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(14) On the north side of Reed street, 150 feet west of Station No. 14, is 

 a pool extending 200 feet north. Breeding goes on here. The place should 

 be filled. 



(15) From Station No. 14 south arc many large sand-hills. As a rule, the 

 sand between- them is dry, but where three-square grass occurs I found the 

 ground always moist. It is quite probable that heavy rains will cause the 

 water to remain here long enough to permit breeding. 



(16) After I had gone through the territory reaching a mile below Life- 

 Saving Station No. 14 I sailed down to the Inlet and walked back. For one 

 and one-half miles up from the Inlet, sand, covered with trees and bushes, 

 stretches from ocean to bay, and is good territory. From here on I first zig- 

 zagged diagonally, going from ocean to bay, then to ocean again, and so on. 

 But I always found it dry where trees and bushes were, which was the major 

 part of the land, and bad only along the bay shore. In a few places there 

 were small depressions among the bushes, but not enough to take account of. 



(17) A swamp begins three-quarters of a mile south of Life-Saving Sta- 

 tion No. 16 and extends up to Station 16. I have drawn a rough sketch of 

 the swamp. 



Figure 128. 



Station 16. 



The bad places begin 400 feet in from the bay. The swamp is divided into 

 three parts — A, B and C — by two sand ridges. A is generally submerged. 

 B and C are comparatively dry, but have bad holes. This swamp is ditch- 

 able, but ditching is not worth while, because east of the swamp and sepa- 

 rated from it by mounds of sand are bad wet places, which cannot be ditched. 

 Comprehensive grading alone will suffice. 



(18) For 1,000 feet north of Station No. 16 the ground is generally good, 

 an occasional bad hole occurring. Then another swamp begins, extending 

 1,000 feet north and 600 feet in from the bay. The first 500 feet are bad; 

 the other 500 feet fairly bad. The ground is sand, with just enough soil for 

 grass and bush to take hold. 



(19) For 300 feet north of this swamp is good ground covered with 

 bushes; then 300 feet of swamp that breeds, like (18). 



Then 200 feet of good ground. 



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swamp, like (18) : breeder, 

 good ground. 



bad places, extending 200 feet in from the bay. 

 dry ground, with bad holes two feet wide, 

 good ground. 



dry ground, with occasional bad holes, 

 good ground. 



variable land, some places dry, with brushes and gress; 

 also depressions that breed. 



