The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-23

protection from ali directions bat south
west. II Is reported that IN heasy south
ersy weather, for vessels boU1A south
tnrouxa UnsTzak fass az anchorage can
be had close inseoEe IN the Big hight from
q THIRD to- axif the distance ffszn Cove
rsoiat 10 Cape Sarilchsy. Akun cove IS
extremely convenient "a TrtsEak pass. and
affords safe anchorage excerE win winds
from ine eastward. II - large and easy
20 approach"
eastward were shexu 10 be- tho following;
'Iacnard and AEder1on Tockns which are
about swssEte3n mica farther cASS AMI q
tr2l.e farther south than Shown Oh the
Apologize. Ss-Ss west. & rock 10 reported
awasn al low water ID latitude SiNS north,
Longitude las west IL IS Also rePor led
that foul ground exists between those
and should rot be approached within
three miles. az rocks are said To extend
eroEa H. especially from the southeast
point: from Sea Lion island ali the way
around the south side Of Tigasda. Aoat2-
~ ard Roofok islands 10 ths sccthsas.
point % Akusan island where are sup-
posed 10 bs rocks Ii. the passages between
the islands and oGshars. SO they should Dc
given karta % taree or four miles.
Bertag Sea-
The speaker went extensively into q DE-
srzpssoG OF the various passes through
the Aleuttans. giving general courses tor
Ealing through them from both directions.
and Further locations % other safe an
chorases, soing into the conditions ar5aFd
Dutch harSar and Uras2SEa and other
points la their vicinity. xtth full sailing
directions. indicating tae dangers: and
then proceeded To an analysis o. Bering
sea.
'~Tha sachorages IN 81 George island
are poor" b. cans 4nls1. EXCEPT with the
wtns Directly az the island Vessels shoEid
net approach sae island - las Than twelve
tathorus OF wafer g3ster island must De-
approached IN thick weather with great
caution Tia south end ~ s. Paul Island
s703s2G Re avoided during fog. and the
rocks ~ Sea I&oa neck should be given
this island Is Of the west side % Reef
point, and there is also anchorage On me
east side or Black bluffs. Wairus island
IL yesy low, AID bad place 10 make N a
fog From the southwark and southeast
i Is well 70 make Cape Upright, On s.
Matthew island: or the cape Is detached
rock twenty-five feet AiEa- GA tae north
side % the ISLAND there IS anchorage. with
SIG arl0stf peak hesTsrS about south SoQIa-
west \ sAoai With three fathoras Or less
wafer on j ass S@en reported 10 exist OF
Southeast cape. 81. Lawrence Island"
Capt. Pratt spoke ~ Bristol bay, the
coast from uniu1ak pass 10 Part Maller
sr4 thai vicinity Including HsvenGeen bay
NuntTas Island Vas given considerable al
teng30a, as were toe waters. 1angers au1
anFnpTages aro&r3 there. and he followed
Fox Island passes 5sd UnaiasAa bav
through Bering sra % y. Michael Rough.
y reported. ms route vas as follows:
Across the Sea tn 81. Michael.
Waer due west of Nlansvak Island the
course IS changed ard $naped 50 as 70 sight
eSasfsEiy sSad az 81 I-a@teuce Island. giving
Il a berth OF from twenty ave To Ihtrtyr1ve
miles, when 2Ee essl OK the sasf End OF
81 Iavrenca Island. change caArSs and
head for Cape Mere. keep on TINS course
tn1l The rolling Rails o. Cape Nome are
~fthzn af:een ar twenty TILES. then Change
COURSE - one parallel wisn s.ne connect
Ing Capes Nome an1 Darby when Cane
DG-ey - ah-azTn. distant fifteen or twenty
miles taelng shotst nrvtha, change course
20 eas<-S1ztlsesasT 2nEl TIRE Sisters two
I2Esla-tcTs2ea cones southeast from 81
Michael. IN - rkGEe az he F-aaAnkars.l
bag southeast by south, then sheer
ior tie S-xterr; continue on tie
sostae@s, ov soz1th course heading
Tor i3e Sisters. ust5 the hlss4es; psrssoa
q " hale island * 25eara. thsu change
course 50 Snt1th ara continue about tarpe
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