The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-03
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
OgF1cE U S LIGHTHOUSE INSPECTOR,
SIXTH DISTRICT

ne bar nj the entrance of st Johns River. Fla,
he's heen renlacsd and a third-class can buoy,
naiuted black. with the letters IS j. in white,
bas been placed just inside of it, toward the
beach as a Watch Buoy.
Great Marsh Island Shoal Beacon No l. in the
ST John's River Fla, has been rebuilt, and the
sigbt re-establiShed. A single pile has been
driven on the Shoal about 10 feet inside of the
beacon and has been fitted with an appliance
for showing the light in the case of the destruc-
ton of tue beacon.
Middle North Breaker Bell Buoy, at the en-
france TO st SimonS Sound. Ga, has become
disabled, and has been replaced by a second
eass new buoy, painted red, and numbered -. :"
BY order of the Lighthouse Board.
CHANGE OF LIGHTED BEAcoNs, ST JOHNS RIVER
Also, that the fixed red light heretofore shown
Il from Beacon No y, Grassy Point Middle Ground,
St Johns River, Florida, has been discontinued,
and fixed red light is now shown from Beacon
lNo 20. Grassy Point Middle Ground dover end)
Il By order Of the Lighthouse Board.
BELL BUOY IN BUITERMILK CHANNEL.
Pursuant to notice to mariners issued April
i 15. 1896 q hell buoy painted bl2ck has been
Zmoored in II feet OF water at mean low water,
i in place of black spar buoy No !, to mark the
lower end of the shoal making out from Cover
nor'S Island, on the port side of the southern
entrance to ButterInilk Channel, New York
Tonlkinsville Ny, May 80. 1889.
LIGHT AND FOG SIGNAL AT GOULD ISLAND, MARIA
eANsETT BAY.
Notice is hereby given that on or about June
TO- 1889, light the fifth orier, giving a white
& sh every 10 seconds, will be shown from the
structure recently erected at Gould Island Mar
ragansetU Bay Rhode Island
The light will illuminate the entire horizon.
The focal plane is 81 feet above mean sea level
ami the light should be seen in clear weather
from the deck of a vessel 10 feet above the saa
i al mil eff e
circular red brick tower. Surnounted by a black
lantern. A keepers dwelling, the first story of
red brick, the second story and roof of shin
giles, natural color, stands 80 feet southwark of
the tower.
The approximate position of the lighthouse,
as taken from the charts of the Coast and Geo
dec Survey, is as follows: Lat Al 30 e5 N, lon
n 70 IS W.
Magnetic bearings and distances of promi-
nent objects are as follows: Halfway Rock
Spindle, NNE36E, distant 134 nautical miles:
Gull Rocks Lighthouse, SIZE, distant 2 nautical
miles,
During thick and foggy weather bell will be
struck by machinery, single blow every Is
seconds. The light is guide through the East
ern passage in Narragansett Bay.
CHANGE IN BUoYAeE AT ENTRAFcE TO CAPE FEAR
RIVER.
Notice is also given that the buoys at the en-
france to Cape Fear River. N G, have been so
changed that they now mark out the new
|ehannel across the bar, which has 141a feet at
low water.
The magnetic bearings of prominent objects
are as follows:
Cape Fear Entrance Bell Buoy-Cape Fear
1 Lig thouse, NE by ESsE; Oak Island Range
IGearl, NNE.
Outer Bay Buoy, No 1-Cape Fear Light
Mouse. Ne by E34E: Oak Island Range (rear),
p by ElsE
Middle Bar Buoy, No 3-Cape Fear Light
3,-99lIse, NE by E18E; Oak Island Range (rear),
Inner Bar Buoy, No 2-Cape Fear Lighthouse.
Ne by E28E; OAK Island Range (rear), n.
North Breaker Buoy, No Alas not been ap-
8preclably changed.
CHANGE IN BUoYAGE AT ENTRANCE TO w1NYAH
BAY.
Also that the buoyed channel at the entrance
4 70 Nlnyaa Bay, South Carolina, having entirely
Closed, the buoys have been changed to mark
tAe new channel that has been made to the
southwark and westward of the old one