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Neddy harbor [Lat. 49 31' 20" N., Long. 57 52' 00" W.], situ- 

 ated on the northern side of the entrance to East arm, is an indenta- 

 tion extending northwestward about mile, with a width of 400 

 yards, and toward the head the harbor is j mile long in an easterly 

 and westerly direction, with an average width of 300 yards, but the 

 area, with a depth of over 3 fathoms, available for anchorage is 700 

 yards long and 400 yards wide. 



Neddy harbor is the most convenient, and probably the best anchor- 

 age in Bonne bay, as it is sheltered from all except southeasterly 

 winds; with southeasterly winds the squalls are often severe, and 

 a heavy sea is quickly raised. Large vessels moor, as the space is 

 limited. 



Wharf. On the southern side of the inner part of Neddy harbor is 

 a coal wharf, 130 feet long, with a head 92 feet long, alongside which 

 is a depth of 23 feet water. There are ringbolts in the rocks for 

 securing hawsers. 



Buoy. A spar buoy, northwestward about 200 feet from the wharf, 

 marks some moorings for small vessels to use when lying alongside. 



Coal. A small stock of Welsh coal is maintained at Neddy harbor 

 for the use of British government ships. The coal shed is at the 

 inner end of the wharf. 



Roche (Rocky] harbor is an indentation northward of Salmon 

 point, extending about one mile to the eastward, with a width of 

 mile ; it affords good anchorage, except during strong westerly winds, 

 when a heavy sea is thrown in. 



The population of this locality numbers about 160 persons, all en- 

 gaged in the fisheries. There is some cultivated ground on the south- 

 ern side, inside of Salmon point, where potatoes and other vegetables 

 are grown. 



The coast between Bonne bay and Cow head is low, fronted by 

 rough stony beaches and bowlders. It contains no harbors, nor even 

 anchorages, except at Cow cove, where shelter can be found in 

 westerly to northerly winds; and it is only in the finest weather that 

 vessels can anchor off any part of this coast. 



Strong westerly to northerly Avinds throw a heavy sea on the shore, 

 and landing with safety is then almost impossible, except in a few 

 places where there is a little indifferent shelter. There is a large 

 quantity of drift wood and wreckage on the coast. 



Caution. Sailing vessels navigating on this coast during strong 

 easterly winds must guard against the violent squalls which come 

 down from the mountain gorges. 



Current. Inshore between Bonne bay and Cow head, a current 

 generally sets northward with a greatest rate of about 1 miles an 

 hour. 



Lobster Cove head [Lat, 49 36' 00" K. Long. 57 56' 45" W.], 

 the northern entrance point of Roche harbor, is composed of low red 

 cliffs, 34 feet high, fronted by flat ledges of rock for 150 yards. Near 

 the western end of these ledges there are two large rocks, 12 feet high. 



Light [Lat. 49 36' 10" N., Long. 57 56' 50" W.]. A circular 

 white tower, 25 feet high, on Lobster Cove head, exhibits, at 115 feet 

 above high water, an intermittent white light every 2 seconds, thus: 

 Light 1 seconds, eclipse 1} seconds, which should be seen from, a 

 distance of 16 miles in clear weather. 

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