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¢ 68 THOMPSON'S COAST PILOT. TO RUN THROUGH THE ISLAND PASSAGE TO FON DU LAC. From the dock or Bayfield run the mainland along, leaving Su- gar Island, Cap Island, Oak Island and Raspberry Islands to star- board ; keep mid-channel, and when abreast of Cap Island haul off to the NW, leaving York or Sand Islands and Little Fishing Island to port; run out NW 6 or 7 miles from York Island, and 34 miles from Little Fishing Island ; thence SWbyW2W 57 miles, to Min- nesota Point Lighthouse, at the entrance to Fon du Lac Bay or Superior City. | TO RUN INTO FON DU LAC BAY TO SUPERIOR CITY. Run for the Lighthouse until you bring the two targets on the south bank in range; run on this range until well up to the beach, in 12 feet water, or until the Lighthouse point (sandy) is in a line with _ a small, low point opposite to it and inside the Bay ; then haul up and round the Lighthouse point, pretty close to, leaving two black stakes to port off the low point; run up the bay about 14 miles, keeping the starboard shore pretty well aboard until you come to the turning stake ; follow them round, leaving them to port, and. come to the dock at Superior City, or to an anchor in the bay in 14 feet water. The channel is well staked out, thus: three stakes going in on the port side, with range ahead; one stake off the Lighthouse point to starboard ; the rest as described above. The Apostle Islands are a group lying off the mainland at La Point. The water is deep through these Islands, and the shoals are plain to be seen in clear weather. The land is of a good quality, with plenty of timber of all kinds. | A. Lighthouse was built on Passage Island, but discontinued in 1858. Torun through this passage from Ontonagon, steer W4S 51 miles, to Passage Island Lighthouse ; thence WhbyN4N 10 miles, to Oak Island Dock, to starboard, leaving Cap Island close to, to port, and run out NW, leaving Raspberry Island to starboard, and York Island to port ; then steer as directed for Fond du Lac. From Passage Island to Chagwaumegon Point Lighthouse SWbyS 17 miles, until the Lighthouse is open with the SW point of Madeline Island ; then haul up for it, and run in as directed for Bayfield. es is :