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    "title": "Copy of a Letter from Frank Gatchell to E. B Linnen, Special Land Inspector",
    "description": "This item contains two copies of a letter regarding the field notes of Frank Gatchell on the illegal fencing in Wyoming.",
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    "ocrText": "Field Notes of Traverse of Fences on\nRichards Ranch.\nTraverse of pasture No. 1 fence.\nFeet\nBeginning at a point in section No. 16, Tp. 43, R. 87, W.\n6th Prin. Meridian, where the fence in the extreme south\nwesterly portion of Pasture No. 1 intersects the rim-\nrock.\nThence S 9°50'W\n1330\nAlong fence to point No. 2, on south bank of deep draw\ncarrying waste waters from irrigated lands in pasture\nNo. 2\nThence S 69°35 E.\n424 A\nAlong fence to point No. 3, on north side of county\nroad.\nThence N 61° 55¹ E\n2343\nAlong fence to point No. 4, north of line of county\nroad.\nThence N 51 20 ° E.\n783\nAlong fence to point No. 5, north of line of county\nroad.\nThence N 88° 15¹ E.\n868\nAlong fence to point No. 6.\nThence N 38° 25¹ E.\n1110\nAlong fence to point No. 7, on north side of county\nroad.\nThence N 66° 0° E.\n1317\nAlong fence to point No. 8 on north side of county road.\nThence N 23° 45° E.\n650\nAlong fence to point No. 9, on west side of county\nroad a distance of 43 feet N 88° W from the south west\ncorner of pasture No. 2. The southwest corner of pas-\nture No. 2 Bears N 65° 501 W a distance of 2416 feet\nfrom quarter corner common to sections 14 and 15, Tp.\n43 Range , ,87 W.\nThence N 5° 40 ° E.\n648\nAlong fence to point No. 10.\nThence N 41° 301 E.\n877\nAlong fence to point No. 11. Fence on east side of\nroad is straight from point opposite No. 9 to point\nopposite No. 11 having course of N 27 5³ E.\nThence N 27° 10' E\n1567\nAlong fence to point No. 12. Width of lane at right\nangles to course 70 feet.\nThence N 30° 30 1 E\n873\nAlong fence to point No. 13 width of lane 68 feet\nThence N 5° 30 1 W\n659\nAlong fence to point No. 14 Lane 70 feet wide\nThence N. 2° 45 W.\n1119\nAlong fence to point opposite division fence in pasture\nNo. 2 bearing S. 50 40¹ E\n1779\nTo point No. 15. Lane 88 feet wide\nThence N 4° 0: E\n883\nAlong fence to point No. 16. Lane 73 feet wide.\nThence N 2° 30 1 E."
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