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 ... [4th ed.], p. 92

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¥ 92 THOMPSON'S COAST PILOF. Niagara Fort light, fixed, visible 14 miles, on the Mess House of Fort Niagara, at the junction of the Hipgam River and, Lake Ontario. To enter this river, bring the light to bear SEbyH, and run up in a line with the dock under the fort until over the bar; thence up river. fw Port Dalhousie (C.:W.) light, revolving, on the east pier. Burlington Canal (C. W.) light, fixed, visible 12 miles, on the middle of the south pier, at the entrance to Burlington Bay, Hamil- ton. Beacon light on the end of south pier. ! To enter the bay, open the Beacon light about handspike wide with the main or inner light, and run in between the piers; thence about WSW up to abreast of Hamilton docks, 44 miles. Depth of water in the bay from 2 to 5, 7, 9 and 12 fathoms. Oakville (C. W.) light, fixed, visible 10 miles, on the east pier, at the entrance to the harbor, 66 feet high, _ Port Credit (C. W.) light, fixed, visible 10 miles, on the east pier, at. the entrance to the River Credit. This Port resembles Oak- ville, and is 12 miles SWbyW from Toronto, and 10 miles from Oakville. TORONTO HARBOR, C. W. This spacious bay is one of the best harbors on Lake Ontario, It is nearly circular, and formed by the main land on the north, and a long low narrow spit of land on the east, south and southwest, called the Peninsula or Island. It extends in a southwesterly direc- tion from the highlands, in the township of Scarboro', upon which trees of stunted growth are thickly scattered. 'Thus is enclosed a beautiful basin, about 24 miles in diameter, capable of containing a large fleet of vessels. Gibraltar Point light, fixed, visible 14 miles, on Gibraltar Point, at the SW point of the Peninsula. Two range lights on the Queen's Dock, the north one red and the south one white. They bear Nby W from Gibraltar Point Light- house. : To run into Toronto Bay, give Gibraltar Lighthouse a berth of 1 mile, and run in north for the harbor lights, which keep in range

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