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Southeast rock, awash at low water, bears 101°, distant 600 

 yards from the northeastern point of Offer island, and Southwest 

 rock, with 10 feet of water on it, bears 214°, distant 1,200 yards from 

 the southwestern point of same island. 



The coast from Sandy Cove head, northward of Laun islands, to 

 Lamalin, forms many deep coves, but they are all open. 



Taylor bay, westward 3| miles from Laun islands, is the deepest 

 of these; it is an open bight, and affords anchorage in 8 fathoms of 

 water, with offshore winds. Taylor Bay rock, with 7 feet of water 

 over it, bears 276°, distant 300 yards from Taylor Bay point, its east- 

 ern entrance point, and several shoals, with depths of from 5^ to 

 10 fathoms, lie southward and southeastward within 2 miles from 

 Taylor Bay point. 



Lamalin bay, which is filled with islets and shoals, is divided 

 from Taylor bay by point aux Gauls, a low and narrow prom- 

 ontory, 200 yards southeastward of which is Point rock. 3 feet high. 

 Barred island, 19 feet high, lies northwestward about f mile from 

 Point rock; bearing 189°. distant 600 yards from the island, is John 

 Thomas rock, 2 feet high, and Rogers rocks extend westward of 

 the island for about 400 yards. 



Lig-ht. — An octagonal tower, 36 feet high, with the sides painted 

 red and white alternately, on Bluff head, the southeastern point of 

 Allan island, exhibits, at 64 feet above high water, a fixejd white light, 

 which should be seen seaward over an arc of 170° from a distance 

 of 9 miles in clear weather. 



Rocks. — Shag" rock, 18 feet high, bears 203°, distant ^ mile 

 from Point rock ; shoal water extends northward 400 yards from it. 

 Rocks and shoals lie from Shag rock as follows : East Sunker, awash 

 at low water, bears 47°. distant 400 yards; Saint rock, with 5f 

 fathoms least water over it, bears 214°, 700 yards; Frank rock, 

 with 13 feet of water over it, bears 231°, 1,250 yards: John Walsh 

 shoal, with 5^ fathoms of water over it, bears 2.53°, 1,900 yards; and 

 Northwest sunker, with less than 6 feet of water over it, bears 264°, 

 distant 800 yards. 



Clearing mark, the middle elevation of Morgan island, named 

 the " Bread box," open south westward of Allan island, bearing 294°, 

 leads southwestward of the above rocks. 



Leading marks. — Lamalin Bay entrance is between Rogers rocks, 

 on the east, and Whalesback, which dries 5 feet, and the shoals 

 extending 400 yards from Big Salmonier rock, 10 feet high, on 

 the west; Strand rock, 1 foot high, lies in the middle of Lamalin 

 bay. The highest of Berry hills, in line with Strand rock, bearing 

 16°, leads from sea through the fairway into the bay. The highest 

 of Berry hills open westward of Barred island, bearing 40°, leads 

 in midchannel between Frank rock and John Walsh shoal ; and Tay- 



