Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-11-13
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milttruih ob.t oi thnlui1u lehi tho
.ruitnuto thhnbpl to Niirh Il0ue Tho
nuHhfn okirmU ul Don Huud. l,.
tween ihqt apd Bird rlaud
The hay i about ten milo, long lrom
notlh iisiulh and about three miles
widp Tho entrance lo the hly Is about
.x miles wide, and is obslrucled by W r.
al one point Of which only are foundirg'
sufficiently deep for the passage
or heavy vessels, giving fifteen feet
ni low water. The const from Bulls
BAY south To Charleston horhot bears tho
peculiar character Of the Whole southern
roust, being u series of islands and inlcls
To creeks running between Sulivan's Is.
land and tho mainland Within the nor
them point Of Bulls island is good hor-
bor The country al out Bulls Bay is
spn,>cly settled and at some distance from
the coast is laycysed by The common road,
from Charleston 10 Georgetown, which
crosses the SaGleo river about ten miles
from the coast Tho nearest town or vii
lngc Is Mount Pleasant, Oh Charleston
harLcr.
COAST SuRtLl's RlPORT ON GtLLs BAY
In the report Of tho United Stats
Const Survey Of 1857, we find the follow
ing as the report Of Mr. Boutclc ond his
sub assistant, b, llugcr, jr
Duling the month of Of February the
wolk was carried forward over Bulls L.
land and through Bulls Bay to Cape Ro.
man by the parties working jointly Bulls
Bay we found to be large sheet Of Shaioc
,rdtfr, u,terScIi ied ,r,H nlumcropi ndy7Oio chan
aels Lsod,ag from tie Greek entring the Ban,
but suitable for navigation only Of light
draft vessels, y very fine hor5or orrefuge
is made by the north eastern end of Bulls
ISLAND, nh safe Ud easy entrance from sea
by Uyhtor daR, and ABOUT foCR FEET MORE
WATER THAN Ar CHARLESTON BAR"
Although the coast survey Of this en-
trance was published in 1850 and n light.
house has since been erected hsrc, can
not" says Professor Bache, "see that the
pilots have in any instance taken vessels
in for refuge"
In the [. s. Coast Survey report of 1859
tho Bay is described under the head of
Hydrogmphy In March and April of
that year ii was survey ed 10y Lieut.. Bank
head in the schooner Crawford who re.
ported as gollown:
The inland passage leading to the south
card and westward was sounded out as
far ~ Capcr's Island.
doubt whether it will ever be used except
rs harhor OF refuge for eoa, ting vessels,
for which purpose, however it is we'll adj
apted, being easy CYaccesS, atiording
good huldng ground and having abun.
dance of water an .he channel) for. that
class of vessels. The small channels that
traverse the bay are too narrow and ir>
regular in their depth for anything but
vessels of the lightest draft"
and again the same report says;
The inland passage connecting with the
hay find TO be toO narrow and crooked
for any other than very small stear ors and
Hat boats, there being but one foot of wa.
ter at mean 10" tide. and width Of only
/ fifty feet at the narrowest part.
While enga yed on his working ground
in this section, Lieut.. Bankhead furnish
ed to deputation from Charleston, sent
10 examine in regard to the availability oI
Bulls Bay for a quarantine station, such
photographic data as could he supposed
to bear upon the station.