States waters of Juan de Fuca Strait, Washington Sound, and Georgia Strait, and on the tidal waters tributary to the sea, straits, and sound between the limits named, together with those on Alaskan waters. Ohio. FOURTEENTH DISTRICT. Inspector.-Lieut. Commander CLARENCE M. STONE, U. S. Navy, Cincinnati, Engineer.-Lieut. Col. WILLIAM T. ROSSELL, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, Cincinnati, Ohio. The Fourteenth district extends on the Ohio River from Pittsburg, Pa., to Cairo, Ill., 966 miles; on the Tennessee River, 255 miles, and on the Great Kanawha, 734 miles-in all a distance of 1,295 miles and embraces all the aids to navigation within these limits. FIFTEENTH DISTRICT. Inspector.-Commander J. J. KNAPP, U. S. Navy, St. Louis, Mo. Engineer.-Capt. GUSTAVE R. LUKESH, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, St. Louis, Mo. The Fifteenth district extends on the Mississippi River from the head of navigation to Cairo, Ill.; on the Missouri River to Kansas City, and on the Illinois River to La Salle, and includes all the aids to navigation within those limits. SIXTEENTH DISTRICT. Inspector.-Commander EDWIN H. TILLMAN, U. S. Navy, Memphis, Tenn. Engineer.-Capt. WILLIAM D. Connor, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, Memphis, Tenn. The Sixteenth light-house district extends on the Mississippi River from Cairo, Ill., to New Orleans, La., a distance of 1,054 miles, and on the Red River a distance of 12 miles-in all a distance of 1,066 miles-and includes all aids to navigation within those limits. CHANGES IN PERSONNEL. Chairman.-Rear-Admiral GEORGE C. REITER, U. S. Navy, was detached December 31, 1907, and succeeded by Capt. ADOLPH MARIX, U. S. Navy, January 6, 1908. Naval Secretary.-Rear-Admiral URIEL SEBREE, U. S. Navy, was detached September 30, 1907, and succeeded by Commander JAMES M. HELM, U. S. Navy, October 1, 1907. Rear-Admiral ALBERT Ross, U. S. Navy, was detached on November 15, 1907, and Capt. SAMUEL P. COMLY, U. S. Navy, assigned to duty as member of the Light-House Board. SECOND DISTRICT. Inspector.-Commander E. E. WRIGHT, U. S. Navy, was relieved by Lieut. Commander W. B. FLETCHER, U. S. Navy, September 30, 1907, and Commander C. J. BOUSH, U. S. Navy, succeeded Lieut. Commander FLETCHER, October 31, 1907. FOURTH DISTRICT. Inspector.-Lieut. Commander HARRISON BISPHAM, U. S. Navy, relieved Commander JOHN E. CRAVEN, U. S. Navy, June 30, 1908. Engineer.-Lieut. Col. T. L. CASEY, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, from January 18 to March 19, 1908; Maj. CLEMENT A. F. FLAGLER, during the remainder of the year. FIFTH DISTRICT. Inspector.-Lieut. Commander ROBERT L. RUSSELL, U. S. Navy, relieved Commander EDWARD LLOYD, Jr., U. S. Navy, June 30, 1908. SIXTH DISTRICT. Engineer.-Capt. E. R. STUART, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, relieved Capt. G. P. HOWELL, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, August 8, 1907. SEVENTH DISTRICT. Inspector.-Commander B. TAPPAN, U. S. Navy, relieved Commander JOHN HOOD, U. S. Navy, December 17, 1907. Engineer.—Maj. HENRY JERVEY, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, relieved Maj. WILLIAM E. CRAIG HILL, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, June 3, 1908. EIGHTH DISTRICT. Inspector.-Commander J. L. PURCELL, U. S. Navy, relieved Commander G. W. BROWN, U. S. Navy, March 31, 1908. Engineer.-Maj. HENRY JERVEY, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, relieved Maj. WILLIAM E. CRAIGHILL, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, June 3, 1908. NINTH DISTRICT. Inspector.-Lieut. Commander WEBSTER A. EDGAR, U. S. Navy, relieved Commander J. M. ORCHARD, U. S. Navy, June 30, 1908. TENTH DISTRICT. Inspector.-Lieut. Commander C. D. STEARNS, U. S. Navy, relieved Commander FRANK M. BOSTWICK, U. S. Navy, June 1, 1908. Engineer.-Lieut. Col. W. L. FISK, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, relieved Col. H. M. ADAMS, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, January 27, 1908. FOURTEENTH DISTRICT. Inspector.-Lieut. Commander C. M. STONE, U. S. Navy, relieved Jommander WILLIAM BRAUNERSREUTHER, U. S. Navy, July 31, 1907. FIFTEENTH DISTRICT. Inspector.-Commander J. J. KNAPP, U. S. Navy, relieved Commander L. S. VAN DUZER, U. S. Navy, March 31, 1908. Engineer.-Capt. GUSTAVE R. LUKESH, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, relieved Col. C. B. SEARS, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, February 28, 1908. SIXTEENTH DISTRICT. Inspector.-Commander S. Cook, U. S. Navy, died September 9, 1907; Commander L. S. Van Duzer, U. S. Navy, was assigned to duty as inspector September 14, 1907, and was relieved by Commander EDWIN H. TILLMAN, U. S. Navy, November 24, 1907. REPORT OF THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR, OFFICE OF THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD, Washington, October 7, 1908. SIR: The Light-House Board has the honor to submit the following report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1908: AIDS TO NAVIGATION ESTABLISHED, DISCONTINUED, AND IN OPERATION. The aids to navigation established and discontinued during the fiscal year 1908, and those under the control of the Light-House Establishment on June 30, 1908, are as follows: Lighted aids to navigation June 30, 1908. Aids to navigation established and discontinued during the fiscal year 1908. Lens lantern. Lens lantern and reflector, 2 lights. Dunn Creek (Drummond Creek) range, Fla. Lens lantern and 2 post Hog Rocks, Alaska. Whale Island, Alaska Eagle Harbor range, Wash Gull Island, Alaska-- Pillar Rock Channel range rear, Oreg. Willamette River range rear, Oreg_ Prolewy Rock, Alaska__ Grays Bay, Wash____ Fourteenth district: Three post-lantern lights. Fifteenth district: Seventy-six post-lantern lights. Sixteenth district: Twenty-five post-lantern lights. Do. Post lanterns, 2 lights. Do. Post lantern. Do. Lens lanterns, 2 lights. Lens lanterns, 4 lights. Do. Do. Do. Do. Lens lanterns, 3 lights. Post lantern. Lens lantern. Post lanterns, 2 lights. Sixth order, 2 lights. Post lanterns, 2 lights. Post lanterns, 2 lights. Do. Do. Do. Lens lantern. Do. Do. Do. Lens lantern. Do. Post lanterns, 2 lights. Post lantern. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Post lanterns, 2 lights. Do. Do. |