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. 80

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80 THOMPSON'S COAST PILOT. miles, or until Mohawk Island light bears NE+E; thence Nby W +W 83 miles, or until you range the west pier; then run in, keep- ing the west pier well aboard. FROM GRAND RIVER TO PORT DOVER. -- Run out from Grand River SW4+W 6 miles, to clear the reef which lies off Grand River bluff WSW 4 miles; thence W4S 264 miles, to abreast of Port Dover harbor ; and note that a reef lies off the east side of the harbor, about 14 miles SH from it; range the west pier and run in, keeping it best aboard. Lighthouse on the west pier. . | From Port Dover to Long Point SEbyS828 18 miles. From Long Point to Port Burwell--W4N 29 miles; thence WNW3N 113 miles. From Port Burwell to Port Stanley W4N 20 miles. Cat Fish Oreek is 10 miles from Port Burwell; has 7 to 9 feet over the bar, has 1 pier on the west side with a light on the end of 'it, but is no place to run to for refuge, except for small vessels. Between Long Point Cut and Port Burwell there are two piers, with lumber under the sand hills. Long Point upper gap is closed ; up and the lightship taken away. From |Long Point to Port Stanley, WZN 29 miles ; thence WhyN 30 miles. _ From Port Stanley to the Rondeau, SWiW 43 miles. FROM RONDEAU TO POINT PELEE. SW2W 44 miles; run on this course 4 miles further, until * Point Pelee Island Lighthouse bears W4N and Point Pelee NNEZE ; thence NWbyW2W 44 miles, to the entrance of Detroit River, with Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse bearing N3E 84 miles. On this route you leave the middle ground to starboard. ._The bottom off Point Pelee is sand; and along the east side of the island the bottom is rocky, but can be approached in 4 fathoms with safety. The new Lighthouse on the dummy at Point au Pelee can be passed spretty close to in rounding the point.

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