The New York herald., 1850-08-27

r., A Sand Island Beacon, two miles inside
,hs hsr Tims rom the hve fathoms outside,
to Sand IsIaad Bea.n' ,T.S .~enw q, a S."S Island
vessel goes out frim the ancn.- ~ mloutes
into open ocean in from thirty TO n,., 10 work
There IL abundant room for any vesso, NJ
in or out, with the wind from any point Of the CO.
pass, and as thetd ebbs fair through the channel,
In the best water il greatly facilitates both ingress
and egress
The ranges for turning Clstrop Spit are lby my
own veriication) "Point Ece," with "Pillar Hill
just shut in behind 1t, and Point Adams in Oae,
with the highest "pass" Of the moun lans IN the
East c., in fathoms. vessel passes clear,
either in coming in or going out AS that leading
the Ewing Peak" We have built beacon
Sand Island, on which is white flag Sofeet above
the Island, aud 85 feet above the high water mark.
Around the base OF the flag staff is block house,
50 feet high, and fifteen feet square II can be seen
plainly in good weather, IL miles al sea. BY bring-
ing the beacon flag directly undeI the centre OF the
highest peak westward Of Chinook Point, and Poiut
Adams just open south of Pillar Hill tree, a ves-
sci will be in l2i farhoms, in fair way to the bar,
with bar range on, viz: Point Adams and Piildr
Hill And the usual md from northwest, or any
where on the western board, is fair for crossing
Vessels cross the bar of the New Channel uader
all steering sails, or beat up the channel, as the
case may be. 1t is not necessary TO tack ship on
the bar, in any wind. A sailing vessel can run to
sea from Sand Island or come 10, in less time than
she can run to Bakers Bay, after which Qf in Bi.
ker's Bay) she must take her chance for wind and
tide to get TO sea-
The anchorages at Astoria, Sandy Point, (east
end of Clatrop bedch) and Sand Island are good,
with abundant room for getting under way at any
stage Of the tide. AS soon as practicable | will
designate all the points of range for which the
new beacon On Sand Island can be made available.
Ii is superior position for IA beacon light.
Very respectfully, your ob't. servt.,
WIN. A. BARTLETT, Lieut. u. 3 NJ,
Assistant U. S. Coast Survey.
To Ggo. GIBBs, Esq, Dep Col. Port of Astoria.
LETTER LIEUT.. w. BARTLErr, y. S. Ne, To
PROP. BACHR.
u. S. SURVEYING ScHE. EWING, !
Mouth of Columbia River, June rs, 1850
SR-l have the honor to enclose you copy of
letter, which, in the absence of Lieut.. Cong.
Macarthur, i have this day addressed to George
Gibbs, Esq Deputy Collector for the District Of
Oregon, the navigation Of the Bar Of the Colum-
bia.
am happy TO add, that Mr.. White, the highly
efficient pilot of the Bar, has this morning resumed
his station here with pilot boat Mary Taylor, and
that have been able 10 arrange 10 conduct the
sountings Of the Bar and approaches on board that
vessel
This will greatly facilitate the work, and think
we see a clear prospect of completing the work in
to the commercial interests Of the United States to
know, that the Bar of the Columbia Zone of the
noblest rivers in the worl) has been stripped Of all
its terrors. Very truly, yours
(Signed) Lieut.. w. A. BARTLETT,
U. S. N. Assist Coast Survey.
Prof A. d. BAcHE, Supt U. s. Coast Survey.