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A few settlers reside on this shore, in which there are several small 

 streams, the largest being Victor brook, 1^ miles from Rocky point, 

 and Harry brook, 2 miles from South head; both afford good fish- 

 ing. Inland to the southwestward thick wooded hills rise in long 

 sloping ridges to heights of 700 and 800 feet. 



Head harbor or Pic a Denis (locally Picadilly), the bight on the 

 eastern side of South head, is about 2 miles in extent to the south- 

 ward and 1 miles wide. Its western shores are rocky, the wooded 

 hills behind rising steeply to a long ridge extending southwestward 

 toward Lower cove in St. George bay. The head of the bight is low, 

 and flat land extends a little distance back toward the hills; the 

 eastern shore is a low bank of peaty soil. At the head of the bight 

 and on the western side there are two small streams. 



A settler's dwelling house, storehouse, and stage are situated on the 

 western shore at 1| miles southward of South head, and limited quan- 

 tities of meat, butter, and milk may sometimes be procured. The flat 

 land at the head of the bay is cultivated to some extent; a road leads 

 to Abrahams cove, and a path to Ship cove, in St. George bay, across 

 the neck, between the hills, which are here comparatively low. There 

 is also a road to West bay. 



East bay extends about 6 miles to the southward, and is 5^ miles 

 wide; a considerable portion of it has depths of over 20 fathoms. 

 The western shore of East bay from Shoal point trends southward 

 for about 3 miles, in low peaty banks and a narrow sandy beach; 

 thence it turns southeastward and after rising in slopes for about 1| 

 miles, becomes rocky and forms, just westward of the Gravels, three 

 small deep coves. Behind the foreshore the land rises in more or less 

 wooded slopes to the summit of the ridge extending eastward from 

 Pierways hill. 



Boswarlis is a small settlement on the shore of East bay 3 miles 

 westward of the Gravels; it has a few cottages and a schoolhouse. 

 Limited supplies of such provisions as meat and butter may generally 

 be obtained at the settlement during late summer and autumn. 



The Gravels is the locality of the narrow neck separating Port ail 

 Port from Isthmus bay (page 279) ; a small steam vessel, belonging 

 to one of the lobster factories, almost daily communicates with the 

 several fisheries around the shores of Port au Port. 



Immediately northeastward of Bluff head cliff, and on the face of 

 the steep, wooded slope | mile inland, are the houses of the workmen 

 employed in the asbestos and chrome mines in the vicinity. 



Anchorage Buoy. Temporary anchorage has been obtained off 

 the northeastern end of Bluff head cliff in 8 fathoms, sand bottom. 

 A large red buoy was moored here at about 400 yards offshore in 

 1898, and vessels calling for the chrome produced at the mines made 

 fast to it. 



Shoals. There is a small shoal, with 4| fathoms of water over it, 

 and 5 to 6 fathoms around, bearing 216, distant 1 miles from the 

 shoalest head of Round reef. A small patch, with 5 fathoms of water 

 over it, bears 5, distant 1 mile from the shoalest head of Round reef; 

 there are depths of 5| to 6 fathoms between it and the reef, and from 

 the patch there are depths of 6 to 4| fathoms northwestward toward 

 Long ledge, but between this shallow water and the ledge there is a 

 channel about i mile wide with depths of 8 to 10 fathoms. 



