The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-16

Notice to Mariners.
A bulletin from the ccast ard geoie;ic
surrey contains the following snfo~yna-
British co3n-nois-yaaeouyer island
Fayless sound ers~aree.-- Alteration IN
character Of yellow island ngnt-Tgse re-
FotFsng hght on Yellow ts.an& southern
entrance - BaSaes sound. has bTsa=l per
faaIeEstIy discontinued. as il IL Intended
e replace Il BY range lights arranged 20
ton OF the range Light towers a fsxesi
Waite light VIA D. shown from tse pres
sTs lighthouse tower. visible seven miles
from al points seward. Further notice
wlA - given Of the estsb.isamsn, OF the
range lights. IN NJ. - 1881 Notlce 10
Marsraers No. II. ot1awa. ISIS HysrSs-
I44ghs List. vol /. Ne, ~, page q. Coast
survey eharts-No. s.ea. II O. Puhliea-
ton Ne Is. Coast OF British Columbia,
British Colurn5sa~SeafortfS channel
Kynuuspt harbor entrance-Dall patch
Alteration In character OF nuoy-A square,
psrarnidaI wooden ssatwork with a dia--
nlosld-shaped topEnark. the whole panied
red ard black in horizontal bands, has
been moored on Dali patch. Seaforih
channel, TO replace the less conspicuous
spar buoy heretofore maintained there.
The buoy is moorsd In TWO fathoms %
part of the patch Approximate position.
Latitude s. deg. Is msn- north, Longitude
IN deg Il min ! sec west See notice
10 Mariners No. 3s $50 OF lsl; y. NJ
tawa, 1888 photographic office charts,
No. 80. British Admiralty charts. lssneI
To United States Eesseis-Nos. lss-S9s -tss
ara 1881 H. o. Publication No 20 the
Coast OF British Columbia. etc. lssi' page
SI9
British Columbla-observatory Inlet
Dangers in Alica Arm and Approach
Paddy passage, on the east side OF BROOKE
island Observatory Inlet Is reported by
local Indians 20 be unsafe Tor naVsgdten'
and should not be used unth examined.
The rock marked awash on Admiralty
chart No PASS OF the southeast exirem-
ity of Larcom island, shows three feet
roek, drying about six feet at low
water. lies 800 yards west from the scutn
extreme of Lddie island. A line from the
north extreme of Perry bay point past
the south extreme OF IiGo.e isIand passes
through the rock.
rock. on which depth of ten feet at
low water has been found. lies between
I.iddle island and the point separating
Hastings arm from Alice arm. which Will
hereafter be known as Davies point. Inc
rock lies nearly In the middle OF the pass
age, where sixteen fathoms are shown on
the chart The channel on the west side
Of The rock is recommended. being the
wider. with six fathoms N the middle
There is ridge between the Island and
the pOin; with "A greatest depth OF eight
sathoms. Sextant angles 10 locate the rock
are as follows: Hans point and Davies
point, So deg; Davies point and east tan
gent Brooke island, 100 ceg. - min.
dangerous rock, Alice rock. with seven
feet on 1t at low water. exists in Alice
arm. one and a quarter mics north or
Lddle island. almost In mid-chaunei. and
nearly where the sounding of thirty-nine
"a hons. no bottom. Is shown on the chart.
There is deep water between the rock ana
the point on the western shore. and thir-
teen fathoms between the rock and the
eastern shore. The west tangent OF Lid
ale island in one with the west tangent
t. the eastward. The channel east of the
rocks is the wider and should DC used. IN.
II. 3. 1852 Notice TO Mariners No. q,
Ottawa, 1885. photographic office chart.
No 9oi. British Admiralty charts issued
10 United States vesselsNo 2i3l. H. ..
Publication No. %. The Coast of British
Columbia, etc. ISL pages AIS and ais.
British Columhia-Finlayson Channel
Hiekish Narrows-Buoy Marking Hewitt
Rock-A black steel can buoy has been
moored in three fathoms Of water on Hew
channei. Approximate position: Lat. y
min, % 70 sec. v q II 3, 81 Isss5 Notice
graphic office charts-No. 4 British ad-
m'ralty charts issued TO United States yes
sels-No. 1921. II. O. Publication No. &C.
Ilc Coast of British Columbia. etc, 1891,
page 800
British OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES strait-Rip-
pie simultaneous Sunken Rocks-Buoy
PIaced-The following information. de-
rived from report of the commanding
officer Of II. II. NJ. S. Egeria. dated April
16 1895 has been received through the cour-
tesy of ii. B. NJ. naval force on the Pa
cfic station:
In an examination of Ripple shoal, be-
tween Thurlow and Heimcken islands,
tombstone strait, the Egeria found a dan
gerous head of not more than ten feet
al low water springs and several other
heads with between two and three fathoms
on hem. To Gear these dangers vessels
bound westward should, as soon as Eden
Il n he MT
NJ Thurlow island keep over towards
Harfw exc Island until the north extreme
Of Helncken island Is seen opening from
the south extreme % fardwicke island
y. - deg. 70 min. w. true (WSW. - W
WY mag.). Steer for this until the south
extreme Of Heimcken island comes In line
with the extreme Of the east point at Sal
mon Bay valley. $. "a deg. 80 min. w true
tSW. by w II W. mag. and the west ex-
treme Of Rae" massage paint bears $. q
then 20 pass south Of Helmcken island
in rnid-channel
There appears to be an extensive patcn
Of irregular ground off Race passage point
and these Shoal heads are situated near The
eastern edge Of II. Until 4 new survey
~ this reach has been made ships should
follow TIC above directions
NSte~-A steel can buoy painted red and
black ~ horizontal bands has been rnOored
r six fathcTs Of water near the tsn-foot
spot on Ripple saosI described above Ap-
pToXimate position. Int. ~ deg. q min.
". long. I25 deg. Il min % set ". See
Notice "a Mariners No. IS (22Sl of Isgs ~
NJ. g. 1857 +. II. . Report Port Towns
end. Nav Is. ISIS Notice 10 Mariners No
- Ottawa. NOS Hydr0gra pnic Office
charts-Nos. 90 and IA7- Coast survey
charts~Nos, 700 and sect ~ o PuhIsea-
ton M ~. Tire Coast OF British Columbia
etc. 1891 page lfa
By order Of the Bureau Of Equipment
J. = CRAIG
Note-Copes q these notices can be OBJ
t8ircd by mariners. free Of charge By ap-
plying ~ the photographic office. TO one
Of the branch offices. or TO auv Of the
agencies 81 fNe scaboaTd cities They are
also on Gle II all United States consul
stes where every facility vii be afford
cd for their inspection. Snip masters are
esuecially requested - inform tAe hvd~o-
graphic office irnmed' a'elv ~ any newly
discovered dagger 70 navigation or Of the
establishment or change NJ any aid n
navigation.
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