INLAND WATERS.

HARBOURS ON THE UPPER ST. LAWRENCE RIVER, GREAT LAKES AND GEORGIAN BAY.

The Port Charges are Harbour Master's dues, where Harbour Masters are appointed, and wharfage. Piloting is done by Officers on board vessels.

ALGOMA HARBOUR, district of Algoma, Ontario, is in the north channel of lake Huron. The town is situated on the shore of a bay and the depth of water between Sandford island and the bay is from 3 to 334 fathoms. In East bay, vessels can anchor in 15 feet of water, but at the wharf and channel leading to it, the depth is 141⁄2 feet. Algoma is principally a harbour from which lumber is shipped. There is one wharf only and on it is a shed 30 to 40 feet for general freight. The Northern Transportation Company's steamers call at this port, and there is communication daily by water with Collingwood and Owen Sound in Georgian bay and Sault Ste. Marie, at the head of the St. Mary's river or foot of lake Superior. The place is an important Canadian Pacific Railway station and has communication by this railroad and by telegraph east and west. Supplies, to a limited extent, may be procured, but there are very few facilities for repairing vessels of any considerable size.

There are no port charges. The total tonnage which entered and cleared at this port during the fiscal year of 1912 was 200,514 tons.

Lights.-Blind River, front light on outer end of Government wharf at Harriette point, latitude N. 46 10 42, longitude W. 82 57 43, one on shore west side of mouth of river 1,550 feet, 31°, from front light both red fixed. See List of Lights on the Inland Waters for 1913, Admiralty chart, No. 908, and American charts, Nos. 1,475 and 1,476.

AMHERSTBURG HARBOUR, Essex county, Ontario, is near the mouth of Detroit River. Bois Blanc island in Detroit river is about one quarter mile from the main shore and parallel thereto. This island is about one and one quarter miles long, and one third mile wide, and many buildings have been erected and other improvements made to render it attractive as a pleasure resort and picnic ground. During the summer season excursion steamers make regular trips between Detroit, Bois Blanc island and Amherstburg.

The through channel between Bois Blanc island and Amherstburg has been improved to 600 feet width and 21 feet depth, and to the West of Bois Blanc island the Livingstone channel has been improved to 300 feet minimum width and 22 feet depth. Freight steamers passing through the Detroit river are required to use the Amherstburg channel upbound and Livingstone channel downbound. Between the improved channel and the docks at Amherstburg a depth of 21 feet has been secured by dredging for a length of about 800 feet along the face of the docks. There is an anchorage opposite the Southern end of Bois Blanc island on the Amherstburg side of the channel, with 1912 feet depth of water, and well sheltered. The depths herein given are referred to a low water datum, and they are about two feet less than those during the midsummer season.

This port is mainly a coaling station, and cargoes are handled by steam derricks and clams. The docks are continuous for about 1,500 feet, with coal sheds, ferry boat landing, boat houses and lumber dock. For about 300 feet at the southern end the dock is of concrete construction; this dock is owned and maintained by the Dominion Government, and on it, is the depot and supply station of the Marine Department in connection with buoy service.

Lights.

Main light on Bois Blanc island, latitude N. 42 5 11, longitude W. 83 7 10, white fixed; float light 1,350 feet, 99° from Bois Blanc lighthouse, another float light, 1,575 feet, 76° from Bois Blanc lighthouse; another float light, 1,800 feet, 63° from Bois Blanc lighthouse, all red fixed; Amherstburg range lights, front on E. bank of Detroit river, 80 feet from water's edge, latitude N. 42 5 48, longitude W. 83 6 45, back 558 feet 14° 55′ from front, both red fixed; range lights in Amherstburg channel, front 1880 feet, 130° 40' from Bois Blanc lighthouse; back 1,060, feet 175° 45' from front, both red fixed. A number of float lights are maintained in the channel and range lights at Lime Kiln crossing, front 300 feet out from shore of Bois Blanc island, 1-5 mile southward of N. end, white fixed; back 703 feet 182° 56' from front, red fixed and a number of float lights and gas-buoys in Lime Kiln Crossing channel.

Amherstburg has communication by water with all lake ports, and by steam and electric railroads with the main lines in Canada and the United States.

The total tonnage which entered and departed from Amherstburg during the fiscal year 1912 was 360,144 tons. See List of Lights and Admiralty Chart No. 330. The Port is in charge of a Harbour Master, who is paid a regular salary, nodues being charged.

BATH HARBOUR, county of Lennox and Addington, Ontario, is in the north channel of bay of Quinte, opposite Amherst island, in the eastern end of lake Ontario. The depth of water in the harbour is from 15 feet alongside the wharves to 40 feet off the town, where there is good anchorage. The wharves are: one 140 feet front and 140 feet long with 17 feet of water, with coal shed, grain warehouse, ice-house and general freight shed; one 140 feet long and 85 feet front with 12 feet of water, with a flour mill upon it, coal shed and grain warehouse and wharf with similar buildings. Lights are maintained on these wharves by the owners and steamboat companies.

