Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-14
CHART CORRECTIONS.



The following are the Important
-o-rec,,on. made during the month OF |
June. 1905. on the charts published by !
IN. uvdrocra phic Office for Maine: |
On Nav 81, 1905, red spar buoy, |
No 1s was moored In 81 feet of water,
about $50 feet +. by S. from the 5k
foot spot on the outer end Of Crabtree
Point Ledge, western entrance to Fox
Islands Thorofare. The buoy Is on the
hearings: Browns Head lighthouse F.
15-1s s. Dogfish Lodges Spindle s. by
w. u W. Drunkards Ledge spindle w.
t. s. IL. II. b. N. to M. No. 44-Charts
affected: 3l1a, 80, and 10i; U. S.
Coast Pilot. Atlantic Coast, Parts III,
1903, p. 1917
On May 6, 1905, the following bea-
cons were established in Christmas
Cove. eastern side of Damariscotta
river near it's mouth: Middle Ledge
beacon.-A wooden tripod IS feet high.
painted white, erected on the eastern
side of the cove, on the bearings: In
ner Heron Island, right tangent SW.
u S. Reeds Island, left tangent SW.
" W.. distant TX miles. Fosters Point
w. 1916 S., distant 5-16 mile. North
Ledge beacon.-An iron spindle sur
mounted by cask on end. painted
black. erected on Ncrth Ledge, western
side of the cove, on the bearings: In
ner Heron Island, left tangent SSW.
"a w. Reeds Island, left tangent SW.
y W.. distant IA miles. Fosters Point
wSW. \ w., distant sis mile.
Steamboat Wharf beacon.-An iron
spindle surmounted by a cask on its
bilge, painted red, erected OH the point
of rock near the steamboat wharf in
Christmas Cove Harbor. The beacon
Ia on the bearings: Hay Island, left
tangent f. "a NJ, distant n mile. FOs-
tiers Point w. u S.. distant 1882 mile.
North Ledge beacon NV. by w. o..
H. Il. N. to NJ. No. 42.-Charts affected:
313 and los: u. S. Coast Pilot, ATTAIN
tic Coast. Parts III. 1903, 1869
On June -, 1905. the following black
spar buoys were established to mark
the channel through Sassanoa river. the
inside passage between the Kennebec
and Shcepscott rivers: Carleton Point
I Channel buoy. moored in Is feet of wa
: ter on the western side Of the channel.
on the bearings: End of Jetty s.; Garlic
!. ton Point, SSE. " F.; Read Island, left
Tangent, NV. V N. Mill Point buoy
tmoored i'm % feet of wafer about go
Fleet northeast of Mill Point. The buoy
( is On the bearings: Castle Island, left
Tangent, f. y. N; Hockomock Point,
I right tangent. NE. 7-16 E.; Tibbetts
Point. left tangent, n. by w. y w.
aCastle Island buoy. moored in 30 feet of
FMater about $50 feet north of Castle Is
Hand, to mark Castle Island ledge, Hoe
onock bay. The buoy is on the bear
II fngs: l:areneck Island left tangent, Sc.
f6 s.; fubbar'ls Point, right tangent, F..
Lie s.. Ram Island. left tangent n. by
w. II w. e.. II. B., June q. 1906
II Charts affected: Elsa, 314 and 1867
ii On June 10. 1905. the following buoys
Il were established at the entrance of a
dTedScd channel leading to Fort Preble
fwharf: Fort Preble Channel east buoy.
IA black spar. No. 1, moOred in IL feet
s'of water on the eastern side Of the en-
france to the channel, on the bearings
Fort Georges, right tangent, NE. u W.;
| Spring Point ledge lighthouse, ESE. u
t.: Portland Breakwater4 lighthouse
INV. Fort Preble Channel west buoy
"a red spar. No. 2, mOored in fS feet o
water on the western side of the en-
france to the channel. on the bearings
Fort Gorges. right tangent, NE. u N,
iSpring Point Ledge lighthouse, ESE. u
tE; Portland Breakwater lighthouse
NV. Lie v. a.. II. B. to NJ No. 46-
Charts affected: 1926. 315, LOG and 107
III. $. Coast Pilot, Atlantic Coast, Parts
Hill, 1903. p 1852