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180 LAKE MICHIGAN. GROSSE POINTE LIGHT-STATION.--A fixed white light, varied by red flashes, visible 18} miles, 2d order. The interval between flashes is 3 minutes. Yellow tower, 99 feet high, connected by a covered way with brick dwelling. A coast-light on Grosse Pointe, 123 miles from the Chicago light-house. During thick and foggy weather a 10-inch steam whistle will sound blasts of 5 seconds at intervals of 20 and 40 seconds. Focal plane 1194 feet above lake level. Chicago light-house, S. by E. 3 E., 124 miles. Waukegan light-house, N.N.W. 4 W., 212 miles. Evanston is pleasantly situated on Grosse Pointe. It has two pile piers, with from 10 to 11 feet of water at each. The Life Saving Station is on the Northwestern University grounds, Highland Park, 10 miles north of Grosse Pointe, on the North- western Railroad, has a pier extending 1,000 feet into the lake in an easterly direction; 14 to 16 feet of water. WAUKEGAN LIGHT-STATION.--A fixed white light, visible 14 miles, 5th order. White tower, rising from frame dwelling, 85 feet high. On the bluff, south side of Little Fort river, in the town of Waukegan, Illinois, about 300 yards from the beach. There is good anchorage in 4 fathoms northeast from the outer end of the old pile pier. aoe poe north of Waukegan protects the anchorage from northwest winds. Le , Waukegan Harbor.--tThe works are located a little north of the old pile pier. The project is to inclose a small basin by projecting piers into the lake, and obtaining additional room by dredging a channel from the basin through the low ground between the lake and bluffs. 'The south pier, as now constructed is 900 feet long and extends into the lake E.}.N. The north pier extends into the lake 530 _ feet from the angle, direction E. by 8.4 58., thence E. + N. 392 feet. The north pier extends 200 feet beyond the south pier. Width between the outer ends of the piers 220 feet. In consequence of the large deposit of sand in the vicinity of the harbor it will be difficult to maintain any considerable depth of water. KENOSHA, OR SOUTHPORT LIGHT-STATION.-- A fixed white light, varied by white flashes; the interval between flashes is 45 seconds, 4th order, visible 152 miles. Yellow tower, 55 feet high; yellow dwelling detached. A coast and harbor light on the north side of the entrance to Kenosha harbor, about 100 yards from the beach, and -- 10 miles to the southward of Racine, Wind Poirt (Racine Point) light- house, N. 3 E,, 132 miles. Hos Kenosha Pierhead Beacon-Light.--A fixed red light, 6th order, visible 83 miles. White, open framework tower, 30 feet high. Near the end of the north pier, at the entrance to Kenosha harbor. Width between the piers, 170 feet. | Kenosha Pierhead (front) Light.--A fixed red _lens- lantern light, on the,outer end of north pier, 100 feet from the Kenosha Pierhead light. Light, 28 feet above lake level. Lantern in inclosed end of conduit extending to pierlead tower. With the pierhead light forms a range for approaching the harbor. The Harbor improvements consist of two parallel piers, extend- ing into the lake E. ¢ N., with a dredged channel between them, con- necting Pike creek with the deep water in Lake Michigan. ,