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miles wide, and the harbor extends eastward and northeastward about 

 6| miles, gradually narrowing to its head. 



The inhabitants, numbering 518, are mostly employed in the fish- 

 eries. The land, where cleared of stones, bears good crops of oats, 

 potatoes, and hay; it is cultivated in small patches, and cattle and 

 sheep have fair pasture. 



Anchorage. — There is fair anchorage in 6 fathoms of water, 

 sandy bottom, abreast the village on the southern side of the harbor, 

 with the Roman Catholic church bearing 185°, but occasionally a 

 heavy ground swell is experienced here. The best shelter is 2 miles 

 farther up in 7 fathoms water, mud bottom. 



Shoals. — Coalpit shoal, with 3 fathoms water over it, rocky bot- 

 tom, lies eastward of the lower anchorage and 600 yards from Coalpit 

 point. Paddock shoal, with 4 feet water over it, rocky bottom, lies 

 north-northwestward of Northeast beach, near the head of the harbor. 



Ice. — The ice in St. Marys harbor is generally thin, and it is 

 seldom so thick as to interfere with anchorage; the harbor is often 

 accessible when an anchorage can not be obtained in Trepassey. 

 Winds southward of east fill the harbor with ice, and southerly winds 

 pack it ; northeasterly winds clear it. 



Tides. — It is high water, full and change, in St. Marys harbor 

 7h. 40m. ; springs rise 7^ feet, neaps 5 feet. . 



Coniniunication. — A steamer from ^t. Johns calls at St. Marys 

 harbor weekly from early in May until December. 



Supplies. — Good water can be obtained at the head of the harbor, 

 and small supplies of milk, eggs, and butter at the village, 



Mai bay, northwestward of St. Mark's harbor, extends 3 miles 

 north-northeastward, and has no safe anchorage except close to its 

 head, in 6 fathoms of water, sand bottom. 



Shoal bay, separated from Mai bay by Frapeau point, is open to 

 the prevailing winds, and should not be entered. 



Great Colinet island. — Shoal Bay point separates Shoal bay 

 from Colinet passage, and Great Colinet island lies on the western 

 side of the passage. This island is 4j*o miles long, 1 mile broad, 

 and attains a height of 333 feet. At the northern end of the island 

 a limited anchorage, called Mother Hicks cove, affords shelter from 

 southerly Mdnds.' 



Little Colinet island, IfVr miles north-northeastward of Great 

 Colinet island, with a deep channel between, is 1 mile long, ^ mile 

 broad, and 235 feet high. In both Great and Little Colinet islands 

 bare hills rise from rocky cliffs, around which there is deep water. 



Colinet passage is 1 mile wide in its narrowest part and clear 

 of dangers except for a rock lying nearly 800 yards north-northwest- 

 ward of Shoal Bay point and 200 yards offshore; Mussel Pond point, 

 open of Admirals beach, bearing 33°, leads northwestward of this 



