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eA \ LAKE MICHIGAN. 189 _ Wud Bay is midway between the old light-house at Bayley's harbor and Cana island; it has good anchorage and protection from all winds except from the South- east. To make the anchorage, stand in for the middle of the bay heading about N. W, by N., and come-to in about 34 fathoms well into the bay. Vessels have laid in Mud bay through the heaviest southeasters. CANA ISLAND LIGHT-STATION.--A fixed white light, 3d order, visible 164 miles. Yellow brick tower, 80 feet high, connected by a covered way with brick dwelling. A coast light, on Cana island, 14% miles 8. by W. ? W. of the Porte des Morts entrance to Green bay, and 4 miles to the northward of the entrance to Bayley's harbor. White Fish point 8.8. W. + W., 17 miles. North Bay Entrance (south side).--Black spar buoy in 14 feet of water. Marks the extreme point of the shoal extending to the northeastward from the south side of the entrance to North bay, which is about 7 miles to the northward of Bayley's harbor. To enter the har- bor, which is small, pass midway between the buoys and round-to under either point, according to the direction of the wind. Care must be taken not to run too far in, as the anchorage ground is only three-fourths of a mile deep from the entrance buoys. 'The width of the entrance between the buoys is about three-eighths of a mile. Cana Island light-house, S. $ K., 22 miles. Wood dock north side of bay N. § W., 2 mile. North Bay Entrance (north side).--Red spar buoy, in 24 feet of water. Marks the point of the shoal extending to the southward from the north side of the entrance into North bay. Cana Island light- house, S. ¢ W., 3 miles. : Rawley's Bay, Four-Foot Shoal.--Red 24-foot spar buoy, in 18 feet of water. Marks the southeastern point of 'the shoal. Cana Island light-house, 8. 8. W. 4 W., 54 miles. Outer Shoal buoy, N. N. E.}E., 62 miles. Rawley's Bay or False Door.--The head of this bay is 6 aniles north of the entrance to the North bay; strangers should be care- ful to avoid the shoals, which extend in a southerly direction from the point on the east side of the bay. To make the head of the bay, when one-half mile east of the point north of the entrance to North bay, steer N. 2 W., 44 miles, until Spider island bears east, when come to in 44 fathoms of water. This course leaves the Hog's back reef, on which there is only 4 feet of water, to the eastward. : Outer Shoal.--Red 2d-class nun buoy in 21 feet of water. Off the southeast end of the extreme easterly shoal between Gravel and Spider islands, south side of the entrance into Porte des Morts passage. Vessels bound through the passage from the southward will pass one- half mile to the eastward of the buoy, and when abreast of it, haul up to N. N. W. $ W. until abreast of Nine-foot Shoal buoy, Porte des Morts passage, when change course to N. W. 4 W., which will lead fair into Green bay. Porte-des Morts light-house, N. 4 E., 34 miles. Gravel islands, N. W. W., 2 1-16 miles. Spider island (middle) S. W. 4 W., '23 miles. : : The Coast from White Fish point to Porte des Morts, is rocky and dangerous, with large indentations fringed with rocky spits and de- tached shoals; all of which may be avoided when bound to the north- -- ward by steering N. N. E. when 3 miles east of White Fish point. PORTE DES MORTS LIGHT-STATION.--A fixed white light, varied by a white flash every 15 seconds, 4th order, visible 12} miles. Lantern on yellow brick dwelling, 34 feet high, on Pilot island, in the Porte des Morts passage, between Lake Michigan and Green bay. During thick and foggy weather there # ' «i Q oy. 3