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A rocky shoal, with 8 to 9 fathoms over it, extends southwestward 

 from the shoals southward of Dolmen island ; the western end of this 

 shoal bears 230, distant 1^ miles from the western end of Dolmen 

 island. 



Freycinet shoal, with 7 feet water over it, bears 350, distant 1,600 

 yards from the eastern end of the eastern Whale island. A rock, 

 with 27 feet of water over it, bears 96, distant 900 yards from 

 Freycinet shoal. 



James island [Lat. 50 55' 15" N., Long. 57 10' 35" W.], bearing 

 68, 3^ miles from the northern Twin island, is about 1,200 yards long 

 in a northeasterly and southwesterly direction, 400 yards wide, 20 

 feet high, covered with grass, and clear on all sides. 



Fox islands, situated north-northeastward, 2 miles from Whale 

 islands, are two flat islands about 20 feet high and covered with grass, 

 together extending about 1 mile northwest and southeast, with a 

 width of 800 yards. An islet lies in the southern part of the channel 

 between them. Breton reef, southwestward, 1 mile from the western 

 island, uncovers. The channels between the islands and between 

 them and Breton reef must not be used for navigation, but those be- 

 tween Breton reef and Freycinet shoal, and between Breton reef and 

 James island are clear. Fishing boats and small schooners anchor in 

 the space between the two large islands, but the holding ground is 

 bad and the sea heavy with northerly winds. 



Squid cove [Lat. 50 53' 30" N., Long. 56 58' 30" W.] is shallow 

 and open southwestward. Castor point is on the northern side of the 

 cove, and an islet lies off its western side. 



Shoal water extends 248 for 2 miles from a point situated south- 

 ward | mile from Castor Point islet ; this includes Cloue shoal, which 

 has 3 feet of water over it, and lies 1 T % miles from the point. Testu 

 bank, bearing 248, 2^ miles from Castor Point islet, is about 350 

 yards in diameter, and has a least depth of 4 fathoms over it. 



Castors harbor ^At. 50 55' 30" N., Long. 56 59' 00" W] en- 

 trance is between Castor and Yellow points, Castor point being low, 

 wooded, and bordered by rocks extending off nearly a mile. 



The harbor extends eastward 2 miles, and the entrance is mile 

 wide, but banks and shoals stretch off both shores, making the chan- 

 nel narrow and intricate. It is suitable only for small vessels. 



Beacons. There are two beacons on Yellow point. 



Castor river flows into the southeastern part of the harbor from 

 a large pond at a short distance inland, and it affords good salmon 

 fishing during the season. 



New Ferolle peninsula [Lat. 51 01' 00" N., Long. 57 OG' 00" W.~|. 

 of moderate height, and partly wooded, is 2 miles long from Ferolle 

 point to New Ferolle point, and is joined to the mainland by a low 

 isthmus, 600 to 800 yards wide, over which the masts of the fishing 

 vessels can be seen. Detached rocks appear to extend nearly 200 

 yards from Ferolle point. The northern coast is steep-to, but New 

 Ferolle point is foul to the distance of 400 yards northeastward. 



New Ferolle cove extends southward 1 mile from New Ferolle 

 point. Black point, which bears 105, distant 1 miles from New 

 Ferolle point, is the other headland. The cove is open northeastward, 

 and, although it is a bad anchorage, it is much frequented. 



The middle of this cove is occupied by a shoal, with 2 to 2 fath- 

 oms water over it. which extends as far to the northeastward as the 

 line between New Ferolle to Black points. 



