General Land Office Survey Marker R9E/S18 - Gold Canyon, AZ - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This bronze cap marker dates to an early survey of public lands in the Phoenix area. It is located on State Trust Land and the current lessee has established a cattle corral surrounding it. The land supporst .25 cows per acre. The pipe extends about nine inches above current ground level. The embossing on the cap reads: US General Land Office Survey 1914 Penalty $250 for Removal. There is a centering cross mark. With time, the engraving around it has deteriorated but I believe it to read in the upper left quadrant R9E S13, the right upper quadrant R9E S18, The lower left quadrant S24 R8E, the lower right quadrant S19 R9E. The marker is located approximately 1.98 miles south of the southern edge of the U.S. 60 following the abandoned Barkley Road alignment at an angle of 180 degrees and 2.06 miles west of the southern edge of the U.S. 60 at an angle of 90 degrees.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: US General Land Office Survey 1914 Penalty $250 for Removal upper left quadrant R9E S13, the right upper quadrant R9E S18, The lower left quadrant S24 R8E, the lower right quadrant S19 R9E Benchmark Agency: U.S. General Land Office Survey Monumentation type: Pipe Cap County: Pinal Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed NGS PID: Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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