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

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British C'olurnhaa-vanccuve- island
Baynss sound sr.Tarce~~AzteratAoa in
character % Yellow issaad ltght-Tzle ~
VolYirg light on Yellow Island. southern
entrance ID Baynes sound, mas been per-
FrlaTaegsi.Y discontinued. as II IS intended
70 replace s. by range lights arranged 20
e-tA~ Maple spit. Pending the c2S1steuc-
ton os me range light towers a fixed
white tight VIA De shown from The pre-
Snt lighthouse tower. visible seven miles
from al points seaward- Further notics
wsll D. given Of the estae.ishn1er: Of tie
range lights. q. u. 3 lSssl Noise 20
Mariners No. u. Ottawa, lS&- Hydro
graphic Offices. cna-ts--Nos, %la and i.45-
L..sha I--s,. vol. /. No, -. pasee 81 Coast
ton No -, Coast OF British Columbia,
etc, 1881, pases lsa ard AZ
British colurnlia-SeafoT'r ehannss-
kyngn1pt 14Fbur sfltraucsA-Dan patch
Alteration in character OF buoy-A square.
sseel platform buoy, surnounted by
pyramidai wooden z2iwork with dia-
u1o1d-shapsd topmaTk. the Whole painted
rad and black IN horizontal oaI9is. has
been moored on Da2 patch. SeafoTth
channel. 20 replace the less conspicuous
spar buoy heretofore maintained theTe:
l. The buoy is nlooreAi in two fathoms u
water c.ose 30 the eastern and sGoaler
part OF the patch. Approximate position:
Is deg. IL min, sec west, See Eotlne
to Mariners No. S3 US9 OF 1891; y. NJ
y. 1874 Notice 20 Mariners No %. OF
tawa. 1855 Hydrographic office charts,
to rnired states yesss.ls-Nos. l,sg3b, 2.i4s
ard 1901 II. o. Publication No. IS. the
Coast Of British Columbia, etc, issi page
British Columbia-Ohservatory inlet
Dangers in Alice Arm and AppToacn-
Paddy passage. on the east side OF broo ne
island. Observatory inlet. is reported by
local Indians 20 be unsafe Tor Navigation,
aud should not be used until examined.
The rock. marked awash on Admiralty
chart No Ass of the southeast eNuem-
of I.ar
at high water.
A rock. drying about six feet at low
extreme OF Liddle island A line from the
north extreme of Perry bay point past
the south extreme OF Lidd.e island passes
through the rock.
low water has been found, lies between
Liddle island and the point separating
Hastings arm from Alice arm. which VII
hereafter be known as Davies point Inc
rock lies nearly in the middle of the pass
age where sixteen r2thoms are shown on
the cart. The channel on the west SIDE
/ of The rock Is recommended. being the
wider with six fathoms in the middle:
There is Z. ridge between the island and
the point with Il greatest deptn OF eight
fathoms Sextant angles TO locate the rock
are as follows; Hans point and Davies
point IS deg. Davies point and east tan
gent Brooke island. log dey. Sc min.
A dangerous rock. Alice rock. with seven
feet on il at low water. exists in Alice
arm. one and quarter miles north OF
f..d1le island almost In mid channel. and
nearly where the sounding of thirty-nine
fathoms no bottom. is shown on the chart
There is deep water between the rock and
the point on the western shore. and thr-
teen fathoms between the rock and the
eastern shore The west tangent OF Lid
die island in one with the west tangent
OF Brooke island clears the rock 100 yards
L. the eastward The channel east OF the
rocks is the wider and should be used. IN.
NJ. %. 1881 Notice to Mariners. No. y,
ottawa. 1855. photographic office chart
No. eoi- British Admiralty charts, issued
10 United States vesseis-No ai3i. H. @.
Publication No 96. The Coast Of British
Columbia. etc. 1891. pages AIS and 4i9.
British Columbia Fsnlayson Channel
niekish Earrows-Bnoy Marking Hewitt
Rock-A black steel can buoy has been
noore6 in three fathoms of water on Hew-
Il. rcck. in Eiekish narrows, Finlayson
channel Approximate position: Lat. y
min. 10 sec sec. ". ~. n. 3. 1881 Notice
TO Mariners No. -, Ottawa. 1898. HYDRO
graphic office charts-No. sot British adj
miralty charts. issued to United States YES
sels-No ia2Sb. Fl. O. Publication No. e6
TIE Coast of British Columbia. etc. 1881,
page 33o.
British ColumbIa-Johnstone Strait-~Rip-
pie Shoal-Dangerous Sunken Rocks-Buoy
Placed-The following information, de-
rived from report OF the commanding
officer of II. r. NJ. s. Egeria. dated April
I6. issS. has been received through the cour-
tesy of H. b. NJ. nava. force on the Pa
cifie station:
In an examination of Ripple shoal be-
tween Thurlow and Heimcken islands.
JobnstOne strait. the Egeria found a dan
ger9us head Of not more than ten feet
at low water springs and several othe,
heads with between two and three fathoms
on hem. To clear these dangers vessels
bound westward should. As soon as Eden
point is seen open to the southwest point
OF Thurloe island, keep over towards
Hardwlcke island until the north extreme
OF Heimcken Island IL seen opening from
he south extreme OF Hardwcke island
WY mag1. Steer for this until the south
extreme of Helmcken island comes I'm line
with the extreme OF The east point AZ Sal
mon Bay valley. s. "A deg. 60 min w true
tSW. by ". II W. mas1, and the west ex-
IRENE OF Eac" massage point hears s. II
deg. ". true tSSw y w. magl Steer
then 10 pass south OF Heimcken island
There appears 10 be an extensive patch
~ irregular ground off Race passage point
and these shoal heads are situated near the
eastern edge q st. Until new survey
If this reach has been made ships shoul,
follow tfe above directions.
N5te--A steel can buoy. painted red and
black In horizontal bands has been noorei
r. six fathoms of water near the ten-foot
spot on Ripple saoal described above. Ap-
proximate position: Lat. 50 deg. - min
Notice TO Mariners No. is (2sS Of 1905. ~,
VI ., 1881 II. III. .. Report, Port Towns
end, May IS. is9s. Notice to Mariners No
q Ottawa. isas. Hvdrographic ONCE
Nos. "a and ta53. Coast survey
charis--Nos. 200 and sol III. o. Publfca-
ton Ne. rs The Coast OF British Columbia
etc 1881 PAGE 1A9.
BY order OF the Bureau o. Equipment
J. T. CRAIG
Commander L. s. y. photographer
Note-Copies Of these notices can be OBJ
tanned i,y mariners. free OF charge by an
plying 20 he photographic office 10 ore
0f 5he branch offiees. or 20 any Of me
agencies in t6e seaboara cities They are
also on fie in alt United States consul
ates where every facility will he afford
81 Cor their inspection. Ship masters are
especially requested 20 inform the HYDRO
graphic office Immediately Of any newly
discovered danger 10 navigation. or Of the
establishment or change OF any aid te
navigation.
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