Pub. 13 2018 Issue 1

19 Issue 1 2018 / UCLS Foresights www.ucls.org Surveyor’s Historical Society and Utah Council of Land Surveyor’s Present 2019 SHS Rendezvous in Salt Lake City, Utah “Surveys and Surveyors of Utah Territory” I am excited to announce the Surveyor’s Historical Society (SHS) is planning its Annual Rendezvous for 2019 in Salt Lake City. This conference will commemorate several events that happened 150 years ago: • 150th anniversary of the golden spike in Promontory, Utah. • 150th anniversary of the establishment of the latitude and longitude stations in Salt Lake • City by the USC&G survey. • 150th anniversary of the partial retracement and resurvey north, south, east and west of the Salt Lake meridian, Utah’s principal meridian. It was originally established in 1855. • 150th anniversary of the 1869 descent of the Green and Colorado rivers through Utah by John Wesley Powell. Although intended as a scientific expedition using sextant, artificial horizon and barometers to survey and map the river(s), it ended up being a race for survival. Powell later served as director of the US Geological Survey between 1881 and 1894. He returned in 1871 completing his surveying and mapping of both rivers. • 150th anniversary of the wheeler survey in the Great Basin. An Astro monument still exists in the desert north of Salt Lake. Other topics may include: • Base line monuments by the USC&GS set in 1896 that still exist in the Salt Lake City area. • John Fremont expeditions in Utah territory. • U.S. topographical engineers in Utah territory. • How Utah, Nevada and Colorado got their shapes. I know it is a bit early, but we are looking for a few speakers on these or other historical topics to be presented at the Rendezvous. Also there are several surveyors, old and young, who love history of our pro - fession and finding the old marks set when our state was still a territory and a survey crew consisted of a dozen men make 2 or 3 miles a day over rough terrain. This is your chance to share that love of surveying and our predecessors with members of our professional from all over the county. We would love to see your thoughts and ideas so if you are interested, please submit an abstract of your presentation to Denny DeMeyer denny@nwsurvey.com or, Andy Hubbard andyh@greatbasineng.com . BY ANDY HUBBARD