures the trees with a tape to verify his eye 

 judgment of the circumference and measures 



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