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82 THOMPSON'S COAST PILOT. Portland or Barcelona, 17 miles west of Dunkirk, has a good pier. Light discontinued. ees eee eee Erie or Presqu'ile light, fixed, visible 16 miles, on the main land, southeasterly from the piers at the entrance to the harbor. _ Beacon light, fixed, visible 10 miles, on the east end of the north pier. On the north side of the east entrance to: Presqu'ile a shoal extends out from and around the east end of the north pier, with 8, 9 and 12 feet water on it. To enter the harbor, bound up, run along shore until well up to the Lighthouse on the main land ; and as you approach the south pier, you make a red can buoy, which leave to starboard, and haul -- in between the piers, and run along the north pier in a line with it, until past the end of it; then keep a little more to the northward, until you range the two beacons on the north pier; keep on this range till the two beacons on the peninsula, NW of the north pier, are in line, then haul off for the city docks. There was only 8 feet water over the inner bar last year, and the shoal off the mouth of the harbor has made considerably to the southward, nearly closing up the channel. | | Coneaut light, fixed, .visible 8 miles, on the east pier at the entrance to the river. This harbor has from 7 to 8 feet water over the bar. : | Ashtabula light, fixed, varied by flashes, (interval of flash 1'30',) visible 11 miles, on the east pier, at the entrance to the river ; 84 feet water over the bar. Grand River or Fairport light, fixed, visible 16 ae at Fair- port, on the east side of the river, on the hill. Beacon light, fixed, visible 6 miles, on the east end of the pier. There is a middle ground at the entrance. The channel into Grand River was nearly choked up last season. Cleveland light, fixed, visible 14 miles, on the end of the east pier. To run in, range the east pier, and keep midway between them ; 12 to 14 feet going in. Black River light, fixed, visible 14 miles, on the end of the west pier, at the mouth of Black River; 2 feet water and variable. Vermillion light, fixed, visible 9 miles, on the west pier, at Vermillion Harbor ; 9 feet water and variable.