The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-04
CHANNEL AGAIN SHIFTED.
GOVERNMENT FORCED TO CHANGE
BUoYs ON COLUMBIA BAR.
Coast survey Report shows Depth of
Water at the Mouth of River Has
Decrensed-Aids to Navigation

Special Dispatch TO the -TnteliIgencer.
WASHINGTON, Oct. S.--In the monthly
notice to mariners issued by the Uni-
tee states coast and geodetic sur
Ney OF the treasury department. Is
anaiyzed survey of the mouth of the
Soiumoia river made by she corps of en-
gineers of the war department in June
of this year.
The survey shows that the channel into
the river from the ocean has shifted to
the northward and shnaied. decreasing
the depth OF the channel TO q feet at
an average of the lowest low water. The
buoys marking the channel line have
all been moved In consequence of the
changes In the channel
Notice IL given that the next editions
of the charts issued by the coast survey
will be corrected TO show the results
OF the survey In detail
The following changes have been made
In the positions OF the buoys marking
the channel across the bar al the en-
trance to Columbia river:
Outer buoy, frst-class can. black
and white In perpendicular stripes. mark
ed with the letters IN. s." was moved
on July q. and moored in ss feet OF wa
ter, outside the bar. on the bearings:
North Head light NE. by ". nearly.
: Cape Disappointment light. NE by T.
y F.: Point Adams Old Tower, ESE. &
f. easteriy.
wfate sn perpendicular stripes. was
moved on July IS. and moored in "a feet
q water. on the crest of the bar. on
the bearings:
North Head light. NNr.: Cane p,.ap-
pointment light, NE. by f. y f.; Point
Adams Old Tower. ESE u r.
clatsop spit buoy, a first-class nun.
red, No. Q, was moved on July %. and
noored in q feet OF water. to mark the
northwestern point of Clatsop spit, on
the bearings
North Head light. N. by #. Y f.: Cane
Disappointment light, NE. y f.: Point
Adams Old Tower. ESE. x r..
Inner buoy, a first-ciass can, black and
white In perpendicular stripes. was moved
July % and moored In Is feet of water,
inside the bar. on the bearings:
Cape Disappointment light NE. * N:
Point Adams Old Tower. ESE 4 f..
North Head light. n. q w.
Peacock spit buov a first-class can,
black. No. ]. was moved on Inlv "a and
moored IN e feet OF water, Oft the south
edge Of Peacock spit, on the bearings:
Cape disappointment light NE. n f..
Point Adams Old Tower. ESE.. easteriS.
North Head light. N. Il w.
Notice is also given by the coast sur
vey OF the establishment OF a second
class can buoy, red and black, In hori-
zon'al stripes. in place OF the MN buoy
of the same class and color, about lna
feet ENE. OF California rock, in tire
eastern part OF Tongass narrows. South
eastern Alaska. A third-ciass nun bouy.
red. No. 2, has been moored in ~ feet or
water about 10 feet westward OF Bolis
ledge. in the northern part OF Ward cove.
Revillagigedo island. Southeastern Alas
ka. The buoy is or the bearings:
Eastern shore Of Ward cove. near en-
trance. tangent. = u w: western shore
OF Ward cove, near entrance, tangent,
SSW. * w: western shore. nearest
point. w. by n.
on August 4. 1900. third-class can. black
No. !. was moored In as feet OF water.
abon, s.so yards r. :. ". from the nearest
point on the western side OF the mar
rows Of Windham bay, to mark the end
az the ledge making out from that
point The buoy il on the bearings.
East shore OF Windham bay. tangent.
NE y f.. nearest point OF eastern shore.
tangent, = by w.
ON July DO. 1870. red. nnn-shnpea bell
buoy WINS established in 70 feet OF wa
ter about 100 feet wSW. from Sherman
rock off Point sherman. eastern side Of
Lynn canal about h3 miles r. !. 3. from
Sullivan rock.
weather. also when ice collects around
the buoy. the bell cannot he depended
upou 10 ring. Pilots and masters or ves-
house inspector ~ this buoy should drift
from its position or fail TO work salts
factorilv.
on Jmlv II. 1900, the biiovr In the upper
part Of Chiikaot inlet, Lynn canal were
changed as follows
A Arst.class nun. red. No. :. was ruh-
stttuied for the secona-class ice buoy
flron Snarl, Of same color ana NUMBER.
which marks the fats off kntse Mn river
entrance. abost Sever-eighihs ~ y fnle
" q = from Battery point
A second-clRss can. red ana hlaeFs IN
horizontal stripes WIS substituted Ter
the nun buoy OF same rla4. anu ff,ioF,
about rfty yards southeast from Indian