The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-23
HyDRoGRAPHIC BULLETIN.
Information of Interest to Mariners o.
the Northwest Coast.

Information of Interest to Mariners on
the Northwest Coast.
A special bulletin has been issued by the
branch photographic Office at San Fran
cisco, which contains accounts of matters
of interest to mariners on the Coast, such
as distractions, danger, and changes in
lighthouses, signals, etc. The following
notes with reference to those matters in
Puget sound and its tributaries have been
taken from the bulletin which was issued
May 10:
Information has been received that a light
house 10 in course of construction at Carmanah
north side of western entrance to Juan de Fuca
strait. Approximate position, lat. IS deg, Sc
min, 80 sec. long 124 deg, As min,, so Sec, W.
Also that fog-signal will be established near
Carmanah lighthouse.
January /, 1891, a light was put in operation
on Yellow island, at the southwestern entrance
10 Baynes sound, strait of Georgia, coast OF Van
couyer island. Yellow island light situated on
the summit of the island, is a revolving white
light showing three flashes in succession, with
intervals of fifteen seconds between their points
of GREATEST brillancy, followed by an interval of
Thirty seconds during the greater part of which
the light will be eclipsed, the light thus COM
plotting revolution in one minute The light
is shown at an elevation of 40 feet above high
water, and should be visible in clear weather,
from distance of seventeen miles over an arc
of 2l7 deg. between the bearings s. 60 deg. w
true, (sW. 4 s. mag.), and s. rs deg. f. true,
tE. by n. mag) The lighthouse, ffty-fiye feet
high, is a square wooden building, with dwell
ing attached, all painted white. The iron Ian
tern surmounting the tower is painted red.
Position lat. 40 deg. % min. 16 sec. N; long.
I24 deg. AZ min. 10 sec. w. This light, besides
indicating the entrance to Baynes sound, will
be useful for the general navigation OF the strait
Of Georgia
To clear Maple bank, in coming down Baynes
sound, the light must not be brought to bear TO
the eastward of S. 81 deg. f. true (E. NE. y f.
mag J, and in passing Horribly island the light
in view will clear the Kelp reefs south of the
island while, II the light s obscure, it will in
dictate that the vessel is in dangerous proximity
thereto.
Information has been received from Mr. J. L.
Walbran, commanding the Canadian Pacific
Navigation Company's steamship Danube, that
on December z, 1890, when rounding Chatham
point, south shore of tombstone strait, at the
distance of about 500 yards, and at low tide,
Beaver rock anki the kelp patch outside 1t show
ing above water, a small patch OF kelp was seen
farther northward, and the ship passed close
outside a rock, visible in clear water, and on
which the depth was estimated to be ID feet
This rock is stated to lie with Beaver rock S. 6s
deg. W. true tSw. x s. mag.), distant about 400
yards, and the east extreme of Chatham point 5.
is deg W. true Is. u r. mag). or close south
eastward of the IS fathoms heretofore shown on
the Admiralty chart. Approximate position,
lat. 80 deg. 20 min. 40 sec. N. long. lbs deg.
IS min. % sec. W. Consequent on tho forego-
ing, the danger line has been drawn around
Chatham point on the Admiralty chart in a
northeasterly direction at the distance of about
500 yards. Note-ln British Columbia Pilot "
page 205, eleventh line from bottom, for cables
read cables.
Information has been received from Mr. j. T.
Walhran, commanding the Canadian Pacific
Navigation Company's steamship Danube, oil
the existence of the three undermentioned
sunken rocks lying in and near the fairway in
Port Essington, and which are described as dan
gerous, being sharp and jagged: The northern
sunken rock in Port Essington, which dries two
feet at ordinary low water, lies with Veitch
point bearing 5. 81 deg. W. true (Sw. by S mag J.
distant 4-io miles, and the north extreme end
OF a small island (Village island at the entrancs
60 EcstaH river :. 70 deg. +. true {SE. 81 E
mag). The center sunken rock in Port Essing
ton, which is the most dangerous, as il so sell
dom shows, dries one foot at low water sprine
tides, and lies with Veitch point bearing 5. 6,
deg. w. true (Sw. - 5. msg.), distant oil
miles, and the north extreme of Village island
:. 10 deg. W. true 6. by E. I. +. magl
The southern sunken rock in Port Essineton.
swash at ordinary low water, lies with Veitch
point bearing s. ~ deg, W. true (sW. mag), dis
taut > 4-lo miles, and the north extreme of Vii.
lags island 5. % deg. T. true (SE. u E. magD
distant 30 yards. Also, that shoal ground with
etos feet on il at ordinary low water. extend.
about LOO yards in a southeastly direction from
the south end of Kitson island. at the entrsne,
r. North Skeena passage. Near the outer end o.
this Shcsl ground the water deepens 10
tafhSrus. Approx. position: lat 81 deg 10 min
81 sec ~; long. $50 deg. is min. W. The pasSare
between Kitson island and Leer point is onIy
nayigable for boats.
In consequence OF the disappearance OF tbs
snip John Rosenfelt from the reef of East point
Saturna island strait of Georgia, the extremity a
the reef has been marked by = large iron conics'
buoy painted black moored in Il fsthoms OF
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w. trae g * mag, tro@ East point. A patch
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