Lights. One on the northernmost point of Centre Brother island, east of Bath, latitude N. 44 12 26, longitude W. 76 37 49, white fixed; one on point Pleasant, entrance to bay of Quinte, west of Bath, latitude N. 44 6 36," longitude W. 76 50 37, white fixed. See List of Lights on the Inland Waters for 1913, also Admiralty chart, No. 2,961.

The total tonnage entered and cleared at this port for the fiscal year 1912 was 87,994 tons.

BELLEVILLE HARBOUR, Hastings county, Ontario, is on the north shore of the bay of Quinte and at the mouth of the Moira river. The water is very shallow opposite the town, but east of it there is a depth of 15 feet. A channel has been dredged in the mouth of the river, about 1,000 feet, with a width of 450 feet at its outer end and 200 feet at the shore end. At the pier along the channel the depth of water is 14 feet. On the pier are warehouses for general merchandise and fruit storage.

Lights. The lights are one on a crib southeast edge of shoal at entrance of harbour in latitude 44 9 9, longitude 77 22 43, red fixed; there are 6 lights on bay of Quinte bridge immediately west of Belleville, 2 white, 2 red and 2 green, all fixed. See List of Lights on the Inland Waters for 1913 and Admiralty charts Nos. 1,152, 3,117.

The total tonnage of vessels entered and cleared at this port for the fiscal year 1912 was 231,766 tons.

BLIND RIVER HARBOUR, district of Algoma, Ontario, is on the north shore of North channel, lake Huron, the depth of water is 15 feet. There is a large Government wharf at this place with a shed upon it, 100 by 40 feet. Located at this place are the wharves of the Eddy Lumber Company. The port is principally a lumbering centre and lumber mills are located on the shores of North Channel, lake Huron. The Northern Transportation steamers call at Blind River, both ways, when sailing between Collingwood and Sault Ste. Marie. Lumber is shipped by rail as well as by water.

Lights.-Front on outer end of Government wharf at Harriette point, latitude N. 46 10 42, longitude W. 82 57 43, one on shore west side of mouth of river, 1,550 feet, 31°, from front light, both red fixed, another range, front on elevated way, west of Eddy west wharf, latitude N. 46 10 42, longitude W. 82 57 54; one 295 feet, 3°, from front, both red fixed. See List of Lights on the Inland Waters for 1913, Admiralty chart, No. 908 and American charts, Nos. 1,475 and 1,476.

The total tonnage entered and cleared at this port for the fiscal year 1912 was 200,514 tons. The only port charge is wharfage at the Government wharf.

BOWMANVILLE HARBOUR or PORT DARLINGTON, county of Durham, Ontario, is on the north shore of lake Ontario in the western part of the lake. This place is the harbour for Bowmanville, some 21⁄2 miles inland. The harbour is entered between a pier and a breakwater, the distance between the two is 150 feet with the deepest water on the pier side; 800 feet of the pier is planked on top, 800 feet is unplanked. The depth of water at the landing pier is 16 feet at low water. The water between the pier and along the inside of the breakwater is everywhere 14 feet.

There is a coal shed 150 feet long by 56 feet wide and 2 grain elevators where grain is delivered at the elevators by loaded waggons and from the elevators on board vessels.

Light.-Port Darlington light on the pier head, latitude N. 43 52 40, longitude W. 78 38 0, white fixed with red sector. See List of Lights on the Inland Waters for 1913.

The total tonnage entered and cleared at this port for the fiscal year 1912 was 40,311 tons.

BROCKVILLE HARBOUR, Leeds county, Ontario, is on the Upper St. Lawrence river. The depth of water for anchorage is from 16 to 40 feet. The wharves belong to companies and private individuals. The wharves are continuous along the water front, with warehouses and sheds. The frontage of the water works wharf is 240 feet; of Jas. Bresnan's wharf, 70 feet; R. Bowie & Co.'s wharf, 160 feet; Ault & Reynold's, 218 feet; Canadian Pacific Railway Co., 650 feet,

recently rebuilt; J. Smart Mfg. Co., 400 feet; C. C. Coal Co., 100 feet; and Electric Light works, 110 feet. The depth of water alongside these wharves ranges from 12 to 16 feet. There is a railway siding on the Canadian Pacific Railway wharf and one on the wharf of the Jas. Smart Mfg. Co. The extent of the harbour used by vessels is along the river front inside the main channel.

Lights.-One Cole shoal light on pier five miles west of Brockville, 350 yards from north shore, latitude N. 44 32 0,, longitude W. 75 45 21; a gas buoy off eastern end of Brockville narrows, another in 18 feet of water, 250 feet from north shore in narrows, west of Brock group and a third one on the south side of 15 foot Patch 1-5 mile south-eastward of Cole shoal. See List of Lights on the Inland Waters for 1913 and Admiralty Chart No. 2,789 (G). The total tonnage entered and cleared at Brockville during the fiscal year of 1912 was 1,281,840.

