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TZ _ -' THOMPSON'S COAST PILOT. of 6 feet water, lying 12 miles south of the SW point of Hog Island, where Hat Island is just shut in by the SE point of Hog Island. (See chart.) | In going from point Waugoshance to Beaver Harbor, the range of the NW and NE points of Big Beaver Island should not be crossed until Hog Island bears north. FROM POINT WAUGOSHANCE TO BEAVER HARBOR, LEAVING HOG ISLAND REEF TO STARBOARD, TWENTY-TWO MILES, AS. FOLLOWS: From Point Waugoshance Lighthouse SW4W 104 miles, or until Skillegolee Lighthouse bears ESE; thence west 54 miles ; thence WbyN4N 6 miles, Lighthouse on starboard hand going in. FROM eet WAUGOSHANCE LIGHTHOUSE TO" CHICAGO, THREE HUN~ DRED AND TWENTY-THREE MILES, AS FOLLOWS: | From Waugoshance Lighthouse SW48 72 miles, to a point 6 "miles east of the South Manitou Island Lighthouse; thence SW4S 123 miles to Sheboygan ; thence SLE 128 miles, to Chicago. The Lighthouses at Waugoshance and Skillegolee are 84 miles apart ; and the range line of the two, as referred to the true meri- dian at Waugoshance Lighthouse, being just 827°W, a good oppor- tunity is afforded to masters of vessels to test the working of their mpasses by dropping upon this range, either to the SWbySis of Skillegolee about two miles, or to the NEbyN4N of Waugoshance Lighthouse about the same distance, and sailing upon the range 4 mile or so, keeping the Lighthouses covered in both cases. The magnetic variation, as observed on shore in that vicinity, is about 2° 45' EH. 7 . The White Shoals bear from Point Waugoshance Lighthouse NW4W 42 miles. You can pass all round them in 20 to 30 feet water. 'T'hey can be plainly seen in clear weather, Simmon's Reef bears from 'Point Waugoshance Lighthouse NWbyN 102 miles ; is 14 miles long, east and west. You can pass -- round it in from 18 to 24 feet water, and can be seen quite plain in clear weather. It bears from the White Shoals NWbyN4N 5} miles, and from the NW end of St. Helena WbhyN 172 miles. The Indian Payment Shoal bears from Simmon's Reef NEby , E}E 72 miles, and from the NW end of St. Helena NW iw 113