Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-04-28
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! have been thus particular, that this
infornatIon may serve TO guide vessels
on proper course in their first entrance
into this harbour, for whose farther safe
ty land more particularly that the whole
soundings and bearings may be those
seen by captain and o,hers) will place
one Of the present maps, with all the
bearings of every point, and the shoal
above referred to, together with the
cross lines, at right angles, through the
whole harbour, and the depth Of water
at each sounding rs made by me, in the
custom house Office at Buhah. The
present map does not show the shoal
above alluded to; while in other respects,
il gives but partial view of the extent
OF said harbour, which is far better in
many respects than the map represents
it to be, as it shows only that part Of
the harbour which is compressed within
the right angles of north and south and
east and west.
The bearing Of Sturgeon Poict (from
which the lower bar prOceeds) is north
80 degrees east from the present pier,
and north SO degrees east from the main
or upper point, and passes the pier on u
north and south line two chains north OF
the line OF the map, and also passes the
proposed pier on no.ta end south line,
six chains and fifty Inns horh Of said
line of said map. The bearing Of Dun
kirk point from Van Buren, pat, is SO
degrees east, and passes the Van Buren,
pier eleven chains north Of the north
line OF said map and the proposed pier,
twenty zone chains north of said line -
And the Van Buren and Dunkirk points
give about the true course Of the lake:
so that the Van Buren, harbour is nearly
twice as large as it is represented by
the present map! The Dunkirk point is
north AGA degrees east from Van Buren,
pier: the Van Buren, point is north six
ty-lwo degrees west from said pier, and
the end of he bar or shoal is north twen-
ty-three degrees west, so that the gap
or opening to this spacious harbor, were
suitable expenditure made, would only
be from north 90 degrees west TO north
90 degrees east. mention this to show,
that if any one will take the trouble to
take down the different objects andbear-
ings, he may at once see for himself
what advantages nature has given this
harbor, and what can be made Of it.
would farther state that the shoal or
bar, extending out from Sturgeon Point,
hes so near the surface Of the water,
that many Of the large stones and rocks,
as the water now is, are to be seen in
many parts of said bar, to the distance
of half mile from the shore, rising
above the ice. And also, that the shoaE
alluded to, extending from the upper bar
toward the pier, terminates at distance
Of full six chains north of the said pier
that there may be no misapprehensions
resps citing that shoal, ] give the sound
ings, ut the end of each chain, on north
line from said pier, or on a north hne
from the east side oc Main street, which
is as iollows:-At the end Of the first
chain 20 feet-2d chain 10 feet-3d do
10 feet 5 inches-4th chain 10 feet 5 in
ches-5th do. 10 feet-6th do. 10 feet
7th do. 8 feet 4 inches-8th do. 8 feet Z
inches-9th do. 8 feet inches-l0tb
do. 8 feet inches-llth do. . feet 8
inches, (Which is the shallowest water
on the line e)--19th do. 8 feet 8 inches
18th do 0 feet 10 inches-l4th do. 9
feet 10 inches-I5th do. 10 feet 10 in
ches-l7th do. l3 feet 9 inches-i8th
do. Is feet 9 inches-l9th chain over
II feet. The water Oh said shoal grows
deeper the farther you extend eastward,
and should the water rise one foot above
it's present level, vessel might, even
now, 90 out on north line from the
present pier.
In conclusion, I shall only say, that
considerations arising Out ofthe result Of
the examination, and the hope Of being
instrumental in aiding to build up, with
out the communicating influence Of ietox-
icating drinks, this growing city, where
all, as yet, is peace, and but one build
ing among many has been attempted TO
be raised with the use Of such liquors
on which account the owner had to go
elsewhere to get help TO raise the same)
these considerations have led me to
extend my purchases, and increase the
amount OF building this season near three
fold; and mention tl.s last fact particu-
larly, because, from some source or other
a false report has been circulated that l
had become dissatisfied, had abandoned
my purchases at the harboi, and refused
to fulfil my contracts with the Van Bu-
ren company.
l shall only. add that il is possible
there may be some very slight variaiiops
rs to the bearings Of different points; bsA
in all other respects, am willing thst
nv reputation, ~ q practical man, shslh
stand or fall with the correction Of this