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Quentin Bay, in which some dredging has been done in 25 fathoms or 

 less. 



From Point Baja to Point San Antonio, 12 miles, the San Quentin 

 bight is repeated but on a smaller scale, with a bay, Rosario Bay, simi- 

 larly placed to San Quentin Bay. There is an extensive sandy beach ; and 

 outside it, the bay, and the whole bight, for that matter, is well filled 

 with kelp. A couple of miles off Point Baja there is a gap in the kelp, 

 and here there is fair anchorage. Three dredging stations are located at 

 the entrance to this gap. 



From Point San Antonio to Point San Rosarito, a distance of approxi- 

 mately 110 miles, the coast line extends southeasterly. It consists of a 

 series of shallow bights, varying much in breadth. In most cases the point 

 between the bights extends in a southerly direction, to give slight protec- 

 tion to the northern extension of the bight, which in some cases is even 

 called a bay. The last of these, Santa Rosalia, 7 miles across the entrance, 

 deserves the name better than the others. The shore, in general, is of 

 much the same type as that farther north. The depth of the water in- 

 creases gradually, so that the 100-fathom line may be 30 miles or more 

 offshore. 



From Point San Rosarito, the coast line makes a long, gradual sweep 

 southward, then south westward, and finally westward to Cape San 

 Eugenio. This large area, extending from Maria Point, 30 miles north- 

 west of Point San Rosarito, to Cape San Eugenio and bounded on the 

 west by Cedros Island, is Sebastian Viscaino Bay. It is 60 miles from 

 Maria Point to Cape San Eugenio and 48 miles from Maria Point to the 

 north end of Cedros Island. The whole bay is shallow, with no soundings 

 greater than 70 fathoms recorded. 



From Point San Rosarito almost to Cape San Eugenio the coastal 

 area is low and much of the shore is sandy beach. Close to the shore and 

 opening into the bay are three extensive lagoons, Manuela, Black War- 

 rior, and Scammon. North of the entrance to Manuela Lagoon is a 

 prominent headland, Lagoon Head (Morro de Santo Domingo), serving 

 as a protection to Lagoon Head Anchorage. 



Toward Cape San Eugenio the coast becomes more rugged again, 

 particularly so in the vicinity of False Point, 12 miles northwest of Cape 

 San Eugenio. 



Apart from the collecting near Cedros Island, mentioned later, the 

 only stations are in and off Lagoon Head Anchorage and in Manuela 

 Lagoon. 