BRONTE HARBOUR, Halton county, Ontario, at the entrance to Twelve Mile creek, on the west shore of lake Ontario, has its entrance between two piers or breakwaters. The entrance is 93 feet in width. The length dredged alongside the north pier to a depth of 14 feet is 600 feet and the width of the dredged portion is 50 feet. The total length of the north pier is some 900 feet, with 9 feet depth of water at its shallowest point. The length of the south pier is 730 feet with depths varying from 4 to 10 feet.

Light. The light which is a fixed white one is on the N. pier near its outer end, latitude N. 43 25 17, longitude W. 79 41 43. See List of Lights on the Inland Waters for 1913.

There is a harbour master at this port and his charges are as at other Canadian

ports.

BRUCE MINES HARBOUR, district of Algoma, Ontario, is on the north shore of North Channel of lake Huron. It is a port of entry. The water is not deep, but a channel, 15 feet deep, has been dredged to the ends of the 2 wharves. One wharf is the property of the Bruce Mines Copper Coy. and is in the middle of the bay; it is the eastern wharf. The western wharf is close alongside at the outer end and trending N.W. by N. 1,200 feet to the western side of the village. This wharf is the property of the Dominion. McKay island on the western side of the mouth of the harbour affords shelter from gales. The anchorage is good. under the island, east side, 3 fathoms depth of water, clay bottom.

Bruce Mines is a station on the Sault Ste. Marie line of the Canadian Pacific railway and is also the terminus of a short railroad running 14 miles inland called the Bruce Mines and Algoma railway.

Lights. One on McKay island on the eastern end of the island, latitude N. 46 16 54, longitude W. 83 46 53, white fixed; one on outer end of Government wharf at Bruce Mines, latitude N. 46 17 47, longitude W. 83 47 24, white fixed. See List of Lights on the Inland Waters for 1913 and Canadian chart, No. 95.

tons.

The tonnage entered and cleared at this port for the year 1912 was 139,829

BYNG INLET, district of Parry Sound, Ontario, in the N.E. part of Georgian bay. The inlet runs 61⁄2 miles to the place of discharge of the Maganatawan river.

The wharves are:- one owned by the C. P. Ry. and is 500 feet long by 500 feet wide; depth of water 20 feet at low water; on this wharf are 2 steel oval towers for unloading coal and at each of which 250 tons can be unloaded per hour; wharf owned by Holland and Graves Lumber Coy., at which their saw-mill is located. These docks are used for piling and shipping lumber. There is also a small dock

on the north side of the inlet owned by C. E. Begin.

There is a harbour master at Byng Inlet and the harbour extends the distance of one mile in length. The depth of water is 22 feet; the bottom is mud affording good anchorage.

The port charges are Harbour master's dues, according to tonnage, and are collected at the 2 first ports at which a vessel enters in the year.

Lights.-On Gereaux island, south side of entrance to Byng Inlet, latitude N. 45 44 31, longitude W. 80 39 52, fixed white; gas buoy in 9 fathoms 1 1-3 miles westward of Maganatawan ledges, white occulting.

Range lights in Byng inlet, front close to south side of channel, 34 mile, 53°, from Gereaux island light, back light, 1,520 feet, 75°, from front, both red fixed. See List of Lights on the Inland Waters for 1913. There is a turning buoy in line

with the range and other buoys to mark the channel.

The total tonnage entered and cleared at this port for the fiscal year 1912 was 168,184 tons.

CARDINAL, Grenville county, Ontario, is situated on the upper St. Lawrence river about one mile below the Galops rapids. The harbour is artificially formed by a cut in the old canal bank. At one dock there is a depth of 18 feet on one side and 6 feet on the other. Another dock opposite has a depth of from 10 to 12 feet. An elevator is located near the latter dock. Vessels use the canal bank above the harbour for landing. There is deep water at the piers. In the harbour there is also an unused dock with 6 feet depth of water alongside.

Light. One at the head of Galops canal, about 2 miles from Cardinal, on western end of pier on south side of upper entrance to canal, latitude N. 44 46 38, longitude W. 75 25 7,, red fixed. See List of Lights on the Inland Waters for 1913.

The tonnage which entered and departed during the fiscal year 1912 was 48,052.

CHATHAM HARBOUR, Kent county, Ontario, is on the Thames river which empties into lake St. Clair. The harbour is about 18 miles east from the lake. The river has been dredged to about 13 feet.

There are ten wharves in all, including the City wharf, which has a shed available for freight, and one wharf has a railway siding.

Chatham has communication with all parts of Ontario and United States by Grand Trunk, Canadian Pacific and Pere Marquette railways, as well as by steamboat lines to Windsor and Detroit.

Lights.-Thames river back light, called the main light, at the mouth of the river, south shore, latitude N. 42 19 0, longitude W. 82 26 50, and front light 300 feet, 320°, from main light, both white fixed; gas buoy in 14 feet of water in