114 CAPE EACE TO CEEW POINT. 



Some white cliffs are near the southern extreme. Woody Island 

 shoal, with 54 fathoms water, extends 1,300 yards southeast by east 

 from the southeastern extreme of the island. 



The south shore curves around Muddy hole, a shallow cove, and 

 thence with a broad sweep to Upper Sandy point, the southwestern 

 extreme of the island, which projects 600 yards from the line of coast, 

 and is surmounted by a hill 118 feet high, covered with yellow moss. 

 This hill, being lighter in color than the mainland, can generally be 

 seen when open of Woody island. The western shore of Sound island 

 is almost straight northward and southward and is bordered by a 

 beach of shingle in front of the steep slopes from the summit. Bloody 

 point, at the northwestern extreme, is steep-to and surmounted by a 

 dark wooded hill. 



Jeffrey cove, the northwestern of three on the northeastern side 

 of Sound island, is 1,800 yards wide and 600 yards deep, and has a 

 few houses at the head. A rock, with 7 feet water over it, lies in the 

 middle of the cove, nearly between the line of its outer points ; and a 

 shoal, with 3| fathoms water, lies 200 yards northeastward of the 

 rock. Bitten Cove beach open northeastward of Bloody point, bear- 

 ing 299°, leads eastward of this shoal. 



Mag-gotty cove is separated from Jeffrey cove by Shepherd point, 

 from which a sunken rock lies 150 yards southeastward. This cove 

 is surrounded by houses and affords good anchorage for a few small 

 vessels in 5 to 12 fathoms of water. 



"New town, southeastward of Maggotty cove, has a church, which 

 is a plain white wooden building, and several two-storied white 

 houses. A rock that dries 4 feet lies in the middle of the bight off 

 New town, between the line of the outer points, and 160 yards from 

 the shore. 



Irish town, southeastward of Xew town, consists of a few houses 

 built near the head of a cove, which is 1,400 yards wide and 600 yards 

 deep, with bold shores, except off Brimstone point, southeastward of 

 the cove from which rocks extend 150 yards. 



Communication. — The steamer from Placentia calls at Sound 

 island weekly. 



The sound, between Sound, Woody, and Barren islands on the 

 eastern side, and the mainland on the western, is 500 yards wide 

 at the narrowest part; it is clear in mid-channel between Sound 

 island and the mainland and the eastern shore may be neared to 100 

 yards. 



A few rocks lie off the mainland, but none so far as 200 yards 

 distant. 



The channel betAveen Sound and Woody islands, ^ mile wide, is 

 clear, and affords excellent anchorage in 7 to 19 fathoms. Anchorage 



