The New York herald., 1850-12-28

Franois brakes Bay bat 1t Is not sdvissbis. as
hsoss equally safe to preserve position outsde IN
From PInts de los Reyes to Bsdsga the coast Is va
ri.bis In height but clear OF danger and With CON.
manding bresse may Be spprosehed at pleasure;
should the wind fail when to the nsrthward Of Punts
dc los Reyes, drop the kedgs reaching thirty
stnoms as the swell VIII gradually set the vessel
Bsdega head is known from Punta de los Reyes BY
twenty-five feet square, aud IL stan on whfoh
there 10 usually nsg For and distances
table.
Falling in With the land northward OF Bodsga Do not
pass inside Of nxsd ksp as indicates foul ground II
From Bodegs to Cape Mendocino the coast consists
Of high. bold cliffs with but few indsntations: the
dangers are only at the shore line.
Near Cape Mendocino II Blunt's Reef. email patch
Of rock under water generally breaking upon it
There 10 q clear channel az miles in width between
There are no dangers from Cape Msndooso to rrinl-
dad Head. The beach may be approached TO within
one mile, and the anchorage Is good all along the shore
sHxxr No g.
Having passed TO the westward of Cape Mendooino,
Trinidad Head Will be readily known BY referring to
the view. Trinidad Bay is an open roadstsad. oaiy
available from April to November. The southsriy
enter pass between the main round bluff or hssdlaud
and the slet until the town ID opened when snohor
In eight fsthcms good holding ground In April and
October anchor we'll outside to have for getting
under way necessary. Do not pass inside the Tur-
tles ee chart) rs the ground broken and the swell
For the entrance to Humboldt Harbor see the chart
Captain 0ttipger, United States Revenue Service
ports three fsthoms at low the bar of this
hsrbor No directions can be given for entering until
Northward Of Trinidad Head do not approach tn.
shore closely unless the breeze steady The dangers
are In plain sight At Dight 1t generally falls oslu
and calm, the swsil will set the vessel too the
Klamath river has Is feet on the bar at low water
II is not dicult Of entrance with good breeze but
strong that ssiiss vessels must come out stern fore
most to be stesred There Is staff the south side
Of the river on which white nag with black ball 10
Port St George is . safe anchorage in the summer
at the point by the anchor Ths reef eff Cape
mel good and clear and shown by the track Of the
schooner Ewing, From Pelican Bay, with brssss,
From Cape st. George to the routounis, or Roguss'
river, there are special dangers. In the summer
vessels may anchor anywhere along the coast, spd
The Tostounis or Rogues river has but 10 feet the
bar; is rapid and passes between high mountaiHs
and do not approach the shore at night
Ewing harbor is q safe anchorage n summer. There
From Cape St. George to Cape Oxford. the coast is
thickly Inhabited by bands of wild Indians aud
There is . rect Of rocky isists OF Cape Oxford.
From Cape Oxford to Cape Araso there Is no danger
The Kovss river has not yet been examined. The
anchorage to the northward Of the bluf Is good.
The Umpqua s accessible for steamers and for small
sailing vessels only, under very isvorshis oircum-
stances
When OF Cape Arago in clear weather the high sand
bluffs Of the Umqua are plainly seen.
sHrhr No. 3
The coast from the Umqus river 70 the Columbia IL
generally bordered by sand beach, with white sand
hills, and the interior Is densely wooded With FIR
pine. The cliffs when they occur, bold, but afford
no shelter for anchoring. In the summer, q vessel
may anchor In twenty fathons of any of these
beaches.
The Aissya, Yaquinna. and Kinamook rivers, re-
qufe further examination.
In proceeding to the norshwsrd in winter, make
Kinanook Head and II the weather renders approach
TO the bsr OF the Columbia undesirable, keep TO the
souihwsrd Of Cape Hancock, (Ohappontment) - the
current is north warcly in winter.
There are good pilots In attendance at the IN outh OF
the Columbia and the chart OF the entrsuce and bar
viii give directions for approaching The pilots are
usually oh the touth ohaBnsl In small sohoo1ss,
Cape Il ancock (Dissppoiptment) hAs several trees
trim med up, showing broom tos " and may be thus
kno from the cape to the nsrthwsrd f shoa Water
bay.
OF the Columbia Uhs soundings being similsr) make
Kilamosk Head. Nsver omit this In winter There
dangers OF the beach north ward> illsmook
Head and the soup dpgs I'm spproac hing ie regular
tho remarks as TO the general
quarter during the summer IL IL proper totats that
in the month Of JUNE, 1850 the winds TO the<north
ward of San Frsnssco ght from the south yard
ana westward with showers north of Msudocino for
the whole month, an he coasters to The north
ward with all steering .als.
1t is however yet to be~iemonstrated whether June
Is q regular period Of southerly brs~xes.
TanIE oF LArt1uprs AND LosoIrupss cF rHE PORTS,
sNrRs ISLANDS, REHFs cAPks, sc. FROM MoNIERKr TO