LITTLE BURIN ISLAND SCULPIN SHOAL. 165 



cone 145 feet high, close to the eastern shore; or northwestward of 

 Sugarloaf ishmcl in 7 to 9 fathoms of water, mud bottom. North- 

 ward of this the harbor is narrowed by a shallow spit extending from 

 the eastern shore, and should not be entered. 



Water. — Big Salmonier, a considerable stream, flows into the 

 harbor on the western shore northwestward of Sugarloaf island. 



Tides. — It is high water, full and change, at Burin harbors, at 

 8h. 45m. ; springs rise 6| feet, neaps 4^ feet. 



Little Burin island, Ij^ miles west-southwestward of Cat island 

 and separated from the mainland by a deep passage 450 yards wide, 

 is 200 feet high and bold-to on all sides. 



Emberly rock, bears 138°, distant 1,350 yards from the eastern 

 end of Little Burin island, and has 4 fathoms of water over it. 



Corbin island, situated southwesterly, nearly 1,400 yards from 

 Little Burin island, and separated from the mainland by a deep 

 channel I mile wide, is 250 feet high and steep-to. 



Corbin harbor, southwestward a little more than 1 mile from 

 Corbin island, is a narrow inlet suitable for small vessels, entered 

 between Long point on the north and Miller head on the south. 



Old Harry rock, awash at low water, bears 100°, distant ^ mile 

 from Long point. 



Miller rock, with 2| fathoms water over it, bears 90°, distant 

 about 350 j^ards from Miller head, and is near the end of shoal water 

 extending ^ mile from the head. 



Leading" mark. — Goat island, just open southwestward of Long 

 point, bearing 302°, leads between Old Harry and Miller rocks to the 

 mouth of the harbor. 



Corbin head, southward 1,200 yards from Miller head is a wedge- 

 shaped cliff-faced head, 180 feet high and bold-to. 



A rock, with 10 feet of water over it, bears 204°, distant ^ mile 

 from Corbin head, and in the middle of the entrance to I'anse au 

 Diable, a small cove southwestward of that head. 



Bass rock, with 3^ fathoms of water over it, bears 225°, distant 

 Too yards from Bass point, a hummock with low rocks close to the 

 base. 



Sauker rock, with 3^ fathoms of water over it, bearing 132°, 

 distant 400 yards from Sauker head, is the outer of three rocks lying 

 off the head. The coast between Bass point and Sauker head is foul, 

 and should not be approached within ^ mile. 



Sculpin shoal, with 3i fathoms of water over it, bears 96°, 

 distant 900 yards from Sculpin point, eastward of Little St. Law- 

 rence harbor entrance, close off which is a small rock. 



Little St. Lawrence harbor, southwestward 5 miles from Corbin 

 head, extends northwestward 2y% miles, with a breadth of 800 yards. 



