Washington, Saturday, March 14, 1936
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
Executive Order
ENLARGING CAPE ROMAIN MIGRATORY BIRD REFUGE
SOUTH CAROLINA
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and in order to effectuate further the purpose of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act (45 Stat. 1222), it is ordered that the following-described area, acquired by the United States, in Charleston County, South Carolina, with all buildings thereon, be, and it is hereby, reserved and set apart for the use of the Department of Agriculture, subject to valid existing rights, as an addition to the Cape Romain Migratory Bird Refuge, established under the said Migratory Bird Conservation Act:
Being all of what is known as Bull Island, lying on the southwest side of Bull Bay, between Price Creek and Bull Creek, and the Atlantic Ocean, and about three miles off the mainland of South Carolina, and about fourteen miles southwest of McClellanville, South Carolina. The following survey was executed under the current direction of the Bureau of Biological Survey, Department of Agriculture, in June and July 1935. All bearings in this description were turned from the true meridian as determined by altitude observations on the sun during the progress of the survey, and all distances are expressed in chains.
Beginning at corner No. 1, a point at the edge of the marsh on the north side of Bull Island, on the west side of Jacks Creek which bears S. 40°30’ E., at the junction of Jacks Creek with Bull Harbor; from this corner a U. S. B. S. standard concrete post marked "1 WC COR 1 BULLS ISLAND 1935", set 18 in. in the ground for a witness corner on a small grassy sand ridge, bears S. 16°57’ E., 8.01 chs. distant; from which witness corner a 10 in. white oak blazed and scribed "BT WC COR 1" bears N. 46° W., 0.23 ch. distant; an 8 in. white oak blazed and scribed "BT WC COR 1" bears S. 3° E., 0.24 ch. distant;
Thence from said initial point, with the north side of Bull Island, along the edge of the marsh with the meanders thereof, in part of the sound shore of Bull Harbor and in part with Bull Bay,
- N. 51°28’ E., 12.27 chs. to a point across Jacks Creek, at its mouth, on the edge of the salt marsh on Bull Bay; thence,
- N. 21°19’ E., 4.43 chs.;
- N. 1°54’ E., 8.45 chs.;
- S. 88°57’ E., 16.80 chs.;
- S. 75°39’ E., 15.66 chs.;
- N. 85°24’ E., 15.98 chs. to a point at the edge of salt marsh and grass on Bull Bay;
Thence with mean high water along sandy beach and sand dunes,
- N. 31°56’ E., 17.19 chs;
- N. 65°32’ E., 5.81 chs, to the northeasterly point of Bull Island; thence,
- S. 37°27’ E., 8.12 chs.;
- S. 22°28’ E., 19.26 chs. to corner No. 2, a point on the northeasterly end of the seashore of Bull Island, facing the Atlantic Ocean; from this corner of U. S. B. S. standard concrete post marked "2 WC COR 2 BULLS ISLAND 1935", set 18 in. in the ground for a witness corner on the west slope of a grassy sand dune about 2.00 chs. northeast of a dense growth of cedar, myrtle, and palmetto, bears S. 71°30’ W., 0.50 ch. distant; from which witness corner a U. S. C. & G. S. concrete monument marked "BULL 1934" bears N. 67°48’ W., 3.18 chs. distant; an 18 in. cedar blazed and scribed "BT WC COR 2" bears S. 13°00’ W., 2.23 chs. distant; and palmettos were blazed for witness trees;
Thence, with mean high water along the east shore of Bull Island, with the meanders thereof, between the beach and a thick growth of pine, cedar, and palmetto,
- S. 22°54’ E., 8.82 chs.;
- S. 1°07’ E., 9.15 chs.;
- S. 15°31’ W., 19.17 chs.;
- S. 14°30’ W., 17.21 chs.;
- S. 16°07’ W., 4.02 chs.;
- S. 19°25’ W., 9.97 chs.;
- S. 19°11’ W., 12.25 chs.;
- S. 16°45’ W., 21.66 chs.;
- S. 13°31’ W., 12.76 chs.;
- S. 25°31’ W., 9.19 chs. to corner No. 3, a point at mean high water at the northeast end of a strip of sand dunes lying between the beach and a heavy growth of palmetto, oak, and cedar, at the edge of beach and sand dunes; from this corner a U. S. B. S standard concrete post marked "3 WC COR 3 BULLS ISLAND 1935", set 18 in. in the ground for a witness corner in grassy sand dunes and scattered palmetto, bears N. 75°22’ W., 0.79 ch. distant; and palmettos were blazed for witness trees;
Thence, continuing with the southerly shore of Bull Island, with the meanders thereof, along mean high water,
- S. 38°15’ W., 12.40 chs.;
- S. 60°52’ W., 12.58 chs.;
- S. 71°00’ W., 15.63 chs.;
- S. 74°32’ W., 14.30 chs.;
- S. 73°50’ W., 14.75 chs. to a point at mean high water at the edge of beach and sand dunes; from this point a U. S. B. S. standard concrete post marked "3A WC MP 3-5 BULLS ISLAND 1935", set 18 in. in the ground for a witness corner in grassy sand dunes, bears N. 21° E., 0.77 ch. distant; thence,
- S. 75°22’ W., 14.66 chs.;
- S. 75°12’ W., 15.10 chs.;
- S. 73°52’ W., 14.46 chs.;
- S. 72°21’ W., 14.12 chs.;
- S. 71°55’ W., 14.35 chs. to a point at mean high water at the edge of beach and sand dunes; from this point the northeast corner of a bathhouse bears N. 76°45’ W., 4.34 chs. distant; and a U. S. B. S. standard concrete post marked "4 WC MP 3-10 BULLS ISLAND 1935", set 18 in. in the ground for a witness corner in grassy sand dunes, bears N. 76°45’ W., 4.09 chs. distant;
Thence with mean high water along the edge of beach and sand dunes,
- S. 69°57’ W., 15.15 chs.;
- S. 69°27’ W., 17.28 chs.;
- S. 68°09’ W., 15.23 chs.;
- S. 66°16’ W., 15.47 chs.;
- S. 65°16’ W., 15.95 chs. to a point at mean high water at the edge of beach and sand dunes; from this point a U. S. B. S. standard concrete post marked "4A WC MP 3-15 BULLS ISLAND 1935", set 18 in. in the ground for a witness corner
