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—-The steamer Rapids, en route
from the Arkansas River to Mem-
phis, is aground up that stream.
Capt. M. S. Brinkley is in charge.

—-The steamer Kate Adams left
Memphis Tuesday for O. K, Landing
on her first trip up since she went
to Mound City some time ago for
repairs.

--The J. N. Harbin, thoroughly
overhauled, will re-enter the Mem-
phis and Pine Bluff trade next Tues-
day. - '

——The New Orleans Daily States
says: Some mighty fine and remarka-
bly fast work was done about the
Columbia under the direct supervis-
ion of her clever skipper, Capt. E. G.
Carter, during the 30 hours’ time
she was in dock. Though the rain
interfered and one night intervening,
a force of some 30 caulkers went
over her hull from stem to stern
making a most complete job of the
work during the short time she was
(locked. And besides the owners of
the Columbia have the satisfaction,
that the dock people and others
competent to judge pronounced her
hull one of the best they had ever
seen. * * * A Baton Rouge
(La.) dispatch says: “The wholesale
merchants of Baton Rouge have se-
cured from the Steamboat Traffic
Association a rate from Baton Rouge
to Donaldsonville and intermediate
points the same as a rate from New
Orleans to Donaldsonville and inter-
mediate points. Donaldsonville will
be the dividing line between Baton
Rouge and New Orleans. If New
Orleans wishes to ship this side of
Donaldsonville it will have to pay a
higher rate than Baton Rouge. This
has not been the case in the past.”
Judging by the extensive prepara-
tions and the time being consumed by
the Dock Board in starting its work
On the_upper wharf, it will be many
a day before the steamboats will
again have the use of that section of
wharf. -

—The Patten-Tully Transportation
and Towboat Company have laid up
all their towboats on account of low
water.

'—-The steamer Columbia, C. G.
Carter in command, started out last
Monday in the New Orleans and Up-
per Coast trade, and leaves New
Orleans every Monday and Thursda."
at 12 m. for Donaldsonville, White-
castle, Bayou Gould, Plaquemine,
Baton Rouge, False River, Bayou
Sara and Red Store Landing. Messrs.
‘Lord & McReake are her New Or-
leans agents.

—-The Georgia Lee, which has been
on the Paducah marine ways for
some time, will be ready to resume
her trips in the Memphis and Vicks-
burg trade in a very short time.

——The Memphis and Mound City
ferryboat Hugo ran into asand bank
at the north of Wolf River a few days
ago under a full head of steam. She
was only slightly damaged and was
immediately pulled into the river by
the Charles Organ. The engineer of
the Hugo, Eddie Waller. had 50116
out on the fantail to adjust the ma-
chinery, when an arm swung around
and struck him, and he_was knocked
into the river unbeknown to the
Pilot, and the pilot’s bells to reverse
the engine were unheeded. The en-

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gineer was picked up by'a row boat
put out from the Charlesorgan and
was taken back to his boat.

——The transfer steamer, Ste. Gene-
vieve, which isbeing repaired at
Mound City, Ill., was let into the
river last Saturday. She has been
on the ways about three months and
has had her hull rebuilt. Her up-

per works are being rebuilt and she

will be ready for service at Ste. Gen-
evieve, Mo., in about two weeks.

——'The Harvester is due to arrive
at New Orleans with a tow of coal.

—-The steamer City of Savannah,
which has been running in the Mem-
phisand Arkansas City trade, while
the ’Kate Adams was laid up, has
been turned over to her owners, the
St. Louis and Tennessee River Pack-
et Company. The Kate Adams re-
sumed her trips Monday morning.
This steamer may have the honor of
carrying President William H. Taft
from Memphis to New Orleans this
fall when he makes his river trip
from St. Louis to attend the Deep
Waterways Convention to be held at
New Orleans.

