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ing 96, distant about 950 yards from Querre Islet beacon, which in 

 line bear 127. 



A beacon, with a St. Andrew's cross top mark, stands on the south- 

 ern shore of the port, bearing 80, distant 665 yards from Lower 

 pyramid beacon ; it is a good anchoring mark. 



St. John bay [Lat. 50 53' 00" N., Long. 57 13' 00" W.], lying 

 southeastward of a line between Barbace and Ferolle points, which 

 are 19 miles apart in a north-northeasterly and south-southwesterly 

 direction, contains several islands, of which St. John island, situated 

 5 miles northeastward from Barbace point, is the largest. 



Ice. St. John bay fills with northern ice and freezes in December 

 or January ; the ice breaks up in May. During severe winters the ice 

 extends from Rich point to Ferolle point. 



St. John island [Lat. 50 49' 00" N., Long. 57 13' 30" W.] is 

 about 3 miles long in an easterly and westerly direction, and 2J miles 

 wide, moderately high, with a round summit, and wooded only at 

 its northwestern end. 



St. John Harbor, on the western side of the island, extends east- 

 ward and northeastward about 1 miles, with a width of 600 to 200 

 yards, and is a good anchorage for steamers or small vessels, but 

 square-rigged sailing ships require a leading wind to enter. 



Horn island, mile long in a northeasterly and southwesterly 

 direction and 150 yards wide, lies northeastward mile from Square 

 rock and is separated from St. John island by a passage 100 yards 

 wide, with 13 feet of water in mid-channel. 



Beacon. There is a beacon on Horn island. 



Round Head island, 750 yards southward of the eastern part of 

 St. John island, is 1 miles long in an east-northeasterly and w r est- 

 southwesterly direction, 750 yards wide and 180 feet high. 



Round Head shoal, with 7 feet of water over it, extends southward 

 250 yards from the southwestern point of the island. 



Shoal. A shoal, with 4 fathoms of water over it, lies 295, distant 

 450 yards from Round Head point. 



Falaise shoal, with 13 feet of water over it, lies 150 yards north- 

 ward of the northeastern part of Round Head island ; there is a depth 

 of 5 fathoms close northward of it. Horn island, a little open north- 

 ward of the foot of Round head, bearing 239, leads northwestward 

 of the shoal. 



Good bay, a spacious anchorage between St. John and Round Plead 

 islands, has deep water, but good holding ground, and there is never 

 any sea ; it is entered either from the eastward or westward. 



Anchorage beacons. Well point lies northeastward, distant 600 

 yards from Horn island, and on the point are two beacons which in 

 line bear 255. 



On the northern shore of Good bay, nearly mile northeastward of 

 Well point, are two beacons which in line bear 355. 



The best anchorage in Good bay is in about 17 fathoms at the inter- 

 section of the lines of the two pairs of beacons. 



Sheep island lies 150 yards off the northwestern shore and near 

 the eastern end of Good bay; it is less than 200 yards in diameter; an 

 islet and shoal water are between it and the shore to the westward, 

 and a reef extends 400 yards southeastward of it. This reef is joined 

 to Flat point, 400 yards to the northeastward, by a shoal bank. 



