OYSTER BOTTOMS OF MISSISSIPPI SOUND, ALA. 

 Details of Examination of Buoy Reef— Continued. 



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CEDAR POINT REEF. 



This is a long, narrow bed extending from the end of Cedar Point 

 for a distance of about 1| miles toward the wreck buoy. It is now 

 connected with the southernmost bed of Buoy Reef by a very scat- 

 tering growth lying on what was comparatively recently barren 

 bottom, the original zone of separation being indicated by a narrow 

 gully carrying 8| feet of water lying between depths of about 6 feet 

 on the adjacent parts of the two reefs. It is probable that this very 

 scattering growth is the artificial product of dredging operations. 



The area, density of growth, and estimated content of small and 

 market oysters are shown in the following table: 



Oyster Growth on Cedar Point Reef. 



The reef consists of a narrow ridge of very dense growth extending 

 from the gully above mentioned, flanked b}^ scattering and very 

 scattering growths along the southern edge of its offshore half and 

 on the northern edge of its inshore half by a fringe which gradually 



