﻿OYSTER 
  BOTTOMS 
  OF 
  LAVACA 
  BAY, 
  TEX. 
  

  

  21 
  

  

  GALLINIPPER 
  REEF. 
  

  

  This 
  lies 
  immediately 
  adjacent 
  to 
  Gallinipper 
  Point, 
  from 
  which 
  it 
  

   extends 
  northward 
  to 
  the 
  dredged 
  channel, 
  marked 
  by 
  beacons 
  no. 
  3 
  

   and 
  no. 
  4. 
  It 
  is 
  somewhat 
  circular 
  in 
  outline, 
  with 
  a 
  diameter 
  of 
  three- 
  

   fourths 
  of 
  a 
  mile. 
  The 
  eastern 
  portion 
  is 
  covered 
  by 
  4 
  feet 
  or 
  less 
  of 
  

   water, 
  the 
  reef 
  rising 
  rather 
  abruptly 
  2 
  feet 
  or 
  more 
  above 
  the 
  general 
  

   level 
  of 
  the 
  surrounding 
  barren 
  bottom. 
  From 
  the 
  crest 
  of 
  this 
  ridge 
  

   it 
  slopes 
  westward 
  to 
  the 
  general 
  level 
  of 
  the 
  bottom. 
  

  

  The 
  general 
  conditions 
  on 
  the 
  bed 
  are 
  shown 
  in 
  the 
  following 
  table: 
  

  

  Oyster 
  Growth 
  on 
  Gallinipper 
  Reef. 
  

  

  a 
  Including 
  a 
  3-acre 
  patch 
  west 
  of 
  main 
  reef. 
  

  

  The 
  oysters 
  occur 
  generally 
  in 
  clusters 
  and 
  are 
  of 
  rather 
  poor 
  shape 
  

   but 
  fair 
  flavor. 
  The 
  reef 
  has 
  not 
  been 
  fished 
  for 
  the 
  market 
  to 
  any 
  

   extent 
  in 
  recent 
  years, 
  although 
  it 
  produces 
  oysters 
  of 
  fair 
  quality 
  

   for 
  shucking. 
  Tongers 
  can 
  take 
  but 
  four 
  or 
  five 
  barrels 
  per 
  day, 
  

   owing 
  to 
  the 
  time 
  consumed 
  in 
  culhng. 
  It 
  is 
  understood 
  that 
  

   oysters 
  from 
  this 
  bed 
  have 
  been 
  used 
  to 
  some 
  extent 
  for 
  seed. 
  There 
  

   arc 
  a 
  few 
  mussels 
  and 
  many 
  barnacles 
  and 
  the 
  yellow 
  sponge 
  is 
  rather 
  

   common. 
  The 
  details 
  of 
  the 
  examination 
  of 
  this 
  bed 
  are 
  shown 
  in 
  

   the 
  following 
  table 
  : 
  

  

  Details 
  of 
  Examination 
  of 
  Gallinipper 
  Reef. 
  

  

  