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deeper water, extend out from Mayo's Beach a distance of 1,500 feet. 

 These grants extend along shore from Commercial Wharf to Egg 

 Island, a distance of 3,500 feet. Seven of these grants have each a 

 shore extension of 200 feet, the other 2 having 600 and 1,500 feet 

 respectively. The principal planting on these grants is done by D. 

 Atwood & Co. 



(2) On the west side of the bay, along the shores of Great Island 

 and Beach Hill, there are 7 grants which are now worked. Originally 

 there were 12 grants in this locality, but 5 of them expired some time 

 ago. The area included in these 5 grants is 500 acres, while the entire 

 granted area covers 708 acres. Wright & Willis, R. R. Higgins and 

 L. D. Baker have done most of the planting on these grants in the 

 past few years. 



(3) On the east side of the bay, near Indian Neck, are 5 grants, 

 comprising 224 acres. J. A. Stubbs does all the planting here. A 

 single grant of 11 acres of flats is held in Duck Creek Cove by J. C. 

 Wiles. These grants extend along the shore for 2,000 yards and run 

 out into the bay for 1,000 yards. 



(4) Off Lieutenant's Island are 8 grants, comprising a total area 

 of 1,062 acres. Only 3 of these, comprising 559 acres, are now worked. 

 Joseph Crosby of Osterville is the principal planter on these grants. 



From the statistical returns of the oyster planters it is found that 

 23 grants are now held for oyster planting, comprising an area of 

 967 acres; 810 acres, or 83 per cent, of this area, is suitable for oyster 

 culture. There is very little soft mud bottom, only 82 acres, while 

 the shifting sand area is 75 acres. 



The total area of grants ever leased at Wellfleet comprises 2,182 

 acres, of which 1,473 are now held. The average depth of water over 

 these grants at mean low tide is 4 feet, the extremes running from 

 1 to 12 feet. 



Capital invested, $31,390 



Power boats, 4 



Value of power boats, $9,250 



Sail boats, 4 



Value of sail boats, $750 



Dories and skiffs, .......... 8 



Value of dories and skiffs, $115 



Implements: 



Dredges, 14 



Tongs, 12 



Value of implements, . . $575 



Value of shore property, . . . . . . . . . $1,200 



Value of oysters on grant, . " . . . . . . . $19,500 



Most of the oystering is done by dredging, two large gasolene oyster 

 boats, the " Cultivator " and the " Marion," being employed for this 



