We began the little project with the first crew, Mr. Irby Long,
surveyor; C. B. and R. E. Gaylon; J. R. Marret of Caldwell, Missouri;
Josephine, Carolyn, J. H., Jr., and myself (John Moselage).
The work consisted of determining the extent of the site, putting up the
map table, and staking out the boundaries of the site and recording them
on the map.
We had expected to have started the contour lines on the map but
determining the boundaries of the site required most of the day.
The above mentioned boundaries were permanent markers, being long pieces
of steel pipe. The steel markers were put in at the NW corner, and the
SW corner; wooden stakes were used in the NE corner and SE corner, these
were of wood due to that part of the site being in cultivation, however,
all of our measurements used in regard to locating the squares are based
on the measurements of the SW steel stake as it is the R 8 line although
it is the SW corner of the site. The reason it is the R 8 line is due to
the levee running in a NW direction and at the NW corner the site is 80
ft. in a westerly direction. All squares are to the right as the
starting point is at the levee.