662 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA. 



The west coast of Newfoundland from cape Ray trends northward 

 for about 9 miles to Larkin point, f mile southeastward of which is 

 the entrance to Little Codroy river. 



Little Codroy river [Lat. 47 46' 00" N., Long. 59 17' 30" W.] can 

 only be entered by boats, but small vessels anchor off the mouth dur- 

 ing offshore winds. This is a capital river for salmon and sea trout 

 fishing from June to September. 



Great Codroy river [Lat. 47 49' 30" N., Long. 59 20' 00" W.], 

 the entrance of which is 3 miles northward of Larkin point, can be 

 entered by vessels, drawing 6 feet, at low water; it can be ascended 

 3 miles from the entrance, but a pilot should be taken, as there is no 

 leading mark and the tidal streams are very strong. There is a 

 conspicuous church steeple on the southern side of the river entrance. 



Codroy village is situated on Beach point, a stony spit, and on the 

 rising ground behind it, immediately northeastward of the middle 

 of the island; landing can generally be effected on the western side 

 of Beach point, sheltered by the island and the shallow bar extending 

 between its northern end and the mainland. 



A little southeastward of the village is the church, a large white 

 building, without tower or spire, conspicuous from seaward. The 

 population of this locality is about 500. 



The coast between Codroy island and cape Anguille, about 2 

 miles northward, rises steeply to the western termination of the An- 

 guille range. The higher portions of these slopes are covered with 

 trees, but the lower portions show extensive clearings made by the 

 settlers ; the contrast" between these clearings, with their large patches 

 of dead timber, and the dark foliage of the trees above, and in some 

 cases below them, is conspicuous from seaward. 



Between the foot of the slope and the sea is a narrow strip of flat 

 land, dotted here and there with the settlers' cottages, and immedi- 

 ately southward of cape Anguille is Shoal point, a small village. 



Cape Anguille rises steeply from the sea to a sharp summit, 615 

 feet high, then the land within it, forming a small hollow, rises again 

 to the range of high hills. The faces of the slopes on the western 

 and southwestern sides of the cape have been cleared and are covered 

 with grass and dead stumps of trees; but the northeastern side, and 

 also the summit, are thickly wooded. 



Light [Lat. 47 53' 51" N., Long. 59 24' 36" W.]. An octagonal 

 tower of reinforced concrete surmounted by a red circular metal lan- 

 tern, 97 feet high, at 100 feet within the coast line, northward of 

 Shoal point, and 1 mile southward of cape Anguille, exhibits, at 115 

 feet above high water, a flashing white light, which shows groups of 

 flashes every 10 seconds, thus: Light, 0.525 second; eclipse, 1.350 

 seconds; light, 0.525 second; eclipse, 7.6 seconds, and should be seen 

 from all points of approach by water for a distance of 16 miles in 

 clear weather. 



A rectangular, wooden, double dwelling house, painted white, with 

 a red hip roof, is situated at 128', distant 288 feet from the lighthouse. 



Fog signal. A diaphone horn, situated in a rectangular wooden 

 building with white sides and a red roof and a high brick chimney, 

 at 174, distant 208 feet from Cape Anguille lighthouse, is operated 

 by compressed air, and sounds, every 90 seconds, 2 blasts each of 3 

 seconds' duration, thus: Blast, 3 seconds; silent interval, 5 seconds; 



