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topographic symbols. A number that are in common use 
and generally agreed upon are given herewith. 
Railroad. ^ _|_ ( _|_|_ ( _ 
Highway.z=^=zz=i=ziz 
Wood Road.. . . — - z 
Trail._--— 
Stone Wall.acccccccoc^^ 
Fence___ 
Telephone Line. 
Field or Prairie 
Open Swamp. . 
Dam ....... 
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Topographic Symbols 
SECTION VI 
ON THE BEARING OF LINES 
The surveying work of the woodsman of the present day 
is mostly of the nature of resurveys, or the subdivision 
of tracts whose boundary lines are on the ground. To 
ascertain correctly the present bearing of old lines is there¬ 
fore a problem of great importance and one very fre¬ 
quently met with. 
1. Bearing Directly Observed. The best and surest 
way to find that direction is the direct one of running a 
piece of the line. For example, suppose a section of land 
was run out in 1845 with lines stated to run north, east, 
south, and west by the true meridian. The surveyor com¬ 
ing on to retrace it in 1915 may pay no attention to the 
north star or reference meridians, but finding the southwest 
corner of the tract plain and running northerly find by trial 
