Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-15
NOTICE. TO MARINERS.
important Corrections Made in Charts Re-
garding Rivers Of Maine.

The following important corrections
have been recently made in the charts
issued from the office of the United
States coast and geodetic survey de-
partment as regards Maine waters:
st Croix river-The improvements by
the United States engineers have re-
suited in material increase in the
Point. The charts affected are No Boz
and 301; United States Coast Pilot
Atlantic coast, parts l., IL, page 81
Quoddy Roads, Lubec Narrows-The
Western bar beacon. formerly shown
about onesixth of a mile south o;
Lubec Channel light. has been removed
by the United States engineers in con
sequence of dredging operations in the
vicinity, and therefore erased from the
charts. The United States engineers
are at present engaged in widening
I.ubec channel to 800 feet, With q least
depth of l. feet at mean low water
The next editions of the charts will
show changes in the channel due to the
dredging. Charts affected, 30l and l0l
United States Coast Pilot, Atlantic
coast, parts Ill. pages 81 81.
Moosahec Reach-The lodges in the
western entrance to MOoSabec bar IN
[ he vicinity of Shows rock, have been
partially removed by the United States
engineers. giving d depth of Is feet
over such parts at mean low water
This change will be made on the next
editions Of the charts Charts affected
304 and l02; United States Coast Pilot
in # Vt IL "a Al
| Isluehill Bay, York Narrows-The
depth over Yard rock has been changed
| from Is to feet at mean low water
| and this depth is now indicated on thJ
| learings: Egg Rock beacon, w. n w
| SIS w, distant | 40 miles; Blacb
! Island, CIV tangenD, y. n. f., + i,
| The inspection of the first lighthous'
. district has changed the red and black
horizontally tripod buoy marking Yard
rock from n spar to second class nun
| buoy. ard gives the following descrip-
| ton of the rock: Three small rock
covering an area of about so fee!
| square, and having nine feet at low
water on the shoalest parts. Channe
| on either side" Charts affected 301
| sos and 1903.
| Penobscot Bay, Bagaduce River-The
next editions of the charts will show =
! channel. dredged by the United States
engineers. from deep water in the
river through WinsIoW's cove. Ii
passes close to the south side of Wins
| lows island. Charts affected. 81 ana
| l04 United States Coast Pilot, Atlantic
| coast. parts IN. page los.
Penohscot Neutrality-suspicious. by
| Il v-,;t.l -tot.c have ~p-
suited in a material increase in depths
| in the channel, owing to dredging. OF
Lawrence cove. Frankfort flats, just
| above Crosby's Narrows. and in from
ot the town Of Brewer. The wharf
| line at Brewer has also been corrected
| These changes will be shown on The
next edition of the chart. Char
| affected. 3li: United States Coast Pilot
Atlantic coast. parts Ill, page %.
| Herring Gut Approaches-A new red
spar buoy. No. 10. has been established
il, a feet of water, about $50 yard,
| south by west from south point OF
Mosquito island. and marks the en-
| trance to Herring Gut from the east
ward. 1t is shown on the charts on the
hearings Marshall Point light, WNW.
| distant 5-6 miles: NE. point Mosquito
/ island UangenD, NE. L f. Chart
! afected. 312 and 105: United Stats
Coast Pilot. Atlantic coast, parts Ill.
| I,aees III and lis.
Kennebec River. Perkins Islan6
| Iedges-.At black buoy No !, marking
| the most northerly of tho Perkins islanl
| hedges. the letter So has been changet
to C" Charts affected, ga ana l05
| United States Coast Pilot, Atlantic
coast. parts Ill, page al.
Kennebec River-Lower middle Of
nredged Channel buoy, red spar. has
! been relocated and its position moved
| 10 the bearing: Pork point CtangenD. $
| by T., distant $50 yards; Dram OF
| Goose island. Sc. by f.. Whaling POM
| buoy red spar has been established al
the second turn of the dredge channel
| off Whaling Point, on the bearings;
| Theobald's Point tangcnD, NE. q n.
| distant q mile: Pork Point UangenD
! s. 7-l6 T.; Swan Island tangent Sc
| l;rinD, r SIC s. Chart affected 3l6a.
Casco Bay. Freeport or Harraseekei
| Rivera channel With five feet al
| mean low water has been dredged by
! the United States engineers to Free
| port landing The shore line has beer
| Xtended to Mast landing. from Il sur
vey by the United States geological sur
vey These changes will appear on the
next prints of the charts. Charts
affected, 3l5, 1906 and 107; United States
Coast Pilot, Atlantic coast, parts Ill
page $50.