Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-07-08

and those desiring a more perfect knowledge
can see this diagram of the tidal system pre-
pared by Professor Hilgard, in the writer's
possession. See also the professors paper
delivered before the American Institute jan
uary 9th, 1871, on ''Tides and Tidal Actions
in Harbors," and printed in the Smithsonian
report for 1874.
Copy: u s; COAST AND GEoDETIc SURVEY
OFFICE, WASHINGTON, February 9th, 1885. {
Captain Charles Hervey Townshend, New HAVEN.
Conn.
sH To fsey in to Of
the honor to state that this office has the following
information relative thereto:
1st. A series of about So months observations in
2nd. A series of about 216 months observations in
srd A series of about months observations in
The 1st and End series consist of staff readings.
The 3rd Of records from a self registering gauge
practically the same as at Long wharf.
At Long wharf the average rise and fall is feetS
sm Beginning with low water the tide rises am 5
the first hour II in the SECOND, u in Z the third
The enclosed diagram shows this and additional
J. E. HILGARD, Superintendent.
NOTE Captain Joel Stone informed the writer
in 1880 that in 1914 his father kept the lighthouse
Falkner's Island and they sunk a well ninety
feet for fresh water and found none There was,
however, never failing fresh water spring near
high water mark, which was about three feet deep
and supplied the island then. but the encroach-
ment Of the sea made it brackish which occasioned
sinking this well which was abandoned and the
spring dug out and stoned up and protected by a
sea wall which is the landing place and was ex-
amined by party in the Yale launch, Capt. bod
man, July 20, 1885. This party consisted of the
North, Esq, and the writer of this sketch
NOTE 2.-Captain Joel Stone informed the writer
that the keeper of Stratford lighthouse told him
he had walked forty rod on dry land on Stratford
shoals. 1 am led to believe the tradition that $50
years ago cedar bushes grew this island is cor
rect and am now Informed that canes cut from
the cedar bushes extant at Port Jefferson Long
Island. c. II. T.
The bearings of the moon at high water be.
tween two and three days after the full. We now,
moon in July and August our farmers begin to cut
salt hay, the tides then begin to fall off and give
time to the before the returning spring
tides.
water passage to Long wharf is about $500 square
feet, but by wharves, bridges and other obstruc.
square feet at the Steamboat dock, which is a
great disadvantage and should now be remedied
THE tide gauges at TomlinSon' s bridge show con-
clusively that the oodtde of our harbor commences
to run on the bottom about forty minutes before
low water slack the Surfade and in the interval
had risen five inches November "a, 1885, the tide
linson bridge, and was the highest tide recorded,
there being difference of ten feet, six inches be-
tween the lowest and highest mark on the tide
gauge
since the excavations at Hallett Point Hell Gate,
and much larger volume may be expected to pass
through the Sound eastward after the completion
of the improvements of Hell Gate, Whlch VIII prop
ably with certain conditions of wind and tides at
sea add still greater volume to the tidal wave in
to New Haven harbor.
since the opening of He'll Gate the rise of tide
in New Haven harbor is not less than 7feet and
tide in November 1885, gave from extreme low tide
to high water mark 10 feet, inches rise C. H. T.
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