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: es 88 THOMPSON'S COAST PILOT. FROM PORT DALHOUSIE TO OSWEGO. Run out of the harbor 2 miles NNE; thence EbyN3N 30 miles ; thence E4N northerly 106 miles, to Oswego. To Run into Oswego--When well up to the harbor, haul round the end of the west pier and run in. When the wind is scant, and the current running out strong, it is best to tow in, as the bottom is rocky and an anchor will not hold. Many vessels have been lost by attempting it in heavy weather. From Oswego to Kingston north 60 miles, leaving the Real Ducks Island to port, Pigeon Island and the Charity Shoals to star- board, also Nine Mile Point Lighthouse, Simcoe Island, and run for Kingston as directed before. From Oswego to Long Point, C. W., NW4W 41 miles. From Oswego to Galloo Island N3E 80 miles; thence to Tib- bett's Point NbyE2E 19 miles. From False Ducks to Tibbett's Point NEbyEYE 244 miles, From Real Ducks to Tibbett's Point NEN 19 miles. Good holding ground under the Real Ducks Island in 5 to 7 fathoms, blue clay. From Genesee River to False Ducks Island NEN 65 miles. From Stoney Island to Oswego SSW 380 miles. From Welland Canal to Toronto N+W 294 miles. From Welland Canal to Credit River NNW+4W 27 miles. From Niagara to Toronto NWbyN 80 miles. FROM PORT DALHOUSIE TO GENESEE RIVER EIGHTY-SIX AND ONE-HALF MILES, AS FOLLOWS : NNE 8 miles; EbyN3N 40 miles; thence E28 southerly 174 miles; thence EbyS$38 19 miles, to Braddock's Point; thence SESH 7 miles, to the piers. PORT DALHOUSIE HARBOR Is the entrance to the Welland Canal. This is an easy harbor to make. In beating up towards the harbor, close in, keep out of range -- of the ends of the piers, as the water shoals quickly inside that range. The piers are 3,000 feet long, 200 feet apart, and run out from the bend southwest of the lock N&S. There is a middle ground opposite the bend in the west pier. Vessels can pass on