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THOMPSON'S COAST PILOT. 43 The harbor is easy of access. To go in, bring the Lighthouse to bear WNW, and run in, leaving the light to the starboard ; you will carry from 9 to 10 fathoms water well into the bay. The wood dock on the south side of the bay is nearly opposite the Lighthouse; has good water alongside in from 10 to 16 feet. The best anchorage in the bay is from 7 to 9 fathoms water, mud. Cable's Dock, at the SE end of the island, has 9 to 12 feet water, with good wood. Three-quarters of a mile south of the dock is good holding ground, in 34 to 5 fathoms, And all along shore to the northward. Skillegolee light, fixed; red, visible 19 miles, on Skille- golee Rock, 84 miles from Point Waugoshance Lighthouse, 1632 miles from Beaver Harbor Lighthouse, and 5¢ miles from the mainland SE from it; bearing from Beaver Harbor WbyN 3N. The depth of water from it to the mainland is from 23 to 146 and 263 feet. Skillegolee Fog Horn sounds every 5 min- utes in foggy or thick weather. Point Waugoshance light, fixed, varied by flashes, visible 14 miles, stands on a crib or pier on the outer reef off Point Wau- | goshance ; is 74 feet above the level of the Lake, and is one of the principal leading marks in the Straits. There isa good channel between it and the point in from 15 to 20 feet water. This light can always be trusted to, and is well kept. Point Waugoshance has a Fog Bell, struck by machinery. South Fox Island light, on the extreme SE end of South Fox Island, revolving red, visible 16 miles. Grand Traverse light, fixed, visible 11 miles, on the NW> point of Traverse Bay, and is a leading mark for the Bay and Straits of Mackinaw. _ | South Manitou Island light, fixed, visible 14 miles, on the South Manitou Island, 10 miles from the east shore of Lake Michigan. Has a Fog Bell, struck by machinery. Good hold- ing ground, with the dock bearing NWbyW, in from 7 to 9 fathoms waiter. | Point Betsey light, flash, visible 14 miles, on the point of that name, east side of Lake Michigan, 20 miles from South Manitou Island Lighthouse. This is a prominent light, and is a good leading mark for the Straits. : :