Posted on September 29, 2020 by Thomas FarleyBack to That Unnamed Canyon in Section Three View this post on Instagram Found a source of confusion that might have resulted in the Baxter Mine being recorded at two very different locations. I am here in Section 3. Sections 9-16 in this township are close, just slightly south and west. But the real Baxter Mine is located in 9-16 in the township north of this township. At least three miles away. The typewritten page with a pen correction is from the State of California Mines and Geology Report in 1951. This GLO monument has been corrected, probably dating back to when the San Bernardino Meridian was finally established for good instead of being just projected in this area. I’m guessing the surveyors corrected the disc in the field instead of fashioning a new one to reflect the locating history. Two groups of rocks exist here, as if the surveyors moved the monument post from its original spot. Don’t know. The concrete marker is near HWY 178, I disc, just the letter ‘C” impressed on its face. #geology #survey#governmentlandoffice#inyocounty#mojavedesert #rocks #desert#borders#surveyinglife A post shared by Tom Farley (@tgfarley) on Sep 27, 2020 at 6:26pm PDT — View this post on Instagram Back in the unnamed canyon area. These boulders are naturally falling out of the cliff, probably explaining the numerous dug outs in the area, some of which were expanded on by native peoples or prospectors. #geology #limestone#hiking #rocks #explore #inyocounty #mojavedesert #desert# A post shared by Tom Farley (@tgfarley) on Sep 27, 2020 at 6:33pm PDT — View this post on Instagram Some wandering around today. Lizard hiding from me in the razor sharp limestone. Fossilized algae. Flower like lines in limestone, not fossil but pretty. #geology #roadtrip #hiking #explore #getoutside#rocks#lizard#mojavedesert #inyocounty# A post shared by Tom Farley (@tgfarley) on Sep 27, 2020 at 6:59pm PDT — View this post on Instagram Captain Obvious 👨✈️ here. I don’t know why I haven’t picked up upon serpentine shaped desert washes before. Perhaps you need elevation to get a perspective. Still hard for me to think of a meandering stream bed with no water. #geology #roadtrip #hiking #explore #desert #mojave#mojavedesert#inyocounty #desertwashes#streams#arroyos A post shared by Tom Farley (@tgfarley) on Sep 27, 2020 at 8:28pm PDT — View this post on Instagram Carrara formation in this area. #geology #mojavedesert #desert#limestone#rocks #trilobites#fossils#inyocounty# A post shared by Tom Farley (@tgfarley) on Sep 27, 2020 at 7:55pm PDT —
