Marker part, survey

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Title

Marker part, survey

Subject

Exploration and Survey
Landmarks

Description

THIS DISK FROM A BLAZED TREE IS CONSIDERED SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE THE TREE WAS MARKED DURING A SURVEY IN A SURRENDERED PORTION OF INDIAN RESERVE LANDS. ALSO INTERESTING IS THE TREE'S AGE-100 YEARS. IT WOULD HAVE STARTED GROWING IN THE YEAR OF CONFEDERATION (REF.1 P.59)
TO MARK & IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC SITE IN A SURVEYED AREA
PART OF CDN LANDMARKS COLLECTION, EST'D IN 1952 BY R.W. CLARK, D.L.S., S.L.S. THESE MARKERS SPAN OVER 200 YRS. OF CANADIAN SURVEYING & INCLUDE ITEMS FROM EVERY PROVINCE & TERRITORY EXCEPT NFLD.
*SOURCE: HISTORIC MONUMENT COMMITTEE, MR. R.O. SEMPER, CHAIRMAN/ DISK MOUNTED ON DISPLAY BOARD/ *DIM: GIVEN INCLUDE BOARD; DISK L-34.2, W-32.8, H-5.2 CM/ EASTERN HEMLOCK DISK BEARS 3 BLAZES MADE IN 1901 BY T.J. PATTEN, O.L.S. ON SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY OF LOT 32 DURING SURVEYS IN SURRENDERED PORTION OF WHITEFISH RIVER INDIAN RESERVE NO.4, ONT. DISK TAKEN BY H.A.K. SHIPMAN, D.L.S., O.L.S. IN SUMMER 1967 DURING RESURVEY OF SURRENDERED RESERVE LANDS/ SEE ALSO 940446-0450

Date

1901-1967
1901
1967

Rights

Government of Canada Open Government Licence https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada

Identifier

1973.0813

Coverage

Ontario
WHITEFISH RIVER INDIAN RESERVE NO.4"