NOTICE TO MASTERS AND_ PILOTS

The following changes in post-
lights on the Mississippi River, be-
tween Cairo, Ill., and Memphis,
Tenn., have been made:

Light-House Tender Oleander left
Cairo, Ill., at 5 a. m., August 11,
1909; 20 foot and falling on the
guage.

Fillmore City: No bottom. From
light on Cairo Point to Fillmore City
light.

Head Island No. 1: From Head
Island No. 1 light to Pritchard Point
light.

Pritchard Point: From Pritchard
Point light to Putney Bend light.

Head Lucas Bend: From head
of Islands Nos. 2, 3 and 4 to Head
Lucas Bend light. No bottom.

Foot of Lucas Bendz. From shape
of" foot of Lucas Bend to where bar
joins shore above Mill, above Co-
lumbus light, until from open on cor-
ner of the willows on 2, 3 and 4 to
Mill above Columbus light.

Muscovalley: 24 feet. From Bal-
mont to Muscovalley light.

Medleys: From Sampel light to
head of fresh caving bank, about 300
yards below Me_dley Bend light, un-
til from little towhead below Sani-

ue1’s light to Medley Bend_ light,
22% feet.
Head of Island No. 6: From Par-

ker Point light to Hickman Crossing

light. No bottom.
Head of Island No. 8: From flrst
bunch ‘of timber under false point

below French light to where bar
joins shore above James Bayou and
into shore this way.

Le:-3ter’s: From'little under Lester
light to Donaldson Point light. No
bottom. '

Head of Island No. 10: From
Wide open‘on Donaldson'"Point, or
what will show head of solid timber

about one mile below Lester’ light,

to Isler Slough light. Nobottom.

Moved Isler Slough light down a
quarter of a mile. ‘

Foot of Island No. 10: From To-
ler light to foot of Island No. 10
light. ‘

-LaForge: From head of Willows
below LaForge light to Kentucky
P-oint light. 18 feet. .

New Madrid: From Kentucky

Point light to foot of Morrisson
Towhead until from corner of Mor-

risson Towhead to New Madrid
.light. No bottom.
Watson: From New Madrid Bend

light to Dan Watson light.
running shape of upper bar.
Nolan: From shape of bend above
Nolan light to 300 yards below To--
ney Towhead light, until from No-
lan light to T-oney Towhead light,
1912 feet. ‘
Point Pleasant: From the shore
nbelow Point Pleasant to light in
willows, then from this light to 100
yards below Darnall Towhead light.
Very strong draft here. 131,2 feet.
Then from head of same willows
above the light to one-half way be-
tween Darnall Towhead light and
Darnall Point light. No bottom.
Down this way until from 100 yards
under Williams’ light to same dis-
tance above Darnall Towhead light,
until from Williams’ light to Dar-
nall Towhead light, 15 feet, and
pull down gradually as you go in.
Moved Point Pleasant light down
half mile. N-ow located at flrst lit-
tle iopeningbelow head of willows.
Linda: From Darnall Point light
to Linda light, 24 feet. Until from
little bunch of willows above Darnall
Towhead light to cross board in foot
Gold Field. No bottom.
Established a cross board in foot
of Gold Field.

This is

Cherokee: 221/2 feet. From the
Cherokee light to the Stewart Bar
light.

Joe Echols: From head of At-

kinson Field to old Carey Wood-
yard landing, until from head of
timber below Atkinson light to high,
round-topped tree leaning down the
river, one-half mile below Carey
Woodyard light. 191/2 feet. Down
this way until from head of Atkin-
son Field to Carey Vvoodyard light.
No bottom,

Basses—From Avenue light to be-
low Bass Field light. No bottom.

Rteelfootz From Reelfoot light
to Island 14 light; 8 feet.

Fritz: From Island 14 light to
Hathaway light. 22% feet.

Hathaway: From foot little field
below Hathaway light to Hathaway

Bar light. No bottom. Until‘ from
foot of middle bar to head of Prairie
Bend light. No bottom.

