| The Manual (1-1 to 1-8) |
| The Public Lands (1-9 to 1-15) |
| Laws Relating to Surveys (1-16 to 1-19) |
| General Rules (1-20 to 1-21) |
| Organization (1-22) |
| Public Land States (1-23) |
| Chapter II - Methods of Survey |
| Distance Measurement (2-1 to 2-7) |
| Photogrammetry (2-8 to 2-16) |
| The Direction of Lines (2-17 to 2-52) |
| The Direction of Lines (2-53 to 2-73) |
| The Geodesy of Large-Scale Cadastral Surveys (2-74 to 2-83) |
| Chapter III - The System of Rectangular Surveys (3-1) |
| General Scheme (3-2 to 3-5) |
| Initial Points (3-6 to 3-7) |
| Principal Meridian (3-8 to 3-9) |
| Base line (3-10 to 3-11) |
| Standard Parallels (3-12 to 3-13) |
| Guide Meridians (3-14 to 3-16) |
| Township Exteriors (3-17 to 3-46) |
| Subdivision of Townships (3-47 to 3-73) |
| Subdivision of Sections (3-74 to 3-92) |
| Survey of Parts of Sections (3-93 to 3-96) |
| Fractional Townships (3-97 to 3-99) |
| Extension and Completion Surveys (3-100 to 3-114) |
| Meandering (3-115 to 3-123) |
| Limits of Closure (3-124) |
| Marking Lines Between Corners (3-125) |
| Summary of Objects to be Noted (3-126) |
| Chapter IV - Monumentation (4-1) |
| Legal Significance of the Monument (4-2 to 4-3) |
| General Requirements (4-4 to 4-6) |
| Corner Material (4-7 to 4-8) |
| Construction of Monuments (4-9 to 4-14) |
| Special-Purpose Monuments (4-15 to 4-19) |
| System of Marking (4-20 to 4-22) |
| Marks on Corner Monuments (4-23 to 4-81) |
| Marks on Special-Purpose Monuments (4-82) |
| Corner Accessories (4-83 to 4-96) |
| Arrangement and Marking of Corner Acc. (4-97 to 4-114) |
| Chapter V - Restoration of Lost - Obliterated Corners (5-1 to 5-3) |
| Identification of Existent Corners (5-4 to 5-19) |
| The Restoration of Lost Corners (5-20 to 5-47) |
| Chapter VI - Resurveys |
| The Nature of Resurveys (6-1 to 6-8) |
| Jurisdiction (6-9 to 6-10) |
| Limit of Authority of Surveyor (6-11) |
| Bona Fide Rights of Claimants (6-12 to 6-18) |
| General Field Methods 6-19 to 6-24) |
| The Dependent Resurvey (6-25 to 6-32) |
| The Independent Resurvey (6-33 to 6-56) |
| Chapter VII - Special Surveys and Instructions |
| Special Instructions (7-1 to 7-3) |
| Special Surveys (7-4 to 7-45) |
| Special Surveys-Water Boundaries (7-46 to 7-94) |
| Swamp and Overflowed Lands (7-95 to 7-99) |
| Soil Classification (7-100 to 7-104) |
| Chapter VIII - Field Notes |
| Purpose and Style (8-1 to 8-6) |
| Titles (8-7 to 8-8) |
| Index (8-9) |
| Headings (8-10) |
| Abbreviations (8-11) |
| The Detailed Field-Note Record (8-12 to 8-18) |
| Specimen Field Notes (8-19 to 8-21) |
| Chapter IX - Plats |
| The Importance of the Plat (9-1 to 9-5) |
| Plat Requirements (9-6) |
| Specimen Township Plat (9-7 to 9-10) |
| Drafting the Base Drawing (9-11 to 9-23) |
| Computation of Areas (9-24 to 9-34) |
| Inking the Drawing (9-35 to 9-37) |
| Lettering (9-38 to 9-40) |
| Topography (9-41 to 9-51) |
| Field Sketch (9-52 to 9-56) |
| Titles and Subtitles (9-57 to 9-58) |
| Memorandum (9-59 to 9-60) |
| Certificates (9-61) |
| Reproduction and Distribution of Plats (9-62 to 9-64) |
| Supplemental Plats (9-65 to 9-75) |
| Plats of Mineral Segregation Surveys (9-76 to 9-77) |
| Plats of Fragmentary Surveys (9-78 to 9-83) |
| Resurvey Plats (9-84 to 9-111) |
| Chapter X - Mineral Surveys |
| Distinguishing Features - Mineral Survey (10-1 to 10-2) |
| Requirements of Field Work (10-3 to 10-16) |
| Lode Lines and End Lines (10-17 to 10-18) |
| Method and Order of Procedure (10-19 to 10-25) |
| Conflicts (10-26 to 10-31) |
| Location Monuments (10-32 to 10-34) |
| Corner Monuments(10-35 to 10-38) |
| Topography (10-39) |
| Field Notes and Preliminary Plat (10-40 to 10-47) |
| Improvements (10-48 to 10-60) |
| Amended Surveys (10-61 to 10-63) |
| Plats (10-64 to 10-65) |
| Appendix I |
| Intro - Appendix II - Sample Field Notes |
| Specimen Field Notes/Index - 3d. Stan. Par. |
| Survey of the Third Standard Parallel |
| Specimen Field Notes/Index - T. 15 N., R. 20 E. |
| Survey of the Subdivisional and Meander Lines |
| Dependent Resurvey - Arkansas |
| Dependent Resurvey - Montana |
| Mineral Survey No. 20220 A and B |