Connecticut Naturat Beps, 
AS SURVEYED AND MAPPED BY THE COMMISSIONERS. 
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CORMELL REEF NATURAL BED. 
The southern point of this bed is the point which is two thousand five 
hundred and fifty-five (2,555) feet due north of a point which is one 
thousand nine hundred and twenty-two (1,922) feet due west of the 
center of the tower of the Great Captains Island lighthouse. The said 
southern point is also determined by the following sextant angles : 
*Little Captains Island, C. S. to Americus, 64° 27’; Americus to Mead, 
84° 16’; Americus to Portchester spire (Methodist), 82° 56’. From the 
said southern point the eastern boundary line runs north twenty-eight 
degrees east (N. 28° oo’ E), true meridian, seven hundred (700) feet, to 
buoy known as 1,002 in Commissioners’ buoy records, and determined 
by the following sextant angles: Little Captains Island, C. S. to Ameri- 
cus, 70° 477; Americus to Mead, 90° 03’; Mead to Great Captains 
Island lighthouse, 139° 15’. The following ranges pertain to this point : 
1. Daniel Lyon, Jr.’s, house on with high water rock. 2. Sharp top 
tree in woods showing above all the woods, on with dock at the Ameri- 
cus club house; thence north thirteen degrees east (N. 13° 00’ E.) true 
meridian, one hundred and ninety (190) feet to buoy known as 1,003 in 
Commissioners’ buoy records, and determined by the following sextant 
angles: Little Captains Island, C. S., to Americus, 72° 27’; Americus to 
Mead, 92° 00’; Mead to Great Captains Island lighthouse, 135° 27’. The 
following ranges pertain to this point: 1. Methodist spire on with west 
end of sand beach on Calves Island. 2. Rye Beach hotel on with gap or 
cut in Jones’ stones. Thence north sixty-six degrees west (N. 66° 00’ W.) 
true meridian, four hundred and thirty-five (435) feet, to buoy known as 
g98 in Commissioners’ buoy records, and determined by the following 
sextant angles: Little Captains Island, C. S., to Americus, 70° 25’; 
Americus to Mead, 95° 43’; Mead to Great Captains Island lighthouse, 
139° 05’. The following ranges pertain to this point: 1. Gap in woods 
on with white rock on south end of Calves Island. 2. Clump of woods 
on Long Island on with west bluff of bank on Great Captains Island. 
*NorTre.—For further particulars about this point and other points named in these descriptions refer- 
ence must be made to the Commissioners’ triangulation records on file in their office, 
