24 Survey of Oyster Bars, Somerset County, Md. 



Tangier Sound, about ]/i mile a east-southeast of Sharkfin Shoal Light, lyi miles south of western ex- 

 tremity of Clay Island, and 1% miles west-northwest of Halls Point; thence in a straight line along the 

 channel of Tangier Sound to a point defined by latitude 38 10' 08. "1, and longitude 75 58' 40. "6, situated 

 about nYz miles south by east of Sharkfin Shoal Light and 1^ miles west of upper land end of Deal 

 Island; thence in a straight line across Tangier Sound to a point defined by latitude 38 08' 50. "6, 

 and longitude 76 01' 53. "4, situated on a point of land on the southeastern extremity of Bloodworth Island, 

 which is the north point of the Tangier Sound entrance to Holland Straits; thence in a straight line 

 across Holland Straits to a point defined by latitude 38 06' 39. "9, and longitude 76 03' 17. "8, situated on 

 northwest extremity of a small island slightly detached from South Marsh and on north side of Holland 

 Straits entrance to Pry Cove; thence in a straight line to a point defined by latitude 38 05' 44. "1, and longi- 

 tude 76 03' 44. "6, situated on Pry Island, which is located on south side of Holland Straits entrance 

 to Pry Cove; thence in a straight line to the open waters of the Chesapeake Bay at point defined by 

 latitude 38°04'40."8, and longitude 76°04' 14. "8, situated at junction of Holland and Kedge straits; thence 

 in a straight line along the dividing waters of Chesapeake Bay and Kedge Straits to a point defined 

 by latitude 38° 02' 07. "o, and longitude 76 02' 34. "o, situated on the northwest side of Fog Point, which 

 is the south point of the Chesapeake Bay entrance to Kedge Straits; thence along the mean low water 

 line of the Chesapeake Bay shore of Smith Island across the mouth of all inlets less than 100 yards 

 in width to a point defined by latitude 38 00' 3i."o, and longitude 76 03' 08. "9, situated on a point at 

 the extreme northwest entrance to Smith Island Thoroughfare; thence in a straight line across the 

 Chesapeake Bay entrance of Smith Island Thoroughfare and Goose Harbor Cove to a point defined 

 by latitude 37 59' 30. "o, and longitude 76 03' 09. "6, situated on a point at the extreme southwest entrance 

 to Goose Harbor Cove; thence along the mean low water line of Chesapeake Bay shore of Smith Island 

 across the mouth of all inlets less than 100 yards in width to the intersection of the mean low water 

 line and the Maryland-Virginia boundary line; thence in a straight line with the Maryland-Virginia 

 boundary across Smith Island and the waters of Smith Gut, Shanks Creek, and Tylers Creek to a 

 point at a corner of the boundary near the Tangier Sound shore of Smith Island situated on land known 

 locally as Horse Hummock; thence in a straight line with the Maryland -Virginia boundary to point at 

 a corner of the boundary in the middle of Tangier Sound, situated about ij4, miles southwest by west 

 of James Island Light, 2j^ miles east by south of Horse Hummock, and 3X miles northwest of House 

 Island; thence in a straight line with the Maryland-Virginia boundary to a point at a corner of the 

 boundary in the middle of Tangier Sound, situated about 4^ miles southwest by south of James Island 

 Light, tf/i miles southeast by east of Horse Hummock, and 2$4, miles west of House Island; thence in a 

 straight line with the Maryland-Virginia boundary across House Island to a corner of the boundary 

 situated in the water between Watkins Point and Green Harbor Island; thence in a straight line with 

 the Maryland-Virginia boundary to a corner of the boundary situated in the middle of Pocomoke 

 Sound about 4>^ miles east of Watkins Point and 2-j/s miles south of Watkins Island off entrance to Apes 

 Hole Creek; thence in a straight line with the Maryland- Virginia boundary to a corner of the boundary 

 situated in the middle of Pocomoke Sound about 2}4 miles northwest by west of Saxis Church, ? l / 2 miles 

 east by south of Watkins Island off entrance to Apes Hole, and 2 miles southwest of extreme end of 

 point between East and Marumsco creeks; thence with the Maryland -Virginia boundary as laid down 

 on "Charts of Natural Oyster Bars" No. 10 along the middle of Pocomoke Sound and Pocomoke 

 River as far as oysters grow. 



WATERS CONTIGUOUS TO COUNTY. 



The oyster laws of Maryland provide that a true and accurate delineation of all 

 natural oyster bars shall be made on copies of charts of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic 

 Survey, "which said copies shall be filed in the office of the said Commissioners in the 

 city of Annapolis," and "in the office of the clerks of the circuit courts for the respec- 

 tive counties wherein the grounds so designated may lie." 



For the purpose of carrying out the latter part of this section of the law and for 

 the purpose of establishing the limits of the oyster-culture area to be opened up for the 



a Statute miles. 



