How the Estuary of the Yangtze is Protected from the Point of View of the Mariner To pursue the subject of the lights of the China coast, an article fon which appeared some days ago these columns, attention is drawn to the map appearing below.
This diagram is reproduced from a plan, showing the positions of light-stations on the coast of China, which appears in the booklet for the use of mariners published by the Chinese Maritime Customs, It shows the conglomeration of islands and rocks which mariners encounter in the estuary of the and leave port of Shanghai. It noted that there are no fewer than 38 Fights situated in this area, The Notorious Amhersts loss after striking the rocks. 8 veral vessels have been wrecked at the same spot and it is aid that the mature of the rocks is such—the highest point being merely 26 feet above the sea at high water—that is impracticable to place a 1 thereon. Mariners hold. diversified opinions on this aubject—opinions which on occasions lead to considerable argument—accordingly itis not proposed here to enter into any discussion in regard thereto. Te can, however, incontrovertibly be sai that the current and set vicinity is exceedingly treachery and. many "hundreds of thousand of dollars irretrievably have been Jost as a direct result of the position of these unlighted rocks.
The Amherst Rocks are not marked on the diagram below but
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.