Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-20
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RICHMOND. Va, Jar 10 lSI'.-lhe long
To- ked for report OF The Maryanh and virginia
Rouailry lirc Commissioners was, to-day 'alu
before he House by the Speaker. 1t is signed
~ ! :. Black, Of Pennsylvania Charles j.
.,cnb;ns # q .2rgia; 4 ID A. W. Graham, Sec
rctarv. 'Tne t!u, ;ino OF Boundary Is set 'rth !
rs fellow
Bc.irnius al the poiuj Oh the Prtomac river
wn"rr !hc lnc between Virginia aud West |
Ni:.inia rkes the sail RIVER AT low water
u.i,.. aud ihcucc iitowlug the '""audcr!uks OF
>i river by the low water niark 10 Smith
Point at or scar the III 1uti o. the P1tnmac, IN
latitude 5, 80 U>| and io1giuie IG' 10 ~ :;
.hcrco cru-slrH the waters OF ihc Chesapeake
bay, is ilur :unung uori % 80 east, about
pne and =: al naut cal miles, 10 I'o'n; on the
western shore Of Smiths lS'aod, 1t she north
p & u Sa.sairas Hammock, 10 laljluic 81 81
"a. l1ngl:ul4 I6' % j2>>; ,hcrcc acres
Smiths Island south S. 30 as: hv Thousand
six huudrc,i aud !w"nIy yarIs TO the ceutrc Ut
!lo:s, t1amm ok, 90 the eastern shore OF
Smiths Island, III latitude 81 o. rs longl-
tud: - 80 ~ thence South ~ ~ cas-;
fur tHeu-aud eight hundred aud eighty yalus,
| e. pn0t marked \ Oh 'he accompanying
n.ap, 10 he middle of ranrinr sounl, IN latl-
;ude 81 ;,6> ~ lorr!ludc - % - SAID
| pniat braiinl irom Jarc'S Island llgut south
"a w,si, aad Iistant ::em Inst hight three
Ihou-a.,I i've huudr"d ard sky yards; thence
| south ~ ~ west Jour thousaad seven hnu-
! drrl and iyrly yards, hy nie dividing me
| waters 1, t r,ngiCr auun., To point Whcr" 1t
| interests tie straight i!ue from Smltn Point
| 10 " Hiia ) Point. saii r2lut o: lntcr-ecti1n
being ~ Iati.uic 81 81 2i>>, loDgi'udc IS 56>
81" /, arlrc troui Jlne's Island light sOu;h
~ vest, sud trunI il r,u Hammock Snuth 81
| 50 est. This point Of intersection Is maISc'!
! & 90 ne accompanying map. thence nortu
So - cast 81 thousand Sevco huudred aud
| lwenly yard. ao1g the .inc above mrutl)nen,
! which ,uis :r"lu Smith point 10 Wa kiuss
| Point u3n il reaches the latter spot. namely,
| Watkins Point which is 10 lat tudc 81 ii IS
.on.i uda - 81 ~. From Watkins. Pom;
! thr Houu.afy nae runs due east scvtu thGusaUd
a;ra; huii4rc.: and eighty yards, to p0!ot
r!.,rc il fuv,tS hoe runuiug through the mid
die O: pncul..uke SQUAD witch is marked Z on
,hn accniuu@uying lurr'. and Is 10 latitude 81
"a :3;>|, oag,tudc - Il So; thouce by a
line dici irg ihc waters Of Pucomokr sound,
norta f. 81 east hv. Thousand two hurried
| ai,t twenty yar!a, 10 & poln; III SAID sGuoI
mu!k1G , ~ he acc ,mparyl"g map, 10 laii
tui!e 81 30 %, !0ugr,ujy - 45> 2G> thenc"
| !,.ga}DE inG ll.!d!G I he Poem. H. river Cy
, i,n,. .r jrrcgu !, caves. a. iairi dowu on tic
ACC .,onsnyi. - man. until itiutcrscc;s the west
w..r3 nr,tr,rti n 0f thcL.uD0aTy Iinc marked by
Sc.rb,rorgu and Calvert May So 1868, at a
no:ot -, III. :nidfie ., tie PJcom Ike river ant
IN latitude 81 - 81" lOU!Ilufc - 81 o.;
,h.n.. IN me SCARBOROUGH, aud Calvert hoe,
which rr.- : - uOrtii of cast 10 the Atlantic
,r..ao.
vh,. ll.iuiys. !y.yi,u!eS, cures and dis
li4oes- !, r. giyca haY,: bc2n measured upor
III r,,-t chart \. 30 OF the Ulilei States
Can, survey, l.i,.ct NJ. , Chc.urcak. bay
Which j. hcrI VIII. fled rs u part OF this award
and .y.,jaYgior, thereof. The 0rig!Iui charter
! l:,. l., mark i ur0, the said 4! ~ sud shaded
H., IN, inc :,resruu lice ot boundary, IS ns
a.,,.,r'a ,rI determined is ais, marked aGd
.i,aJ.,; i rcd, willie the yellow indicates til.
line referred: TO 10 tn, co,p pact Of So between
,>ni,h'. Pom, and WatkiDs's Point,
In mr., her ey,I4ultiou OF this award the ar.
li.,ai,gs deem il proper g. add tat-
| TDe r,a,.uramcuts ,iggt k,u aud places
fix ac.yr!iup - the Goa; Survey We have
rpu,c 4. ucay % perfect ma hcm4t ica accuracy
- in H.. arurc u iilILcs Is POSSIBLE. B0t 10
c,. OF .ry inngur.cy ie tic described course
or lcng,h rta ln. or 10 the attitude or longitude
Of a lace, tie paturul o!j.c:s called TO: mus!
govern.
The middle thread OF PJcomnkG river Is
| euud stant a. near - may be between the two
shores " thou couSidvriGg arms, inIeis, creeks,
or afli IyCts as parts u the river, but meas uElng
! the ..iorr lice from hcaiand e. hcadIaDd
| = T;,;, low water mark on the Potomac, to
winch virginia has :. right in the soil, is to b.
trea -,lrn,j - he same RUE, that IL to say,rom
! iov wA'"r mark a! ure hradIand to low wafer
! mark Al another, wiii'rnt i"''n~lng ind"nra
! tinn> !,ay~, creeks, irlnrs or fila ut rivers.
1. Nr4ini. is cnti!el got ou.y t. full donnie
! in uv.r the sill % ioN water mark "n tic south
! shore II she Potom:c, IN; has right to such
lis. OF IT," river b:ynud the Inc OF low
water ozark a. nav be necessary 10 h iuii en-.