Date. Tabular statement to accompany annual report on the improvement of the mouth of the Mississippi River, &c.—Continued. h. m. Ft. Ft. Ft. Ft. Ft. in. h. m. Hours worked by dredge-boat. Depth of channel at mean low-tide. low-tide. Height of high-tide above mean Total depth of channel at high-tide. Least width at mean low-tide. Number of vessels passed in. Number of vessels passed out. Number of vessels aground. Greatest draught. Time of delay. Nov. 13.9 S. E. 14.0 S. E. 6 13.7 N. 7 13.5 N. E. 8 13.7 N. W. 14.0 N. W. N. W. 14.4 N. W. 2 N. W. 14.7 W. E. 14.4 S. 14.5 S. E. S. E. E. 14.7 S. W. E. 14.8 E. S. W. 69431 CCA 20 20 20 11 00 44444 Remarks. 10.00 Steamer Castilla, 18' 6", bound out, grounded on west side of channel, Steamer Paschal, 18′ 6′′, bound out, at 9 a. m. grounded on west side of Steamer Mariner, 18' 6", bound out, at 5 p. m. grounded on west side of channel near lower can; got off and to sea at 9 p. m. Steamer Yazoo, bound in, at 7 a. m. disabled her machinery and grounded Bark N. S., 13', sailing in, at 7 a. m. grounded east of channel; got off and passed in at 1 p. m. Steamer New Orleans, 19', bound out at 5 p. m., was two hours crossing (89 00 Ship Lizzie Burrill, 16' 8", bound out, at 11 p. m. grounded west of Steamer Yazoo, 19' 6", bound out at 4 p. m., was six hours crossing the bar. 15 10.6 E.SE. 2 S. 1122 16 .6 21 181 60 16 21 181 60 18 15 14 4 18 0 4 16 10.8 S. W. 1 S. 1 2 7 1 19 0 2.00 Ship Lizzie Burrill got off bar at 4 p. m. Ship Astoria, 18' 5", bound out, at 3 p. m. grounded on bar. Ship Bohemia, 18' 8", bound out, at 6 p. m. grounded on west side of Ship Bohemia got off bar at 10 p. m. 12.00 Steamer Haytien, 18', bound out, at 9 p. m. grounded on west side of channel. Steamer Haytien got off at 9 a. m. Date. Tabular statement to accompany annual report on the improvement of the mouth of the Mississippi River, &c.—Continued. 3 15 2 1 18 11 16 0 1 15 0 18 0 8 00 h. m. Hours worked by dredge-boat. Depth of channel at mean low-tide. Height of high-tide above mean low-tide. Total depth of channel at high-tide. Least width at mean low-tide. Number of vessels passed in. Number of vessels passed out. Number of vessels aground. Greatest draught. Time of delay. h. m. 8.6 N. 8.2 E. SE. Remarks. Steamer Vanguard, 17', bound in, at 7.30 a. m. grounded on east side of channel; got off and passed in at 10.45 a. m. 2 30 Ship J. A. Thompson, 18' 11", bound out, at 4 p. m. grounded on west side of channel; got off and went to sea at 6.30 p. m. 8 00 9 00 5.00 Steamer George W. Elder, 18', bound out, at 2 p. m. grounded on west side of channel; got off and to sea at 10 p. m. Ship Merom, 17' 6", bound out, at 2 p. m. grounded to the westward about Ship Birmingham, 14', bound in, at 3 p. m. grounded east of channel; Steamer Mississippi, 19' 6", bound out, at 6 p. m. grounded on bar; got off and to sea at 11 p. m. 2 930647 15 10 75 Steamer Barraindale, 18', bound out, at 3.30 p. m. grounded on west side of channel; got off and sailed at 9.30 p. m. Bark Georgiana, 18′ 6′′, bound out at 4 p. m., was two hours crossing bar, 12 0 2 18 60 1 16 6 16 16 6 11 1 16 6 བ 50 74 25 16 O 1 17 O 1.00 Dense fog, preventing work. Ship Success, 18', bound out, at 3 p. m. grounded on west side of channel, Bark Porvener, 13', bound in, at 10.30 a. m. grounded on east side of Ship Success was towed inside at 12 m; rough bar. 1 20 Ship Elizabeth Dougall, 16' 3", bound out, at 1.40 p. m. grounded on east side of channel at Lower Cans; got off at 3 p. m. 2.00 Bark Ocean, 16' 6", bound out, at 230 p. m. grounded on west side of channel, near Lower Cans; got off and sailed at 3.30 p.m. Ship Paul Boynton, 18', bound out, at 3.15 p. m. grounded on west side of channel, above Lower Cans; got off at 5.15 p. m. 55 Steamer Bolivar, 18', bound out, at 4 p. m. grounded just above Lower Cans; got off at 4.55 p. m. 6 6 1 18 10 20 47 1 15 6 19 0 2 2 1 16 O 45 3 3 1 4 15 O 2.50 Steamer Frankfort, 18' 6", bound out, at 6 p. m. was 30 minutes cross- Steamer Guillermo, 18' 10", bound out, at 4.50 p. m. grounded on west Ship Adolphus, 19', bound out, at 4.45 p. m. grounded on outside East Ship Lake Ontario, 16', bound in, at 3 p. m. grounded on west side of p. m. 18 0n't kn'n Steamer Tappahannock, 11' 6", bound out; dense fog; grounded east 2 17 17 6 15 4.6 N. NW. 3 N. NW. 3 7 25 3 16 6 6 15 3 40 of channel, above East Mud-Lump; survey station. Ship Union, 13' 6", bound in, at 9.30 a. m. grounded on west side of chan- Bark Vesuvio, 13', bound out, at 2.30 p. m. grounded on east side of Steamer Tappahannock got off and sailed at 6 a. m. Schooner Daisy E. Parkhurst, 12', sailing out, at 9 a. m. grounded at Bark Australia, 15' 6", bound out, at 5.20 p. m. grounded on west side of 19 30 Bark Ruby, 16', bound out, at 1 p. m. grounded on east side of channel, 25 2 35 Bark Ruby got off and sailed at 8.30 a. m. Steamer Memphis, 16' 6',bound in, at 9.35 a. m. grounded at lower end Feb. Tabular statement to accompany annual report on the improvement of the mouth of the Mississippi River, &c.-Continued. Feb. 6 40 Ship Zelandia, 17', bound out, at 10.20 a. m. grounded on east side of channel, at Lower Cans; got off at 5 p. m. Bark Embla, 14', bound out, at 10.20 a. m. grounded on west side of chan- Bark Albert, 16', bound out, at 6 p. m. grounded on east side of channel, Bark Embla got off and sailed at 11.10 a. m. Bark Albert got off and Steamer Margaret, 13', bound out, at 6.30 a. m., without pilot, grounded 55 25 Steamer Hudson, 15', bound in, at 9.35 a. m. grounded just above Lower Dredge-boat McAlester collided with San Marcas, breaking two of her upper plates. Steamer San Marcas got off and to sea at 5.15 p. m. Steamer Hudson got off and passed in at 3 p. m. Ship Gen. Shepley, 15' 6", bound out, at 11.45 a. m. grounded on east side Bark Tilde, 18, bound out, at 5 p. m. grounded at lower end of bar; got Ship David Malcomson, 18' 3", bound out, at 2 p. m. grounded at lower end of bar, on west side of channel; got off and sailed at 5.20 p. m. |