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. 82

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82 THOMPSON'S COAST PILOT. Oxtp Rance ror Gorne In sy tHe East Cuannet.--Range the southeastern end or angle of Senter's dock, and run for it, bearing SW?W, until the target opens in the cleft in the rock; thence SWS, until in 22 feet water. Vessels not drawing over 8 feet, can run in on this range clear up to the dock. FROM EAGLE HARBOR TO EAGLE RIVER, SOUTHWEST BY WEST ONE- HALF WEST SEVEN MILES There is no harbor at Eagle River. To come to the dock, keep a long, low, lead-colored house, with a chimney on the north end of it, in a line with the second window of the hotel just behind the house, and run over the middle ground in 3 fathoms water ; when over, you, drop into 4 and 5 fathoms, and run for the dock. The dock or pier runs out NW. Or, bring the end of the dock to bear south at the dis- tance of 2 miles, and run for it. In approaching the dock, keep well to the westward, and go in at an angle of 40°, to clear the sand bank that has formed off the end of the pier. There was only 9 feet water at the pier in 1868, and you cannot go to the eastward of the pier at all. In running in at night, bring the Lighthouse to bear SbyE3K, and run for it till over the bar and near the dock; then go in as above. On this range you run over the western spit in three fathoms water, and a lit- tle over 4 a-mile from the end of the pier. In going out, bound to the westward, run the shore along for 2 miles, and shape - your course for Ontonagon River SWbyW2W 13 miles; thence SWis 45 miles. FROM ONTONAGON TO LA POINT. From Ontonagon, piers run out 2 or 8 miles NNW, and haul up W3S 21 miles, to clear the land under the Porcupine Moun- tains and Lone Rock; thence WbySiS 45 miles, to La Point Lighthouse. This Lighthouse was built in 1858, and the Light on Passage Island discontinued. It stands on alow sandy point, called Chagwaumegon, at the entrance to La Point. As you approach the Lighthouse you leave Madeline and the Apostle Islands to starboard, and haul up for the sandy point, keeping it well aboard until past the Lighthouse; thence haul

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