The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-20

RIVER NEWS NOTES
Pilots and Other River Men should
Change Their Light Lists
n Accordance With the
Change.

Inc following river changes from
the office Of the light house inspector
OF the fifteenth light house district
has been received here and is referred
TO all river men so that they make
changes In their table OF river lights
accordingly:
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing changes have been made by the
Y. s. Light House Tender Lily in
the q. S. government lights, day
marks buoys. etc. on the upper Mis-
sissippi river between Saint Paul,
Mimi, and st. Louis, Mo.
Masters. pilots and other interested
PARTIES should correct their light lists
IN accordance with these changes.
(R) Right side of channel.
(L) Left side of channel.
ID, ND Day mark.
Buoy. Station No. 80 3-4--Foot Crafs
Island, upper, established, black buoy
(R).
Buoy, Station No. 80 3-4Opposite
mouth Beef Slough, established, black
buoy (R).
Buoy, Station No. "a Id Below Al
ma, lower, established, red buoy (L).
Buoy, Station No. 36 rs Below Min.
neiska No. l. established, black buoy
,(R).
Buoy, station No. ss15-le Below
Minnesota No. 2, established, red
buoy (L).
Buoy, Station No. 34-Below
Island No. 81, established, red buoy
(L).
D. M, Station No. 141 1-2 Above
Elk river slough, moved down 1-s mile
(R).
Light, Station No. 14e Above Full
ton, moved down 1-2 Mile (L).
Buoy, Station No. $40 IL Below Nc
Cam Landing, established, black buoy
CRY.
Light, Station No. -Maqur eta
floating light, change this light from
right to left side of channel.
Light. Station No. 294 Opposite
Sterling, change this light to post
light (L).
Light, Station No. 295-Opposite
Stag Island, change this light to a
floating light (R).
NOTE No. Opposite Piasa
Island floating light has been ordered
lighted at once.
NJ l.. MILLER,
Lieut.. Commander, q. S. Navy.
Inspector 18th l.. H. District.
Messrs. Theodore Meyling, Malcolm
Mcfarland and George Hartel took the
famous little launch Hornet up the
canal this morning and they were busy
today in taking soundings of the upper
level of the canal, that part of the
government ditch above the second
lock. The lower level was sounded
yesterday afternoon by the three
young engineers for the purpose OF
making out the chart which will be
used by the crew of the new dredge
Etna which will be completed and put
into service about the first of the
month. The Hornet is used in taking
soundings now having been found to
be slower boat than Major Meigs'
launch, the "Madge," which has been
used up to the present.
The river has risen another three
tenths Of a foot in the past twenty-four
hours, the stage now reading 1880
feet. 1t is expected that the stage will
reach eleven feet.
Up at Ottumwa and presumably
along the whole Of the Des Moines
river that stream which was
recently visited by Major Meigs and
party. is getting higher. The follow.
ing from last evenings Ottumwa Cour-
ier has to say of tho rise:
The Des Moines river has risen lit
tie more and according to the gauge
on the Market street bridge 1t is be.
tween one and two inches over nine
feet. 1t will have to go several feet
yet before 1t will do any material dam
age IN this vicinity, but not so up
around Des -Molnes. The water stands
at 10.1 and it hasscaused considerable
excitement. The retaining wall in
front of the library there is in danger
because of the water getting into All
excavation made by the bridge build
ers, behind the structure.
There was some fear expressed by
persons along Church street near the
river bank today, but there seems to
be vary little danger unless some very