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. 32

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32 THOMPSON'S COAST PILOT. dock, there is a spit that sets off from the point on the same side as the dock in going in, which is plainly shown, however, in clear weather. Egg Harbor has a good wood dock, with 14 feet water along- side: is on the east side of the bay, and runs out. west, with an angle north and south from it, to the southward. Wood of the best quality. This bay is large and commodious, with good holding ground in from 8 to 7 and 8 fathoms, clay bottom. Hat Island is directly opposite Egg Harbor, and bears from the dock NWbyN4N, and is just open with the SW end of Chamber's Island. : BIG STURGEON BAY. In running up Green Bay, after leaving Hat Island, east chan- nel,run the shore along at a distance of 2 miles; cross Sturgeon Bay, keeping the south shore well aboard, or a yt Green Island bears NWbyN3N ; run in SEbyS3S, until Bradley's Dock is abeam; then haul over for the dock. From Bradley's Dock to Graham's Dock, run the shore along in from 12 to 16 feet water. TO ENTER LITTLE STURGEON BAY. Run for the south bluff at the entrance to the bay, keeping it well aboard, in 3 to 4 fathoms water; you will carry that water ; until well up to the saw mill. TO ENTER FOX RIVER BY THE LEAD AND MARKS. On approaching the Red Clay Banks, run to the southward and westward, until you bring the three shanties at Duck Creek in a line with the north end of the Red Clay Banks; run on this range, steering WSW, until well past the Lighthouse, and into 123 to 13 feet water. It will be observed that while running on the above range you will have trom 34 to 33 fathoms water, and will carry that water until thé Lighthouse bears N}E, when the highest houses in the upper part of Navarino City will be in line with the two notches on the westermost part of Grassy Island; haul up quickly to the eastward, steering about SE, and run along Grassy Island in from 13 to 16 feet water; pass round the point, giving it a good berth, in 12 feet water; range the

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