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FEDERAL
VOLUME 2

REGISTER
1934

Wanted

NUMBER 122

Washington, Friday, June 25, 1937
PRESIDENT OF THE U NITED STATES.
E x e c u t iv e O rder ESTABLISHING BOMBAY HOOK MIGRATORY WATERFOWL REFUGE

Delaware By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States and in order to effectuate further the purposes of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act 45 Stat. 1222, it is ordered that the lands and waters acquired or to be acquired by the United States in the fo l lowing-described area, comprising approximately 12,177
acres, in Kent County, Delaware, be, and they are hereby, reserved and set apart, subject to existing valid rights, for the use of the Department of Agriculture, as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife:
Provided, That any private lands within the area described shall become a part of the refuge hereby established upon the acquisition of title thereto or lease thereof by the United States:
Beginning at a point on the south end of Kelly Island on the north, or left, bank of Mahon River, said point being marked with a U. S. Biological Survey standard concrete post set 14? inches in the ground and supported by a mound of earth, from which the U. S. Coast & Geo detic Survey triangulation station M AHON bears S.
6505 W., 6.58 chains distant, and the northeast comer of the porch of Mahon Lighthouse bears S. 6437 W., 7.58
chains distant.
Thence from said initial point, along the southwest side of .Kelly Island, upstream with the left bank mean ders of Mahon River, northwesterly 308.02 chains, to a $oint at the mouth of Old Womans Gut at its junction with the Mahon River;
Thence upstream with the left bank meanders of Old Womans Gut, northwesterly 44.27 chains, to a point at the junction of Old Womans Gut with an unnamed gut;
Thence downstream with the right bank meanders of the unnamed gut and Herring Branch, northerly 57.95
chains, to a point on the northwest side of Kelly Island at the mouth of Herring Branch, at its junction with Dona River, also known as Simmons Creek;
Thence crossing Dona River, N. 1935 W., 6.34 chains, to a point on the south end of Kent Island on the left, or north, bank of said river;
Thence along the southwest side of Kent Island, up stream with the left bank meanders ofDona River, north westerly 280.05 chains, to a point opposite the mouth of Muddy Branch in the center-line of Little Pork;
Thence along the south side of Needhams Island, up stream with the left bank meanders of Muddy Branch, northwesterly 78.14 chains, to a point in the center-line of Boat Gut, at its junction with Muddy Branch;

Thence with the meanders of the center-line of Boat Gut, northerly 54.50 chains, to a point in the center-line of Boat Gut at its intersection With Leipsic River;
Thence, crossing Leipsic River, N. 159 E., 2.68 chains, to a point on the north, or left, bank thereof;
Thence upstream with the left bank meanders of Leipsic River, northwesterly 65.48 chains, to a point on the left bank of said river at Whitehall Landing;
Thence, leaving the bank of Leipsic River and crossing Whitehall Neck, west 0.75 chain; N. 529 W., 26.27 chains;
N. 706 W., 18.95 chains, to a point in the center-line of Whitehall Neck road;
Thence with the center-line of Whitehall Neck road, S.
8032 E., 0.39 chain, to the intersection of the center-lines of said road where it turns to the south;
Thence, leaving Whitehall Neck road and continuing across Whitehall Neck, N. 706 W., 17.47 chains; N. 7841
E., 11.03 chains; N. 658 W., 52.36 chains; S. 7719 W., 11.00 chains; S. 8052 W 46.60 chains, to a point in the center-line of Finis road;
Thence with the center-line of Finis road, N. 8 09 E., 8.70 chains, to the intersection with the center-line of Dawsons Branch;
Thence with the center-line of Dawsons Branch, north westerly 72.21 chains, to a point;
Thence, leaving Dawsons Branch, N. 232 W., 28.27
chains, to a point in the center-line of Dutch Neck road;
Thence with the center-line of Dutch Neck road, N.
8223 E., 2.00 chains, to a point;
Thence, leaving Dutch Neck road, N. 1343 E., 23.42
chains; N. 1502 E., 13.49 chains; N. 7126 E., 37.85
chains; N. 7122 E., 41.67 chains; S. 6807 E., 14.32
chains; N. 8136 E., 91.88 chains, to a point on the west, or right, bank of Duck Creek;
Thence downstream with the right bank meanders of Duck Creek, southeasterly 317.56 chains, to a point;
Thence crossing Duck Creek, N. 7518 E., 5.58 chains, to a point on the north bank thereof on the west side of Bombay Hook Island;
Thence, crossing said island, N. 81 18 E., 111.03 chains, to the east side thereof on the west shore of Delaware Bay;
Thence along the east side of Bombay Hook Island, with the meanders of Delaware Bay, southeasterly, 217.30
chains, to the southeast point of Bombay Hook Island on the left bank of Leipsic River at its mouth;
Thence, crossing Leipsic River, S. 4038 W., 16.20 chains, .to the south, or right, bank thereof at the northeast point of Kent Island;
Thence along the east side of Kent Island with the meanders of Delaware Bay, southerly 125.01 chains, to the southeast point of Kent Island on the north, or left, bank o f Dona Riyer at its mouth;
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