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it is a good boat harbor and there is a considerable settlement around 

 its shores. 



Anchorage. — Anchor off the harbor in 11 fathoms of water, with 

 shelter from all but easterly winds. 



Ice. — Paradise harbor occasionally freezes during severe winters, 

 but anchorage can generally be obtained, as the ice is usually thin. 



Communication. — The steamer from Placentia calls at Paradise 

 harbor weekly. 



Merasheen island is 19 miles long, north-northeast and south- 

 southwest, and 5 miles broad near its southwestern end. Gallivan 

 hill, the highest part, situated in the southern part of the island, is 

 936 feet high. The southern hills are flat and have long slopes, 

 covered with moss, while the northern hills are rugged, with wooden 

 summits. 



Virgin cove, situated | mile north-northeastward of Breakheart 

 point (on the southwestern side and the nearest part of Merasheen 

 island to Great isle of Valen ) , has several houses on its eastern side, 

 and steep cliffs inshore, over which a conspicuous waterfall runs to 

 the sea ; the cove affords anchorage, with offshore winds, in 7 fathoms 

 of water, sandy bottom. 



Merry harbor, nearly 6 miles northeastward of Virgin cove, is 

 600 yards long, 300 yards wide, and contains excellent anchorage in 

 4 to 6 fathoms of water. Two flat islets, 8 feet high and nearly joined 

 together, lie close to the southwestern entrance point, and two small 

 islets lie close to the northeastern entrance point. Vessels may enter 

 between these two groups of islets and anchor as convenient. 



In southeasterly gales, which are frequent in autumn, heavy squalls 

 sweep over the harbor. 



Water may be taken from a waterfall. 



Ragged islands consist of numerous islands, islets, and rocks, 

 extending 11^ miles on the western side of Merasheen island. There 

 is a clear passage between them and Merasheen island, and several 

 passages between the different islands of the group, but they are 

 known only to the inhabitants, and none are available for large vessels 

 without the assistance of a local pilot. 



Only those islands in the outer channel, or near the first anchorage 

 from the southward, have been surveyed. 



Numerous rocks lie off these islands, which should be approached 

 only with very great caution. 



It is not necessary nor desirable to name all the islands of the 

 group. It would be almost impossible for a stranger to recognize 

 them, therefore only the limiting and the principal islands or rocks 

 will be named. 



Black rock, the southwestern islet, is 18 feet high, dark, bare, and 

 flat; it is bold-to except on the eastern side, from Avhich a ledge ex- 

 tends a short distance. 



