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ing nearly 2 miles offshore, and there is no safe passage between 

 them and the land. 



Caution. — The fishermen of this locality are not trustworthy 

 pilots except for the pass to Frenchman cove. 



Frenchman cove, 3| miles northeastward of White point, affords 

 fair anchorage for small vessels in 4 to 5 fathoms of water. 



Tides. — It is high water, full and change, in Frenchman cove at 

 8h. 47m. ; springs rise 7 feet, neaps 5^ feet. 



Garnish, a small boat harbor, lies 1^ miles northeastward of 

 Frenchman cove; there is a considerable settlement and a church 

 here. 



Lig'ht. — A square beacon tower, 33 feet high, carrying an octag- 

 onal drum and a lantern, and painted red and white, at Garnish 

 entrance, exhibits, at 20 feet above high water, a fixed red light. This 

 light is intended for the guidance of the fishing craft, and may be 

 seen from a distance of about 3 miles. 



Rosee point, bearing 17°, distant 9f miles from Garnish, ter- 

 minates in remarkable conical hillocks; some rocks lie off the inter- 

 vening shore, the principal being Charleys rock, with 13 feet over 

 it, and Tilt rock with less than 6 feet over it ; these rocks are situated 

 over ^ mile offshore, and Hay shoals are nearly 1 mile off Scott 

 point. The shore eastward of Rosee point is bold rocky cliffs. 



Grand Jervey head lies 7 miles northeasterly from Rosee point, 

 and in Grand Jervey cove, ^ mile easterly from the head, there is 

 open anchorage in 14 fathoms of water. 



Langue de Cerf cove, 8 miles east-northeasterly from Grand 

 Jervey head, affords anchorage in 16 fathoms water, sheltered, ex- 

 cept from northerly and westerly winds. 



Jack Fountain cove, 2 miles eastward of Langue de Cerf point, 

 affords anchorage for small vessels in 7 fathoms water, but Jack 

 Fountain rock lies in the middle of the cove. There is a small village 

 around the cove. 



Bay PArgent back cove is situated on the southern side of a 

 peninsula immediately eastward of Jack Fountain cove, and affords 

 no anchorage for ships, but small craft shelter in it close to the shore. 



Bay I'Argent, on the eastern side of the peninsula, affords shel- 

 ter for small craft close to the shore ; there are a few houses around 

 the bay. 



East bay entrance is northeastward of the entrance to bay 1' Ar- 

 gent; Boat rocks, islets 23 feet high, lie immediately outside the 

 entrance. 



Two arms branch from the entrance; Lower Little bay, the south- 

 eastern, extends eastward 1 mile, and East bay, the northeastern, 

 extends northeastward 2 miles. Anchorage may be obtained at the 

 heads of both these arms. 



