Washington telegraph., 1851-02-05
OF IErIAI.

the uvers aud Stands between Monterey
aud Columbia nye.
CuAsf SURVEY OrrloE. Dec i, tsja.
Sui have the honor To commuui,
cate fourth hydrogmPhio notice rela
thug 10 the western coast Of the United
States. containing a description OF thr
islands aud fiyei between the hatbor ol
Naalnmg arsi H. -.s-...l. - ,uH rzuI lHli'
bla river by Lieut. Cong " 7 Near.
dur [. ;. y and Assistant IN the
Coas1 Surrey ! would respectfully fe,
quest authority Tor Il, publication.
Very respectfully yours.
(Ssngi) 4. d BACuE,
superintendent Of the l. 5 CoasI Survey
lion, lhus 1orWin, Secretary Of Ihs Treasury
Report OF Lieut. Cong ". Z Ne.
Arthur to ffol 4 d Baehe. Supraulra.
leul OF thc Caast Survey. commmica.
tug description OF the stands aud rIg.
er, between she hafbot oi Monterey aul
the mouth uf the Columbia fiveE
Yhr FUsBiIWes-fho ar un Is.
audi, properly 50 called. between Mon
lrmy aud lie moUrhul lh1 Columbia lig.
en- These most deserving the aame arr
The Fuai.5ness a group ol detached
Islgts oil tie HaIhaf ol san tnuHlsca
Tiny Ieiu a a1HhWes, aud southeast di.
faegiau lflm faeh oHbnt am torn iwa
group, the northwestern aul southeast.
em. The distance from She rXtHfme
northwestern 90 the extreme southeastern
is.et is twelve miles. In the whole
group there gte seven which appear
above wafrt The southeast isiei is the
largest u Tie efuup. aul is di,lsH, from
Rae Tort al ihu maulh ul shu hafhof TWIN.
iy.eisul miIaz, aal bears from lhe l4ft :
- deg ". true Ihi, islgt is about 30
af 80 lee. HIgH, aul on lAe soulhuas.
side lhcfg Is an anchorage ia eleven faith.
ON. water, hard tpnbably rocky bot.
tom il is tolrab.y sheltered lfOm the
northwest wind aud sea
Ia orIrr To distinguish between the
nuuhwes, aud southeast groups, It IS oil
ly necessary to observe that the north.
ives, group shows three rocks, OF nearly
she same size, lying nearly east aud west
lrom each olhcr nearly a miie apart. aud
'tia.s.- -,f q. 's-s rs 'iiz sls. .ss.ss u aSo's'
one mile iu cXieui
About oue.thifl the distance from the
sou,heas. faua,louc. there are Al faith.
oms waicr sand aud mud. The sound.
ing, gradually diminish Until up with
lhc bar. oil tho mouth Of tho haTbor
lhr dgoIg-l water on the bar 3. seven
lllhom., lall sandy bopolh,) aud ,he
hr.t range iur crossing tic bar j, 10 have
iha lOn !J,M aud A.galns Island ia
range
| consider that the soulhens; Farfal.
lone. D.. au important landmark in ma.
. sing 'hn h'fhnr of san Francisco, aud
have already recommended that light
house he placed ou it.
lar situation OF lhp remaining rocks,
i,lgls, aud reefs, are ,ulcicn. IaAucd Oh
the reconnaissance chart
| Rion-The important rivers be-
tween san Francisco aud the Columbia
are perhaps sufficiently well defined ou
lAc ferungoi-aure chart @, llr as latitude
aud longitude aTc concerned
EH hiufs-Iheig are mGs feet wa.
terror the bar Il the mouth OF this river
The entrance Is very narrow, aud the
swell so Mgh gcu"ully os % render %
dlieUil aud dangerous Tor sailing vr.-p'-
Steamer, might enter aud drpar; with
uul diIicuily
HsmlotH Rtru-rhc entrance o
this bay Is half q mile ln width between
the breakers. There are eighteen feet
water on the bar at mean low water
The hiIWfh-O Ga the bar OF tai.
uygr There are seventeen feet water al
mean low water The channel 3, 50 mar
row, aud the current SO strong, ,ha.
ieum q unsafe l0r.ailiug vessels. Steam,
cts are required % make ihi, uyer useful
RDgUA Rwy-Ius uyuf has ten
feet water ou lbo hnr at the mouth, u,
muu lJw water bu, 1t is t0J narrow l9l
sailing ycssg,-, rs there is scarcely room
TO um u iho emanuel
The CDJuRiu Rtuu-ls not available
for anything larger than small boats aud
canoes
The hgrW-This nyor was not so
closely examined but 90 Judge by appear.
auces At tho mouth do not hesitate to
express the omuipu that % will be found
10 he available and very useful Tor steam.
ers.
The Umpyua Il crossed the bar OF
this uyer iu second cutter ln fourteen
Sect water aud passed INTO three iathom.
Oh the inside OF the bar the roller.
breaking at the time all the way aoro,.
the channel. The channel, in my opu
tou, practicable Tor steamers, but dan
gcrous to sailing vessels, unless under
. very favorable circumstances.
The remaining rivers 90 the nouhwarl
eau ouly he entered by small toats, rx.
cept perhaps the "Iaqucuua, which
might be entered by vessel, Of larger
class.
Ia making my report, with regard to
the, navigation OF these rivers, / beg
leave to bu considered as only giving my
opinion, unless 100 case when | mention
f uartIeu,arIv the dpplh OF the wuter then.