176 ST, PIERRE AND MIQUELON ISLANDS. 



Directions. — North channel, northwestward of Pigeon island 

 and between the northwestern part of Chien island and Little St. 

 I*ierre islet, is about 1,000 yards wide, easy for sailing vessels working 

 to windward, and it is the only one that should be taken by large 

 vessels. 



From the eastw^ard, when in the vicinity of Great shoal, keep Henry 

 point open northward of les Canailles; the islets and rocks off Vain- 

 queur and Pigeon islands may be approached closely. ^ATien north- 

 ward of Little St. Pierre, keep that islet open westward of the battery 

 on the northwestern point of Chien island, bearing 181 '^j to clear 

 Cape Rouge shoals. 



When working to windward, guard against the squalls that come 

 from the high land between Great Colombier and cape Diable on the 

 northwest and cape Aigle on the southwest side. 



When beating southward between Massacre islet and Rodrigiie bay, 

 tack before vigie d'Aigremont, a beacon on a hillock 87 feet high, 

 southward of the town, comes in line with the eastern side of the 

 small fort at the southeastern end of the town of St. Pierre, bearing 

 20'S° to clear Zoe bank. 



When working along the coast of Chien island, the lighthouse 

 on Canon point should be kept open of the west point of ^lassacre 

 island, bearing 221°, in order to clear the shoals off the west shore of 

 Chien island. 



At night, the red light, on the plain at the north of the town of 

 St. Pierre, open of cape Aigle, bearing 228°, clears cape Rouge shoals. 



South channel, between Bertrand rocks and Chien island, will 

 admit vessels drawing less than 11 feet of water. The lighthouse 

 northward of the town in line with Canon Point lighthouse, bearing 

 285°, leads between St. Louis bank and Rallier shoal, but the channel 

 is barely 200 yards in width ; when cape Aigle and the eastern end of 

 Massacre islet are in line, bearing 11°, steer 320° for the beacon 

 standing on a large white stone on the brow of the hill eastward of 

 the town, until vigie d'Aigremont is in line wdth the lighthouse on 

 Canon point, bearing 207°, which mark on astern leads to the an- 

 chorage. 



At nig-ht the sector of white light of Leconte Point lighthouse 

 shows over Cailloux au Chat, Gelin shoal, and the reported position 

 of Cat rock ; the red sector shows over Indre shoal. 



To pass between Indre shoal on the west and Cailloux au Chat on 

 the east, keep in the white sector of Leconte light, with the light- 

 house between the bearings of 336° and 319°, until the leading lights 

 are in line bearing 285°, which line leads across the bar between St. 

 Louis bank and Rallier shoal. The alignment of these lights also 

 leads northward of Gelin shoal and close southward of Bataille bank. 

 The green sector of Canon Point light clears St. Louis bank. 



