The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-23
NOTICE no MAnlNERs.
Changes Made I'm Aids to Navigation o
the Pacific Eoaat.

the Pacific Coast.
The last monthly bulletin issued by the
United States coast and aeodetic survey
contains the following notice of changes
In aids 70 navigation on this coast;
Columbia River.--Baker's Bay entrance.
The y. s. spar buoy, east end OF Sand
Island. removed and replaced by second
eass can p. >. buoy, moored in twenty
nine feet at low water. A second-class can
hnoy. black. No. 1. has been moored in
fourteen feet at low water ut west end Of
Sand island.
Gfay's Harbor. North channel 10 Ho.
euiam. The black spar buoy TO the east
sard of Gray's Harbor City wharf, on port
side OF north channel 10 Haquian, hereto
fsre numbered 3. Is now shown a. No. 7.
In the same channel nearer Hoquism a
rev buoy has been placed In ten feet az
low water at the point of the mud hats.
The red day beacon, No. 3. heretofore
shown TO the southwark OF Gray's Harbor
City wharf discontinued
Strait of Juan de Fuca.--0h Cape Flat
tery.-New shoal.-A recent examination
has been made under the direction of
Lieut. Lucian Flynne. United States navy,
commanding the coast survey steamer
Gsdney, of a shoal repc rted near Duncan
rock, of Cape Fatiery, which developed
sieast depth on the shoai Of fathoms
Of mean low water. This point is now
shown on the charts In the following
Positions: Duncan rock. WNW. 3-i6 W.,
distant "A OF mile. Fiattery light, s. by
L f. The nun buoy, III. s.. heretofore
shown off Middle point, has been removed.
new nun buoy. red. No. 6. has been
moored IN ~ feet of water. low tide. Oft the
foul ground off Point Wilson and Is now
shown In the following position: Admi-
fsity head NE. by Il. 3. Il. Point Wilson.
kSE = f.; Point Ross, SW. by :.
Duke OF Clarence strait.--Feliee strait
New reef.-A recent examination has been
made under the direction OF Lieut.. Giles
D. Harbor, L. s. ~. commanding the
coast survey steamer Hassler. of reef re-
ported by Capt. Wallace. OF the steamship
City of roneka. lying To the westward of
snipe island. The reef Is about thirty feet
vide, extending IN NNE. and SSW.
aireetion some sixty yards, and its posi-
Laa Is clearly shown by heavy growing
keir. least depth of three feet at lower
ics water ws@ developed near the western
end OF the reef. This spot is now shown
% the charts as Wallace reef, In position
rom which Fish island bears NE. bv Z.
r and TamVas mountain NNW.
y W. Lieut.. Giles b. Harbor also
reports the examination of q rocky patch
not heretofore shown on the charts. in ka-
sasa bay. two and one-haif miles 10 the
hoithward of Skowl Point. This patch
eaeovers for considerable extent At low
water, its highest point, near NV. end,
saoNing ten feet above low water. This
pasat Is nov shown on the charts in a POI
ston from which Grandall island 6. tan
gtntl bears ENE. = r.. and Patterson
sisnd CIV. tangentl ESE p +, and on
,sl'Ee with High ISLAND tE. tangenp and
nghest Peak G. $50 feetl near end OF
0favina island
The following aids to navigation have
- aRe a. al a
tessage 20 Sltka. Alaska. An iron spin
estsenty feet high, painted black and
saImounted BY a barrel painted with black
I'D white II. 8, has been placed on the
sAueme . part of Neva Point reef and
Saiks The turning point into Neva strait,
a. snond not be approached nearer than
ysrds. An iron spindle eighteen feet
gn. painted black aud snrmounted by
sire painted with black and white ii. =.
aas been placed on Coumhine rock. A
saao-ciass nun buoy, red. No. 4. has been
ssea IN eighteen feet of water on the
wn,oslns bearings: Highwater isiet.
~. W, distant s-i6 Of 3 mile. and
seata OF creek ON Baranof island NE. u
mark ManEanitA shosi that extends
80 me channel from the eastward and 10
e0sssed at half tide.
fal information concerning the follow
Ms eaanges in aids 90 navigation, depths
discoveries aud of new dangers. can be
sAahed free OF charge apoa application
zee branch photographic oIiioe, Port
.asares, San Miguel island. Ponta Del
custom house light discontinued.
Sise sea, Germany. Swine river. lights
H. lsag works AZ north end % Great Mel
NAiiornia. san Francisco bay. San
SO dreaged channel. intended alteFa-
"a color OF troat range light.
east coast. Nam kwan harbor
EoAch, reported breakers southwark of
p,sA' east coast, Yangtse King ap-
ssand ara q rms F"As
~ ,snaectleai CoFnte.d point hght-ves-
epaced by regiet ilght-vessei
aFk, The Sound. Copenhagen. al