BELLE HARBOR DUCIE ROCK. 191 



Belle harbor, a narrow arm of the sea at 3J miles west-north- 

 westward of Rencontre islands, is entered westward of Doctor island. 

 Doctor cove is on the eastern shore, and small craft anchor in it 

 sheltered by the island. There is anchorage in Belle harbor in 8 to 

 17 fathoms of water; approach the head of the harbor with caution, 

 as the water shoals suddenly. 



The land on the northern side of the anchorage at the head of the 

 harbor is a peninsula, with two rises on it; the eastern of these is a 

 remarkable black cliff, to the northeastward of which vessels should 

 not proceed. 



Lally head, west-southwestward 2^ miles from the entrance to 

 Belle harbor, is the end of a long promontory that with Lally Cove 

 island forms Lally cove and Lally Back cove. Both these coves are 

 only suitable for boats, but there is open anchorage off the latter in 

 14 to 16 fathoms water. 



East bay, wide and open, is entered at 1^ miles northward of 

 Lally Back cove ; East Bay head separates it from North bay, which 

 is on the western side of the head. There is good anchorage off the 

 mouths of the brooks flowing into both East and North bays, and at 

 the head of the latter is a large salmon river, while northward of the 

 river there is good ground for deer. 



Cinq Isles bay, west-southwestward about 2^ miles from Lally 

 head, is square in shape, and divided near the middle by a line of five 

 small islands, wdiich extends 11 miles northeastward from the north- 

 western shore; on its northwestern side is a small inlet, named Sim- 

 mons brook, in which small vessels anchor; there is an island in the 

 inlet, and at the head is Salmon river. There is anchorage with fair 

 shelter for large vessels at the western side of the bay, but a shoal 

 lying 1 mile from the river mouth at the southern corner of the bay 

 must be avoided. 



Coal. — About 20 tons of coal may be usually obtained at Salmon 

 river. 



Corbin Head promontory, forming the southeastern side of Cinq 

 Isles bay and the northwestern of Corbin bay, is steep and bold to the 

 eastward; Belle bay is If miles wide between the promontory and 

 Lally head. 



Corbin bay, on the southern side of Corbin Head promontory, 

 forms three branches, named Northwest arm, Southwest arm, and 

 Hatcher arm, all affording anchorage in 7 fathoms water ; Bob head 

 is the southern entrance point of Corbin ba}^ 



White rock, with 19 feet of water over it, bears 5°, distant 500 

 yards from Bob head. 



Ducie rock bears 72°, distant 1,300 yards from Bob head, and 

 is awash at low water; a shoal, with 2 fathoms of water over it, lies 



