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. 48

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aa 48 THOMPSON'S COAST PILOT. wharf. Bad ledge extends 3 mile from NW to NE from Burnt Cabin Point. Point aux Barques Reef, (proper,) extends NW 1% miles. From Point aux Barques, (proper,) to Sauble Point Flat, off Port Austin wharf, } mile tothe NW. Shoal ground off Flat Rock Point, extends out 4 mile, and continues out this distance along the coast to Partridge River. Two shoals 24 miles from shore, off Par- tridge River; good water inside of them. Spit from Hat Point ex- tends one mile to the northward. There is a shoal spot 1} miles WNW from Little Oak Point. Foul ground around the Charity Islands, extending 14 miles to the northward, and 14 miles to the 'eastward of the Lighthouse. A flat extends for 1 mile to the west- ward of the Big Charity Island; and there is a rocky spot 14 miles SE of Little Charity Island. A sand bank with 10 feet water, ex- tends from Little Charity to the main land, and a sand spit puts out from Sand Point in a NW direction, for 14 miles, with 1 foot, least water on it, A flat of sand extends 4 miles from shore, near (Juan- nakisse, and continues around. the south shore ; being at Saginaw River and OgahKahning River, 2 miles from shore. Sand spit 2 miles SE from Nayahquing Point ; also one extending 3 miles east from Potatoe River; and another 84 miles EbyS from Saginaw River. There is a flat in Pine River Bay extending out three miles from shore; and a rocky spit 24 miles SEbyS from the mouth of Rifle River ; a rocky spit 1 mile east of Point aux Gres; ahd a two fathom spot 2 mile ESE from Gravelly Point; a 7 foot shoal 1 mile SE of White Stone. Point ; a sand spit 3 mile in a SW and westerly direction from Ottawa Point; a spit extends 4 mile to southward of Sauble Point. ; Note.--These remarks take you clear round Saginaw Bay. 'FROM SAUBLE POINT TO BLACK RIVER ISLAND. | A 10 foot spot 1 mile from shore, seven miles north of Sauble River, Spit off Sturgeon Point extending 4 mile ENE. Rocky spots extending out 14 miles east, off Black River. Foul ground around Black River Island, extending ENE for 2 mile, and from thence to main shore. THUNDER BAY. ~ Foul ground around South Point and Islands. Shores shoal from

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