The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-18

falr anchorage Tor a limited num-
Der of boats.
No Name Key:
A small tourist camp is locat-
ed at the ferry slip. A channel
parallel to the causeway is good
for draft of s. to a pier at the
camp. Gasoline available but no
supplies. The ferry slip is good
for a draft of g..
Saddle Bunch Harbor:
7 Not marked. May be entered
with a draft of g. and anchorage
found inside is 6-7' with limited
space.
Pirates Cove
(Sugarloaf Channel):
A small fishing camp is located
to the south of the highway on
the east shore of Sugarloaf Key
and a marked channel leads from
the ocean 10 the Inside route be-
tween the Highway and the Gulf.
Controlling depth is 4 on the
ocean side and 2 on the Gulf
side. Gasoline may be obtained.
There is small pier at the fish
mig camp. Boats may lay along
side but-due to a strong cross
currenf@lnust breast off. Chan
mel TO the pier is a sharp right
angle turn with a cross current
and should be used with caution
by a large boat.
Newfound Harbor
And Pine Channel:
There is a fishing camp on
Munson Key with small pier at
the edge of Newfound Channel.
The pier is in an exposed loca-
ton.
Newfound Harbor has a con-
trolling depth of g at its ocean
entrance The channel itself va
ries from 1925 and has a con-
trolling depth on its northern en-
trance of s. to the railroad via
duct.
Newfound Harbor provides a
good anchorage for boats of So
draft.
Niles Channel:
This channel offers best posi-
bilities of development from the
north. A controlling depth of
Az may be carried from the In
side Waterway to the Highway
bridge ard the channel is wide
and easily followed. 1t was used
to a considerable extent by the
FEC RR during its construction
period From the ocean side a
controlling depth of g. may be
carried. Should drawbridge
ever be placed between Big Pine
and Key West, this is the logical
place.
From the Waterway a con-
trolling depth of g. may be car
ried into the Gulf via the anchor
age off Riding Key.
Kemp Channel:
A controlling depth of 4 may
be carried from the Waterway
south to the highway and a con-
trolling depth OF z from the Wa
terway north to the Gulf via the
anchorage at Riding Key. A con-
trolling depth of 8 may be car
ried from the Highway to the
ocean via a series of channels.
Perky tSugarloaf BaYl:
A development has been made
here by private interests, which
is rumord will be made into a
fishing camp. A controlling
depth of g may be carried to the
Waterway via the Gulf and the
ocean entrance is blocked off due
to a sAoaling-at its mouth-of a
canal connecting the ocean to
SugaFloaf Bay.
Mile Creek:
This creek is used locally as a
hurricane refuge. The entrance
from the Waterway has a con-
trolling depth of 2 and once in
side the depths range from So.
The boats may tie to the man.
groves.
North of Boca Chica:
Four feet may be carried from
the Waterway to the present
abandoned railroad bridge. Good
anchorage in this depth may be
had north of the bridge.
Key West:
Garrison Blight is being dredg-
ed to a project depth of g. and
when completed viii be one of
the best small boat harbors in the
South.
Boca Chica:
This is fishing camp develop
ment at the Sc point of the Key.
A pier has been built out into
the ocean and the channel into
the pier is now marked. Con-
trolling depth is 81 into the pier.
Reek Harbor key Lafsol:
Is-a shallow, well protected
harbor- A few charter fisher