Foot of Island 16: From cabin in
timber about 300yards below head
of timber below Booth Point light
to Island 16 light; 19% feet.

Foot of Island 18: Fr-om foot of
Island 18 light to Mitchell light.
Nobottom. -

Head of Island 20: From little
under Mitchell light to Island 20
light. No bottom.

Foot of Island 20: From Island
20 light to Huffman light. No bot-
tom.

Foot of Island 21: From Arkan-
sas Point above Huffman light to
Huffman Bar light; then from same
bar light to Blue Grass light; 24
feet.

Wright Point: From Blue Grass
light to Wright Point light. No bot-
tom. - .

Hale's Point: From Wright Point
light to mouth of the Obion light. 24
feet. .

Buckner’s: From little under
Hale Point light ot bunch of timber
on false point just above Buckner
light. 2212 feet.

‘Head Island 25: From Carr

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Landing light to bend of Island 25
light, until well over; then from 200
yards under corner of willows oppo-

site Barfleld to 500 yards below
bend of Island 25 light.
O'Donnell: From one-half way

from island 26 light down to corner
of island to cross board in willows
above 0’Donnell light. 2212 feet.

Gold Dust: From light on bar
below foot of Island 26 to Gold Dust
light. 24 feet,

Moved Ashport Towhead light
over on bar below foot of Island 26.

Round Lake: From Gold Dust
light to middle of Kate Aubrey Tow-
head. No bottom. Then from Gold
Dust Towhead light to little bunch
of willows on bank that shows just
below foot of upper bar, 191/2 feet,
and pull down as you go in grad-
ually on point.

New Haven: 19% feet.
the shore all the way.

Last Chance: From Last Chance
light to foot big timber in head of
field on Craighead Point. 24 feet.

Drivers: From Plum Point light
to Driver Landing light. 221/2 feet.

Head of Island 34: From Falls
Landing light to head of Island No.
34'light. No bottom.

Lookout: From foot of willows
on foot of towhead opposite corner
of Island :14 to Tennessee corner of
lower middle bar opposite Stonewall;
down this way until from the store
in Lookout Field to round, sugar
loaf hill above Randolph, 13% feet,
then from the light on Island Bar
below foot of Lookout Field to Hat-
chee Field light, 91/2 feet one cast.
When over reef, circle around until
from foot of bluff below Fulton to
what will show head of willows on
towhead on bar below Randolph. Un-
til from Hatchee Field light to Ran-

Down

clolph light. 24 feet.

Bend of Island 35: Down the
bend all the way.

Pecan Point: From the Dago

light to 100 yards above the Cedar ,

Point light, until from the landing
in the cottonwoods above the foot of
Island 35 to the Dean Island light,
13% feet iii the flrst marks given.

Thomas’: 22% feet. From shale
of corner of Dean Island to the flrst
cabin above the head of Thomas’
Field, until from the high, round
bunch of timber that shows over the
willows on the Tennessee shore, op-
posite the corner of Dean Island,
and hold on the Thomas light.

Fogleman: From the Happy Val-
ley light to the Fogleman light.

Head of Island No. 40: From 400
yards below the Randolph Point
light to the Chute of Island No. 40
light.

St. Clair: From opposite Island
No, 40 light to the St. Clair Landing
light.

Wreck of the Arthur: From where
the bar joins the shore below the St.
Clair light to the wreck of the Ar-
thur light.

Paddy Hen: From the Paddy Hen
light to the Mound City Ferry Dock,
until from the point of the willows
on the bar under Redmond’s Point
to the Jim Lee light.

The lighthouse tender “Oleander”
arrived at Memphis, Tenn., at 12
noon, August 13, 1909. There was

15 feet and falling on the guage.

By order of the Lighthouse Board.
M. L. Miller, Lieut. Commander, U.
S. N., Inspector 16th Lighthouse
district,