134 CAPE RACE TO CREW POINT. * 



Clearing marks — Caution. — Stickland point, open westward of 

 White island, bearing 202°. leads westward; the southern end of the 

 Jerseyman in line with Long Island point, bearing 134°, leads north- 

 eastward; and Stickland point, open southward of "White island, 

 bearing 224°, leads southeastward of this bank. 



Passing to the Avestward of these shoals, one should give them a 

 wide berth; and in taking the passage between Barren island and 

 Merasheen keep to the Barren island and mainland side. These 

 passages have in them some shoals, having on them from 8 to 18 

 fathoms water, which in southerly gales cause a heavy sea. For the 

 names and situations of these shoals consult the chart. 



Little Brule harbor lies on the eastern side of the peninsula 

 at the northern end of Merasheen island, and is formed by that penin- 

 sula and some islands to the southward ; the largest of these islands, 

 Big island, is 140 feet high, and has several rocks and shoals extend- 

 ing eastward from it. 



The harbor is 500 yards long, 300 yards wide, and is entered from 

 the north-northeastward, avoiding the bank situated midway between 

 Big rock and Batts island by keeping along the shore of Merasheen 

 island. 



Anchorage. — Anchor in 8 to 10 fathoms water, with good shelter 

 except from northeasterly Avinds. 



Crabbe cove, a boat harbor 200 yards across, lies immediately 

 southwestward of Little Brule harbor, and is joined to it at high 

 water. 



Great Brule harbor, situated eastward of the narrow neck at 1^ 

 miles from the northern end of Merasheen island, is 700 yards deep, 

 500 yards wide at the entrance, and affords anchorage in 6 to 12 

 fathoms water. 



Rising from the southern part of the harbor are two round hills 

 called Ledwick hills, 415 feet high, which may be seen from each side 

 of Merasheen island. There is a red spot on the northern slope of 

 these hills. 



Brule shoal, with a depth of 17 feet over it, is the shallowest 

 part of a bank bearing 79°, distant 800 yards from Brule head, north- 

 eastward of Great Brule harbor. 



The Castle, a small square rock 14 feet high, is situated 2f miles 

 southward from Big island ; rocks that dry at low water extend south- 

 southeastward about 200 yards, and a shoal, with 12 feet water over 

 it, bears 217°, distant 750 yards from it. 



Butler island, 183 feet high, and separated from Merasheen 

 island by a channel 200 yards wide, with 6 fathoms of water in it, lies 

 south-southwestward If miles from the Castle. 



Anchorage. — There is temporary anchorage for small vessels off 

 the cove westward of Butler island, in 16 fathoms of water. 



