The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-18
NOTICE To MARINERS.
Corrections In Pacific Coast Charts
for December, 1895.

The United States coast and geode,ic
survey has Issued Notice to Mariners No.
pa for December. lssS. containing inn
portant corrections in charts. The chang
es for Washington ard Oregon are as
follows. all bearings magnetic, all dis
tances In nautical miles and all depths
81 mean low water:
Il Coos Bay-Changes In Buoyage.-On
November %. 1855, O black nrst-class can
buoy. No. l. was established in rs feet OF
water to mark the outer submerged end
OF North Spit jetty, Coos bay entrance.
On the bearings: Cape Araso Light; sW:
west tangent Tunnel point SSE. y E.
The number OF tha black spar buoy OF
the entrance to Haynes slough, Coos bay.
has been changed from i 10 8. The charts
have been corrected accordlngly.
fected: 5.ss4)
Is Siuslaw River Entrance-New Sur
United States army. IN June. 1888, OF the
entrance TO Siuslaw river, shows such ex-
tensive changes that the present edition
OF the chart Is no longer reliable. and
vessels should not enter without local
knowledge or pilot The changes viii
be shown on the next edition OF the
charts.
eReports OF Corps Of Engineers. Z. S.
Army. December Is. lsss.-Charts affected:
s.022 ard s.ae.l
Il. Yaquina Bay-Chanses in Buoyage.
nun buoy. No. 2i2. was re-esta bhshed in
u feet OF water, On the east side q the
channel opposite Newport, on the bear
ings: McLean's point beacon light. ENE.
s. by ". = w.
The frst-class spar buoy No. 0. OF
Channel rock. was changed on the same
date 10 a second-elass nun
The charts have been corrected accord
ingly.
fected: e.0510
Oregon and Washing ton.
Is Columbia River-New bikes and
Briages-New Survey-New Bgoy.-Im-
provements by the corps OF engineers,
United States army, have resulted III the
following additions 10 the improvements
fn the Columbia and Willamette rivers.
Two new bridges across the Willamette
river from East Portland 10 Portland
A dixie from the west bank OF VILLAIN
cite river, beginning near the southeast
end os Guilds lake and running 10 Swan
island
A dixie on the east side OF the river.
cutting of the blight between Wauds
Two small dlkes on the east side Of the
river, y and ! mile, respectively, below
Cations creek.
opposite Willamette slough ara running
TO the upper end OF Three Tree Island
shoal.
dixie in the Columbia river across the
Haydens island.
A axe or the west bank Of the Coluu-
bia river frem Deer island 70 Deer island
shoal
dixie on the shoai beginning opposite
La Du landing and running to the head
OF Walker island.
Three dikes IN the vicinity OF Woody
island channel 10 connne the water 10
this channel
A survey by the corps OF engineers.
United States army, made in June ls@.
t. h.
graphy at the mouth of Columbia river,
and the buoys marking the channel
across the bar have been shifted accord
ingiy. tsee Notice 20 Mariners No. 2is.
These changes VIII be shown on the
next editions OF the charts.
Report of Corps Of Engineers. U. 8
Army. December = 1sas.-charts affected;
s.f4o s.IA. s.ls3 s.ita. SIS and si9o)
new red frst-clsss can buoy. No. Q,
was esta blished in . feet OF water. De-
of Clatsep spit on the following APPROX
mate bearings: Cape Disappointment
hght NNE. /. e. tangent 20 North head.
y. l. w; Point Adams hght. Z = y
The charts have been corrected accord
IL n. 3. December g. isas.-Charts al
fected; $40 and sioo)
Washington.
Is wIIiRpa River-New pfkss-Chanses
81 HyarogTs phy.-Improvemsnts oy the
have resulted Fl 3 series OF dikes IN the
vicinity Of Soath Bend. WtHspa river.
which have materially Increased the
depths ara changed ne hydrogFaphy.
These changes viii be shown On the next
editions o. the charts
fRsport ot Corps OF Engineers. L. :.
Army. December ,. tsss--ChArts Affected;
= Grsy's Harbor Buoy Positions
ChanFed.-Tna following changes n ths
rsysSsfcns OF the auoys al ne entrance
ard in Gray's harboT have been made:
The inner black and white perpeRdicu-
1sr-srrfpea channel buoy. AZ the entrance.
hss beer moved oue-eignth Of . mile Z =
: from IS former position. On the bear
rigs. LoEe tree on Damon point. y. by
r = e: north edge q tin AeT or Point
CnssaIs ENE- - Z: Wiilap& bay hght.
TAis bsoy : now OF the orss; q tho
hs~ ard from IL course should os
.tee-aa 70 pass close % buoy Ne. :
TIE 1rst-eiass naa eHey. RED. Nc :,
seath slee ef tie sntrance. hss eesn
rnov~s ore-slsventh % ustis ~ rs, :.
II frc-a is former position. On ire bear
suws. outer ena Of CscoEta wharf, IN E
Il = lone tree or Damon poiut. ~. r z.
re secon6-clAss can buoy. black. No I.
re-~a side OF ths entrance nGz ben
rsnvss oua-sixth OK = mile SW. = ".
s~srs It's aorrnsT pastfson- on tds bearsE IS:
rosk. y ~ 2 = &: outer end oeostA
rae foaoElns ha0ys are n HoQzlan
channel. -,
sss Seer moves one-taira % nsle 8 ~
d y from ttz former pcsgtsS1. CO IRE
ppa-srgs. Ned rock. W. - ~ aossi AZ
HSous4m Ne.
as seea moved sns-ax1 % a nile =
= = srom its former 1osiE2ns OF tss
saarsrxs. Eofes 81 Eo19.A-1. NJ izner
end 81 Gray's HA-aor City wharf. WsW.