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and 150 for the remaining". As the name indicates, the prevailing character of the bottom is 

 soft mud, being a little sticky along the shores, where an extensive streak of natural oyster 

 beds is found. The oysters are of an inferior type, and partly ebb out at low water. 



The specific gravity at the head of the river was 1.0212 at two-thirds flood; 1 mile from 

 the mouth it was 1.02 16 at one-half flood. The total area of the river is 224 acres. Area of 

 natural oyster beds is 22 acres. 



Julienton River enters Sapelo River on the northern side 1% miles to the westward of Har- 

 bour's Island River. It runs a crooked westerly course, has an average width of one-fourth of a 

 mile for about 3 miles, this being the area examined. About two-thirds of the area has a depth 

 of water ranging between 6 and 25 feet; the remaining area consists of many shoals of hard and 

 shifting sand. The deeper water has a bottom of mud and sand, and is suitable for oyster 

 culture. The natural oyster beds lie along the shores, and are about exterminated by excess- 

 ive fishing. 



The specific gravity of the water 2 miles above the mouth was 1.0204 a t one-half flood. The 

 total area of the river examined is 630 acres. Area of natural oyster beds, 14 acres. 



Back and Front rivers are two small tributaries of the Sapelo River, coming into it from 

 the southward on either side of Creighton Island. They are only about 2 miles long and 100 

 yards wide, having a depth ranging from 6 to 20 feet. In Back River there is a total area of 

 natural oyster beds of 3.5 acres. 



The specific gravity at the mouth, at one-third flood, was 1.0204; at 1 mile above the mouth, 

 1. 0198 at one-third flood. The total area is 144 acres, of which the greater portion is unsuit- 

 able by reason of the soft bottom. 



Front River has an area of natural oyster beds of 11.5 acres. 



The specific gravity of the water 1 mile above the mouth was 1.0207, a t two-thirds flood. Total 

 area of the river is 230 acres, the greater portion of which is unsuitable by reason of the 

 bottom being soft mud. 



Mud River is a broad and shallow stream which enters Sapelo Sound from the southward, 

 and separates Sapelo Island from the main land. For the first 2 miles it is about 1 mile in 

 width. The bottom is almost entirely soft mud, and the only part suitable for oyster culture 

 is a narrow strip along its bank adjacent to the wooded land of Sapelo Island. The marshy 

 banks on both sides are lined with raccoon oysters. 



The total area of the river is 2,430 acres; area beyond 1,000 feet from the shore, 1,250 acres. 

 Area of natural oyster beds is 40 acres. 



The specific gravity %X. the mouth, at low water, was 1.0209; 2 miles above mouth, at one-half flood, 

 it was 1. 0216. 



Neiv Tea Kettle Creek is a narrow winding stream of about 100 yards in width, having a 

 general north and south direction, and connecting Mud River with Doboy Sound. It is about 

 4 miles in length, and runs through marshes its entire distance. The depth of water ranges 

 from 9 to 24 feet. Hard and sticky mud prevails along the edges, while soft mud predomi- 

 nates in the middle of the creek. The sticky portion is suitable for oyster cultivation, and at 

 intervals near the marshes can be found small areas of natural oyster beds. 



The specific gravity 2 miles above the lower mouth was 1.0209 at high water. The specific 

 gravity at the upper mouth was 1.0195. The total area is 190 acres. Area of natural oyster 

 beds, 14 acres. 



Old Tea Kettle Creek lies to the westward of New Tea Kettle Creek, and also connects the 

 ripper part of Mud River with Doboy Sound. It is about 4 miles in length, has a general north- 

 westerly direction, and an average width of about 300 yards. About one-third of its area has a 

 depth of water ranging between 6 and 20 feet; the remaining area being composed, for the 

 most part, of sand shoals, and entirely unfit for the cultivation of oysters. The deep water 

 has a bottom of mud more or less sticky. Several small beds of oysters are found along the 

 edges, of an inferior grade, but suitable for planting purposes. 



