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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH APRIL, 1881.
CAPE ATEGÉ.-Bearing S. by E. from cape Ategé is a remarkable sharp peak. Between cape Ategé and Kozakevitch bay to the southward, the coast has a more gradual slope from the beach to the high range of hills behind, and is well wooded.
CAPE OROGI appears to rise to a height of about 200 feet above the sea, and is backed by a fine grassy slope; it is an abutment of the two hundred foot terrace (raised beach), clearly traceable along the west coast of Saghalin island.
RUSSIAN TARTARY.
KAZAKAVITCH ISLAND.-1Nor-saha point on the south east side of Kazakavitch island (western part of Peter the Great bay) has a reef extending from it for about 1 cables in a south east direction.
Huluai bay, situated westward of Nor-saha point, becomes foul towards its head, where numerous rocks seals could be seen were noticed from the S.S. Appin in August, 1880.
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Verkhovski islands.-The south eastern of the Verkhovski islands is marked by a pole with a cage on it. POVOROTNY POINT, the south east point of America bay, has a steep face, of gray rock, much cut up, and presenting a very rough appearance. Southward of Povorotny point, is a red cliff, showing horizontal strata, and some distance north east of the point, is a hill with a caplike summit, of red, horizontal, stratified rock, the cliffs between being dotted with sandy patches.
CAPE CREASY is the north east point of Siau-wu-hu bay, and has, at its northern head, two remarkable rocks, showing as a double pinnacle when viewed from the southward. A little to the north of cape Creasy is another pinnacle rock. A vessel must, however, be within two miles of the cape to clearly distinguish these pinnacle rocks.
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT.-The land immediately behind cape Disappointment when bearing about N.N.E., shows in three peaks, close together, of nearly uniform height,
LOW CAPE lies between two bluff, escarped, headlands, and has a clump of pine trees upon it. The beach here is sandy.
Land mark.-A little westward of Low cape is a hill about 1,800 feet in height, having a flat table top, forming a good land mark.
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STRAIT of TARTARY.-AMUR RIVER.
Strait of Tartary, Fox bank, situated about 20 miles northward of Castries bay, in the southern approach to the Amur river, has an iron can buoy, coloured red and black off its south end. There was no buoy marking the northern end of Fox bank in 1880.
Clearing mark.—If bound from the southward for the Amur river, cape Catherine and cape Nevelskoi kept in line on about a N.N.E. bearing until cape Glasenap is passed, leads clear of the Fox bank.
Two fathom patch; that situated about three miles N.N.E. of cape Nevelskoi, is marked at its south end by a cask buoy, coloured red, and on the north end by a pole with a broom on it.
Directions.-Bound to the Amur river from the southward through the strait of Tartary, after passing eastward of Fox bank, steer to the eastward of the Two fathom patch, situated about three miles N.N.E. of cape Nevelskoi. After passing which, follow the direct line between cape Nevelskoi and cape Muravief with Nevelskoi astern and Muraviet ahead until abreast of Popof island (which appears to be situated further to the westward than the position assigned to it upon the chart). When Popof island bears west, steer for cape Pogobi of Saghalin island, which has upon it a conspicuous white house, and south eastward of it a sandy landslip, at the north-west end of which is a triangular mark on a pole painted white. Should the mirage prevent this triangular white mark being seen, as is sometimes the case, a remarkable nipple on the ridge westward of cape Nevelskoi kept right astern on a S.W. bearing, keeps a vessel in deep water until Ogbi island opens clear of cape Lazaref; keep Ogbi island just touching cape Lazaref and steer for it, which will lead just clear of the flat which extends between capes Muravief and Lazaref. A stake with broom-head marks the position of the 12-feet patch, north-east of Ogbi island, and a white cask buoy with stake and broom-head marks the edge of the southern bank.
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From the white cask buoy just mentioned (on the north side of which the channel lies), steer N.N.W. for the north point of Chomé island with cape Lazaref astern, which will lead up to the red and white iron can buoy situated north east of Chakmut island, from which buoy, two triangular beacons on the mainland to the southward, kept in line astern on a S. by W. W. bearing, will guide a vessel to the Hagemir island south buoy, which is an iron can buoy coloured in red and white bands; from thence, a N. W. course should be steered for the Hagemir island north buoy, which is an From Hagemir island north buoy the triangular beacons on the south side iron buoy coloured black with a white stripe. of Korsakof point will be seen and should be kept in line, about N.W. by N.; the edge of the bank off Korsakof point is marked with stakes, after passing which, the marks on the north side of Korsakof point will be seen; these, kept in line astern (about South), direct up to Ussi cape buoy (cask coloured black and white).
Amur River.'-From cape Ussi buoy, Lallo beacons kept in line N.N.W. W. lead up to a broom stake in mid- channel; here increased care is necessary, this being the narrowest and shoalest part of the river, and steam vessels should proceed at slow speed. From the broom stake, course should be altered to the northward, bringing the two beacons on the mainland, situated midway between Lallo village and cape Ussi in line astern (S. by W. W.) until Uezut island bears West, when the two white triangular beacons on the slope north west of Uezut island should be kept in line N.N.W. 4 W., and steered for, and will lead up to another broom stake in mid-channel; here two other white triangular beacons erected in a gap cut in the forest, upon a hill south west of Prongé point, will come in line ahead N. by E. E., and will lead up to the bend in the channel, when two white triangles, situated near Prongé village will be seen, and should be kept in line astern S.W. by W. W., until the red buoy off Prongé point is reached.
See Admiralty chart, No. 2,432, Tumen Ula to Strelok bay, including Peter the Great Bay.
2 See Admiralty charts Strait of Tartary, No. 2,650.
* There are no buoys or marks off cape Muràvief, or on the flat between it and cape Lazaref, until close to the latter, where the edge of the flat is marked by a stake. The stakes north-east of cape Lazaref have brooms instead of flags; the buoys are cask buoys.
4 The island westward of Chome island mentioned in China Pilot, Vol. IV., p. 108, is of little use as a mark, being shut in by Chome island. The gap in the hills is not easily distinguished by a stranger.
• Useful in returning south from the Amur river, or should the beacons be obscured.
• The position of Hagemir island south buoy is permanently marked by two sets of triangular beacons on the Hagemir islands, indicating the cross bearings.
See Admiralty charts, Sheets 1 and 2, Amur river, Nos. 861, 862.
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