I think you mean several miles. Which is why the PLSS grid looks like a checkerboard out west. Alternating sections for the public and the RR companies. https:

I think you mean several miles. Which is why the PLSS grid looks like a checkerboard out west. Alternating sections for the public and the RR companies. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkerboarding_(land) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkerboarding_(land)