54 Survey of Oyster Bars, Somerset County, Md. 



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Peak of Federman's store 274 53 __ % mile. 



"Oil" 281 01 15 1 mile. 



Lone tree 317 52 _. 2% miles. 



OIL. 



Locality. — South and Virginia shore of upper end of Pocomoke Sound on a point of land known as 

 " Pig Point," located about 1 y 2 miles southwest of Williams Point. (See Chart No. 10.) 



Observed station is on western side of a marsh point covered with sand about 2 feet above and 30 

 feet east of ordinary high- water mark, 5 feet east of extreme high-water mark, 100 feet south of ordinary 

 high-water mark, and about 3 feet south of extreme high-water mark. Water bushes skirt shore to east 

 and north and sand beach curves to southwest. On next point about % mile southwest are two trees. 

 Cement monument marking reference station is 46.18 meters south of observed station. 



Marks. — Observed station is spike in center of 6-inch tile pipe filled with cement with top flush 

 with surface. Reference station is center of triangle on standard cement monument. 

 References. — ° ' " 



" Will" (N 47 10' E) 00 00 00 1 yi miles. 



Large lone tree 17 43 ._ 2 ^ miles. 



Peak of roof of Federman' s store 70 03 __ y& mile. 



Chimney on oyster house 78 07 __ X mile. 



Large tree 84 47 __ X mile. 



Windmill on Federman's barn 90 19 __ % mile. 



Chimney outside of cabin 100 50 ._ X mile. 



Persimmon tree 123 12 __ X mile. 



Reference station 137 50 40 46. 18 meters. 



Tree 179 50 __ X mile. 



Point of land 186 10 ._ 100 yards. 



" Saxis Church " 193 28 __ 2 yi, miles. 



Wharf . 209 32 .. 1% miles. 



Chimney of white house 277 54 ._ __■_■ 2 ^ miles. 



Highest chimney in group of white houses, 290 20 _. 1%. miles. 



High long leaf pine 295 53 __ 2 miles. 



Westerly end of barn 352 40 __ 2 miles. 



WHARF. 



Locality. — Southeast and Virginia side of Pocomoke Sound about % mile offshore of Saxis Island 

 and about ^ mile north-northwest of "Saxis Church." (See Chart No. 10.) 



Observed station is on northwest end of house on detached pile structure called Saxis Pier. 

 Marks. — Observed station is flag pole on northwest end of peak of pier house on Saxis Island pier 

 References. — ° ' " 



"Saxis Church" (S 26 10' E) 00 00. 00 ^ mile. 



SAXIS CHURCH. 



Locality. — Southeast and Virginia shore of Pocomoke Sound on solid land known as "Saxis Island" 

 about 3>i' miles from shore of sound and }4 mile northeast of mouth of Starling Creek. (See Chart No. 10.) 



Marks. — Observed station is center point of spire on church known as Southern Methodist Episcopal 

 Church. 



References. — None necessary. 



MOS. 



Locality. — Eastern extremity of marsh land between Pocomoke Sound and Messongo Creek on a 

 point of land locally called "Fishing Point." (See Chart No. 10.) 



Observed station is on the western extremity of marsh point and about yi mile east of the eastern 

 extremity of a small island. It is about 2 feet above and 8 feet back from ordinary high-water on north 



