The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-09-08
Many Points That May Be Dredged or Blasted
Away Before Navigation Commences...Sharp
Corners That Form Natural Protection,

The channel leading into the Pear
Harbor lochs and recently dredged by
the United States government has still
many reefs and other distractions tc
| free navigation. One of these reefs is
considered a natural protection rather
than menace but it is generally ac-
cepted that others will be cleared away.
In the lochs themselves are many pro-
jecting spits and unexpected reefs in the
middle of natural channels that will
probably be removed as soon as .he
lochs are opened up for general navigd-
tion.
THE PRINCIPAL OBSTACLES.
The accompanying map shows the
principal obstacles. In the main chan
mel on the right hand or starboard side
in entering, all that now remain of -he
many piles driven by the dredging COM
pany and of those that We're in 2lace
before they started operations, are two
dolphins, formed each of three baulks
of heavy timber meeting at the apex.
Other piles are removed but some are
submerged close to the surface. Mark
ing rods of three inch pipe were driven
down. Some of these have been broken
off by the vessels of the dredger and
are a serious menace to entering boats.
They lie on the starboard side of the
channel on entering but no buoys have
yet been placed to mark the entrance
of the channel as with the bell and
spar buoys in Honolulu harbor. The
dolphins already mentioned are nearly
half way up the channel and a Yacht,
tug or vessel not knowing the waters
,i.rl,t n,tl, 10
nolulu to enter the channel inshore
from the proposed entrance and strike
the submerged piles. These dangers
will be obviated later when the en-
trance marks are placed.
WRECKED DREDGER A MENACE.
The sunken dredger, which is MARK
ed by buoy, which is however gen.
orally well to leeward of the wreck. is
on the edge of the right channel and
directly in the road of the old bear
ings of the Puuloa tower and the line
where the Waianae range strikes the
plain. These bearings are marked on
the chart and will be generally used
until the channel is finally buoyed. In
ordinary weather the hull shows
brown patch on the water as it lies n
scant fathom beneath the surface. but
Will lllt SURF running Tree, IL is III
dstinguishable and the buoy is small!
Many moorings left by the dredgers are
swinging loose in the channel. These
are too small to hurt any but small
boat
Following the channel in to the cross
on the chart marked small stake" an
incoming vessel under steam or in tow |
is compelled to turn sharp corner and !
skrting a hard coral reef three feet
below the water, with some portions
above at low tide. 1t is thought that
this corner will be taken out.
A NATURAL PROTECTION. !
The second corner also marked small
stake" and still more abrupt. is the
one considered n natural protection as
incoming vessels are forced to proceed
slowly and. in the case of an enemy.
they could be shelled to pieces by land
The next stake is on the port or left
hand side of the channel and marks
the extremity of the "shark pen" built
In bygone days as a trap for unwary
sharks who found themselves caught
within its walls by an ebbing tide. This
work and it's reef foundation will prob
ably be removed.
Next comes the spit on which the
'ailroad wharf is built and which neces-
states sharp turn to the left. The
spit can be easily dresged without
on the right hand side at the point