To: Mounted search and rescue <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [MSAR] Request for Help--Brandon Swanson Search
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:03:52 -0700
Irv wrote:
>For instance, to spot wells you will need 1 meter resolution of less.
Yes, if the well is visible, not concealed. I have had the experience
of stepping on a concealed well. It was covered by a thin beam and
sheet of plywood over a big hole, with some sand and gravel. I had a
major "oh s---" moment as the ground sagged beneath me. I knew what
it was, because I grew up in dug well country.
The approximate location of a well can be inferred from old topo maps
that show where buildings used to stand. Every homestead had a well.
Comparing old topos to Google maps provides a short list of abandoned
homesteads.
Una
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