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THOMPSON'S COAST PILOT. 87 ' | Eagle Harbor light, fixed, varied by flashes, visible 12 miles, at the west side of Eagle Harbor. Kagle River light, fixed, visible ea miles, 7 miles from -- Harbor, on the south shore of Lake Superior. Ontonagon light, fixed, visible 11 miles, at the mouth of Ontonagon River, west side, on the beach. The piers at Ontonagon are under repair, and it is hoped that steamers will be again able to enter aoe river, after the spring freshets. La Poimt light, fixed, visible 14 miles,-on Point Chagwaume- gon, opposite the SW end of Madeline Island. Minnesota Point light, fixed, visible 12 miles, at the head of Lake Superior and mouth of St. Louis -- on the low sandy point. From Minnesota Point Lighthouse to Buchanan River NE3N 25 miles. Buchanan has a pier with 12 feet water alongside ; not safe in bad weather. Raspberry Island light on Raspberry Island, visible 12 miles. VARIATION OF THE COMPASS ON LAKE SUPERIOR. ° f O° f Sault Ste. Marie River..... 8 00 E.| White Fish Point........ 4 50 KE. Two Heart River........ 6 22 EH. | Train Point, ..... seesseh fame aie Presi@e 4 3 50 E.| Huron Islands....... taps heAneeay eh SA PFE: TOO "TO? | Fen Tver re serpy 9 52 "Eh. ' Point Abbaye. jiqei.9s 7 00 E:| Kewawena Point........ 7 00 E. Eagle arbor, i, a0 ods 2 39. BE.) Agate Harbor... ..6...... 5, 20°E. Eagle Ver, 43. 7 O04 E. Misery Bay. aa ts eee Oe ee LODOMOUR Tis ca cass 9 15 E.| Passage Island, L. H..... 10 15 E. SW Point Isle Royale.... 9 15 E.| Montreal River.......... 9 58°H. Small: Rivets: aswel ues 11 00 E.| St. Louis River entrance.. 11 20 E. Otter Head, Ontario...... 5 30 E.| State Island, Ontario,.... 7 42. 3h. Otter Cove, Ontario..... 5 07 E.| Small Lake Harbor, Ont. 4 50 E. Fort William, Ontario.... 11 48 E.| Pie River, Ontario....... 8 22 E. Cape Gargantua, Ontario, 4 05 E. | Isle St. Ignace, Ontario... 7 00 E. It will be observed by the above table that the compass is materially affected in short distances; it is ther efore necessary ! to be on the lookout, in dark or foggy weather, in running close along shore. :