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have five vertical stripes (three red and two white), and on
the spring-stay midway between the two masts there is an
oval hoop-iron day-mark with one white and two red vertical
stripes. The number “ 76” is in white on each bow and
each quarter and in black on each side of the spring-stay day-
mark. The word “ Relief” is painted in large black letters
on the bulwarks on the middle of each side.

Hydrographic Office Charts.—Nos. 527 and 1006.
Coast Survey Charts. - Nos. S, 5002, 5052, 5800, 5700,
and 5795. U.S. Lighthouse Board List of Lights on the
Pacific Coast, 1908, No. 60, page 24. United States Coast
Pilot, Pacific Coast, 1903, pages 18 and 95.

WASHINGTON.

Puget Sound.—SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH CABLES.-CAU-
TION IN ANCHORING.-Submarine telegraph cables are laid
in Puget Sound, Washington, between the various forts
commanding the approaches to Seattle and the U.S. naval
station at Bremerton.

For the most part these cables are laid in water too deep
for anchoring, following the medial line of Puget Sound and
Admiralty Inlet.

Vessels intending to anchor in Admiralty Inlet should do
so at Port Townsend, inside (south-westward) of a line join-
ing Point Hudson with Marrowstone Point, or in Admiralty
Bay well to the eastward of Admiralty Head.

Coast Survey Charts.—Nos. 6300, 6400, 6450, 6446, 6405,
6444, and 6445. H.O. Publication No. 96, the Coast of
British Columbia, 1907, pages 65, 68, 78, and 80. United
States Coast Pilot, Pacific Coast, 1903, pages 136 and 140.

Puget Sound. — SARATOGA PASSAGE. — GOAT ISLAND.
LIGHT ESTABLISHED.-On 12th February, 1909, a fixed red
light was established 16 ft. above the water, on a white stake,
located in about 12 ft. of water on the extremity of the new
La Conner Jetty, extending westward from Goat Island,
Saratoga Passage, Puget Sound.

Approx. position : Lat. 48° 21′ 35″ N., long. 122° 32′ 50″ W.

Juan de Fuca Strait Entrance.—SWIFTSURE BANK.
LIGHT-VESSEL TO BE ESTABLISHED.—About 20th April, 1909,
Swiftsure Bank light-vessel No. 93 will be established in
138 ft. of water on Swiftsure Bank, about 13 miles N. 48° 40′
W. from Cape Flattery.

Light-vessel No. 93 will show 1 fixed white light, about
50 ft. above the water, from the mainmast, and 1 fixed red
light, about 30 ft. above the water, from the foremast, each
from three lens lanterns encircling the masthead.

During thick or foggy weather light-vessel No. 93 will
sound a 12 in. steam-whistle, giving blasts of 2 seconds’
duration, separated alternately by silent intervals of 2 and
24 seconds. Should the steam-whistle be disabled, the ship’s
bell will be rung by hand.

Light-vessel No. 93 is a flush-deck, schooner-rigged steam-
vessel, with two masts, no bowsprit, and a black smoke-
stack and the steam-whistle between the masts. The hull
is painted yellow, with “ Swiftsure” in black on each side
and “93” in black on each bow and each quarter. The
masts are red, with a white hoop-iron day-mark at the
head.

Approx. position : Lat. 48° 32′ 09″ N., long. 124° 58′ 50″ W.
Hydrographic Office Charts.—Nos. 527 and 903.
Coast Survey Charts.—Nos. S, 5052, 7000, and 6400.
H.O. Light List, Vol. i, 1907, No. 1254B. U.S. Lighthouse
Board List of Lights on the Pacific Coast, 1908, No. 223,
page 50. H.O. Publication No. 96, the Coast of British
Columbia, 1907, page 57. United States Coast Pilot, Pacific
Coast, 1903, pages 24 and 127.

OREGON.

COLUMBIA RIVER ENTRANCE. - COLUMBIA RIVER LIGHT-
VESSEL No. 50 TO BE PERMANENTLY REPLACED BY LIGHT-
VESSEL No. 88.-About 20th May, 1909, Columbia River
light-vessel No. 50, moored in 192 ft. of water off the entrance
to the Columbia River, about 6$\frac{15}{16}$ miles S. 48° 50′ W. from
Cape Disappointment Lighthouse, will be withdrawn from
her station, and the station will then be permanently marked
by light-vessel No. 88.

Light-vessel No. 88 will show lights of the same cha-
racteristic as light-vessel No. 50, except that they will be
shown from three lens lanterns encircling each masthead,
and will be 50 ft. above the water.

During thick or foggy weather light-vessel No. 88 will
sound a 12 in. steam-whistle, giving blasts of 2 seconds every
20 seconds—thus, blast 2 seconds, silent interval 18 seconds.
She will also sound a submarine bell at regular intervals
with the same characteristics'of light-vessel No. 50-thus,
8 strokes, silent interval 3 seconds, 8 strokes, silent interval
5 seconds.

