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for the latter, kee])in8' it on that bearing until within 2.i miles, wnen 

 the course may l)e ehanged to about SW. ^ S., passing in midchannel 

 between ]*oint Divide and Doe Point. The least water is 4 fathoms at 

 the entrance to the channel. Having cleared Hague Channel, bring 

 Coal Bluff to bear SE. ^ S., and stand in for it until Point Divide bears 

 S. by E. i E., 1.^ miles distant and about 400 yards open of Doe Point; 

 then SSE. ^ E., until Eagle liock is abeam, keejung the above points 

 a little oi)en to clear Half-tide Hock. Then steer S. by E. ^B. until 

 Shingle Point is abeam, when a course may be laid for Mine Harbor, 

 giving VAiifH Point a berth of about a quarter of a mile. 



Mine Harbor is small but free from dangers, except Midway Hock, 

 which shows at half tide. Anchor in from 12 to 15 fathoms, and if a 

 vessel intends to remain any length of time it is advisable to moor. Jt 

 is high water in Mine Harbor, full and change, at 8"' 0'" 0% rise 15 feet, 

 and it occurs at l]ntrance Point about two hours earlier, with a rise of 

 10 to 12 feet. 



Hague Channel is 1 mile in width at its northern entrance, and is 

 contracted to less than half a mile between Point Divide and Doe 

 Point. The tidal streams are very strong, and near high water t hey 

 sweep across the narrow channel and over the flats, making it imi)OS- 

 sible to steer a compass course. They are more regular near low tide, 

 which is the best time to make the passage, as the channel is indicated 

 by the flats showing above water on either hand. 



Johnston Channel has from 7 to 15 fathoms of water, but is very nar- 

 row, with steei) sides. It is difficult to find, but, once in, the naviga- 

 tion is comparatively simple, as the tides follow the general direction of 

 deep water. The width of the northern entrance is a quarter of a mile, 

 which it maintains with little variation until near the southern extrem- 

 ity, when it contracts to 250 yards. Having cleared the channel and 

 entered the upper bay, there is ample room and depth of water in every 

 direction, Crow Reef beiug the only outlying danger. 



Anchorages may be found anywhere between Walrus Island and En- 

 trance Point in case of fog, and a vessel may anchor in Hague Channel, 

 but the tides are strong. There are fairly good anchorages under the 

 north side of Point Divide and Doe Point, w^here near the bank a 

 vessel will be out of the strength of the current. The Albatross an- 

 chored in midchannel a mile inside of the above points at the time of 

 spring tides, and the flood came in with a bore between 2 and 3 feet in 

 height, the patent log registering a 9-knot current for some time, 

 with a swell which occasionally splashed into the scuppers. There is 

 fairly good anc^horage off the northern entrance to Johnston Channel, 

 and an excellent one at its southern extremity ofl^" Marble Point, in fact, 

 almost anywhere in the upper bay where the water is not too deep. The 

 lastcpuirter of flood tide is the best time to pass through this channel. 



High land rises at the base of Harbor Point and extends to the 

 northward and eastward near the center of the i)eninsula. Point Di- 



