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Smith Island Union Church (Ewell Church). 130 13 00 sH miles. 



Horse Hammock poplar 161 



Right tangent of point 168 



Pine tree 185 



Stove pipe on large crab house 207 



"Fox Island Poplar" 214 



Pile of brick, the ruins of a house 273 



33 ._ y/ 2 miles. 



28 __ 1 10 yards. 



39 _- :_ X miles. 



07 __ 2 1 /, miles. 



47 40 7X miles. 



.. 35 yards. 



Reference station 349 06 20 1.43 meters. 



REACH HAMMOCK. 



Locality. — South end and eastern side of Tangier Sound on Reach Hammock Island, which is 

 located between Smith and Tangier islands about 1 mile east of Fishbone Island. (See Chart No. 9.) 

 Observed station is on the northeastern end of a small marshy island known as Reach Hammock 

 and is about 5 feet from the present shore line, which is rapidly washing away. It is close to a small 

 fish fertilizer factory which stands on the island. Cement monument marking reference station is 9.10 

 meters east by south of observed station. 



Marks. — Observed station is the center of a 6-inch tile pipe with top flush with surface of the 

 ground. Reference station is center point of triangle on standard cement monument. 

 References. — ° ' " 



"Fox Island Poplar" (N 77° 04' E) 00 



Left corner of brick work of factory 85 



Right corner of brick work 97 



Near corner of shed 109 



Reference station 169 



Chimney of small house 185 



Left edge of house 208 



Right edge of roof of right-hand house 2 10 



Chimney of 2^-story house on Herring 



Island 236 



Tallest pine Smith Island 242 



Poplar near Horse 275 



"Janes Island Light" 314 



FISHBONE. 



00 00 4X miles. 



07 _. 6. 68 meters. 



12 ._ 7.31 meters. 



03 _. 18. 32 meters. 



30 9. 10 meters. 



_ . 45 yards. 



02 

 08 



5i 

 01 



38 



iX miles. 

 iX miles. 



2 miles. 



39 _. 4X miles. 



48 .. 5 miles. 



55 .. 6K miles. 



Locality. — Dividing waters of Chesapeake Bay and Tangier Sound on western side of Fishbone 

 Island, which is located between Smith and Tangier islands. (See Chart No. 9.) 



Observed station is on marsh ground about 15 yards from shore to the west and about halfway 

 between northern and southern extremities of island. The station is about level with high-water mark, 

 but there is a slight elevation between station and shore and a small shanty stands about 20 yards to 

 the southwest. Cement monument marking reference station is 10.08 meters south of observed station 

 and about on line with shanty. 



Marks. — Observed station is a nail in stub flush with surface of ground. Reference station is 

 center point of triangle on standard cement monument. 



References. — ° ' " 



"Janes Island Light" (N 40 34" E) 00 



"Fox Island Poplar" 39 



Chimney on house on Reach Hammock 58 



Reference station 158 



Near corner of shanty 159 



Chimney on 2X _s tory house on Herring 



Island 306 



Peak of left house 349 



Stove pipe on flat roof shanty 356 



00 7X miles. 



.- 5X miles. 



__ iX miles. 



50 10. 08 meters. 



-_ 17. 44 meters. 



00 

 19 

 49 

 30 

 49 



32 ._ iX miles. 



32 _. 200 yards. 



41 .. 200 yards. 



