Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-17
COAST CHART CORRECTIONS.
Recent Changes in Geodetic Charts Affecting
the Coast Of Maine.

The following are the important cor
rections made during the month of Au-
gust 1897, on the coast of Maine charts
published by Geodetic office:
Frenchman's Bay, Bar Harbor.--
Breakwater buoy, red spar, No. 2, has
been established in AS feet of water, on
the prolongation of the line of the
breakwater in process of construction,
and is about 300 yards westward from
Porcupine Dry Ledge on the bearings.
Sheep Porcupine Island CIV. tangenD,
N. 3-16 E.; Egg Rock Light, Sc, Is S. :.
Porcupine Dry Ledge (Middle), E. by
N. u N. L. H. b., August 5, 1897
Charts affected: 31S, 292, 306, and 100;
IT, s. Coast Pilot, Atlantic Coast, Parts
III, p. SO.
Isle au Haul Bay.-Marsh Cove
Lodges buoy, black spar, No. l, has
been established in 80 feet of water, oft
the outer end Of Marsh Cove Lodges,
off Kimballs Island it is on the bear
ings: Kimbalrs Head (tangent), NNE
y E.. Robinson's Point (tangent. Sc.
by r. y E.; Saddleback Ledge Light.
SW. GIG W. Birch Point Shoal buoy,
black spar, No. 3, has been established
in "a feet of water, off the outer end OF
the shoals making off from Birch Point.
Isle au Haul; it is on the bearings:
Ram Island (tangent SW. side), NV.
u NJ: Bills Island tangent E. side),
NE. N E.; Kimballs Island tangent f.
end), S. by E. q E. L. H. b., August
S. 1S97-Charts affected: 300 and 1O4;
U. S. Coast Pilot, Atlantic Coast, Parts
III. PIP. 81, SO.
East Penobscot Bay.-The red and
black horizontally striped buoy marx
ing Sellers Rock, about 1-3 mile off the
west side of Deer Island, is spar
buoy Vessels are cautioned against
approaching the buoy nearer than go
feet in any direction; a 6-foot spot lies
about $50 feet S. by w. from it. L. Fl.
b. Bulletin No. a. August 3, 1897
Chart affected: 104; u. S. Coast Pilot.
Atlantic Coast, Parts LII, p. 81.
st. George river. Pleasant point buoy,
black spar, No. 5, has been established
in 80 feet of water, on the bearings:
Pleasant point &c. tangenD NE. 1a r.
Towards point (SW. tangent SSE. IS
f. Gay island On. tangenD WNW. This
buoy marks hitherto uncharted ledge
with three feet over it, which is stu
ated about 100 feet NNW. from it. The
number of the black spar Henderson
Ledge bouy, off Stone point, has been
changed from 5 to Z; it's position re-
mains the same. The number OF the
black spar Bailey Ledge buoy, OF
Bailey point, has been changed from Z
TO 3; it's position remains the same.
Montgomery Point buoy, black spar,
No. IL, has been established in q feet
of water to mark the west side of the
channel, on the bearings: Fort st.
George point SW. " S., distance v mile
5 nall island in Hylers cove entrance
N. by +. McCarters Point buoy, red
spar, No. 4, has been established in u
feet of water to mark the east side OF
the channel. on the bearings: Hylers
cove tangent N. point at entrance) w.
Z N. st. George River beacon Mr.. "a
~ Tisaker Elbow buoy, black spar,
NO. Is, has been established in Is feet
OF water to mark the west side of the
channel. on the bearings: Hospital
point ENE. Il f. st. George River bea-
con NE. * N. The number of the red
spar Hospital Rocks buoy, off Hospital
point has been changed from to 6; its
position remains the same. a.. II. B.,
August 6, 1S97.-Charts affected: BIZ
and 1916; U. S. Coast Pilot, Atlantic
Coast, Parts III, %. 121.)