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At 2 miles within the entrance is a sharp bend, 150 yards wide, 

 round cape Pine, through which the tide runs about 3 knots an hour 

 at springs. The arm then expands into a shallow basin, 1 mile long 

 and ^ mile wide, the greater part of which dries at low water. In it 

 are some islands, Birchy island, the highest, being 62 feet high and 

 covered with wood. From the upper part of this basin a narrow 

 stream extends to the head, the northern bend being nearly filled 

 with bowlders. 



Southwest of the entrance to Pipers hole are Rocky cove, a small 

 curve in the coast lined with bowlders, and Cock and Hen cove 

 Shoal water extends a considerable distance off this cove. 



Desolate point is the extreme of an isolated hill, 200 feet high, 

 covered with moss, that forms the turning point into the Sound from 

 Pipers hole. Bittern cove, a slight indentation with a shingle beach, 

 is south of this hill. From tliis point the coast trends in a nearly 

 straight line south by west for a distance of 6 miles, the northern 

 l^art sloping from high hills, and the coast line of rocks being occa- 

 sionally varied by small beaches of shingle. 



Toby lookout is the highest of the hills immediately bordering 

 on the coast, and attains an elevation of 1,026 feet. This range recedes 

 from the coast in a westerh^ direction, and becomes barren in the 

 interior. 



White hills, another bare range, the highest of which is 1,185 

 feet above high water, are situated 2| miles inland, and connected 

 with the western part of the range from Toby lookout. As this range 

 recedes from the coast lower, wooded, and mossy hills fringe the 

 shore. 



Anchorage may be obtained at the head of Placentia bay, north- 

 westward of Placentia Man's point, but large vessels should not bring 

 Bloody point, the northwestern end of Sound island, to bear south- 

 ward of 241°, as the water shoals rapidly from 14 to 3f fathoms. 



Sound island has the shape of an irregular rectangle, 3f miles 

 long and 2^ miles broad. Its characteristics features are long hills 

 460 to 360 feet high, covered with white moss, with patches of small 

 wood in the valleys. A sharp peak, 381 feet high, rises near the 

 northern extreme, and the summit, w^hen seen from the western part 

 of the sound, appears an inclined plane, with a steep fall to the west- 

 em shore of the island. The eastern shore is formed of shale cliffs, 

 the debris from which has accumulated at the base, and prevents 

 landing, except in fine weather. 



Catens cove, a small bight in the middle of this shore, is nearly 

 filled with rocks. Net rock, 3 feet above high water, and bold-to on 

 the east side, is north of this cove. To clear the rocks in Catens cove,* 

 keep Brimstone point open southeastward of Net rock. 

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