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THOMPSON'S COAST PILOT. | 83 Huron light, fixed, visible 12 miles, at the mouth of Huron River, on the west pier; 10 to 12 feet water. Cedar Point Beacon light, fixed, visible 10 miles, on Cedar Point, east side of the entrance to Sandusky Bay. Outer Range Beacon light, fixed, visible 5 miles. Inner Range Beacon light, fixed, red, visible 5 miles. TO ENTER SANDUSKY BAY, DAY. OR NIGHT. On approaching Cedar Point Lighthouse, run until you bring it to bear SWbyS48 ; keep on this course until you make the out- side buoy, and leave it and all the red buoys to starboard (Nos. 2, 4,6, 8, 10, 12 and 14;) No. 14 is the turning stake or point towards Bull's Island, after passing which you will make the black buoys Nos. 1, 8, 5 and 7, leaving them all to port; and after passing No. 7, steer for the city, about SJE 2 miles. You will have nothing less than 11 feet water over the bar. - To enter the harbor in the night, bring the outer range light in line with Cedar Point light, and run on this range until within about 500 to 600 feet of the outer range light; thence turn gradu- ally to the westward until you get the inner (red) and outer lights _ in range ; keep them in range for 14 miles; thence turn gradually towards the city. The depth of water on the inner bar is from 104 to 14 feet, sand. bass Sandusky or Marble Head light, fixed, visible 12 miles, on Marble Head, north side of Sandusky Bay, and -- mark for the south channel; deep water close to. Port Clinton light, fixed, visible 10 miles, on the east side of Portage River, at the head of the bay, SE from South Bass Island. Green Island or Strontian light, fixed, varied by flashes, (inter- val of flash 2',) visible 12 miles, on the west end of Green Island, 14 miles from the west side of South Bass Island. West Sister light, fixed, visible 14 miles, on the SW end of West Sister Island, and a leading mark for Maumee River. Turtle Island light, fixed, visible 14 miles, at the entrance of Maumee River. | TO RUN UP MAUMEE RIVER TO TOLEDO. - Haul round Turtle Island Lighthouse until it bears due east, in