Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Thompson's Coast Pilot for the Upper Lakes, on Both Shores, from Chicago to Buffalo, Green Bay, Georgian Bay and Lake Superior ... [5th ed.], p. 29

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THOMPSON'S COAST PILOT. 29 The shore of North Manitou can be safely approached within + of a mile on the north side, and within 4 a mile-on the east and west sides; but there extends, in a southerly direction, a rocky spit, more than ? of a mile, from the SW side of the island. From the north point of the South Fox, a spit runs out for a mile, in a northwestern direction,and another from its Southern point, for 4 a mile in a southwest direction. There are two dangerous recks with deep water surrounding them; the one with only 18 feet of water upon it, from which the south point of South Fox Island bears NbyE, distant 33 miles; the other, having 16 feet water on it, bears N3E from the same point, distant 73 miles. North Fox can be approached within 4 a mile, except on its west side, where shoal water extends to ¢ of a mile, with a9 foot spot 3 a mile from the shore. GREEN BAY. FROM POINT WAUGOSHANCE LIGHTHOUSE TO GREEN BAY CITY, . ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-NINE MILES. From Point Waugoshance Lighthouse to abreast of Beaver Island (revolving light) steer SWiW 25 miles; thence around Beaver Island, keeping about a mile from the shore for three miles, till the Lighthouse bears north; thence WS 67 miles, to Rock Island Lighthouse. In running through this channel, keep Buoyer's Bluff, which is 7 miles from Rock Island Lighthouse, just open with Rock Island, to clear the shoal which sets off from the SE end of St. Martin's Island 2 miles, = bears from Rock Island Lighthouse NEZE 57 miles. The shore is very bold on the north and west sides of Rock Island, and the best landing place is to the SW, where the beach begins to form toward the false passage. 'T'o make a landing, run close along the island until nearly abreast the beach, when you will have 11 fathoms water, soft bottom. 'This bay or false channel is open to the NW, and is rock all across to Washington 5 : )

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