The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-28
BreAdstufEk and TRAINS
Important Changes Made I'm Charts for
the Pacific Coast.

CORRECTIONS ron JULY.
Important Changes Made In Charts for
the Pacific Coast
"Notfce 20 Mariners. No ss." issued BY
the treasury deps rtment for the month %
July. contains important corrections ON
charts published BY the Office. Following
are the changes made for the Pacific coast
Ill bearings are magnetic. all distances
IA nautical miles. and all depths az mean
low water:
California.
San Francisco entrance-Eeli buoy e.
taelished-A black and red horizontsliy
striped bell buoy. can-shaped. has been
placed 10 mark Mile Rocks. on the bear
ings: Bonita point HghL NV. distant Ls
miles; Fort point light. NE. ssN. north
eriyp- The bell buoy Is about one-esghth
mile SW. by w. I. W. from Mile Rocks.
and from IL the fog signal on Lime point
Is In line with the most northeriy wharf
on The west side OF Angel island. near
Point Stuart. L. III. B.. July Is. 1886
Charts affected. 5.5sl. $500 and 400
Caspar anchorage-Changs In hydro
graphy-The photography IN the v1cin-
isy or the chutes at tho entrance TO Cas-
par creek has been modified in accordance
with information received from the Cas-
par Lumber Company. Tsae A-fathom
sounding. near the northern chute. has
been erased. and the 3-fathom curve
changed TO sweep In near the outer ends
OF the ohutes- July Is isSs.-Charts az
fected. 5. 7oS-)
Washington.
Puget sound-P oasession sounA-Name
changed-Tha name Everett has been sub
stituted for Port Gardner. which s~-merly
appeared on the chart about two miles
south from the entrance 10 Snohomish
river. The change will be made on the
next print of the chart. GU. 5. Postal
Guide. July 10. lSss-Chart Affected, 6,4eo)
Washington sound-Obstruction passes
Post light position OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
passes post light. fixed white light. has
been moved about u mile N. \ L. to the
extereme northeast point OF obstruction
island U4st Of Beacons. Buoys. ETC., July
Is. isss-Chart affected. S.4oo)
Washington sound-Harney channel
Buoy position corrected--Wasp passage
buoy, black, can. No. l. has been moved
about y mile f. by n. from it's former po-
sition. to the bearing: Crane island IN.
tangenO west. distant y mile. Oist Of
Beacons. Buoys, etc, July TO- lSs6s-Chart
affected, s.tdo.)
Gulf OF Georgia,-Sucia islands-Reefs
acknowledgements reef over which there
is a depth OF si4 feet al mean low water.
is indicated on the chart about three
eIghths of mile TO the northward of SUI
cia island, on the bearing: Patos islands
&c. point w. n g., distant miles. July
q. 1s9S--Chart affected. 5000
Semiahrnoo bay-Buoy added-From July
10. 1885. the chart shows South Spit buoy,
red spar. No. 2. on the bearing: Semiah-
moo post light. n. by f., distant one-third
Of mile. Dist OF Beacons. Buoys. etc,
July 10. lsss-Chart affected, atoo)
British Columbia.
Straits OF Juan de Fuca and Quiz OF
Georgfa-Arcs OF visibility of lights cor
rected.--An examination discloses the fact
that the arcs OF visibility OF the following
lights are Sigh tly In error on the now edi-
ton Of the chart They viii be corrected
as follows:
Cape Beale light, visible from East.
round by North. to WNW. II w.
Esquimalt (Fisgard island Hight visible
from ~ i W.. round by West, to SSE..
and has q red sector between NV. y w.
and S. y Z.
Discovery Island Light. visible from
NNE. y L. teastsriy). round by West. to
Sc. Il S..
East Point Ssasurna island) Hight. visible
from NE. n N. Cnortherly), round by West
to Sc. by Z. y E.
Georgina Point 0Iayne island hight, Wis
fnls from w. u S.. round by south, TO
NE. u NJ.
Atkinson Point light. visible from en-
trance to Burrard inlet NNw. y w.
round by East. 10 ENE. !. T. teasterly).
(B. A. LAST OF AAsAts' A0'e' ~
Ell s400)
OF Vancouver fsland-New buoya.-Two
red lbuoys are now Indicated, opposite the
tovn Of sidney. AT the edge of the sand
shown on the chart. They are about 4
mile apart. III o. Chart No. sSl. July 10.
lses.-Chart affected: H0)
OF Vancouver island-Day eeacons add
ed.-Tyo day beacons are now shown IN
Satellite channes-one on each OF the shoal
"
knapp island, and between II and Van
eo,yver island The day beacon IL now
shown on Walker rock IN Trincomalte
channel Oh. o. Chart No. Ssl, July 10.
IssS.-Chart affected: 5000
Vancouver isIand-Nanaimo harbor-Post
l,rht.-Aftsr July TO- 1896. Middle Ground
post Aght, fixed white. Is show3 OF tne
chart on the northern sxIsiil' =, ms
Middle Ground. about ia miles WsW. J.
W. from the outer end OF sharp point
sIsSt OF Lights, etc., Pacihc Coast OF the
United sta1es--Chart affected: ss0e1
Alaska.
arrr,-s- st-att--NcArthur rees-Chsrac-
ear AZ hf.ov change6-At the red and
b,aek horizontally striped buoy. marking
u~A~.nur reef. ths letter M has been
changed 20 &C" o.. II. B., July :. Sss---
chart affected: sva9
sg,ka harbor approaches-Buoyd iscontin-
- we r.s and black horizontally strip
al buoy. which formerly marked MAXIM
AZ, rock, has been discontinued and erased
go, tha charts o.. II. B. June %. isss.-
charts affected: se44 and GOD
T-onk tniet-orr Anchor posnt-Rock re-
-,or.4s A sanken rock Is now SHOWN on
- charts in a position from which An
Choir point bears y. by w, distant : miles.
rsrs : ". parsee. o. the steamer Cen
~rsI Can5y, who reported tns rock, states
.hat n can be passed ciose 20 on effher
S+se bat that between II and the hesfest
-, 80 a. 1ow wafer (H. o., July e.
rocks nAFS a. 49, - vxsn N "a al