Light-vessel No. 88 is a flush-deck, schooner-rigged steam-
vessel, with two masts, no bowsprit, and a black smokestack

and the steam-whistle between the masts. The hull. is
painted red, with “ Columbia River” in black on each side and
“88” in black on each quarter. The masts are buff colour,
with a red hoop-iron day-mark at the head. The deckhouse
is white, and the boats black.

Approx. position : Lat. 46° 11′ 54″ N., long. 124° 10′ 43″ W.
Hydrographic Office Charts.-No. 527.
Coast Survey Charts.-Nos. S, 5052, 6100, and 6140.
U.S. Lighthouse Board List of Lights on the Pacific Coast,
1908, No. 97, page 32. United States Coast Pilot, Pacific
Coast, 1903, pages 22 and 117.

COOS BAY ENTRANCE.-CAPE ARAGO LIGHT-STATION.-
CHANGE IN LOCATION AND CHARACTERISTIC OF LIGHT AND
FOG-SIGNAL.-About 1st July, 1909, a fourth-order flashing
white light, showing groups of 3 flashes, separated by
eclipses of 4 seconds' duration and followed by an eclipse
of 12 seconds' duration, will be established in a white
octagonal frame tower, surmounted by an octagonal lantern,
rising from the southern face of a white one-story frame
fog-signal building recently erected about $\frac{1}{4}$ mile S. 24° 40′ E.
from the present light on Cape Arago, sea-coast of Oregon.

The light will be elevated 86 ft. above the water, and
should be visible 15 miles in clear weather.

On the same date there will be established in the fog-
signal building a first-class automatic compressed-air siren,
which will sound, during thick or foggy weather, alternate
blasts of 5 and 3 seconds, separated by silent intervals of
12 and 40 seconds - thus, blast 5 seconds, silent interval
12 seconds, blast 3 seconds, silent interval 40 seconds.

On the same date the present light and fog-signal will be
permanently discontinued.

Appfox. position of new light-station : Lat. 48° 20′ 27″ N.,
long. 124° 22′ 26″ W.

Hydrographic Office Charts.-No. 527.
Coast Survey Charts.-Nos. S, 5052, 5900, and 5984.
U.S. Lighthouse Board List of Lights on the Pacific Coast,
1908, No. 75, page 26. United States Coast Pilot, Pacific
Coast, 1903, page 20.

BRAZIL.

RIO DE JANEIRO BAY.-INFORMATION CONCERNING LIGHTS
AND BUOYS.-The following information concerning lights
and buoys in Rio de Janeiro Harbour has been received
from Lieutenant-Commander Raymond Stone, U.S. Navy,
navigating officer of the U.S.S. “Solace”:-

Approaching Rio de Janeiro from the south-westward in
clear weather with bright afternoon sun, Redonda Island
was sighted at about 35 miles and the lighthouse structure
on Raza Island at about 25 miles, both some little time
before either Corcovado or Pão de Açucar (cloud-covered)
were seen. Under these conditions Redonda Island was an
excellent leading-mark.

Entering the harbour at night there are so many lights of
all kinds and colours exhibited in and around the harbour
that it is difficult to pick up the navigational lights with
certainty.

Standing in from Raza Island close aboard and to port,
the fixed white light on Fort Santa Cruz is confused with
and outshone by several brilliant arc lights on the fort, and
does not show up as a distinctive navigational light until
close-to. On the opposite side of the entrance the fixed white
light on Fort San Juan is hardly noticeable. Fort Lage has
a fixed red light at its salient. Care should be taken not to
confuse this red light with the red light charted on Fort
Villegagnon, about 1$\frac{1}{2}$ miles farther in. The light on Fort
Villegagnon is fixed white, very ordinary, and much confused
with other lights on the fort. When within $\frac{1}{2}$ mile of Ville-
gagnon a very dim red light, apparently a hand-lantern on a
pole, of no value whatever for navigation, was seen.

The red light near Presidencial Point is apparently fixed,
and not flashing.

Calhabouco Point light (red and green) failed to show a
change of colour until the chartered line of bearing for this
change had been somewhat overrun.

Feiticeiras Bank light, flashing red, proved the most dis-
tinctive and reliable light after entering the harbour, and
even this light may be confused with a brilliant intermittent
red gas buoy a little farther up the bay. The characteristic
of Feiticeiras Bank light was observed to be flashing red
every 14 seconds-thus, flash 3 seconds, eclipsed 11 seconds,
instead of 1 flash every 6 seconds, as published in Notice to
Mariners No. 35 (1497) of 1908.

Brilliant green and red lights are shown side by side, like a
vessel’s running-lights, on Euchadas Island. These lights
mark a kind of ferry-landing, and are clearly seen a long
distance down the harbour. Mooring-buoys, none of which
are chartered, are distributed all over the anchorages, both
man-of-war and merchant. There are also numerous other
buoys, lighted and unlighted, many of which are probably
subject to change of position. When entering at night
there is great danger of fouling some of these buoys.