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Survey of Oyster Bars, Somerset County, Md. 



monkey. 



Locality. — North side of Pocomoke Sound on a small island known as " Watkins Island" off entrance 

 to Apes Hole Creek. (See Chart No. 9.) 



Observed station is in the middle of a small islet about 12 yards by 4 yards which is covered with 

 marsh grass and awash at high water. It is very solid ground on top but soft beneath and island will 

 probably be washed away in a few years. 



Marks. — Observed station is center point of triangle on standard cement monument. 

 References. — ° ' " 



"Scot" (N 77 17' E) 00 00 



Chimney of Stirling's watch house 9 27 



Left hand chimney of Matthews red roof 



house on Saxis Island 22 



Chimney of shanty near "Mos" 68 



Ducking blind 134 



Ducking blind 280 



Peak of brown house 302 



Windmill on barn 315 



Cupola of red house 336 



00 2H miles. 



__ \i mile. 



01 .. 5 miles. 



46 ._ \]4 miles. 



36 .- 200 yards. 



40 _. 200 yards. 



18 __ 2X miles 



48 .. 2^ miles. 



49 .. 5 l X miles. 



SCOT. 



Locality. — North shore of Pocomoke Sound on extreme southern point of marsh land between 

 East and Marumsco creeks. (See Chart No. 10.) 



Observed station is on a marsh point about 25 yards back from extreme end of point, 30 yards 

 back from west side of point, and 20 yards from south side. It is surrounded by a thick and high 

 clump of water bushes which extend along the shore to the eastward. There are no permanent reference 

 objects near station. Cement monument marking reference station is 1 1 .66 meters northeast of observed 

 station. 



Marks. — Observed station is an inverted spike in cement which is flush with ground and covers 

 the top of a 6-inch tile pipe. Reference station is center point of triangle on standard cement monument. 

 References. — ° ' " 



"Old" (N 83 00' E) 00 



First red house (near Oil) 30 



2^-story white house 57 



Chimney on 4-gable house 70 



' ' Saxis Church " 80 



Chimney of Stirling's watch house 172 



Large tree 181 



Reference station 317 31 



Chimney of brown house 314 56 



Chimney of oyster house 358 57 



00 00 2% miles. 



17 .. 2H miles. 



17 

 31 

 59 



35 



1% miles. 

 iyi miles. 

 1% miles. 



55 ._ 1% miles. 



32 



S l /i miles. 



40 11. 66 meters. 



__ 2% miles. 



__ 2 >£ miles. 



OLD. 



Locality. — North shore of Upper Pocomoke Sound on point of land halfway between Marumsco 

 Creek (called " Old Johns Creek" on navigation charts) and Williams Point. (See Chart No. 10.) 



Observed station is about 150 yards east of John T. Handy's wharf and about 15 feet back. It is 

 on a narrow strip of marsh land which is wearing away by wave action, and thick water bushes stand 

 east and west of station. Three large pine trees stand about y& mile north by east and several oyster 

 houses about 200 yards to the west. Cement monument marking reference station is 1 1.57 meters north 

 by east of observed station and about on line with largest of three large pines mentioned above. 



Marks. — Observed station is spike in cement which is flush with ground and covers the top of a 

 6-inch tile pipe. Reference station is center point of triangle on standard cement monument. 



