Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-23
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Latest Changes on tho Charts Covering tho
Coast Of Maine.

The following changes have been
made on the coast of Maine charts is
sued by the geodetic department:
Bagaduce river-The following
named buoys have been established
and added to the charts, a..-- will be
found on the bearings: Black spar
buoy, No. 5, Negro Island Snoal: Dice
Head light WSW. X W., distant
GIG miles, NE. tangent Northern
most Negro Island, north; Hosmer's
Ledge monument, SW. by w. Y w.
distant rs miles. 1t is about 300 feet
SSE. from the shoaI part of the ledge
which has feet over it at low water
Red spar buoy, lower middle grounas
Me. tangent Mills Point, SSE. * g..
Instant about 800 yards: NV. tangent
Jones Point, Ton south shore of Mar
rows, M.SW. x w. 1t is about 20
feet north Of ledge, which has s feet
over it at low water Black spar buoy
Dunbar's ledgc:> NE. tangent Mills
Point S. by T.. q E., distant 700 yards;
Sc. tangent Wardwells Point, Enc
S-16 T. 1t is about 20 feet SSE. from
ledge, which barcs at low water. Red
spar buoy YouRg's Island Shoal:
N. tangent lSiPont, SW. by W.;
Sc tangent GraS@J island, ENE.. dis
tant $50 yards: young's Island Half
tide ledge, $. by w. q W., distant 275
yards 1t. as ABOUT so feet n. by Il.
from the shoal.. (which has 8 feet over
it at low water Black spar buoy,
McCaslin's ledge: = L. tangent Sparks
island, NNE.. distant $50 yards; me.
tangent Gravel island. S. by f. " E.:
N. tangent Mills Point. SW. Y. w. 1t
is about % feet south of ledge, (which
has 4 feet over it at low water. U.
II. B., May 6, 1896. Charts affected:
81 and 104; U. S. Coast Pilot, Atlantic
coast. parts III, PIP. 103 and 104)
Rockland harbor-Owing to i'm
provements by the United States en-
gneers, the breakwater at jameson
Point has been completed for dis
lance of 2736 feet. beginning at a point
204 feet from the high water line near
the Shore the top being on a level
with mean high water. 1t is proposed
to extend it in the same direction 1854
feet The beacon bearing the two red
lights. the one over the other. has been
moved to the seward end of the fin
ished part of the brcakwater, and red
moored in &c feet of water, about 300
feet Sc. from the end of the break
water, on the bearings: Owls Head
light, Sc. Is S, distant is mics;
Rockland breakwater, NV. distant
100 yards. The charts have been cor
rected accordingly (Report of L. S.
Engineers and l.. II. B., May Is, 1896.
Charts affected: 500, 80 and 104; L. S.
~, T,:I. a. - T
PIP. 100 and 101.)
Kennebec rivera new black
wooden stake, surmounted by black
barrel, axis horizontal. has been es-
tablished on Seal Rocks, about 10 feet
above high water, on a ledge that
bares at three fourths ebb tide, and is
shown on the charts on the bearings:
Tangent Weasel Point, n. by w. Is
W., distant Il mile South tangent
Bald Head, ESE. Y E., distant z mile.
a.. Fl. r.. May rs. 1896. Charts af-
fected: 314 and 1861 On May II, 1896.
a fixed red lantern light was estab-
lished on Ames Ledge Spindle. on the
east side Of the Kennebec river, about
| 6la miles above Bath. The focal
plane of the light is 16 feet above
mean low water. The light ilumi
mates the whole horizon, and. during
the season of navigation, will mark
the entrance to the channel on the
east side of Swan island, which is con-
sdered the main ship channel. The
structure is q wooden spindle with
| cask- shaped top, and is all red 1t will
| be found on the bearings: Left tan
| gent to wharf. Abagadasset Point.
Sw. q s.. distant / mile; tangent to
Pork Point. N. Is W., distant 716 mile.
| The charts have been corrected ac-
cordingly. O.. II. b. n. to NJ. Nos.
It's and 1872 of 1895. and No. 62 of 1896.
| Chart affected: 316)
| Old Cilley ledge-A new first-class
| bell buoy, with the letters 20. c." in
white on it, has been established off
| the ledge. and will be maintained dur
ing the foggy season. 1t will be found
| on the bearings: Marshall Point
| light, N. y w. distant about lie
miles; Old Horse Ledge spindle, NV
LIS n, distant about ZIG miles; Sc
| tangent Burnt island, WSW. 1t is
about 1900 yards ESE. Y E. from the
eastern end of the western part OF
| Old Cilley ledge. which dries at low
| water, and GOO yards Sc. by +. * E.
| from Old Cilley ledge buoy, No 4. O..
II. B., May g. 1896. Charts affected:
! 312 and 1915; L. S. Coast Pilot, Atlantic
Coast, parts III, PIP. "a and I'D
| SacO rivera new black spar buoy
/ No. 8, has been established in is feet
| of water, about 400 yards ENE. from
Stage Island monument, and marks
the NE. point of shoal.
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