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spring. It is hoped that those to whom grants have been made, and 
who have been impatient of the delay in surveying and buoying their 
lots, will see in the foregoing statement that such delay could not be 
avoided, inasmuch as it was necessary that all this preliminary work 
should be thus completed in order to insure accuracy in locating and 
buoying the grounds. In future it is expected that every lot will be 
located and buoyed as soon as its designation is granted. 
It is afso expected that the maps of grounds within State jurisdic- 
tion, which the Commissioners are required by law to make, can be 
satisfactorily completed in the course of the ensuing year. 
The work of surveying, locating and mapping the natural beds has 
been prosecuted as rapidly as practicable. Of the beds mentioned in 
last year’s report, three of the principal ones have been thoroughly 
explored and their boundaries established, namely: Stratford natural , 
bed, off Point-no-point; Field Point natural bed, south and east of 
Horse Neck Point; and Great Captain’s Island bed, off Great Cap- 
tain’s Island. 
The following brief description of each will enable the oystermen 
to find their boundary lines and to keep within their limits. A more 
particular scientific description will be hereafter given by the Engi- 
neer. 
STRATFORD Brp.—Beginning at a point in the Commissioners’ line 
of jurisdiction, distant one thousand eight hundred and thirty (1,830) 
feet northeasterly from the center of the tower of the new Stratford 
Point lighthouse, thence running due south to a point formed at the 
intersection of the following range lines, that is to say: one range 
line running zor/herly along the edge of the roof on the easterly side 
of the lighthouse keeper’s new house, near the Stratford Point light- 
house; the other range line running mortheas/erly over the southeast 
side or face of the old hotel on Charles Island, and a tall, prominent 
tree at the left side of little gap in the woods on the northern slope 
of a distant hill. (This gap may be found by beginning at the fish 
works at Welch’s Point and looking northerly along the crest of the 
range of hills until you pass four prominent single trees, which rise 
above the top of the general wood line. The fourth tree stands near 
the right hand side of the gap.) 
Thence running in a southwesterly direction a distance of twelve 
thousand two hundred and fifty (12,250) feet, to a point at the inter- 
section of the following range lines: One range line running zorth- 
erly over Ambler’s house, at Nicholls’ farm, Trumbull, and the 
middle poplar of the five poplar trees near the shore at Point-No- 
