﻿OYSTER 
  BOTTOMS 
  OF 
  LAVACA 
  BAY, 
  TEX. 
  

  

  15 
  

  

  The 
  quality 
  of 
  the 
  oysters 
  is 
  not 
  as 
  good 
  as 
  that 
  of 
  the 
  near-by 
  

   Middle 
  Ground 
  Reef, 
  and 
  the 
  bed 
  was 
  not 
  being 
  worked 
  during 
  the 
  

   survey. 
  The 
  bed 
  is 
  composed 
  entirely 
  of 
  dense 
  growth, 
  as 
  shown 
  in 
  

   the 
  following 
  tables: 
  

  

  Oyster 
  Growth 
  on 
  Old 
  Town 
  Bed. 
  

  

  Details 
  op 
  Examination 
  of 
  Old 
  Town 
  Bed. 
  

  

  LUMP 
  SOUTH 
  OF 
  OLD 
  TOWN 
  BED. 
  

  

  This 
  small 
  lump, 
  which 
  is 
  about 
  125 
  yards 
  south 
  of 
  Old 
  Town 
  Bed 
  

   and 
  50 
  yards 
  from 
  the 
  west 
  shore, 
  contains 
  14 
  acres. 
  Two 
  stations 
  

   were 
  made, 
  each 
  showing 
  a 
  dense 
  growth 
  of 
  clustered 
  oysters, 
  which 
  

   were 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  covered 
  with 
  yellow 
  sponge. 
  The 
  bottom 
  was 
  hard 
  

   and 
  the 
  depth 
  of 
  water 
  from 
  3t 
  to 
  5 
  feet. 
  No 
  work 
  was 
  being 
  con- 
  

   ducted 
  on 
  this 
  lump 
  during 
  the 
  survey. 
  The 
  following 
  tables 
  suffi- 
  

   ciently 
  indicate 
  its 
  character: 
  

  

  Oyster 
  Growth 
  on 
  Lump 
  South 
  of 
  Old 
  Town 
  Bed. 
  

  

  